Filmmaker Sebastiano Jodice dies at 45

Sebastiano Jodice, Italian filmmaker and son of photographer Mimmo Jodice, died of a heart attack at age 45 while on vacation in La Spezia with his wife and five children. Born in 1971 in Naples, he earned a degree in economics before moving to Milan, where in 2010 he co-founded Collateral films with Guido Cella, a production company active in fashion, producing projects for Gucci, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Zegna, and Armani. Jodice was known for short films, music videos for artists including Gwen Stefani, Geri Halliwell, Ricky Martin, and Luciano Pavarotti, and for producing major events such as the opening ceremony of the XX Winter Olympic Games in Turin and the launch of Discovery Channel Italia. He collaborated with his brother, artist Francesco Jodice, on cultural projects including Citytellers, a trilogy on new forms of urbanism.