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Vittorio Sodano

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Vittorio Sodano is an Italian Make-up Artist,

who has received Academy Award Nominations for his work in Apocalypto (2006) and Il Divo (2010).

His career began in London at the age of 16, as a sculptor and prosthodontist for movie special effects.

He made his debut in cinema with the film 'Prima che il tramonto' (Before The Sunset) by Stefano Incerti, for which he recieved an award for Make-Up and Special Effects at the Locarno Film Festival.

With considerate knowledge in the field of Special Effects Make-Up and application of prosthetics,
he began to assert himself in the Italian and European cinema, becoming a personal Make-Up Artist of Italian actresses - Margherita Buy, Laura Morante, Mariangela Melaton and Valeria Golino.

2007 - Oscar Nomination for Apocalypto by Mel Gibson
2007 - "La Chioma di Berenice" for Apocalypto by Mel Gibson
2007 - "Capri Hollywood" for Apocalypto by Mel Gibson
2008 - "La Chioma di Berenice" for Il Divoby Paolo Sorrentino
2009 - "David di Donatello" for Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino
2010 - Oscar Nomination for Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino
2012 - "David di Donatello" for Noi Credevamo by Mario Martone
2013 - "Chioma de Berenice" for La Vita di Alessio Boni
2014 - Italian Movie Awards "Pompei"

"Not all special effects are special. The difference between how our artistic message is realized well or poor is not entirely a gift. The difference is practice and years of fine tuning the infinite details that go into the journey from paint and plaster to reel and cinema". My name is Vittorio Sodano, a leading designer and voice in Makeup and Special Effects, two-time Oscar nominee and twice the recipient of the prestigious Italian award David di Donatello. If you would like to schedule a seminar, lecture and demonstration, or a private consultation for select audiences, please feel free to contact me at vittorio.sodano@yahoo.com.