chantal

Film maker...actress... performer... Alias kleptomaniac idealistic egomaniac space girl... I always wanted to be a space girl. Now that I am a space girl nobody likes me anymore... singing on new Nublu Orchestra record...We are The OnesBiographyChantal was born from a French mother and an Italian father and grew up in Milan, Italy. Filmaker, actress, performer and photographer, Chantal studied piano and followed her relative Uto Ughi, violin player, at an early age.She then dropped music and started modeling for the agency Eye For I and traveling Europe, Paris, London, Madrid and Tokyo, Japan. At the same time she pursued her passion for acting and photography by going to Acting school and taking photographs. She soon moved to Rome where she got her first acting role in the movie “Traveling Companion”, starring Asia Argento and French actor Michel Piccoli, (Official Selection @ the Cannes International Film Festival).She quickly became he muse of many European film directors such as Peter Del Monte, Citto Maselli, G. Piccioni, Fulvio Ottaviano. She showcased her talent in both drama and comedy movies through many leading and supporting roles in internationally acclaimed European and Italian movies like “Not Of This World”, starring Margherita Buy and Silvio Orlando (United Artists Release and winner of the Montreal World Film Festival and the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival),“Love in The Mirror” starring Peter Stormare (Dancer In The Dark), the Italian Academy Award Winner "Growing Artichocks in Mimongo, the critically acclaimed comedy "But We Only Made Love", where she plays Corinna, an actress that every week takes a train to go to Rome to audition, but she never gets a part because she is too tall, "Albania Blues" where she plays Aida, a refugee' from Albania that made it to the South coast of Italy with the dream of becoming a TV star, and lately the Italian period feature "Bell'E Poker".After an Intensive Shakespeare Program @ The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, like many other artists Chantal decided to move to New York City, where she immediately landed a leading role in the romantic comedy “Big Apple” (Audience Award @ the Las Vegas Independent International Film And Video Festival), aka "Freax and the City" European DVD release, which she also help produce. In New York Chantal's also decided to develop her talent for photography and Film directing.Her debut film “La Mia Mano Destra” (My Right Hand) won for Best Short @ the Brooklyn International Film Festival, was in competition @the Capalbio International Film Festival in Tuscany and @ the Arcipelago Inernational Film Festival in Rome, Italy."Voices Underground" is her first documentary film (2003 New York Turkish Film Festival, Arlene's Grocery's Picture Show).Her Fine Art photographs have been shown in personal and group exhibitions around the city (Photo district Gallery in Chelsea among others).During the filming of her documentary Voices Underground, Chantal got in touch and became part of the New York avant-garde music scene. As a vocalist she recorded and played with the Nublu Orchestra, Ilhan Ersahin, Butch Morris's Chorus of Poets, Bill Ware's Urban Vibes, Sasa Crbonja from Organic Grooves, and was the lead singer of the band 'In Flagranti Live'.Chantal is currently working on another movie script, shooting music videos, (among others for the upcoming band Brazilian Girls and Kudu), freelancing for the independent label Nublu Records and advertising agengy JWT, and, as a vocalist, recording and singing with the Nublu Orchestra and playing percussion with the Himalayas.Chantal is moving to Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand to work on her documentary new film project involving women boxers from Chiang Mai prison and to follow her love for Muay Thai.Layout Provided By FreeCodeSource.com - Myspace Layoutsto know more about me check out my website:http://www.chantalughi.netGet Your Own! | View Slideshow