Pai Pio Entertainment LLC
DIRECTOR- WRITER & STORYBOARD ARTIST Unites States - Italy - Canada
angelolibutti@gmail.com (310) 418-6672
Download ResumeDirector/Writer/Story Supervisor/Production Designer/2D & 3D Animator-
USA, Canadian & European citizenship
I was born and raised in Rome, Italy and I have been living in North America for the past 28 years.
35 Feature Films ( David, The Lion King, What if...!? - Avengers, Spiderman, Kung Fu Panda 2, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Cars 3, Tarzan 2, Spiderman, The Triplets of Belleville and more.), 16 TV shows, 4 Games, 41 Commercials (Puma, Toblerone, KitKat, Lincoln, Ester-C, Kraft, RBC, Toyota, Excel, Mazda, Ferrari, Taco Bell, Minute Maid, John Deere-Heat and more).
Discovered at the age 16 by Disney Italy as comics artist and for 9 years as illustrator and graphic designer for the most prestigious newspapers and magazine in Europe, then graduate at Vanvitelli Architecture Institute. I later moved to Canada to earn my degree in Classical Animation from Sheridan College.
To further my skills, I decided to embark on a 3 year program studying the Acting Meisner Course & Method Acting with the prestigious instructor, Jacqueline McClintock. Upon graduation, I worked as 3D Animator and Story Artist at Rhythm & Hues. Not one to sit still, during my time I was also a full-time Storyboard Artist, Animator and Concept Artist for a variety prestigious studios and taught on Fridays and weekend for different universities including Sheridan College.
My education and experience is an eclectic blend of traditional and computer arts. I worked at Marvel, Disney, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Cirque du Solei, Red Rover, C.O.R.E., Starz, Rhythm & Hues, Ken Duncan, Digital Domain and I recently finished as Director and CO-Writer at a Chinese Feature Film and Live Action USA Feature film The New Manna.
I have 30+ years of professional studio experience with an emphasis on Story, Previz, Concept Design, and Animation 2D and 3D. Prior to my work in animation, I worked as an Architect for a year, and spent eight years as as a Graphic Designer/Illustrator. Illustrated a variety of comics and magazines/newspapers.