About F CK Flavio Campagna KAMPAH

Is an internationally acclaimed Designer, Director, Painter, Illustrator, Photographer and Stencil Artist who’s been living and working all his life in scattered places around the world, starting from his hometown Parma in Italy to London, Rome, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Bali and Sydney. While in Los Angeles in the 90s he was one of the pioneers of TV motion graphics, his style and works for television have been vastly influential for many modern designers and video directors around the world. He now works full time as a Stencil Artist going around the world between Art Shows,Exhibits, Private Commisions and Artist Residencies.

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5 BEST LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Directing and producing AICP Winner CHERRY COKE commercial, in permanent exhibit at MOMA Museum Of Modern Art, NY
  • Directing Music Video for U2 “Even Better Than The Real Thing” (Version2)
  • Directing Official Opening Title Sequence “Sydney 2000 Olympic Games”
  • Working for Director Ridley Scott on the opening of the movie “Black Hawk Down”
  • Directing and Producing long format Indipendent Film “Felino”

DIRECTOR/DESIGNER CAREER

Los Angeles/Parma, 2013/current:

  • Freelance Stencils Illustrator for Italian Newspaper “Il Fatto Quotidiano”

Rome/Parma, 2004/2013:

Milan, 2002/2003

  • Creative Director for SKY SPORT

Los Angeles 2001

  • Movie Titles Designer/Director on the Opening Sequence of the movie “BLACK HAWK DOWN” working for 3 months with Director Ridley Scott and Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

Sydney 1999/2001

  • Directing the Official Opening Title Sequence “Sydney 2000 Olympic Games”, promos and commercials for SONY, HBO and VOI.

Bali 1999

  • Directing and producing promotional videos for EBF “Environmental Bamboo Foundation” by interior designer Linda Garland

San Francisco 1999

  • Directing 10 commercial TV Campaign for HALLMARKS for Colossal Pictures

Venice, CA 1992/1998

  • Owner and Director at “Kampah Visions” directing and producing for: CHERRY COKE, TOYOTA, INTEL, HYUNDAI, HBO, AVON, NEW YORK LIFE, NEXXUS, NIKE, APPLE, ADOBE, RADIUS, ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, E! ,ERICSSON, WIRED, PAC BELL, CNN, NORTHWEST, BLOCKBUSTER, STANFORD HOSPITAL, AVON, REPLAY, TOTO

Hollywood, CA 1991/1992

  • Broadcast Designer at “Pittard Sullivan Design” for CBS, PLAYBOY CHANNEL, E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION,CNN and also co-directing with Photographer Armando Gallo Music Video for U2 “Even Better Than The Real Thing”

Rome, 1986/1991

  • Broadcast Designer for Studio Mario Convertino working for RAI, CANALE 5, RETE 4 and ITALIA UNO, WHIRLPOOL, ENEL, CINECITTA’ and music videos and promos for BUNGARO, TULLIO DE PISCOPO, CLAUDIO BAGLIONI, RENATO ZERO with Director Giandomenico Curi

London 1984/1985

  • Graphic Designer for Music Magazines JUST SEVENTEEN and SMASH HITS and for Design Studio STYLOROUGE working on books layouts for ADAM ANT and BILLY IDOL

Parma 1980/1983

  • Graphic Designer for Augusto Vignali studio, working for FIORUCCI, MODA IN, TEMPEST, ELECTRIC, SUMO also designing record covers for independent music label ITALIAN RECORDS for KIRLIAN CAMERA and N.O.I.A. and directing his own Music Video “THE RETOURN OF THE DIEUX VIVANTS”

Went to School to “Istituto Statale d’Arte” Paolo Toschi in Parma, home of Gianbattista Bodoni type foundry.

ARTIST RESIDENCIES LIST

  • 1998
    MACROMEDIA (San Mateo, CA)
    Ref. Tim Myers
    Final Cut beta tester and helping developer
    1 month
  • 1998
    AFI American Film Insitute (Hollywood, CA)
    Ref. John Macintosh
    Final Cut creative editing teacher
    1 month
  • 1999
    EBF Environmental Bamboo Foundation (Ubud, Bali)
    Ref. Linda Garland
    Designer and Director for promotional materials
    6 months
  • 2002
    ROOM (Venice, CA)
    Ref. Victor Ginzburg
    Designer/Director
    3 months
  • 2009
    MORGAN BASE (Monza, Italy)
    Ref. Marco Castoldi Morgan
    Developing website Morgan Base (never released)
    Designer/Director
    1 month
  • 2014
    BORTOLINO (Viadana, Italy)
    Ref. Roberto Naldini
    Mural Stencil Jack Kerouac on the wall of the hostel
    2 months
  • 2014 FARM CULTURAL PARK (Favara, Italy)
    Ref. Andrea Bartoli
    Resident Artist
    Painting mural stencil PUT IN THE TRASH
    3 weeks