South Fellini
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| Genre | Science, fiction, Horror, Pop-Culture |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Tony Trov & Johnny Zito |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia PA , USA |
| Website | SouthFellini.com |
South Fellini is an American media and apparel studio established by Tony Trov and Johnny Zito in 2005.
History
Founding
Trov and Zito began to collaborate while attending Temple University. South Fellini became the umbrella name for all creative projects made by the duo since 2005.[1]
Comic Books
In 2008, South Fellini won a comic book competition with their Girl Gang VS Zombie series
Films
Following their time in the comic book industry, the duo wrote and directed two feature length horror comedies that were distributed by Gravitas Ventures. In 2013 Alpha Girls: A Satanic Sorority Slasher was released. Following the success of the film, American Exorcist was released in 2018.[3]
Lifestyle brand
South Fellini opened their first brick and mortar shop on East Passyunk Avenue South Philadelphia in 2016. In 2019 South Fellini grabbed headlines for dressing
Return to Arts and Media
During lockdown of Covid 19, South Fellini returned to producing media content starting with podcast dedicated to Philadelphia History titled Legends of Philadelphia.
In 2022, an ongoing project of short animated cartoons titled Wild Jawns began to be released on Instagram and Youtube. The cartoon was inspired by their art installation collaboration with street artist Kid Hazo.[7]
In 2023 began released a monthly multimedia hauntology project called Hoagiewave which featured lost Philadelphia media with original music by Trov. The music was released as an album on Spotify Apple Music and on cassette.[8]
Comics
- Black Cherry Bombshells(2008- 2011)
- La Morté Sisters(2009- 2011)
- Carnivale De Robotique (2010)
- Moon Girl (2011- 2013)
- D.O.G.S. of Mars (2012) [9]
Films
- Fiesta Day- Ford Fiesta short film series
- Alpha Girls- 2013
- American Exorcist- 2018
Awards
- "Outstanding Achievement in Local Comic Art" – 2011 Philadelphia Geek Awards[10]
- "Feature Length Indie Film of the Year" – 2012 Philadelphia Geek Awards nomination [11]
- "Makers of the Year" – 2016 Philadelphia Geek Awards[11]
- "Best of Philly" – 2018 Philadelphia Magazine[12]
References
- ^ https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/south-fellini-legends-of-philadelphia-podcast-20221106.html
- ^ https://www.scifipulse.net/interview-comixologys-johnny-zito-tony-trov-on-moon-girl-d-o-g-s-of-mars-and-sorority-girls/
- ^ https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3515796/bill-moseley-starring-christmas-horror-film-american-exorcist-gets-october-release-date/
- ^ https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/bryce-harper-phillies-tshirt-phanatic-gritty-pulp-fiction-philadelphia-20190328.html
- ^ https://www.jezebel.com/unraveling-the-mystery-of-a-mannequin-from-the-movie-ma-1838280305
- ^ https://billypenn.com/2021/01/10/free-blockbuster-philadelphia-east-passyunk-cedar-park-brian-morrison-south-fellini/
- ^ https://www.inquirer.com/news/south-fellini-new-movie-where-the-wild-jawns-are-20230425.html
- ^ https://www.phillyvoice.com/hoagiewave-philly-inspired-album-south-fellinis-tony-trov/
- ^ [1] Archived October 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Il, Mikey (2011-08-22). "Philly Geek Awards: Recap and Thank Yous". Geekadelphia.
- ^ a b "South Fellini". Philly Geek Awards.
- ^ https://www.phillymag.com/best-of-philly-archive/south-fellini/