Alessandro Masi

Alessandro Masi. Nato a Potenza, Italia, ha conseguito: una laurea in “Economia e Commercio” presso l’Università di Siena, con una tesi sul marketing cinematografico che, grazie alla stretta collaborazione con Sony Pictures ha utilizzato come case study la strategia di marketing per la saga di Spider-Man; una specialistica in “Media Management” presso l’Università Bocconi con una tesi sui modelli di business per web TV che predice la crescita esponenziale del video digitale e del modello SVOD in particolare, un MBA presso la Hult International Business School; e una certificazione in Business of Entertainment presso la UCLA. Come produttore responsabile della distribuzione, gli viene assegnato nel 2013 il Golden Globe italiano per il miglior documentario per “Suicidio Italia” e produce con una crew pluripremiata un high-concept sci-fi short dal ti- tolo “Phenomenon”, pensato come proof-of-concept cross-mediale per lo sviluppo in lungometraggio e serie. Ha fornito un contributo chiave – partecipando a tutti i principali mercati e festival del mondo tra cui AFM, TIFF, Cannes/Marché, Berlin/EFM, Sundance, AFI Fest, MIPCOM, NATPE, ed eventi come CinemaCon, CineEurope, NABShow, Comic- Con, Licensing Expo – alla distribuzione di fenomeni televisivi quali “Wife Swap”, “The Fugitive Chronicles”, “American Gods”, “The Young Pope”, film pluripremiati e di successo come “Enter the Void”, “Italy: Love It, or Leave It”, “Goodbye Solo”, “Wendy and Lucy”, “Beyond the Mask”, “Girl Rising”, “Barney Thomson”, “Mustang”, “Kids in Love”, “Rise of the Footsoldier”, e candidati agli Oscar come “The Salesman”, “Hell or High Water”, “Captain Fantastic”, “Manchester by the Sea”. Al LFF A. Masi assegnerà il premio speciale FlexyMovies.

Alessandro Masi. Born in Potenza, Italy, he earned a BS in Business Eco- nomics from University of Siena with a thesis on movie marketing featu- ring – thanks to a close collaboration with Sony Pictures – a case study on the marketing strategy for the Spider-Man franchise, an MS in Media Management from Bocconi University with a thesis on business models for web TV which foresees the exponential growth of digital video and SVOD in particular, an MBA from Hult International Business School, and a Certificate in Business of Entertainment from UCLA. As a producer overseeing distribution, he was awarded the Italian Golden Globe for best documentary feature in 2013 for ‘Suicide Italy’ and has produced with an award-winning crew a high-concept sci-fi short named ‘Phenomenon’ as transmedia proof-of-concept for feature and series. He has been playing a critical role – attending all the major markets and festivals such as AFM, TIFF, Cannes/Marché, Berlin/EFM, Sundance, AFI Fest, MIPCOM, NATPE, besides events like CinemaCon, CineEurope, NABShow, ComicCon, Licen- sing Expo – distributing global television successes like ‘Wife Swap’, The Fugitive Chronicles’, ‘American Gods’, ‘The Young Pope’, award-winning and breakthrough box-office hits such as ‘Enter the Void’, ‘Italy: Love It, or Leave It’, ‘Goodbye Solo’,‘Wendy and Lucy’, ‘Beyond the Mask’, ‘Girl Rising’, ‘Margin Call’, ‘Jeepers Creepers’, ‘Barney Thomson’, ‘Mustang’, ‘Kids in Love’, ‘Rise of the Footsoldier’, and Oscars contenders like ‘The Salesman’, ‘Hell or High Water’, ‘Captain Fantastic’, ‘Manchester by the Sea’. Masi will give the special prize FlexyMovies.