Giacomo Agnetti was born in Parma in 1978, he graduated as a film editor at the "Luchino Visconti" School of Cinema in Milan. He is the founder of Magic Mind Corporation, a production company specializing in cartoons and documentaries. His works have received numerous awards in national and international festivals and have been nominated for David Di Donatello and Nastri d'Argento. His latest film was selected at the New York City Independent Film Festival and awarded at VFF 2015 for best documentary. Since 2012 he usually works also as an illustrator. Together with the author Mario Ferraguti he published the illustrated book "Ti Segno e T'incanto" published by Fedelo's and distributed by Feltrinelli and "I mostri d'aria", published with Ediciclo Editore and distributed throughout Italy. He currently teaches animation techniques at the International University of Languages and Media (IULM) in Milan. He worked as a documentary filmmaker in the United States, Argentina, Chile, Egypt, Kenya, Portugal, France, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Germany, Norway and the Svalbard Islands, in the Arctic circle.