The mission

EFFECTUS is a CULTURAL ASSOCIATION whose key objective is the development of the art of SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS in all its aspects. Formed by professionals, students and amateurs, it was born from a collective need to meet, meet each other, exchange techniques and create a NETWORK, within the spirit of international artistic sharing.

The Association takes care of all the disciplines that compose the universe of Special Make Up Effects: sculpture, mould making, prosthetics, make-up, masks, animatronics, puppets, face and body painting for television, cinema and theater.

EFFECTUS also wants to be a comunitary tool that promotes different activities including:

– EVENTS
– EXHIBITIONS
– EDUCATIONAL TRAINING
– EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
– ARTISTIC NETWORKING

One of the main activities of the Cultural Association EffectUs is the organization of the EFFECTUS EVENT, a national event which made its debut in 2015 in Rome, and is now moving towards its ninth edition in September 2023. EffectUs is an event that puts in close contact all the Special Make Up Effects universe: material suppliers, industry workshops, producers, professionals, schools, students, amateurs and movie lovers, creating unique interactions, future collaborations, job opportunities and artistic and professional growth.

A 2 days of workshops, lectures, short film screening, live demonstrations, live sculpting, book presentations and Special Make up Effects and Body Bainting contests.

This unique event is a mixture between an artists meeting, training opportunities and exhibition and trade spaces.

Among the EffectUs Event’s SPECIAL GUESTS there have been several names from the national and international panorama:

EDITION 2022 Andrea Leanza, sculptor and prosthetic make-up artist who won a David di Donatello for Hammamet among numerous film appearances. He has also worked on productions such as Resident Evil, The First King, World War Z and Suspiria. Silvio Tassinari, aeronautical expert and industrial designer, has worked with 3d printing and digital modeling projects for over 15 years. In 2016 he founded FabFactory, a manufacturing and design services company. Marcello Baretta, Italian director, founded the GoPractical brand, which avoids the use of digital effects in productions. Morten Jacobsen, special effects makeup artist since 1988, has worked on more than 250 films, including all Lars Von Trier films since 1990, Dark (Netflix). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Men&Chicken.

EDITION 2021 Nacho Diaz, a Spanish makeup artist with more than 20 years of experience, led Plan 9 FX and then set up on his own by opening ND Studio, his works include Timecrimes, A Monster Calls, While At War (for which he won the Goya Award) Veronica, The Endless Trench (for which he won the European Film Award), Below Zero, Crimson Peak, Game of thrones, The hobbit, 1917. Neill Gorton is a British makeup artist and effects artist, specializing in prosthetics and animatronics, and is recognized for such work as Saving Private Ryan, Children of Men, and Doctor Who. Pierre Oliver Persin began his career in a job specializing in museography, later moving to film working on more than 100 productions including Border, World War Z, Avengers Infinity War and the latest seasons of Game Of Thrones

EDITION 2020 Emanuele De Luca, Italian special make-up artist, whom we remember for Freaks out, Suburra – the serie, Gomorra – the serie, La Grande Bellezza, Pasolini, They Call Me Jeeg Robot, The Tirthteen Apostle, Steve La Porte, American make-up artist whose career includes over fifty feature films including The Color Purple, The Golden Boy, Lost Boys, Beetlejuice (for which he won an Oscar), Terminator 2 & 3 e Windtakers. Clinton Aiden Smith who we remember in works such as The Dark Tower, Mad Max Fury Road, The Last House on the Left, Resident Evil Final Chapter and his collaborator Rob Carlisle physical and digital prop maker that we remember for works such as Starship Troopers, Tremors e Free Willy; the Spanish animatronic designer Javier Coronilla among whose credits include Victor Frankenstein, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, Rogue One, Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, A Monster Calls, Andrea Leanza, professional sculptor and prosthetic make-up artist winner of the David di Donatello for Hammamet, among his numerous works we remember: The First King, he has also worked on production such as Resident Evil, World War Z e Suspiria. Mark Coulier, well-known British prosthetic designer and manager of Coulier Creatures, as well as winner of two Oscars and two BAFTA: in 2012 for The Iron Lady and Grand Budapest Hotel he also won two Emmy Award for Arabian Nights and Merlin.

