Andrea Iervolino

rdf:langString Andrea Iervolino

rdf:langString Andrea Iervolino

rdf:langString Andrea Iervolino

rdf:langString Cassino, Italy

rdf:langString Iervolino at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018

rdf:langString Filmmaker, producer, entrepreneur

rdf:langString Andrea Iervolino (born December 1, 1987) is an Italian–Canadian film producer, entrepreneur and businessman. He produced his first film, The Cavalier of Love, in Italy in 2003. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 named as one of Variety's Dealmakers in 2015, and a Producer to Watch in 2016. In 2020, he was named to the Variety 500 list of the global media industry's most influential figures.