MILAN, ITALY // Karim Bartoletti is an award-winning Italian advertising professional and producer with an international background and experience. Born in Geneva and raised between Iran, Italy, and the United States, Karim studied at Northwestern University in Chicago and began his professional career in the U.S. at DDB/Chicago (as Executive Producer), before joining Y&R/Chicago, where at just 27 years old he became SVP/Director of Broadcast Production. In 2002, Karim returned to Italy as Partner/Executive Producer at Filmmaster Productions. After 13 years of major successes, in 2015 he joined Indiana Production, a multi-format, multi-platform company with offices in Milan and Rome, considered one of the most prolific and creative entertainment companies in Europe. At Indiana, Karim is Partner/Managing Executive Producer and oversees the company’s Advertising division.

Throughout his career, he has produced campaigns for Budweiser, Jeep, McDonald’s, Audi, FIAT, Gucci, Alfa Romeo, Ariston, Mobil, Maserati, Star, Campari, Intimissimi, Esselunga, Zegna, Ferrero, Lamborghini, and many others. Karim has won all the most prestigious international awards, including Cannes (20 Lions – 7 of which in 2024), Eurobest, D&AD, Clio, and NY Festivals. He regularly serves as a juror at many international festivals, including Cannes, Clio, Mobius, New York Festivals, AICP, KIAF, ADCI, and Eurobest. He is also a frequent visiting professor and lecturer at several communication schools, including Politecnico di Milano, IED, Accademia di Comunicazione, NABA, and IULM. Karim is the President of CPA – the Italian Association of Advertising Production Companies – and an elected Board Member of EPA, the European Producers Association, as well as the Italian Representative for Cannes Lions. He speaks four languages – three of them daily, and one occasionally into a microphone when asked to do voiceovers.