Olivia Ciappa

Olivia Ciappa
Portrait of Olivia Ciappa, taken by Mathieu Camille Collin in november 2021
Born (1979-03-17) 17 March 1979 (age 45)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Film director, fine art artist, novelist
Years active2003–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]

  1. ^ (27 January 2013) "Des célébrités s'engagent pour le mariage des homos". France Télévision Info. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ (22 June 2013) "L'exposition d'Olivier Ciappa contre l'homophobie vandalisée à Paris". Le Nouvel Observateur. Retrieved 28 April 2014.