Gloria Aura Bortolini
Gloria Aura Bortolini (born January 27, 1982) is an Italian reporter, photographer and filmmaker. Her body of work includes films, documentaries, photoreportages and writing. She works for international televisions, magazines and independent projects. She has been commended[1] by Sony World Photography Awards 2013.[2] Author & TV presenter of the series "Londra, linea Greenwich"[3] about London's latest trends, which is broadcast on Kilimangiaro - Come è piccolo il mondo, RAI 3. Host and creator of Glorious Postcards, a vlog on what's cool, innovative and original, which airs weekly on YouTube.
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Born | Treviso, Italy | January 27, 1982
Education | Economics, Marketing communications |
Alma mater | Pompeu Fabra University |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Television | Londra – Linea Greenwich (RAI 3) |
Website | gloriaaurabortolini |
Life and career
Gloria Aura Bortolini was born in Treviso, Italy. She graduated from ESCI – Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona, in 2007 with degrees in Economics and master in Marketing & Communication. Following graduation, she started working as a reporter for an international communication agency and during three years she had been sent around the world to conduct interviews with Government Ministers as well as CEOs of the most successful companies within each country for the most important business magazines. After spending two years in Brazil and Argentina, she moved to London. That is when she became interested in visual storytelling. Her first film London afloat[4] has been awarded with the best documentary prize in several film festivals.[5][6][7] Her background in journalism paired up with her experience in photography and video brought her to documentary filmmaking and photoreportage. Her experiences inspired her to focus on intercultural dialogue, art, lifestyle and travel. Gloria Aura is an observer of reality and her works are the result of her interpretation expressed through photography, video and writing.
Works
Filmography
- The two stories of Adamà (2010) ( assistant director)
- Non ho paura ( 2010) ( camera assistant)
- The lane ( 2011) (director)
- Autrefois (2012) (assistant director, producer)
- Luoghi comuni, little migrating stories (2013) (Video journalist)
- The daily Lidia ( 2013) (second camera)
- Leoni (2013) (assistant director)
- Lei è mio marito – she is my husband (2013) ( co-director,co-author)
- Alle falde del Kilimangiaro (2014) (author, TV presenter)
- Facing (2015) (researcher, co-author)
- Metropolis, Travel Channel (2015) (TV presenter)
- London afloat (2015) (director, author)
- (con)fine (2016) (director, author)
- Out of the blue (2016) (director)
Photography
- 1 day 6 cities (2011)
- è Africa (2013)
- East end, photobook (2013)
- Press Freedom (2015)
Writing
- Malta, Capital (2011)
- Pernambuco, Il Mondo (2011)
- Argentina, Il Mondo (2011)
- Brazil, fDi Financial Times (2011)
References
- Gasparoni Serena."Sony World Photography Awards premia l’Argentina di Gloria Aura Bortolini".La Tribuna.30 aprile 2013
- Sony World Photography Awards 2013
- RAI, Alle falde del Kilimangiaro. Londra, Linea Greenwich
- Cinema italiano.London afloat
- Festival Visioni Italiane
- "A corto di donne". Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- "Sole Luna Film Festival". Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Zealous – Freedom of press photo project
- Facing, Fabrica
- 1 day 6 cities
- Londra, Linea Greenwich Kilimangiaro RAI
- "From Leoni film set, with Neri Marcoré,Pietro Parolin,Gloria Aura Bortolini".
- Cervello di ritorno. Succede Oggi
- "Londra a galla: il Sacro Gra delle houseboats". Cinecittà News. September 17, 2013.
- "Londra, il quartiere più chic ora galleggia sul Tamigi". La Stampa. September 23, 2013.
- "Vite sul Tamigi:il docu-film di Gloria Aura Bortolini". La Nuova Venezia. September 16, 2013.
- "Gloria, regista dei trevigiani nel mondo". La Tribuna. December 30, 2012.
- "Lei è mio marito". Vanity Fair. June 24, 2013.
- "Londra, storie di vita in una casa galleggiante". L'espresso. October 6, 2014