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Sofia Garbati (born 10 December 2002), professionally known as Sofia Ninova, is an italian creative director, VFX artist and animator. She is known for directing and animating lyric videos and visual campaigns. She has worked with Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Elton John, Georgio Armani and HUGO BOSS.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Ninova was born in Ascoli Piceno and grew up in Comunanza.[3] She began directing short films using her Barbie dolls when she was seven years old.[1] Ninova attended Osvaldo Licini Art High School in Ascoli Piceno.[4] In 2021 Ninova directed, produced and animated the official lyric video for Olivia Rodrigo’s single “Drivers License”, originally conceived as a fan-made project.[5] Today she is known for combining the cinematic narrative and digital aesthetics to translate the syntax of music into imagery, drawing inspiration from philosophy and psychology. She has referenced the work of directors such as Damien Chazelle and Paolo Sorrentino as two of her influences. Ninova works between music, fashion and film projects while based in Italy.[3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
| 2025 | twilight zone (Official Lyric Video) | Ariana Grande | Animator |
| 2025 | Refuge (with Norma Jean Martine) (Official Visualizer) | ILLENIUM, Norma Jean Martine | Director, Editor |
| 2025 | Who Believes In Angels? (Lyric Video) | Elton John, Brandi Carlile | Director, Animator |
| 2024 | we can't be friends (wait for your love) (Official Lyric Video) | Ariana Grande | Animator |
| 2024 | the boy is mine (Remix) (Official Lyric Video) | Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica | Animator |
| 2024 | Containers Visualizer | Night Skinny | Creative Director |
| 2024 | Milano Angels Visualizer | Shiva | Supervisor, Animator |
| 2022 | Do We Have A Problem? (Official Lyric Video) | Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Baby | Animator |
| 2022 | Don’t Wake Me Up (Lyric Video) | Jonas Blue, Why Don't We | Animator |
| 2022 | Run Into Trouble (Official Lyric Video) | Alok, Bastille | Animator |
| 2022 | Don't I Make It Look Easy (Official Lyric Video) | Meghan Trainor | Assistant |
| 2021 | drivers license (Fan Lyric Video) | Olivia Rodrigo | Director, Animator |
| 2021 | Tacones Rojos (Lyric Video) | Sebastián Yatra | Animator |
| 2021 | Kiss Me It's Christmas (Official Lyric Video) | Leona Lewis ft. Ne-Yo | Animator |
| 2021 | Suéltate (From Sing 2) (Lyric Video) | Sam i feat. Anitta, BIA & Jarina De Marco | Assistant |
Recognition and press
[edit]Ninova’s work has been covered by Italian and international media including Billboard Italia, where she talks about the rising influence and meaning of lyric videos for modern music consumption.[6] Furthermore she has been covered by Corriere Adriatico, Resto del Carlino, Cronache Picene, L’Ancora and Francesco Di Silvestre Magazine.[1][7][8][9] In 2022 Ninova was invited to the London premiere of Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts as an influencer, following her viral success on the app Tiktok.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sofia Ninova è la regina degli effetti speciali: ha lavorato con Elton John e Armani". www.corriereadriatico.it (in Italian). 2025-11-03. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Sofia Ninova | Regisseur/-in, Animationsabteilung, Abteilung für visuelle Effekte". IMDb (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ a b "Portrait: Sofia Ninova". Karo Reiter | Audio- & Content-Kreation (in German). 2025-11-02. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Sofia Ninova dell'Artistico "Licini" firma il video della canzone "Drivers License"". www.iisorsiniliciniap.edu.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ Capponi, Luca (2021-06-14). "Da Olivia Rodrigo alla campagna di Emalloru Dietro ai video c'è il timbro di Sofia Garbati, 18 anni e un futuro negli States". Cronache Picene (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ IT, Billboard (2025-11-08). "Apologia del lyric video". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ Pezzoli, Luigina. "Dalla cameretta di Comunanza ai video per Ariana Grande, Sofia Garbati si racconta". Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ Capponi, Luca (2021-06-14). "Da Olivia Rodrigo alla campagna di Emalloru Dietro ai video c'è il timbro di Sofia Garbati, 18 anni e un futuro negli States". Cronache Picene (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ Silvestre, Francesco Di (2021-03-30). "Brilla la stella di Sofia Garbati nel panorama della musica internazionale". Francesco Di Silvestre (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Fantastic Beasts Premiere - London". TMZ. Retrieved 2025-12-01.