Andrea Iervolino

Andrea Iervolino
Born 1987
Italy
Residence Toronto
Occupation Film Producer, Businessman, Entrepreneur
Years active 2004 - Present
Known for The Merchant of Venice, In Dubious Battle and The Humbling
Website andreaiervolinoproducer.com

Andrea Iervolino is an Italian film producer, businessman and entrepreneur based in Toronto.[1] He is most known for producing The Merchant of Venice, In Dubious Battle, All Roads Lead to Rome, Septembers of Shiraz and The Humbling. He is the founding partner, along with Monika Bacardi, of AMBI Group, and has produced and distributed several pictures through the company.[2] Iervolino is considered one of Italy’s youngest and most accomplished producers, having had his hands on over 60 films since the age of 16.[3]

Iervolino was named as one of the most powerful dealmakers in Hollywood in 2015 by Variety Magazine.[4] He is the producer of Beyond The Sun, a movie which will star Pope Francis as himself, making it the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has appeared in a movie.[5]

Early life and career

Iervolino was born on December 1, 1987 in Cassino, in the province of Lazio. He was raised in Italy.[1] As a child, he had stuttered badly. He suffered bullying from his classmates who teased him thinking it was dumb and his school teachers had wanted to send him to a special school, however, his mother refused. Due to family problems in the household, he left home at the age of 15, to work in a company in Northern Italy in the resort town of Bibione. In Bibione, he worked as a producer’s assistant on Broadway-style shows. The same year, he came back to his home town to produce his first film and wrote a medieval love story with a social message. He spoke to the abbot of Montecassino Abbey and was given permission for shooting there.[6] After finalizing the cast and crew, he went to local businesses to raise production funds by selling them ads in a commemorative booklet. He asked people for small investments of around 50 Euros, an old kind of crowd funding. He completed the movie in 2003.[7]

The cinemas, however, refused to show his movie. After discussion, a few local cinemas agreed to show his movie during the day. Iervolino created an initiative called Cine School Day. The initiative involved adding a film into the school curriculum. Students, during school time, on payment of a reduced-price ticket, could go to the cinema in the day and watch the movie Iervolino had made.[7][8] He staged contests after the screening of his movie in theatres and selected the kids for small roles in his subsequent movies. Through Cine School Day, he made a distribution network and screened eight to ten films a year.[6]

Two years later, he was the co-executive producer with Luciano Martino for The Merchant of Venice, and subsequently worked as a co-producer with him on multiple movies.[1] In the beginning on Iervolino's career, he acted in two movies that he produced, Dopoquellanotte, Prigioniero di un Segreto. However subsequently stopped acting in movies.[9]

Career

Iervolino with Monika Bacardi and Al Pacino

He is a founder and partner in several different production companies.[1] In 2011, he founded own distribution company, Iervolino Entertainment S.P.A.[1] While producing movies in Italy, he met Monika Bacardi, who proposed launching a production company together. Thus, the two launched AMBI Pictures, and Iervolino Entertainment became a part of AMBI Pictures.[10] Later, the two launched AMBI distribution, a distribution company based in Beverly Hills.[9]

Andrea Iervolino is the president of AIC Movie Group, a Canadian company specializing in the production and distribution of animated movies.[11][12]

In 2014, Iervolino along with his business partner Monika Bacardi announced that they would be producing the movie The Humbling.[13] This Beautiful Fantastic,[14] and In Dubious Battle, a movie based on the novel of the same name, which portrays the struggle between labor and capital in 1930s America as close to all out warfare.[15]

In 2015, he announced that he will be producing the movie Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad in the AIC Movie Studios Inc. The plot revolves around a sinister walrus who plots to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.[16] The same year, through AMBI, he also acquired the majority of Exclusive Media Group’s film library[17] as well as closed an option agreement to do a homage film on La Dolce Vita.[18]

Iervolino announced in November 2015 that through AMBI group, he has launched a $200 million film fund to finance about five feature films and about ten lower-budget films.[19] The next year he was elected as the president of Los Angeles Italia Film Fest.[20]

In April 2016, Iervolino started working on the production of Black Butterfly, a psychological thriller based on the French Movie Papillon Noir and directed by Brian Goodman. It will star Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.[21] In May, he announced that he will finance and produce James Franco’s Future World.[22]

