last updated in july 2022
President's Office
Marco Solari, President
Carla Speziali, Vice President
office@locarnofestival.ch
Members of management
Artistic Direction
Giona A. Nazzaro, Artistic Director
direction@locarnofestival.ch
Executive Office
Raphaël Brunschwig, Managing Director
Simona Gamba, Deputy COO & Chief innovation officer
Fabienne Merlet, Head of Marketing and Communication
coo@locarnofestival.ch
Programming, selection committees, advisors and moderations
Selection committee - Feature Films
Pamela Biénzobas
Mathilde Henrot, Adjointe du Directeur Artistique
Stefan Ivančić
Giovanni Marchini Camia
Daniela Persico
Pardi di domani - Selection committee
Eddie Bertozzi, Head of
Anne Gaschütz
Enrico Vannucci
Valeria Wagner
Advisors
Eddie Bertozzi, Competition sections
Manlio Gomarasca, Genre Cinema
KIM Young-woo, China, Korea and South East Asia
Olaf Möller, Japan, India and Russia
Tiny Mungwe, Sub-saharan Africa
John Nein, United States
Luca Pacilio, Consultant for the Selection Committees
Marcello Paolillo, Public Relations with US Talent Agencies
Programming office
Victoria Manconi, Head of
Agatha Bottinelli Montandon, Coordinator
Valentina Manzoni, Assistant
programming@locarnofestival.ch
Pardi di domani programming office
Sara Bellicini, Head of
Alberto Togni, Assistant
shortfilms@locarnofestival.ch
Documentation office
Manuela Pellegrini, Head of
Lorenzo Regazzoni, Assistant
Debora Turuani, Assistant
Retrospettiva
Roberto Turigliatto, Curator
Bernard Eisenschitz, Co-Curator
Caterina Renzi, Retrospettiva and Special Programs Coordinator
Image & Sound
Patricia Boillat, Head of
Elena Gugliuzza, Coordinator
Print Admission Unit
Cristina Caon, Head of
Sale e Piazza Grande
Alan Lava, Piazza Grande RING manager
Iria Togni, Head of theatres staff
Hospitality, guest management & guest transportations
Hospitality
Etienne Loponte, Head of
Lilia Aurora Calastri, Coordinator
Guest management
Annamaria Scaramella, Head of
Emma Broggini, Coordinator
Lucius Barre, Protocol Officer
Guest transportations
Matteo Servalli, Manager
Locarno Pro
Markus Duffner, Head of
Daria Voumard, Industry Manager
Francesca Palleschi, Alliance4Development Project Manager
Marcello Paolillo, StepIn & U30 Project Manager
Marion Klotz, Industry Academy Project Manager
Ayumi Filippone, MatchMe! Match Maker
locarnopro@locarnofestival.ch
Open Doors
Zsuzsi Bánkuti, Head of Open Doors Ad Interim
Sarah Schiesser, Deputy
Clara Kiskanç, Coordinator
Nadir Paltenghi, Assistant
Paulo De Carvalho, Artistic Consultant
Delphine Jeanneret, Young Talents Consultant & Programmer
Jonathan Ali, Caribbean Advisor
Paula Astorga, Producers' Lab Head of Studies
Marjorie Bendeck, Co-production Hub Project Manager
Bernadette Klausberger, Open Doors Press Agent
opendoors@locarnofestival.ch
Open Doors - Selection Committee
Marjorie Bendeck
Paola Buontempo
Marianne Dumoulin
Robert Maylor
Elias Ribeiro
Educational / multidisciplinar programs & initiatives
Locarno Academy / Spring Academy Locarno Residency / BaseCamp / Locarno Kids / Atelier du futur
Stefano Knuchel, Head of Filmmakers Academy & Project Manager BaseCamp
Francesco De Biasi, Educational Program Manager
Daniela Persico, Head of special projects
Marion Klotz, Industry Academy Project Manager
Christopher Small, Critics Academy Project Manager
Valentina Manzoni, Spring Academy Coordinator
Sara Bellicini, Locarno Residency Coordinator
Mara Manzolini, Atelier du Futur la Mobiliare Project Manager
Communication, marketing & sponsorship
Fabienne Merlet, Head of Communication & Marketing
Camilla Liedtke, Deputy Head of Partnership
Nicolò Martire, Partnership Manager & Marketing Coordinator
Alessandro De Bon, Content Strategist & Editorial Copywriter
Francesca Monti, Head of Editorial & UX Copywriter
Laura Heggemann, Partnership Assistant
marketing@locarnofestival.ch
sponsorship@locarnofestival.ch
Press Office & public relations
Fiorenza Conforti, Head of
Alvin Valsangiacomo, Coordinator
press@locarnofestival.ch
Press agents
Sonja Zöchling, German-speaking Switzerland
Eric Bouzigon, French-speaking Switzerland
Stephen Lan, International
Patrizia Wachter, Italy
Frauke Greiner, Germany and Austria
Celia Mahistre, France
Digital communication & social media
Julie Mucchiut, Digital Senior Communication & Content Manager
Graphic
Dimitri Bianchini, Graphic Designer & Brand Manager
Alex Furgiuele, Graphic Designer
Locarno Daily e Locarno Live TV by Swisscom
Alessandro De Bon, Head of
Official catalogue
Francesca Monti, Head of
F&B and Events
Alessandro Meschiari, Manager
Rotonda by la Mobiliare
Christian Mancini, Project Manager
Innovation, digital & IT
Innovation
Simona Gamba, Deputy COO & Chief Innovation Officer
Digital touchpoints
Alessio Vairetti, Digital Project Manager & Digital Media Specialist
Simone Vannucci, Webmaster
IT & logistics
Paola Guerra, IT & Logistics Coordinator
IT support & Helpdesk
Rocco Natalino
Thomas Miatello, Trainee
helpdesk@locarnofestival.ch
Logistics & infrastructures
Alessandro Bonalumi, Head of Logistics, Infrastructures and Transportations
Paola Guerra, IT & Logistics Coordinator
Samuel Comodini, Decorations Manager
logistics@locarnofestival.ch
Secretariat
Pia Ferrari, Head of Secretariat and President's Office
Francesca Nauer
Martina Orlandi
President's Office and Executive assistants
Naima Maggetti, Assistant to the President
Nora Bianchi, Assistant to the Artistic Director
Protocol and international affairs
Sara Guerra, Head of Protocol and International Affairs
Amministrazione e finanze
Finances and accounting
Pierre Tunesi, Head of
Fosca Chiappini, Finances and Accounting Assistant
Manuela Renggli, Accounting Assistant
Administration & HR
Michael Mros, Head of
administration@locarnofestival.ch
Operations
Nathalie Solimano, Coordinator
Security
Giordano Ferrari, Chief Security Officer
Alan Lava, Head of Mobile Detachment
