Karim Bartoletti Email & Phone Number

Karim Bartoletti is a multi-award winning producer with great international experience. Born in Switzerland, Karim grew up in Iran, Italy, and the USA, and now lives in Milan, Italy. Karim is a Radio/TV/Film graduate of Northwestern University in Chicago, city in which he started his career in advertising. DDB/Chicago was his first stop after graduation working in the Budweiser, McDonald’s, Mobil Team. He grew very quickly at DDB, going from Associate producer to Executive Producer of the group in less that 3 years. In 1999, Karim moved to Y&R, to become the youngest SVP/Head of Production in the US at the time. At Y&R/Chicago, Karim did award-winning work for brands such as Sears, Nascar and Miller Beer, helping turn the agency into a creative entity to recon with in the USA in a very short amount of time, partnering with Mark Figliulo who was the CCO of the Agency at the time. In 2002 Karim moved back to Italy, to become a Partner of Filmmaster Production, one of the most solid production companies in Europe at the time. Times changed though, the business changed, so, in 2015, Karim left the company he had been partners of for 13 years, to become Partner/Executive Producer and MD of Advertising and Brand Content at INDIANA Production, a multi-media, multi-platform, Advertising, Film and TV creative production company with offices in Milan, Rome and Los Angeles. At Indiana, Karim and his team produce some of the best and most interesting and diverse work for clients such as Jeep, Lamborghini, Conad, Benelli, Coima Image, Campari, Zegna, AUDI, Fiat, Kraft, Motta, Ariston Thermo, Intesa San Paolo, only to name a few. Karim has won every award in the industry (amongst which 9 Cannes Lions, 4 Clios & 1 Grand Clio, 3 New York Festivals, 2 Moebius, 1 D&AD), has participated as a Juror in some of the best Award Shows in our business (Cannes Lions Craft Jury 2019 and 2014, President of Craft at Eurobest 2 times, AICP, ecc) and is a regular lecturer, presentor, guest speaker in various schools, festivals and events in Italy and abroad. Karim is also an Elected Board Member of the ADCI – The Italian Art Director’s Club as well as Board Member of CPA – the Association of Italian Advertising Production Companies, in addition to being on the organizational committee of the most important International Festival in Italy, IF! - Italians Festival, now moving into its 7th edition. Karim speaks 4 languages – of which 3 fluently on a daily basis - and lives in Milan with his wife Mariana and his 2 kids, Yasmin and Leo.

Listed skills include Television, Commercials, Film, Advertising, and 46 others.