last updated in september 2023
President's Office
Maja Hoffmann, President
Luigi Pedrazzini, Vice President
office@locarnofestival.ch
Festival management
Artistic direction
Giona A. Nazzaro, Artistic Director
direction@locarnofestival.ch
Executive direction
Raphaël Brunschwig, Managing Director
Simona Gamba, Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Chief Innovation Officer
Fabienne Merlet, Member of Management and Head of Communication
Emma Broggini, Executive assistant to the Managing Director
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
Julia Schubiger
Enrico Vannucci
Advisors
Eddie Bertozzi, Competition sections
Manlio Gomarasca, Genre Cinema
KIM Young-woo, China, Korea and South East Asia
Olaf Möller, Japan, India and Russia
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
Loredana Di Fabrizio, 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
Retrospettiva
Olaf Möller, Curator
Roberto Turigliatto, 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
Iria Togni, Head of theatres staff
Alan Lava, Piazza Grande Premium sector manager
Accreditations
Martina Orlandi, Manager
Ticketing
Mattia De-Sassi, Manager
Hospitality, guest management & guest transportations
Hospitality
Etienne Loponte, Head of
Gaia Quattrini, Coordinator
Guest management
Laurent Myot, Head of
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
Sarah Schiesser, Deputy
Clara Kiskanç, Coordinator
Nadir Paltenghi, Assistant
Delphine Jeanneret, Programmer and Directors' Club Manager
Jonathan Ali, Programmer and Directors' Club Coordinator
Paulo De Carvalho, Programmer and General Consultant
Paula Astorga, Producers' Lab Head of Studies
Marjorie Bendeck, Projects' Hub Project Manager
opendoors@locarnofestival.ch
Open Doors - Selection Committee
Julia Duarte
Kiro Russo
Marianne Dumoulin
Paolo Bertolin
Ivette Liang
Educational / multidisciplinar programs & initiatives
Locarno Academy / Locarno Residency / BaseCamp / Locarno Kids / Atelier du futur
Francesco De Biasi, Educational Program Manager
Stefano Knuchel, Head of Filmmakers Academy & Project Manager BaseCamp
Daniela Persico, Head of special projects
Marion Klotz, Industry Academy Project Manager
Christopher Small, Critics Academy Project Manager
Alvin Valsangiacomo, L'immagine e la parola Coordinator
Mario Blaconà, Spring Academy Coordinator
Sara Bellicini, Locarno Residency Coordinator
Kevin B. Lee, Professor for the future of cinema and audiovisual arts of USI
Communication, marketing & partnership
Fabienne Merlet, Head of Communication and Marketing
Nicolò Martire, Partnership & Marketing Coordinator
Francesca Monti, Editorial Manager
Laura Heggemann, Partnership & Marketing Coordinator
marketing@locarnofestival.ch
sponsorship@locarnofestival.ch
Press Office & public relations
Fiorenza Conforti, Head of
Alvin Valsangiacomo, Coordinator
press@locarnofestival.ch
Press Agents
Claudia Wintsch, elliott AG, 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 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, Manager
Official catalogue
Francesca Monti, Manager
Sustainability, diversity & inclusion
Fabienne Merlet, Sustainability
Sara Bellicini, Diversity & Inclusion
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
Mattia De-Sassi, Digital Project Manager
Simone Vannucci, Webmaster
IT, Helpdesk & logistics
Ivano Bacchetta, System Manager
Paola Guerra, IT & Logistics Coordinator
Thomas Miatello, IT Trainee
Logistics & infrastructures
Alessandro Bonalumi, Head of Logistics, Infrastructures and Transportations
Paola Guerra, IT & Logistics Coordinator
Samuel Comodini, Decorations Manager
Secretariat
Pia Ferrari, Head of Secretariat and President's Office
Francesca Nauer, Coordinator
Martina Orlandi, Coordinator
President's Office and Executive assistants
Naima Maggetti, Assistant to the President
Nora Bianchi, Assistant to the Artistic Director
Institutional Protocol
Sara Guerra, Head of
Finances & administration
Finances and accounting
Pierre Tunesi, Head of
Liliana Sampietro, Financial Controller
Natascha Bertolutti, Accounting Assistant
Administration & HR
Michael Mros, Head of
Strahinja Popovic, HR coordinator
Operations
Nathalie Solimano, Coordinator
Security
Giordano Ferrari, Chief Security Officer
Alan Lava, Head of Mobile Detachment & Special Projects
