last updated in may 2022
President's Office
Marco Solari, President
Carla Speziali, Vice President
office@locarnofestival.ch
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
Operations Office
Nathalie Solimano,Operations coordinator
Selection Committee
Pamela Biénzobas, Committee Member
Mathilde Henrot,Committee Member
Daniela Persico,Committee Member
Stefan Ivančić, Committee Member
Giovanni Marchini Camia,Committee Member
Pardi di domani Selection Committee
Eddie Bertozzi, Head of Pardi di domani Selection Committee
Anne Gaschütz,Pardi di domani Committee Member
Enrico Vannucci, Pardi di domani Committee Member
Valeria Wagner,Pardi di domani Committee Member
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
Locarno Pro
Markus Duffner, Head of Locarno Pro
Daria Voumard, Industry Manager
Marcello Paolillo, StepIn & U30 Project Manager
Francesca Palleschi, Alliance4Development Project Manager
Marion Klotz, Industry Academy Project Manager
locarnopro@locarnofestival.ch
Open Doors
Sarah Schiesser, Deputy Head of Open Doors
Zsuzsi Bánkuti, Open Doors Community Coordinator
Clara Kiskanc, Open Doors Community Junior Manager
Paolo Bertolin, Open Doors Artistic Consultant
Delphine Jeanneret, Open Doors Young Talents Consultant & Programmer
Hayet Benkara, Open Doors Lab Head of Studies
opendoors@locarnofestival.ch
Open Doors Committee
Deepti DCunha, Committee Member
Christopher Granier-Deferre,Committee Member
Ming-Jung Kuo,Committee Member
Peter Rommel, Committee Member
Programming Office
Victoria Manconi, Head of Programming Office
Agatha Bottinelli Montandon, Coordinator
Valentina Manzoni, Assistant
programming@locarnofestival.ch
Pardi di domani Programming Office
Sara Bellicini, Head of Pardi di domani Programming Office
Alberto Togni, Assistant
shortfilms@locarnofestival.ch
Locarno Academy
Stefano Knuchel, Project Manager Filmmakers Academy and Basecamp
Christopher Small,Project Manager Critics Academy
Marion Klotz, Project Manager Industry Academy
Francesco De Biasi,Educational Program Manager
Retrospettiva
Roberto Turigliatto,Curator
Caterina Renzi,Coordinator
Documentation Office
Manuela Pellegrini, Head of Documentation Office
Lorenzo Regazzoni, Assistant
Debora Turuani, Assistant
Image and Sound
Patricia Boillat,Head of Image and Sound
Elena Gugliuzza,Coordinator
Mauro Filipponi,Video Editor
Print Admission Unit
Cristina Caon, Head of Print Admission Unit
Sponsorship, Marketing and Communication Office
Camilla Liedtke,Deputy Sponsorship Director
Fabienne Merlet, Head of Marketing and Communication
Nicolò Martire, Partnership Manager & Marketing Coordinator
Dimitri Bianchini,Graphic Designer and Brand Manager
Fiorenza Conforti, Head of Press Office
Alvin Valsangiacomo, Press Office Coordinator
Alessandro De Bon,Content Strategy and Editorial copywriter
Francesca Monti, Editorial & UX Copywriter
sponsorship@locarnofestival.ch
marketing@locarnofestival.ch
press@locarnofestival.ch
Press Agents
Frauke Greiner, Germany and Austria
Eric Bouzigon,French-speaking Switzerland
Sonja Zöchling, German-speaking Switzerland
Patrizia Wachter,Italy
Stephen Lan, International
Official Catalogue
Francesca Monti, Head of Editorial Team
LocarnoDaily
Lorenzo Buccella, Head of Editorial Team
Hospitality
Etienne Loponte, Head of Hospitality
Lilia Calastri,Coordinator
F&B and Events
Alessandro Meschiari, F&B and Events Manager
Christian Mancini, Event Project Manager
Guest Management
Annamaria Scaramella, Head of Guest Management
Lucius Barre,Protocol Officer
Accreditation Office
Pia Ferrari, Head of Accreditation Office
accreditation@locarnofestival.ch
Digital and Information Technology
Simona Gamba,Deputy COO & Chief innovation officer
Alessio Vairetti, Digital Project Manager and Digital Media Specialist
Paola Guerra, Logistics and IT Coordinator
Rocco Natalino, IT Helpdesk
Thomas Miatello, Apprentice
helpdesk@locarnofestival.ch
Finances
Pierre Tunesi, Head of Finances
Fosca Chiappini,Assistant of Finance and Accounting
Manuela Renggli,Assistant
Administration and Human Resources
Michael Mros, Head of Human Resources
Iria Togni,Head of Theaters Staff
administration@locarnofestival.ch
President's Office / Secretariat
Pia Ferrari, Head of Secretariat
Naima Maggetti,Assistant to the President
Francesca Nauer,Assistant
Martina Orlandi, Assistant
Protocol and Institutional Affairs
Sara Guerra, Head of Protocol and Institutional Affairs
Logistics, Infrastructures and Transportations
Alessandro Bonalumi, Head of Logistics and Infrastructure
Paola Guerra, Logistics and IT Coordinator
Matteo Servalli,Car Service Manager
logistics@locarnofestival.ch
Security
Giordano Ferrari, Chief Security Officer
Alan Lava,Head of Mobile Detachment
