Director, screenwriter and musician. Enzo d'Alò was born in Naples in 1953. Ranked as one of the leading exponents of European animation, he is among a handful of European authors to show in their curriculum at least five feature animated films successfully released around the world. Since 1980 he has authored several films and videos, not only in animation but also in TV that have led to numerous, prestigious domestic and international awards at film festivals. His films have been both critically acclaimed and achieved commercial success worldwide. In 2009 he received special mention from UNICEF "for having married his art with children's rights and having been able to exploit differences in opportunities, communicating the value and richness of the comparison, and inciting the boys to be protagonists of their lives ". In 2010 he was one of 50 guests of honor , which distributes worldwide, as well as with the participation of Rai Fiction; it includes 78 episodes of 7 minutes each, and four 22-minutes specials on Opera. BOOK In September 2008 he released the book entitled, "the Prince of the City of Sand" published by Mondadori, born from a subject for an animated feature. He authored the book along with Gaston Kaboré and Pierdomenico Baccalario. The book was translated and published in German, Turkish and Spanish. In October 2012 the illustrated book of the film "Pinocchio" was released by Rizzoli publisher, in which Enzo d'Alò rewrote Collodi's text.
