I tutor on pitching, film pitching, documentary financing and production for: Pompeu-Fabra University (Barcelona), Zelig School of Documentary, Cinema and New Media (Bolzano), Politecnico/Corep,VR+MMP, Scuola Holden and SAA (Torino) as well as for EDN (European Documentary Network), EAVE, EURODOC, DOCEDEGE, DOCUMENTRY CAMPUS, IDFA.I conduct workshops on film pitching for Biennale Cinema College Venice, Cannes Film Festival - Marchè du Film, Festival 3 Continents - Produire au… Show more I tutor on pitching, film pitching, documentary financing and production for: Pompeu-Fabra University (Barcelona), Zelig School of Documentary, Cinema and New Media (Bolzano), Politecnico/Corep,VR+MMP, Scuola Holden and SAA (Torino) as well as for EDN (European Documentary Network), EAVE, EURODOC, DOCEDEGE, DOCUMENTRY CAMPUS, IDFA.I conduct workshops on film pitching for Biennale Cinema College Venice, Cannes Film Festival - Marchè du Film, Festival 3 Continents - Produire au Sud.I have been tutoring in Barcelona, Malaga, Thessaloniki, Riga, Jihlava, Athens, Rio de Janeiro, Marseilles, London, Lisbon, Malta, Ghent, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Bornholm, Thallinn, Helsinki, Washington DC, Kolkata, Belgrade, Prague, Strasbourg, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Nantes, Recife, Tunis, Zagreb, Bucharest, Ljubljana, Belo Horizonte, Nairobi, Venice. Show less

Documentary in Europe is a non-profit cultural association founded in 1997 in Turin. The association's aim is to enhance, promote and divulge documentary cinema. It opens the door of the international documentary film market to authors, film makers and producers.The association organizes the annual events ‘Documentary in Europe Workshop’ and the film showcase ‘Settimana del Documentario’. It also arranges seminars for young talents and professionals and manages the ‘Superottimisti… Show more Documentary in Europe is a non-profit cultural association founded in 1997 in Turin. The association's aim is to enhance, promote and divulge documentary cinema. It opens the door of the international documentary film market to authors, film makers and producers.The association organizes the annual events ‘Documentary in Europe Workshop’ and the film showcase ‘Settimana del Documentario’. It also arranges seminars for young talents and professionals and manages the ‘Superottimisti (private, family film) Archive’. Show less

My main role in the production company Stefilm is to develop documentary films and series. My tasks are to find documentary projects that can be successfully developed, raise the funding to develop them, supervise the content development of the films, pitch the projects to broadcasters, decision makers, sales agents and distributors, bring the projects into production and supervise the production, oversee the editing and finalize the content in line with the requests of the financiers… Show more My main role in the production company Stefilm is to develop documentary films and series. My tasks are to find documentary projects that can be successfully developed, raise the funding to develop them, supervise the content development of the films, pitch the projects to broadcasters, decision makers, sales agents and distributors, bring the projects into production and supervise the production, oversee the editing and finalize the content in line with the requests of the financiers without betraying the intentions of the filmmaker. Show less

I have directed two documentary films in Africa - ERITREA THE RED LAND and TOUGHER THAN THE REST and recently: DR. ICE (a documentary on science and sport with ZDF/Arte), A WORLD OF PASTA (one episode of the 6 part series GLOBAL FOOD), TEA FOR ALL and COFFEE PLEASE! (of the six part series GLOBAL DRINKS), WHEN ITALY STARTED FLYING (the reconstruction of THE first airplane built in Italy) and all the episodes of the five part series on European food markets IN THE BELLY OF THE CITY.

I have been producing documentaries since 1986 with Stefilm, the company I established with my partners Elena Filippini and Edoardo Fracchia.Stefilm is an independent production company producing and one of the leading documentary producers in Italy. It is committed to creating and distributing documentary films and series which bring Italian culture and new talent to the rest of the world.Stefilm's productions have been co-financed with over 50 broadcasting, institutional and… Show more I have been producing documentaries since 1986 with Stefilm, the company I established with my partners Elena Filippini and Edoardo Fracchia.Stefilm is an independent production company producing and one of the leading documentary producers in Italy. It is committed to creating and distributing documentary films and series which bring Italian culture and new talent to the rest of the world.Stefilm's productions have been co-financed with over 50 broadcasting, institutional and independent partners in Europe and North America. The company produces films and programmes on historical, social and cultural issues. Award winning films include CITIZEN BERLUSCONI, nominated for the German Grimme Award in the year 2004; PORTO MARGHERA – VENICE 59th Mostra del Cinema di Venezia 2002, SORRISO AMARO (RICE GIRLS) 60th Mostra del Cinema di Venezia 2003 and MoMA New York, International Documentary Fortnight. Recent productions include MOSTAR UNITED (IDFA 2009) and VINYLMANIA (Goteburg Int, Film Fest.) and Indian-Italian-Danish- Norwegian feature film CHAR, THE NO MAN'S ISLAND (Berlinale Forum 2013).Documentary series: BUILDING THE WINTER GAMES (3 x 45'); PIEMONTE STORIES (12 x 10'); GLOBAL FOOD (6 x 52'), GLOBAL DRINKS (6 x 52'), IN THE BELLY OF THE CITY (5 x 52') Show less

AV production and teaching video production, mainly camera and editing.