EDITION 2019 Lorenzo Tamburini italian artist among his works we remember the TV programs Mai dire Gol, Quelli che il Calcio, that he has been Prosthetic Sculptor and Prosthetic Make up Artist for Pan Labyrinth, Thor 2, WWZ, The Guardians of the Galaxy, Tale of Tales and Prosthetics Designer for films such as Ben Hur, Il Traditore, Trust and Dogman which earned him a David di Donatello and an EFA; David White Special Makeup Effects Designer from England he founded Altered States FX, among his works: Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent 2 (Mistress of Darkness) and a prequel to Games of Thrones; George and Roulios Alhazous, founders of the Greek Alahouzos Studio FX. Their work appeared in hundreds of films and TV productions both local and international; Lisa Carracedo she has worked for more than 10 years in the painting and hair department at Madame Tussauds in London. Specialized in the work of hairstyles and furs for the prosthetic department and creatures . She has worked on films such as Hell Boy 2, Wolfman, Harry Potter, Thor 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Dark Crystal, Fantastic Mr Fox, Frankenweenie and Isle of dogs.

EDITION 2018 Ivan Poharnok of the Hungarian Filmefex Studio among the many projects in Hollywood and Europe, we remember Underworld and Alien vs Predator. The co-authors of Leading Ladies of Makeup Effects: Gary Christensen, designer and make-up teacher in various colleges including: California State University, Fullerton and Riverside City College, as well as backstage columnist for Makeup Artist magazine and Patricia L. Terry, theater director , who was the artistic director of the Orange County Repertory Theater in Orange County, as well as the artistic director of the Pandemonium Word Ballet and the Literary Circus. Javier Coronilla, Animatronic Designer of the Spanish Robots can Cry, among his works: Frankenstein, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: a history of Star Wars, Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, Seven Minutes after Midnight. Clinton Aiden Smith of South African Cosmesis Studio, among his works: The Dark Tower, Mad Max Fury Road, The Last Home on the Left, Resident Evil Final Chapter and as an independent artist collaboration on Guardians Of The Galaxy and World War Z.

EDITION 2017 Rogier Samuels, Dutch special make-up effects artist whose collaborations include Weta Workshop, for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, he’s also co-founder of the workshop Unreal, among his works there are titles such Penny Dreadful, Frankenstein’s Army and the Western Brimstone; Göran Lundström make-up FX Artist founder of EffektStudion in Sweden, in his career he collaborated with icons such as Rick Baker, Jim Hensons Creature shop, Stan Winston Studios / Legacy Effects, KNB FX. In his CV we can find titles such as Rogue One, Star Wars – The Last Jedi, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian, Xmen – First Class, The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo, The Beauty and the Beast, the TV series Genius; Daniele Tirinnanzi, Italian special make-up effects artist currently based in LA, his works include Grimm, Criminal Minds, Curse of Chucky, X-Men -First Class and Grey’s Anatomy.

EDITION 2016  Giannetto De Rossi, Italian make-up artist who counts in his career titles such The Gattopardo by Visconti, Once upon a time the west of Sergio Leone and Dune of Lynch; Jörn Seifert co-founder of the German Twilight Creation whose work we remember the Ghame of Thrones and Harry Potter The Deathly Hallows; Giulio Pezza Italian make-up artist of the famous TV series Gomorra; Cliff Wallace, British makeup designer that we remember for titles such as Black Hawk Down by Ridley Scott and Hellboy 2 The Golden Army by Guillermo del Toro and Steve Painter, who is also British, we remember him for titles like Clash of Titans, Hellraiser 2 and 3 and Gladiator.

EDITION 2015  Sergio Stivaletti, famous Italian artist who boasts collaborations with some of the greatest Italian directors such as Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Gabriele Salvatores and Michele Soavi; Luigi Rocchetti, renowned for his work as Gangs of New York, The Devil’s Avvocate and Ben Hur; Neill Gorton, popular British Special Make-up Artist, creator of characters and creatures for TV series like Doctor Who, Torchwood, Critical, Being Human and films such as Saving Private Ryan, and the Makinarium Team, led by Leonardo Cruciano, author of the creative process and the realization of the Special Effects both of Make-up and Digital on the film by Matteo Garrone Tale of Tales.

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