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Our jury line-up always consists of people of various backgrounds with a passion for cinema and expertise in filmmaking and the film industry. They are all individuals we admire and respect. Get to know them.
LORENZO PUNTONI
BEST SHORT FILM JURY
Born in 1986 in Tuscany, he studied cinema at the “Accademia dell’Immagine in L’Aquila”. He has worked as first assistant director for some of the most interesting young Italian filmmakers of recent years, such as Fulvio Risuleo and Manfredi Lucibello.
His short film Aquarium was selected by more than seventy festivals worldwide. He is currently developing Fabula: a TV series project selected at MiA 2020 in Rome, and his first feature film La selvaggia: selected at Locarno 74 film festival, for Alliance for development section.
LORENZO PUNTONI
BEST SHORT FILM JURY
ALESSANDRO STEVANON
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY JURY
Born in Aosta in 1982, Alessandro Stevanon is a producer, director and teacher.
His productions include short films and documentaries that have been presented in many international festivals (Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Visions du Réel, TIFF Kids International Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, etc.) and has received prestigious awards, including the “Michelangelo Antonioni” Award (Bif & st), the “Italia Doc” Award (Bellaria Film Festival) and the Best Short Film Award at the Ischia Film Festival.
He is the co-director of Frontdoc-Festival del Cinema di Frontiera and artistic director of the Cactus International Children’s and Youth Film Festival.