Valentina Rosselli (artist)

Valentina Rosselli
Born	(1992-03-10)March 10, 1992 Italy
Nationality	Italian, British
Occupation(s)	Visual Effects Artist, Concept Artist

Valentina Rosselli (born March 10, 1992) is an Italian-British visual effects artist ^{[1] [2]} who won the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for the work on Ivan, the gorilla in Disney's The One and Only Ivan . ^[3]

Work

Rosselli is known for her work on films such as Ghost in the Shell , Dumbo , Cruella , Mufasa:The Lion King and The One and Only Ivan , ^[4] for which, in 2021, she won the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature at the 19th Visual Effects Society Awards, for the work on Ivan, the gorilla. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2023, she received a nomination for the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for her work on Honest John in Disney's Pinocchio , which was directed by Robert Zemeckis, at the 21st Visual Effects Society Awards. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2025, Rosselli received a third nomination for the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for her work on Taka in Mufasa:The Lion King , which was directed by Barry Jenkins, at the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards. ^{[9] [10]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Lilo & Stitch	lead texturing and lookdev
2024	Mufasa: The Lion King	lead texturing and lookdev/concept artist
2023	The Little Mermaid
2022	Disney's Pinocchio	lead texturing and lookdev TD
2021	Ghostbusters: Afterlife	texturing and lookdev TD
	Cruella
2020	The One and Only Ivan	modeling, texturing and lookdev TD
	The Call of the Wild	texturing and lookdev TD
2019	The Lion King	texturing TD
	Godzilla: King of the Monsters
	Dumbo
2018	Aquaman
2017	The Dark Tower
	The Mummy
	Ghost in the Shell

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
23rd Visual Effects Society Awards	February 11, 2025	Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature	Mufasa: The Lion King: "Taka"	Nominated	[9]
21st Visual Effects Society Awards	February 15, 2023	Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature	Disney's Pinocchio: "Honest John"	Nominated	[7]
19th Visual Effects Society Awards	March 1, 2021	Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature	The One and Only Ivan: "Ivan"	Won	[6]

References

1. "The 3D Art & Design Annual Vol 1". Imagine Publishing Ltd. January 1, 2015. pp. 120–121. ISBN   978-1785461675.
2. "3D Artist Magazine Issue 137". Future plc. September 24, 2019. pp. 30–34.
3. Patrick Hipes (April 6, 2021). "VES Awards: 'The Midnight Sky', Pixar's 'Soul', 'The Mandalorian' Take Marquee Honors – Full List Of Winners". Deadline . Retrieved April 27, 2020.
4. "Valentina Rosselli | Visual Effects". IMDb . Retrieved 2023-09-20.
5. Pederson, Erik (March 2, 2021). "VES Awards Nominations: 'Tenet', 'Midnight Sky', 'Extraction', 'Soul' & 'Mandalorian' Among Titles In Visual Effects Hunt". Deadline . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
6. "Visual Effects Society Announces Winners of the 19th Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society . Retrieved 2021-06-04.
7. Tangcay, Jazz (January 17, 2023). "Avatar: The Way of Water Leads Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations". Variety . Penske Media Corporation.
8. "Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 21st Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society . Retrieved January 17, 2023.
9. Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 14, 2025). "'Dune: Part Two,' 'Shogun' and 'The Penguin' Lead 2025 VES Awards Nominations". Hollywood Reporter .
10. "Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 23rd Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society . Retrieved January 14, 2025.

External links

• Valentina Rosselli at IMDb