Ivan King was born in Italy, on December 23th, 1989. He attended an art school to become a comic-book artist, but, during the studies, he decided to dedicate himself to cinema. When he was 15, he began filming short movies, as a director, editor and actor. In 2010 he created the king UNIT, a filmmakers team. His first important short film was "Like God" (2012), winner of the Best Short Film Award