"Everything I create must have an emotional connection with the audience and it all starts with the script" – Gio
Bio
Giovanni is an internationally award-winning tabletop food director who has a strong visual sense and unique style in food imagery. His fresh and honest appraoch in the visuals has led him to direct work for some of the worlds biggest brands. Most recently Gio has been working with McDonalds, Red Rooster, Aldi Supermarkets, Hungry Jacks, and Continental Foods just to name a few.
Prior to directing Gio spent many years as one of Australia's most sought after key 2nd Assistant directors which found him working along side some of the worlds most estemmed directors. Gio has worked along side Terence Malik on The Thin Red Line, Brian Singer on Superman Returns, Alex Proyas on The Knowing, The Wachowski's on The Matrix Trilogy, Baz Lurhman on Australia and Moulin Rouge, George Lucas on Star Wars and John Woo on Mission Impossible II with Tom Cruise (to see his full feature film credits please visit his IMDB page) This collaboration gave him an incredible foundation to eventually sit in the director's chair and craft his own award-winning work.
Gio's depth of knowledge in film making and narrative allows him to successfully work in short and long-form formats. No mater how big or small, or with what tech or scenario, most likley Gio has done it. After working as an assistant director gio jumped in the directors chair which he created & directed for SBS titled My Family Feast. In 2010 the series was nominated for a logie award, won best food program at The Australian Food Media Awards and won best in world at the World Food and Wine TV Awards in Paris beating personalities to the likes of Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson in the same category. This success saw Gio write and direct over forty episodes of television and working with some of the best chefs in the world. Gio has worked with four of the top ten chefs in the world which includes Daniel Humm, Alain Passard, Dominique Crenn, Christian Puglisi and Heston Blumenthal. Locally Gio has worked with the best chefs in Australia to the likes of Sean Connolly, Matt Moran, Kylie Kwong, Stefano Manfredi, Luke Mguyen, Lindey Milan, Tetsuya Wakuda, Poh Ling Yeow, Guillaume Brahimi, and just to name a few. Gio's TV series are now being broadcast in over fifty countries globally and most recently on Amazon Prime.
When you hire Gio you have a food lover, a directer with a fresh approach that's full of energy and enthusasium who's also an amazing collaborator that listens to ideas and crafts concepts that will continually exceed your expectations.
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Giovanni PacialeoE: giovanni@deliciouscontent.filmT: 0402 252 244
Producer: Benjamin O'DonnellE: ben@deliciouscontent.filmT: 0424 683 737