Giovanni Amedeo Lugaro

Directing

Born: February 22, 1997 (age 29) · Torino, Italy

Giovanni Lugaro, known as Giovanni Amedeo Lugaro, is an italian independent filmmaker and cartoonist. He was born in Torino on February 22, 1997.

After some small animation exercises and several illustrations, in 2022 he made his directorial debut on his 25th birthday with the short film "Tooned Tunes - No Surprises".

The same year he began production on a new short film entitled "Censored/Approved", currently in the animation phase.

In 2023 he participated in Fraffrog's "Cat Animation", a project that involved more than 5,000 artists throughout Italy.

In parallel, he worked on "Bau-Boom!" released in October 2024, registered for the David di Donatello 2025 awards.

In 2025, a new short entitled "Figure in trasformazione" is released, influenced by the works of Norman McLaren, Mary Ellen Bute and abstract animation in general.

Also in 2025, he worked for a short time as a animation colorist on "Eglefino" at Animatò studio for Enanimation. However, he was not mentioned in the credits.

In 2026 he return on his own independent animation projects and published "Taumatropio", whose title refers to the optical toy of the same name.

After all this, he wants to continue and finish "Censored/Approved" and work also on small experimental projects.

Known for

Behind the camera4

2026THAUMATROPE Art Direction, Background Designer, Storyboard Artist, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Script, Director, Editor, Producer, Scoring Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer, Screenplay, Story, Storyboard
2025FIGURES IN TRANSFORMATION Art Direction, Background Designer, Storyboard Artist, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Script, Director, Editor, Producer, Music, Scoring Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer, Screenplay, Story, Storyboard
2024BARK-A-BOOM! Director, Screenplay, Animation, Background Designer, Editor, Cinematography, Animation Director, Character Designer, Scoring Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Story, Storyboard Artist, Storyboard, Art Direction, Producer, Director of Photography, Script
2022TOONED TUNES - NO SURPRISES Art Direction, Background Designer, Storyboard Artist, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Script, Director, Editor, Producer, Scoring Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer, Screenplay, Story, Storyboard

Acting3

2026THAUMATROPE as Bird

Behind the camera4

2026THAUMATROPE Art Direction, Background Designer, Storyboard Artist, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Script, Director, Editor, Producer, Scoring Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer, Screenplay, Story, Storyboard

2025FIGURES IN TRANSFORMATION Art Direction, Background Designer, Storyboard Artist, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Script, Director, Editor, Producer, Music, Scoring Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer, Screenplay, Story, Storyboard

2024BARK-A-BOOM! Director, Screenplay, Animation, Background Designer, Editor, Cinematography, Animation Director, Character Designer, Scoring Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Story, Storyboard Artist, Storyboard, Art Direction, Producer, Director of Photography, Script

2022TOONED TUNES - NO SURPRISES Art Direction, Background Designer, Storyboard Artist, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Script, Director, Editor, Producer, Scoring Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer, Screenplay, Story, Storyboard