Olivia Ciappa | |
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![]() Portrait of Olivia Ciappa, taken by Mathieu Camille Collin in november 2021 | |
Born | Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 17 March 1979
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Film director, fine art artist, novelist |
Years active | 2003–present |
Olivia Ciappa (French pronunciation: [ɔlivja sjapa], 17 March 1979) is a French photographer and film director. She is a director of short films, a director of musicals for the theater, illustrator of books for children, producer and director of documentaries, journalist of cinema, photographer also creator of stamps.
Olivia Ciappa is in particular the director of movies: Fabulous fate of Perrine Martin, To my brother and The case of Ô;. Selected to draw "the face of France" the Marianne stamp seen on 15 billion French stamps, Ciappa then went on to create her photography exhibition "Imaginary Couples",[1] promoting a positive view of homosexuality.[2]