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Pete Scalzitti

Pete Scalzitti

Visual EffectsIllinois, USA
About

Pete Scalzitti is an American animator, director, editor, VFX artist, and accordionist. He animated "Snackatron 3000" 's face and full body VFX shots in Pizza Movie (Hulu, 2026). He animated, designed, and edited Kate Siegel's Stephen King written animated short "Lily" (Tribeca Film Festival 2025); he co-directed and animated "The Scariest Skeleton" with Mali Elfman (2024) and "Amy" by BRONTOSORUS (SXSW 2010); as an editor and cinematographer he toured with Ukrainian refugees to create documentary featurettes for the Met Opera's PBS program "The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra at the Kennedy Center" (2022), and similarly for The Met Opera's "Live in HD" series (2019-). As an accordionist, Pete received a Special Thanks credit in "Weird: The Al Yankovich Story" (2022) for teaching Daniel Radcliffe to play accordion for his portrayal of Weird Al.

Filmography
Pizza Movie
Pizza Movie2026 · Animation
Lily
Lily2025 · Animation, Cinematography, Editor, Art Direction, Background Designer, Art Designer, Character Designer, Sound Editor
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca2024 · Cinematography, Editor
The Scariest Skeleton
The Scariest Skeleton2024 · Director, Editor, Sound Designer, Animation, Cinematography
Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses2011 · Gaffer, Assistant Director, Boom Operator
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