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词条 Francesco Rulli
释义

  1. Career

      Film Annex    BitLanders & BitCharities    Afghan Citadel Software Company  

  2. Judo

  3. Philanthropy

  4. References

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}}Francesco Rulli is an Italian businessman, philanthropist and black belt Judo instructor at the New York Athletic Club. He founded MTI USA Inc. in 1995 and serves as the President. In 2006, he founded and served as the president of Film Annex, an online independent film distribution platform and web television network.[1] He launched the Bitcoin platform bitLanders in 2014 and serves as the President.[2] Rulli also co-founded Mrs. Mudd, a fashion and design consulting firm with American actor, producer and director John Malkovich.[3] Rulli was a featured actor in Malkovich's documentary Flipping Uncle Kimono.[4][5]

Career

In 2001, Rulli met Malkovich in New York through mutual friend and then ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey, and asked Malkovich if he would be interested in doing a men's clothing line.[6] In 2002, they founded Mrs. Mudd,[7] a fashion company selling outfits designed by Malkovich.[8] The company released its John Malkovich menswear collection, "Uncle Kimono", in 2003[9] The line expressed the idiosyncratic tastes of Malkovich, with items such as the "Nervous Breakdown Jacket."

Film Annex

Rulli founded Film Annex, a Web TV Network that allows filmmakers to create free Web TVs to present their work under specific domain names, in 2006. Film Annex helps filmmakers create a brand out of their name, company, or project, in an effort to avoid a "forward-slash mentality".[10] The company's distribution of movies and web television aims to allow artists and filmmakers to fund their projects and promote their works with a shared advertising model. An editorial team approves the content of all films before release to ensure they are made by professionals.[11]

  • In May 2010, Film Annex launched www.AbelFerrara.com a new web TV site in partnership with American screenwriter and director Abel Ferrara. Abel Ferrara TV broadcasts Ferrara’s videos, including excerpts from his films, news about his latest projects, and interviews with the filmmaker and other members of his creative team.
  • In November 2011, Film Annex became the online distributor for METAN Development Group to distribute Hello! Hollywood! to China, US, and Canada.[12]
  • On June 27, 2013, Film Annex partnered with Matthew Modine's production company Cinco Dedos Peliculas[13] to re-release his short film, Jesus Was a Commie,[14][15] among other projects.

BitLanders & BitCharities

In August 2014, Rulli launched bitLanders, a social network with 500,000 registered users and an extended network of 180 million connections. bitLanders.com has gamified Bitcoin and charitable donations with a system of quests allowing users to donate Bitcoin to non-profits on bitCharities.com, where 30+ leading charities present their work and mission.[16]

Afghan Citadel Software Company

As another Film Annex project, in 2012, Rulli and Roya Mahboob, founder and CEO of the Afghan Citadel Software Company (ACSC), launched the Afghan Development Project and Women's Annex. The project aims to show the world positive developments in Afghanistan by broadcasting current event videos, interviews, and news clips as well as archival material directly from Afghan Youth Development.[17] Mahboob supplied technology training to students in 40 schools with the help of Rulli, and said it is a chance for girls to broaden their horizons.[18] Women's Annex is an educational and financing initiative that provides women with mentoring and monetizing options for any video content they post on social media, allowing them to find opportunities to begin filmmaking careers.

Judo

Rulli is a member of the New York Athletic Club's Judo Club,[19] chaired by Kevin Earls and Owen Tunney, and he is a Yodan (4th degree black belt) as an active competitor in Judo. He is a coach of and helps run the NYAC’s Saturday morning program, which is organized for NYAC members’ children to receive exposure to and basic training in judo.[20]

Rulli is the Producer of JudoArts.com. Film Annex and Rulli sponsored the 2013 New York Judo Open. Competition directors were Mel Appelbaum, Dr Arthur Canario, and John Walla. Film Annex has filmed the tournament and conducted interviews with the athletes since 2010.[21][22]

As a supporter of Judo, Rulli and Malkovich presented an unconventional fashion show in the documentary "Flipping Uncle Kimono", using 20 Judo fighters as models during a Milan fashion show that looked like a championship Judo match with the fighters wearing men's suits from the Mrs. Mudd fashion line by Malkovich. They did this on a stage in a courtyard in Milan, in front of a live audience, and with Malkovich and Rulli directing the action.[23]

Philanthropy

Rulli's company Film Annex funded 2013 Time 100 honoree Roya Mahboob in the construction of 11 classrooms and 2 stand alone IT centers in Herat and Kabul, Afghanistan, connecting 55,000 female students to the World Wide Web.[24]

