- About

EVELINA MANNA – Founder

Evelina Manna, model, actress and film producer, was born in Rome to Apulian parents.

From a very young age, naturally inclined towards artistic expression through dance and acting, she soon caught the attention of major international fashion photographers, represented by her long-standing and prestigious agency in Milan, Bravemodels.

Her first debut was for the magazine Harper’s Bazaar Italia, with the Haute Couture Valentino “special collection” photographed by Gianmarco Chieregato. While in Paris, she posed for Vogue France with the great Guy Bourdin.

After completing her studies, obtaining her diploma as an elementary school teacher and beginning her university path in philosophy, Evelina moved first to Paris and then to New York, where she worked with other world-renowned photographers such as Patrick Demarchelier, Francesco Scavullo, Ellen Von Unwerth, Peter Lindbergh, Tony Kelly and André Rau, and with the most important magazines in the field: Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue Italia, Cosmopolitan, Officiel, Allure, Maxime, GQ Italia, Panorama, First, Playboy America, Style, GQ British, etc.

Her passion for art and cinema, born in childhood, continued over the years. In the United States, she attended Larry Moss’s (LA) acting classes and deepened her study of Martha Graham’s dance technique. But it was her meeting in London with Susan Strasberg that led her to attend her Actor’s Studio workshop. Together they prepared her stage debut: “Me and Annie”, based on Woody Allen’s film of the same name. Back in Italy, Evelina brought to the stage two more plays for the OFF theatre: “The Telephone Call” by Dorothy Parker and “Ubutango” by Alfredo Giuliani, directed by Luca Archibugi.

Theatre was followed by the TV movie “Padre Pio” and the miniseries “La Guerra è finita”, both broadcast on Rai 1.

Subsequently came her debut on the big screen: “Casomai” by Alessandro D’Alatri and “Una Bellissima Bambina” by Mimmo Calopresti, the latter presented at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.

Her film career gave her the opportunity to work with Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone, who chose her for the role of Princess Simin in the epic film “Alexander”, alongside Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins.

During this period, she alternated between cinema and fashion for major glamour magazines.

In 2010 she returned to television, starring with Enrico Lo Verso in Mediaset’s TV remake of “La Donna Velata”. That same year she starred in “Eve e i Munchies”, a popular Mediaset television program — a sitcom featuring a group of irreverent puppets.

In 2011 Evelina Manna decided to embark on a new professional challenge: the creation of Moodyproduction, a company dedicated to independent productions.

With Moodyproduction she created a trilogy of commercials and docufilms dedicated to social issues:

– “Breaking the Silence”, a campaign against Violence Against Women for the European Community, in which she was both actress and producer.

– “A Day & a Minute”, a short movie on the theme of Immigration, presented at the Taormina Film Festival.

– “Let’s Fall in Love”, directed by Pappi Corsicato, a commercial against Homophobia, which closes the trilogy.

The spot inaugurated Palermo Pride 2013 and was presented at the Venice Film Festival as a Special Event.

In 2014 Moodyproduction co-produced its first feature film for cinema, *Vinodentro* (2014–2015), about the world of wine: a noir comedy directed by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani, starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Lambert Wilson, presented at the Venice Film Festival – Giornate degli Autori section.

At the same time, drawing on her experience in the world of fashion and imagery, she collaborated with magazines and several prestigious national and international publishing groups.

In 2021–2022 she was the testimonial for the national advertising campaign of D’Avossa Gioielli – Haute Joaillerie, with large-scale billboards in Rome and Milan.

Her latest project in preparation is the TV film dedicated to the figure of the partisan Teresa Mattei and the women of the Constituent Assembly, titled “Chicchi e le ragazze della Mimosa”.

Featured in 2023 on the cover of *Wall Street Italia*, she is now developing a project on Clown Therapy in 2024 — first as a short film and then as a TV series, “Noi e Nina”, which sees her for the first time behind the camera as co-director.

In 2025, she co-produces the film La Salita, the directorial debut of Massimiliano Gallo, scheduled for release in March 2026, together with Panama Film, FAN Produzioni, and Rai Cinema, and distributed by Fandango.