Īfter failing to distribute it in local cinemas, Iervolino began the Cineschool Day initiative. In September of that year, he returned to his hometown to produce his first film, The Cavalier of Love, financed through crowd-funding from local investors willing to sponsor his project. Following this success, Iervolino left home at the age of fifteen to work as a producer's assistant on Broadway-style shows in the resort town of Bibione, Italy. Iervolino at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards with Kathleen Wynne, Sergio Marchionne and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Īt thirteen, Iervolino and his friends launched a small tech business selling websites to local entrepreneurs in Cassino, where it was unusual to use the Internet for advertising. Consequently, the family quickly went bankrupt. His father, Giovanni, came from a wealthy Italian family, but his grandfather left the family business in inexperienced hands when he passed. His Canadian-born mother, Sonia, was adopted and moved to Italy at a young age. ![]() Early life Īndrea Iervolino was born in Cassino, Italy, in the province of Lazio. In 2020, he was named to the Variety 500 list of the global media industry's most influential figures. Iervolino was named as one of Variety's Dealmakers in 2015, and a Producer to Watch in 2016. This recognition is "the highest ranking honor of the Republic awarded for "merit acquired by the nation" in the fields of literature, the arts, economy, public service, and social, philanthropic and humanitarian activities and for long and conspicuous service in civilian and military careers." Iervolino was awarded Knighthood of Italian Republic ( Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana) on June 18, 2018, by Italian president Sergio Mattarella and the Italian consulate of Canada. In 2013, Iervolino, along with Monika Gomez del Campo Bacardi, launched AMBI Media Group, an international consortium of companies encompassing all areas of filmmaking from development to distribution. ![]() ![]() In 2016, he was an ambassador for Italian Cinema of the world for the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) and the president of Ischia Global Film and Music Fest. Iervolino's film In Dubious Battle was screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, and his 2019 film Waiting for the Barbarians premiered at the 76th Venice Film Festival. In 2014, he made his film-producing debut in the United States as a co-producer of The Humbling, which premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. He produced his first film, The Cavalier of Love, in Italy in 2003. Andrea Iervolino (born December 1, 1987) is an Italian–Canadian film producer, entrepreneur and businessman, and producer of the Academy-nominated movie Tell it Like a Woman.
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