Orlando Corradi
Orlando Corradi (Busto Arsizio, 1940– ) is an Italian film director, animator, and film distributor. He is the co-founder, president, CEO and CFO of Mondo TV.
Career
Born in Busto Arsizio in 1940, in 1964, Orlando Corradi and Kenichi Tominaga found DEA S.n.c., a company active in the audiovisual animation sector, with the aim of acquiring the rights to Japanese animated cartoons for distribution in Italy and Europe.[1] In 1979 and 1980, respectively, Corradi and Tominaga created the companies DORO TV Merchandising. for large-scale television networks, and Italian TV Broadcasting S.r.l., for smaller-size broadcaster. The period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s saw the rise in demand for Japanese animated cartoons and the growth of the Italian television market. The two companies started distributing feature films, TV series and sports events. Mondo TV S.r.l. was founded in 1985 to produce animated cartoon series.[2]
Personal life
He is married to Giuliana Bertozzi.
Filmography
As director
- The Legend of the Titanic (1999)
- The Prince of Dinosaurs (2000)
- In Search of the Titanic (2004)
- Mother Teresa (2004)
- Genghis Khan (2004)
- Padre Pio (2006, with Jang Chol Su)
- Saint Catherine (2006)
- Alexander the Great (2006)
- Karol (2007)
- Christmas in New York (2007)
- Welcome Back Pinocchio (2007)
- Ramses (2007)
- The Journey of J.M. Escrivá (2009)
- Virus Attack (2011)
- Gormiti Nature Unleashed (2012)
- Angel's Friends (2009)
- Angel's friends: Between dream and reality (2011)
As Producer
Television Series
- Christopher Columbus (1990)
- The Story of Cinderella (1996)
- The Legend of Zorro (1996)
- Simba the King Lion (1996)
- Pocahontas (1996)
- Super Little Fanta Heroes (1997)
- Sandokan (1997-2006)
- The Black Corsair (1998-1999)
- Toy Toons (1999-2000)
- Bugs' Adventures (1999-2000)
- Simba Jr. Goes to N.Y. and the World Cup (1998)
- Letters from Felix (2003)
- The Last of the Mohicans (2004)
- Farhat: The Prince of the Desert (2004)
- Gladiators (2009)
References
- ↑ Pellitteri, Marco; Jean-Marie Bouissou; Gianluca Di Fratta; Cristiano Martorella; Bounthavy Suvilay; Kokusai Kōryū Kikin (2010). The Dragon and the Dazzle: Models, Strategies, and Identities of Japanese imagination: A European Perspective. Latina, Italy: Tunué International. pp. 594–595. ISBN 88-89613-89-0. OCLC 610841978.
- ↑ "Company Timeline". Mondo TV.