Lorenzo Fonda

Lorenzo Fonda (born 1979 in Modena, Italy) is an Italian film director and artist based in New York City. He is recognized for his eclectic filmic styles and techniques that range from very stylized live action sequences to quirky and often humorous animation segments.

Lorenzo Fonda
Fonda on the set of a Nike commercial
Born	(1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 Modena, Italy
Occupation	Film director and artist
Years active	1999 - present
Website	cerberoleso.it

His works include commercials, music video, documentaries, short films, interactive installations, illustrations and murals. He is best known for his collaboration with mural artist and animator Blu, which resulted in the feature-length documentary Megunica, shot in 2006 across Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Argentina.

Other works include music videos for bands such as Caribou, Scissor Sisters, Metronomy, Bright Eyes, Jovanotti, Jamie Woon, Bernhard Fleischmann, For a Minor Reflection and others, as well creating ads for companies such as Nike, Alfa Romeo, San Diego Zoo and Converse. Aside from his commercial works, he directed PSAs for The Humane Society of the United States, National Geographic Channel, Boys & Girls Clubs and World AIDS Day. He created a series of station identifications for MTV, entitled 'MTV: The Art of M." These included "Ice Cream," with production design by Mathery.

In 2008 he crossed the Pacific Ocean aboard the cargo ship Portland Senator, and he made a film about the experience titled Ten things I have learned about the sea.