Carmen D'Avino

His 1963 animated short film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcHCdg5uBd0 ''Pianissimo'']<ref>[https://www.moma.org/momaorg/shared/pdfs/docs/press_archives/4784/releases/MOMA_1972_0013_11.pdf FILMS FOR CHILDREN on MoMA.org]</ref><ref name="restoredanimatedrarities">[https://www.animationforadults.com/2017/11/the-academy-presents-restored-animated.html THE ACADEMY PRESENTS 'RESTORED ANIMATED RARITIES'|AFA: Animation for Adults]</ref> was selected to open the first night of performances at the first international film festival of New York's newly constructed [[Lincoln Center]] in 1963. ''Pianissimo'' was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short Subject]], in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/cartoons-considered-for-the-academy-award-1963/|title=Cartoons Considered For the Academy Award – 1963 -|website=cartoonresearch.com}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDl1ALuijlE Shirley MacLaine presents Short Film Oscars® in 1964]</ref><ref>[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1964 1964|Oscars.org]</ref> D'Avino received an Academy nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject|Best Documentary Short]] for his film ''[[Background (1973 film)|Background]]'' in 1974.<ref>[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1974 1974|Oscars.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndnY9aU85Mo Documentary Winners: 1974 Oscars]</ref><ref>[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/the-films-of-carmen-davino-1698.html The Films of Carmen D'Avino|Cartoon Brew]</ref> In 1983, when Lincoln Center's film festival celebrated its 20th anniversary, D'Avino was honored once more when the festival again began with his film, ''Pianissimo''.

His 1963 animated short film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcHCdg5uBd0 ''Pianissimo'']<ref>[https://www.moma.org/momaorg/shared/pdfs/docs/press_archives/4784/releases/MOMA_1972_0013_11.pdf FILMS FOR CHILDREN on MoMA.org]</ref><ref name="restoredanimatedrarities">[https://www.animationforadults.com/2017/11/the-academy-presents-restored-animated.html THE ACADEMY PRESENTS 'RESTORED ANIMATED RARITIES'|AFA: Animation for Adults]</ref> was selected to open the first night of performances at the first international film festival of New York's newly constructed [[Lincoln Center]] in 1963. ''Pianissimo'' was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short Subject]], in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/cartoons-considered-for-the-academy-award-1963/|title=Cartoons Considered For the Academy Award – 1963 -|website=cartoonresearch.com}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDl1ALuijlE Shirley MacLaine presents Short Film Oscars® in 1964]</ref><ref>[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1964 1964|Oscars.org]</ref> D'Avino received an Academy nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject|Best Documentary Short]] for his film ''[[Background (1973 film)|Background]]'' in 1974.<ref>[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1974 1974|Oscars.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndnY9aU85Mo Documentary Winners: 1974 Oscars]</ref><ref>[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/the-films-of-carmen-davino-1698.html The Films of Carmen D'Avino|Cartoon Brew]</ref> In 1983, when Lincoln Center's film festival celebrated its 20th anniversary, D'Avino was honored once more when the festival again began with his film, ''Pianissimo''.

Avino's 1965 film ''A Finnish Fable'' mixes pixilated live-action with stop-motion and object animation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Kevin |date=2025-05-08 |title=A Finnish Fable (1965) |url=https://eofftv.com/a-finnish-fable-1965/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=EOFFTV - The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was shot outdoors and starred a mannequin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-12 |title=Muistot {{!}} Carmen D'Avino |url=https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002628188.html |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref> In 2011 Finnish experimental film maker Niina Suominen honored the legacy of Carmen D'Avino with her film ''A Finnish Fable 2011''. The film was also shot outdoors and featured a male mannequin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Finnish Fable 2011 |url=https://kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/en/teos/a-finnish-fable-2011 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Artist Register – Artists’ Association of Finland |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Finnish Fable 2011 – AV-arkki |url=https://www.av-arkki.fi/works/a-finnish-fable-2011/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.av-arkki.fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Finnish Fable 2011 :: Niina Suominen |url=https://www.niinasuominen.com/en/a-finnish-fable-2011/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.niinasuominen.com |language=en}}</ref>

D'Avino's body of work includes films for corporations including IBM, [[Time-Life]], and [[New York Stock Exchange|the New York Stock Exchange]]. He completed a series of short, fully animated films for the [[Children's Television Workshop]] including ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRjNpOCNzLo Happy]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFDT5RAfEE Freak ]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e2liDpmWfo Funny]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCgLb_FIkg Library]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a-Enbw6c2U Flower]'', and ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrRzeYG76uI Hydrant]'' alongside the trailer for the 1974 French film ''[[Going Places (1974 film)|Going Places]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xOB_6PTcC8 Carmen D'Avino Movie Trailer by nadderlago on YouTube]</ref>

D'Avino's body of work includes films for corporations including IBM, [[Time-Life]], and [[New York Stock Exchange|the New York Stock Exchange]]. He completed a series of short, fully animated films for the [[Children's Television Workshop]] including ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRjNpOCNzLo Happy]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFDT5RAfEE Freak ]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e2liDpmWfo Funny]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCgLb_FIkg Library]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a-Enbw6c2U Flower]'', and ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrRzeYG76uI Hydrant]'' alongside the trailer for the 1974 French film ''[[Going Places (1974 film)|Going Places]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xOB_6PTcC8 Carmen D'Avino Movie Trailer by nadderlago on YouTube]</ref>

D'Avino believed all you need is food, work and love. "To keep busy is a marvelous answer to some dull existence. Life is a great adventure no matter what you do. Life is a joy".

D'Avino believed all you need is food, work and love. "To keep busy is a marvelous answer to some dull existence. Life is a great adventure no matter what you do. Life is a joy".

D'Avinos wife Helena D'Avino wrote a book ''Carmen - kohtaloni'' (''Carmen - My Destiny'') about their life together. The book was published by Siirtolaisuusinstituutti (The Institute of Migration) in Finnish in Turku in 1998.<ref>{{Cite book |last=D'Avino |first=Helena |title=Carmen-- kohtaloni |date=1998 |publisher=Siirtolaisuusinstituutti |isbn=978-951-9266-58-9 |series=Siirtolaisuusinstituutin kaunokirjallinen sarja |location=Turku}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-08-13 |title=LYHYESTI {{!}} Siirtolaisinstituutti julkaisi ensimmäisen muistelmateoksen |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000003736594.html |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>

Several of D'Avino's films have been preserved by the [[Academy Film Archive]], including ''Pianissimo'' (1963), ''The Room'' (1959), and ''A Trip'' (1960), in 2007, and ''Background'' (1973), in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preserved Projects|url=http://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=&filmmaker=carmen+d%27avino&category=All&collection=All|website=Academy Film Archive}}</ref>

Several of D'Avino's films have been preserved by the [[Academy Film Archive]], including ''Pianissimo'' (1963), ''The Room'' (1959), and ''A Trip'' (1960), in 2007, and ''Background'' (1973), in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preserved Projects|url=http://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=&filmmaker=carmen+d%27avino&category=All&collection=All|website=Academy Film Archive}}</ref>