Iervolino served as the president Ischia Global Film and Music Festival in 2016.[3] In September 2016 it was announced that Jeremy Renner has signed to provide voice over for the lead character in Arctic Justice.[23] The same month, he also announced that he will produce Finding Steve McQueen starring Forest Whitaker and Kate Bosworth.[24]

Philanthropy

In September 2015, Iervolino and Bacardi organized AMBI gala, a fundraising event in Toronto. The proceeds of the gala were given to the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation for investing in environmental causes. The gala was held just before the night of the TIFF in Toronto.[25] In September 2016, he and Bacardi organised the second AMBI charity gala, held at Ritz Carlton and hosted by Martin Short.[26]

Selected Filmography

Year Title Notes
2004 The Merchant of Venice
2008 L'allenatorenelpallone 2
2010 Dopoquellanotte
Gorbaciof
2011 Unacella in due
Almenotunell'universo
The Arrival of Wang
Napoletans
2012 Unanotte da paura TV Movie
Operazionevacanze
Ilpaesedellepiccolepiogge
E io non pago
Si può fare l'amorevestiti?
2013 La mia mamma suonail rock
Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio
Il week end deglieroi Short
Like the Wind
L'invito Short
2014 Fear TV Series
2047: Sights of Death
The Last Act
Tre Tocchi
2015 Hope Lost
Septembers of Shiraz
Andròn - The Black Labyrinth
All Roads Lead to Rome
East End
2016 Rupture
In Dubious Battle Post-Production
This Beautiful Fantastic Post-Production
All Roads Lead to Rome Filming
Lavender Filming
2017 Future World Filming
Black Butterfly Filming
Finding Steve McQueen Filming
2018 Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad Pre-Production
TBA Groove Tails

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Andrea Iervolino, a mogul and a gentleman". The Star. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "AMBI's Monika Bacardi and Andrea Iervolino: Changing the World, One Film at a Time". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "AMBI Pictures' Andrea Iervolino Named President of Ischia Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Marich, Robert. "Dealmakers Impact Report 2015". Variety Magazine.
  5. ↑ "Pope Francis to Make Acting Debut in 'Beyond the Sun'". Variety. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Plotting disruption". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Roma Hollywood Adata E Ritorno". Mesteiri. September 2014. pp. 48, 49.
  8. ↑ ""Dopo QuellaNotte": sul set del film di Giovanni Galletta". Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  9. 1 2 "ICFF 2015 Interview: Andrea Iervolino and The Humbling". MovieMovesMe. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Article". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Andrea Iervolino expands into Canada". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Iervolino and Bacardi reveal the cast of "Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad"". Arctic Squad. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Andrea Iervolino& Monika Bacardi Join THE HUMBLING with Al Pacino". Broadway World. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "'Downton Abbey's' Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Wilkinson Join 'This Beautiful Fantastic'". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Selena Gomez works up a sweat as she chops wood on the set of her new period drama in Georgia". DailyMail. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Venice: Al Pacino's 'The Humbling' Producers Venture into Animation". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Ambi Group Buys Exclusive Media's Film Library, Which Includes 'Memento,' 'Donnie Darko' and 'Ides of March'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "AMBI Group Options Rights For 'La Dolce Vita' Remake". Deadline. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  19. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (November 11, 2015). "Ambi Group Launches $200 Million Film Fund". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Lady Gaga, Ennio Morricone & More To Be Honored At 2016 Italia Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers to Star in 'Black Butterfly'". Variety.
  22. ↑ "Lucy Liu, Snoop Dogg Join James Franco's 'Future World'". Variety. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  23. ↑ "Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi announce a new voice over for Arctic Justice – Thunder Squad". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Forest Whitaker, Kate Bosworth Head AMBI Heist Film 'Finding Steve McQueen'". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  25. ↑ "Prince Albert of Monaco among the royalty, celebs expected for eco gala". National Post. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "Toronto AMBI Gala at Ritz-Carlton". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  27. ↑ "IC Savings Award".
  28. ↑ "Andrea Iervolino è ilnuovoAmbasciatore del Cinema italianonelmondo". RB Casting. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  29. ↑ "Andrea Iervolinotra i finalisti del Made in Italy Awards USA 2015". RB Casting. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "AMBI Group, Al Pacino and Barry Levinson Awarded at Venice Film Fest". Broadway World. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  31. ↑ "Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi awarded with Mimmo Rotella Award". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  32. ↑ "Brians Behinds the Future of Filmmaking". Variety. October 2016.

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