Chiara Tilesi

Chiara Tilesi is an Italian Social Impact Producer and founder of “We Do It Together”, a non-profit film production company based in Los Angeles, whose purpose is to produce media dedicated to the empowerment of women and minorities. We Do It Together will establish a new cultural paradigm, promoting gender equality in the film industry, and shift the prevailing imbalance until society will embrace and adopt a gender blind approach. WDIT’s board consists of over 65 influential men and women including [1] Juliette Binoche, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Geena Davis, Jodie Foster, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Eva Longoria and more. [2]

Amongst WDIT’s remarkable projects there is the global campaign "Be The Subject, Not The Object" which will see 10 internationally renowned artists will overcome prejudices and stereotypes of the media that perpetuate the objectification of women, the documentary “Reflections” directed by Katia Lund about America's subconscious myths that have historically and politically shaped the lives of men and women,[3] the documentary “Women of Earth” also directed by Katia Lund as well as Mayara Boaretto and Isadora Scarneiro and finally the feature "Women Stories”, composed of 5 segments directed by a diverse and internationally renowned group of women filmmakers.

Chiara Tilesi is an expert in the creation of social impact and gender parity through media and entertainment, focused on the change of narrative and culture. With the purpose of creating gender parity in entertainment and media, she was invited to participate as a Cultural Leader and official speaker to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, held in Davos, Switzerland. Chiara presented her inspirational speech at the Betazone “The Female Icon”, on the disruption of the paradigm and how women’s narratives can change, joining other industry leaders and cultural figures like WDIT Board Member Aifaa Al-Mansour, Marin Alsop, Sir David Attenborough, Bono, David Blaine, Karan Johar, Michelle Yeoh, and more in an effort to advance a dialogue discussing how inclusivity and sustainability can be the pillars of change. In Davos, WDIT was also honored with “The Wave Makers Award” for philanthropy.

Chiara has also held speeches at TED X WOMEN, at the UN and Cannes, to name a few, to spread the message of gender equality. Chiara’s first feature film, All the Invisible Children, was produced for UNICEF and the World Food Program, with a release in 120 countries and the co-direction of eight internationally acclaimed directors, like Ridley Scott, John Woo and Spike Lee among others.

Her work has always been focused on creating positive social change in the world through film, media and art. She was also appointed Director of Social Impact Department as well as Director and Creator of ISFF (Impact short Film Festival) of TaTaTu, the new blockchain-based social entertainment platform founded by Andrea Iervolino. This new division dedicated to social causes is a part of TaTaTu's larger push into community activism and global stewardship. Within this Division she directed and produced the Social Impact Vod-Cast “GIVING BACK GENERATION”, which tells very personal and inspirational stories of young talents and entrepreneurs and how they give importance to give back to society. Guests on the vod-cast have been Selena Gomez, Nina Dobrev, Sofia Carson & Paulina Char, Charm LaDonna and Justin Tranter amongst others. [4][5]

Chiara Tilesi moved to the United States when she was eighteen, to attend Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California, where, in 1995 she graduated cum laude in liberal arts. In her early years she wrote a book of poetry entitled "Amore amore mio", which earned her the Fiorino D'Oro Award. She produced the Behind the Scenes of the Academy Award winner movie "Il Postino", and won Best Story and Narration Award at the International Backstage Festival of Bologna. In 1995 she produced a short film entitled "I'm Sophie and You?" The film won various awards, and was acquired and broadcast by the Italian national network RAI Television. In 1997 Chiara returned to Italy to produce the compact disc "Nei Tuoi Occhi", as a tribute to Massimo Troisi. The CD, a collection of love poems by the poet Pablo Neruda read by famous Italian artists, eventually enjoyed great commercial success and critical acclaim. In 1998 Chiara produced the short film entitled "Effetto Lunare", (What about the Moon?). 2001 saw her production of the short film "Strani Accordi", coproduced and distributed by Universal. The film was a great commercial success and for the first time in Italy a short film was released in 100 theaters. She was the producer of the 2005 the movie All the Invisible Children which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.[6][7]

In 2011 she produced the documentary film about the life of Franco Califano "We, People of September" selected at the Rome Film Festival.[8][9][10]

Chiara Tilesi is Board of Director member of L-Nutra, the leading nutri-technology company developing an innovative portfolio of Fasting Mimicking Diets FMD’s™, founded by Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute and The Program on Longevity and Cancer at IFOM in Milan.[11] [12] Chiara and Prof. Valter Longo have joined forces to realize "The Longevity Revolution". A documentary that, through the voice of world-renowned experts, tells the story of how food is making the world sicker and how the obsolete system focused on sick-care needs to be replaced by medical care focused on new discoveries and healthy longevity. The production teamed up with multi-Oscar Nominee Barry Alexander Brown (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman), who is co-directing and Emmy-winning cinematographer John Rosario (Kirk Gibson Ceremonial First Pitch, Son Of The South) who is shooting the project.

She is also the Founder of Globunity – a global cultural event and digital media platform for the cultural advancement of the global community. This effort has earned her the Patronages of UNESCO and the government of Italy. She holds the position of Event Vice Chair of Rock the Kasbah – a non-profit foundation of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, a member of the UNICEF Chinese Children’s Initiative Advisory board, and on the board of directors for Children Mending Hearts, a nonprofit organization. Chiara Tilesi was named an Ambassador for the 2019 edition of Monaco Better World Forum (MBWF) by MBWF's founder and president Manuel Collas de La Roche.[13] The latest philanthropic efforts see her as the founder of Globunity, a global cultural event and digital media platform that focuses on creativity and arts. Its mission is to inspire creative people in their personal life and in the cultural evolution of our world.[14]


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  1. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-women-chart-own-courses-894364 via @thr
  2. http://wedoittogether.org
  3. https://wedoittogether.org/breaking-news-we-are-shooting-reflections/
  4. https://www.broadcastingcable.com/post-type-the-wire/blockchain-powered-social-entertainment-platform-tatatu-launches-social-impact-division-kicks-off-with-1-million-sponsorship-of-doitforpeace
  5. https://variety.com/2018/digital/festivals/ambi-media-group-blockchain-platform-tatatu-1202800807/
  6. "Corriere della Sera - All the Invisible Children". corriere.it.
  7. "Pin Emir Kusturica And Chiara Tilesi In All The Invisible Children (2005) on Pinterest". movpins.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  8. "Chiara Tilesi Franco Califano Photos - Zimbio". Zimbio.
  9. "Franco Califano insieme alla produttrice Chiara Tilesi durante le riprese del documentario Noi di settembre". Movieplayer.it.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. https://l-nutra.com/portfolio-item/chiara-tilesi/
  12. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=542077302&privcapId=533325358&previousCapId=12916819&previousTitle=Rottapharm%20S.p.A.
  13. https://www.hellomonaco.com/news/monaco-better-world-forum-2018-brightened-the-principality-with-humanity-debating-on-the-core-values-of-mankind/
  14. "Globunity Event Board of Directors". globunity.net.

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