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Roberto B.
Last update: Dec 20, 2024
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Citizenships:
Italy
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Spanish
Highest Degree:
Masters
Experience:
45 years
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About
I am a senior digital interactive producer and team leader who has worked with major NGOs and corporations (World Bank, BBC British Broadcasting Corporation, DFID Department for International Development, G8, IBM, Microsoft, Apple, FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation, ILO/BIT International Labour Organisation, Adam Smith International, Interim Iraqi Government, Palestinian Authority, European Union, FIAT - Agnelli Foundation, English National Opera, Trade Union Council).
My creative approach developed over years of mixed media productions (photography, video, audio, text, web) and it combines with the technical competence acquired producing and managing complex interactive multimedia and online projects; these usually involved international teams, selected and managed by myself.
When coordinating the work of professionals in a wide range of creative and technical fields, my practical experience allows me to better understand and communicate with them, making the best of each one's abilities.
I have worked at multi-million dollar projects, always making the best possible use of resources; being used to multitasking I have often juggled several projects simultaneously, sometimes remotely coordinating the work of content producers and developers.
Finding simple solutions to complex problems, even in conflict situations, is something that gives me great satisfaction. I enjoy initiating processes that can evolve and change over time while being on the frontline of development.
The first video work I produced was with black and white open-reel tape systems in1981 at the International Labour Organisation. In 1986 I was part of the team that produced the first true interactive multimedia product made in Europe: a videodisc encyclopaedia for the Fondazione Agnelli/FIAT. In 1996 I participated in the production one of the first websites including 3D animation and sound with a small team at Liquid Light. In 2001 I took part in the first UK large-scale experiment of live performance involving artists interacting remotely with each other’s virtual projection, with the combined result being broadcast live on the web as streaming video at the Middlesex University.
I am the president of LUMI a no-profit association that organises events, courses, masterclasses, exhibitions and initiates cultural projects and co-organiser of Futurando, a yearly festival on ecology and sustainability.
I also write articles and produce video documentaries for Italia che Cambia as well as translating books and documentation for various publishers and organisations. Over the years I have written articles for magazines, content for the web, training material and course contents.
Besides my interests in the visual arts, music, literature, photography and cinema, I am passionate about world cultures, crafts, antiques, architecture and languages. I have a strong interest in the environment and green technologies. I love travelling and mixing with people of all kinds and feel strongly about human rights and the fostering of peaceful, positive development.
I play guitar and electronics with various ensembles and organise music events, often in the context of visual art events and also wrote, filmed and edited a series of independent video documentaries on music and musicians, in Cuba, Senegal, Gambia and the UK.
