Giuseppe Gariazzo

Bio

Giuseppe is a film critic for Italian national newspaper “Il manifesto”. He works as a programmer for Trieste Film Festival. He is also in the staff of Job Film Days Festival in Torino and Med Film Festival in Roma. He worked, among others, for Torino Film Festival and Critics' Week, the renowned sidebar of the Venice film festival. He published books on African cinema and essays in Italian and foreign volumes, including the "History of the World Cinema" and the “Encyclopedia of the History of Cinema”.

Giuseppe Gariazzo

Bio

Giuseppe is a film critic for Italian national newspaper “Il manifesto”. He works as a programmer for Trieste Film Festival. He is also in the staff of Job Film Days Festival in Torino and Med Film Festival in Roma. He worked, among others, for Torino Film Festival and Critics' Week, the renowned sidebar of the Venice film festival. He published books on African cinema and essays in Italian and foreign volumes, including the "History of the World Cinema" and the “Encyclopedia of the History of Cinema”.

Mira Staleva

Bio

Mira got involved in the Sofia International Film Festival since its very beginning, in 1997. She is the managing director of the festival and also heads the Sofia Meetings, a co-production market in the frame of the festival focusing on first and second time directors. She is also involved in production, distribution, exhibition and audience development projects. She co-produced The King of the Belgians by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens, which premiered at the Venice film festival, and the directorial duo's next film, The Barefoot Emperor, which premiered at Toronto. Currently she is co-producing The Fortress, Jessica Woodworth's feature to be shot in Armenia, and Brighton 4, the newest film by Georgian filmmaker Levan Koguashvili. Mira is a member of the European Film Academy and she is also in the LUX Prize selection board.