Valentina Rosselli (artist)
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Valentina Rosselli | |
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| Born | March 10, 1992 |
| Occupations | Visual Effects Artist, Concept Artist |
Valentina Rosselli (born March 10, 1992) is an Italian-British visual effects artist[1][2][3] who won the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for the work on Ivan, the gorilla in Disney's The One and Only Ivan.[4]
Work
[edit]Rosselli is known for her work on films such as Ghost in the Shell, Dumbo, Cruella, Mufasa:The Lion King and The One and Only Ivan,[5] for which, in 2021, she won the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature at the 19th Visual Effects Society Awards, for the work on Ivan, the gorilla.[6][7]
In 2023, she received a nomination for the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for her work on Honest John in Disney's Pinocchio, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis, at the 21st Visual Effects Society Awards.[8][9]
In 2025, Rosselli received a third nomination for the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for her work on Taka in Mufasa:The Lion King, which was directed by Barry Jenkins, at the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards.[10][11]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2026 | Masters of the Universe | lead digital artist: lead lookdev td & surfacing, character concept artist [12] |
| 2026 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | lead texturing and lookdev |
| 2025 | Lilo & Stitch | lead digital artist: lead texturing and lookdev |
| 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | visual effects lead asset artist, character concept artist [13] |
| 2023 | The Little Mermaid | |
| 2022 | Disney's Pinocchio | lead digital artist: lead texturing and lookdev td [14] |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | texturing and lookdev TD |
| Cruella | ||
| 2020 | The One and Only Ivan | modeling, texturing and lookdev TD |
| The Call of the Wild | texturing and lookdev TD | |
| 2019 | The Lion King | texturing TD |
| Godzilla: King of the Monsters | ||
| Dumbo | ||
| 2018 | Aquaman | |
| 2017 | The Dark Tower | |
| The Mummy | ||
| Ghost in the Shell |
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards | February 11, 2025 | Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Mufasa: The Lion King: "Taka" | Nominated | [10] |
| 21st Visual Effects Society Awards | February 15, 2023 | Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Disney's Pinocchio: "Honest John" | Nominated | [8] |
| 19th Visual Effects Society Awards | March 1, 2021 | Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | The One and Only Ivan: "Ivan" | Won | [7] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Barbara Robertson (June 6, 2024). "Unsung Heroes: VFX Designers Populate Films with an Inventive Cast". VFX Voice.
- ↑ "The 3D Art & Design Annual Vol 1". Imagine Publishing Ltd. January 1, 2015. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-1785461675.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - ↑ "3D Artist Magazine Issue 137". Future plc. September 24, 2019. pp. 30–34.
- ↑ Patrick Hipes (April 6, 2021). "VES Awards: 'The Midnight Sky', Pixar's 'Soul', 'The Mandalorian' Take Marquee Honors – Full List Of Winners". Deadline. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Valentina Rosselli | Visual Effects". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ↑ Pederson, Erik (March 2, 2021). "VES Awards Nominations: 'Tenet', 'Midnight Sky', 'Extraction', 'Soul' & 'Mandalorian' Among Titles In Visual Effects Hunt". Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Visual Effects Society Announces Winners of the 19th Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (January 17, 2023). "Avatar: The Way of Water Leads Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ↑ "Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 21st Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 14, 2025). "'Dune: Part Two,' 'Shogun' and 'The Penguin' Lead 2025 VES Awards Nominations". Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 23rd Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ↑ Vincent Frei (July 21, 2026). "Masters of the Universe: Pietro Ponti (VFX Supervisor) and Michael Lum (Animation Supervisor) – ILM". The Art of VFX.
- ↑ Gloria Levine (January 10, 2025). "Closer Look at Taka's 3d Model from Mufasa The Lion King". 80.lv.
- ↑ Gloria Levine (March 20, 2024). "Learn How Honest John from Disney's Pinocchio was made with Renderman". 80.lv.