Rulli is an Advisory Board Member of the Global Medical Relief Fund, an organization working to bring aid to children injured or otherwise adversely affected by war, natural disaster or illness.[25] He is a Founding Board Member of Digital Citizen Fund (previously Women's Annex).[26] Rulli along with Porter Bibb and Alan McFarland are founding members of the Southampton Multimedia Center which serves as both a digital literacy educational and training facility for the local community.[27]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Film Annex|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/film-annex|publisher=Crunch Base|accessdate=13 February 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Interview with Bitlanders CEO Francesco Rulli|url=http://bitcoinist.net/interview-bitlanders-ceo-francesco-rulli|publisher=Bitcoinist|accessdate=4 April 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web|first =Heather |last =John| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/13/magazine/tm-malkovich15 |title=Fashionable Liaisons: Meet John Malkovich, Tailor of the Cinema|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 13, 2003| accessdate =January 24, 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000518/|title=John Malkovich|website=IMDb}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2134752/|title=Francesco Rulli|website=IMDb}}
6. ^{{cite web|first =Joe |last =Brescia| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/11/business/11interview.html |title=From Broadway to Runway|work=New York Times|date=February 11, 2006| accessdate =January 24, 2012}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Meet Mrs. Mudd|url=http://observer.com/2006/02/the-transom-50/|publisher=New York Observer|accessdate=13 February 2006}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/09/1089000347671.html |title= Wearing John Malkovich|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=July 10, 2004| accessdate =January 24, 2012}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/john-malkovich-trunk-show |title=Let John Malkovich dress you…|date=April 30, 2005| accessdate =January 25, 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|last=Park|first=Jane|title=Film Annex|url=https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/20865|work=Creative Commons Blog|publisher=Creative Commons|accessdate=26 January 2012}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.constanceberjaut.com/rethinking-the-film-distribution/|title=» Rethinking the film distribution|website=www.constanceberjaut.com}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Film Annex to Promote and Distribute Content Produced by METAN Development Group|url=http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/183178-1321045993-film-annex-to-promote-and-distribute-content-produced-by-metan-development-group.html|publisher=OnlinePRNews.com|accessdate=10 July 2013}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Cinco Dedos Peliculas|url=https://www.imdb.com/company/co0322677/?ref_=fn_al_co_1|publisher=IMDB.com|accessdate=10 July 2013}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Matthew Modine Releases His Short Films on Film Annex's Online Film Distribution Platform|url=http://www.matthewmodine.com/news/show/id/11|publisher=MatthewModine.com|accessdate=10 July 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715022052/http://www.matthewmodine.com/news/show/id/11|archivedate=15 July 2013|df=}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Matthew Modine Web TV Only on Film Annex|url=http://nakedfilmmaking.com/2013/07/01/watch-matthew-modines-film-jesus-was-a-commie-free-online-now/|publisher=NakedFilmMaking.com|accessdate=10 July 2013}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=Exclusive: An Insight into Francesco Rulli’s Work and Thoughts|url=http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/05/17/exclusive-an-insight-into-francesco-rullis-work-and-thoughts|publisher=Newsbtc|accessdate=17 May 2015}}
17. ^{{cite web|last=Shah|first=Angela|title=In Afghanistan, Roya Mahboob Connects Girls With Computers|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/01/in-afghanistan-roya-mahboob-connects-girls-with-computers.html|publisher=Newsweek's The Daily Beast|accessdate=5 September 2012}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=Afghan Women Help Drive Resurgent Economy|url=http://www.voanews.com/content/afghan-women-help-drive-recurrent-economy/1628696.html|publisher=Voice of America|accessdate=3 April 2013}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nyac.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=236060&ssid=89470&vnf=1|title=Judo Club - The New York Athletic Club|website=www.nyac.org}}
20. ^{{cite journal|last=DiPrinzio|first=Ron|title=Coaches Return for 111th Season|journal=The Winged Foot|date=October 2006|volume=125|issue=10|pages=10|url=http://members.nyac.org/files/October%2006%20Issue.pdf|accessdate=26 January 2012}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/Features/2010/October/15/Film-Annex-to-Sponsor-Promote-and-Document-the-New-York-Open-Judo-Championship-this-Weekend.aspx|title=Film Annex to Sponsor- Promote- and Document the New York Open Judo Championship this Weekend|publisher=}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkopenjudo.com/index.php|title=newyorkopenjudo.com - newyorkopenjudo Resources and Information.|website=www.newyorkopenjudo.com}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445020/plotsummary|title=John Malkovich: Flipping Uncle Kimono (TV Movie 2005)|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}
24. ^{{cite web|title=Afghan women on the march by US Secretary of State John Kerry|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/john-kerry-afghan-women-roya-mahboob-99969.html|publisher=Politico|accessdate=18 November 2013}}
25. ^{{cite web|title=Board Members|url=http://www.gmrfchildren.org/about-us/|work=GMRF Children|publisher=gmrfchildren.org|accessdate=10 July 2013}}
26. ^{{cite web|title=If I teach them, no one can stop them": Roya Mahboob is fighting to educate the girls of Afghanistan|url=http://www.salon.com/2015/03/08/if_i_teach_them_no_one_can_stop_them_roya_mahboob_is_fighting_to_educate_the_girls_of_afghanistan|publisher=SALON|accessdate=8 March 2015}}
27. ^{{cite web|title=Hamptons Smart Phone Film Project Mentors Young Filmmakers|url=http://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Art-News/20712/Hamptons-Smart-Phone-Film-Project-Mentors-Young.html#.VWzu_WC1jGu|publisher=Hamptons.com|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
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