Paolo Davanzo

Artist’s Statement

Paolo Davanzo is a filmmaker, educator and co-founder of the Echo Park Film Center. He was born in Italy to an Italian father and a Canadian mother and then emigrated to North America as a child.

His parents were both social justice activists who died very early in his life, and their passing became the impetus for opening EPFC in 2001. He believes in the power of cinema to create change, love and harmony in the world.

Website: echoparkfilmcenter.org

Biography

Select Exhibitions from 2011-2016

2016
City of Los Angeles (COLA) Fellowship Show, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California

2015
Islands in the Stream, Matruska Construction, Los Angeles, California

2015
Ivana Kupala Festival, Legedzine Museum, Legedzine, Ukraine
Select Fellowships and Awards

2016
COLA, City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship Award, Los Angeles

2014
Desire Machine Collective, Artist-in-Residence, Guwahati, India

2012
DocLab, Artist-in-Residence, Hanoi, Vietnam

2008
Human Rights Liberty Award, SGI-USA, Los Angeles

Select Community-based Artwork

2010 – 2017
The Sound Se See: City Symphony Projects, Los Angeles, Netherlands, Canada,
Mexico, Germany, India, Vietnam, Sweden and beyond.

2001 – 2017
Echo Park Film Center Non-Profit Media Arts Center, Los Angeles, California

Education

M.A., 1996
Humboldt State University
Theatre Arts/Film

B.A., 1993
University of California at San Diego (UCSD)
Political Science & Visual Arts (Double Major)