MAURIZIO DI RIENZO

Journalist and film critic, he collaborates with numerous Italian and international festivals, also participating in juries and selection committees. He is director of the ShorTS International Film Festival in Trieste, programmer for the Venice Days of the Authors, and consultant for FICE, for which he curates the Giornate di Cinema d’Essai, the Racconti italiani film festival, and the magazine Vivilcinema. He has conceived and curated reviews dedicated to Italian cinema for the Cinémathèque Suisse and the Casa del Cinema in Rome. A member of the SNGCI Executive Committee, he is responsible for the pre-selection of documentaries and short films for the Nastri d’Argento awards. He has hosted programs and specials for RAI and Telepiù D+.

CARLOTTA GAMBA

Attrice tra le più promettenti del cinema italiano, vincitrice del David di Donatello come One of the most promising actresses in Italian cinema, winner of the David di Donatello award for Best Italian Newcomer 2025. She studied dance and cello before devoting herself to acting, training at the Teatro Erba in Turin and later at the Silvio d’Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. After several theater experiences—directed by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti and Luigi Siracusa, among others—she made her film debut in America Latina by the D’Innocenzo brothers (2021). Her notable roles include Dante by Pupi Avati (2022), Gloria by Margherita Vicario (2024), and Vermiglio by Maura Del Pero (Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival 2024).

VINCENZO SCUCCIMARRA

Over thirty years of experience in the world of communication and audiovisual media as a journalist, editorial consultant, and screenwriter. After a long career in television fiction, he now devotes himself to writing documentary films for cinema. He is the author of Mothers with Alice Tomassini and, together with Alex Infascelli, of the films S is for Stanley (David di Donatello 2016), Mi chiamo Francesco Totti (David di Donatello 2021) and Kill Me If You Can (nominated for the David 2023). He has collaborated with several film festivals and worked as a writer, producer, and consultant for major Italian.