In the beginning was the Stain. A paintbrush reveals a being of gouache, opens him, transforms him, twists him, completes him. From this accelerated evolution arises a conquering being…

Donato Sansone: After graduating at the Fine Arts Academy in Naples, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin, where he specialized in mixing traditional and experimental animation techniques with live action. He used to work as a freelance artist with the most creative advertising agencies and music labels in Italy (Afterhours, Subsonica, Verdena, Francesco de Gregori, Ferrari, Samsung,…). His work experience includes videoclips, shorts and TV commercials. His videos have been selected and screened in film festivals all around the world (Annecy Animation Film Festival, Anima mundi festival Brasil, Hiroshima animation,...) and shared by the most popular dedicated blogs (stashmedia.tv, creativeapplications.net, motiongraphics.nu, wired.com, Vimeo staff picks and hundreds more). The Cinémathèque Québécoise recognised his work Videogioco among the 50 short films that changed the history of animation. In 2009, the French magazine "Cahiers du cinéma" wrote an article about his short film Videogioco. In 2013, "L’Oeil de Links" covered a story on his work and, in 2014, Grotesque Photobooth was selected by Saatchi & Saatchi for New Directors Showcase at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity. In November 2015, he made the short film Journal Animé, produced by Canal+ for the "Collection dessine toujours". Journal Animé was nominated for an animation Oscar in 2016 and for a César award in 2017. In June 2018, his video Ghostcrash went viral, reaching over 150 million views on the web. His films are currently produced and distributed by the French company "Autour de minuit".