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ISABELLA COCUZZA

Isabella Cocuzza is an Italian film producer who co-founded Paco Cinematografica (2003). She has produced successful films such as Basilicata Coast to Coast, directed by Rocco Papaleo, and Giuseppe Tornatore’s The Best Offer, winners of many awards including David di Donatello and Nastri d’Argento. She has worked with established directors and valorised new talents in Italian cinema. She stands out for his courageous artistic vision that pays attention to social issues, as demonstrated by My Brother Chases Dinosaurs by Stefano Cipani. She also extended her activity to television serials, collaborating with Sky Studios for Dostoevsky of the Brothers of Innocent. Among the recent projects: Naples – New York, directed by Gabriele Salvatores.

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VALENTINA CERVI

Valentina Cervi, daughter of director Tonino and granddaughter of the unforgettable Gino Cervi, made her debut in 1987 in Mignon è parte by Francesca Archibugi, in 1996 she worked with Jane Campion in Portrait of a Lady and obtained a César nomination for Rien sur Robert in 1999. She is the protagonist of Artemisia – Extreme Passion and stands out in international productions with directors such as Coppola, Greenaway and Spike Lee. She also works in television, where she takes part in series such as True Blood, Doctors and The Investigations of Inspector Zen. Among her most recent interpretations: The Order of Time, The Catholic School and The Last Paradise.

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CORRADO FORTUNA

Corrado Fortuna was born in Palermo in 1978. He lived in Rome, Milan and Florence and then returned to Sicily. He is an actor, author for cinema and television, director and deejay. He worked, among others, with Paolo Virzì, Franco Battiato, Riccardo Milani, Mario Martone. He has published three novels One day you will be a beautiful place (Baldini&Castoldi), L’amore capovolto (Rizzoli) and L’ultimo lupi (Rizzoli), also translated in France.

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FABIO BOBBIO

Fabio Bobbio (1980) is an author, director and editor.
I Cormorani (Strani Film, 2016), his first feature film as director, was presented at Visions du Réel and in several international festivals, nominated for the Nastri d’Argento 2017, winner of the Doc It Award – Best Production, designated Film of the Critics by the SNCCI and distributed theatrically in Italy and Spain. In 2025 the short film Restare (Ginko Film, Filmine, Malfè Film) is presented as a special opening event at the International Critics’ Week of the Venice Film Festival. As an editor he has collaborated with directors and production companies in Italy, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay and France, participating in various international festivals including Locarno, Rome, Rotterdam, Turin and Montreal.

Jurors

STUDENTS OF THE CSC ( CENTRO SPERIMENTALE DI CINEMATOGRAFIA – DOCUMENTARY – SICILY BRANCH)

Jury President

SIMONE MORANDI IN ARTE SIMON & THE STARS

Simone Morandi, in art Simon & the Stars, born under the sign of Aquarius, began to deal with horoscopes almost for fun, in the wake of his pure passion for the stars. He graduated in 2013 from the Faculty of Astrological Studies and studied with Liz Greene and Rick Tarnas. In the same year he opened a Facebook page and started a poetic, direct and original astrological language. He collaborates with Glamour, HuffPost, Vanity Fair and today curates Elle’s horoscope. On TV he participated in La prova del cuoco, Detto Fatto, Come to me and Beijing Express. He is a regular guest on various Rai programs and on Radio Deejay. He has published eight successful books on the annual horoscope. His eighth book was released on October 22, 2024 “SIMON & THE STARS – HOROSCOPE 2025 – RETURN TO WRITTEN PREDICTIONS”. It has millions of readers including Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and its site.

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LUCREZIA LANTE DELLA ROVERE

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere made her debut in 1986 directed by Mario Monicelli in Speriamo che sia donna, alongside Catherine Deneuve and Stefania Sandrelli. An intense and multifaceted interpreter, she works for cinema, television and theater with masters such as Pupi Avati, Luigi Magni, Luca Ronconi and Gabriele Lavia. She has received numerous awards, including the Flaiano Award for Best Female Performer with her stage show Malamore,
from the text by Concita De Gregorio, directed by Francesco Zecca and live music by Vicky Schaetzinger, story of battered women, victims of violence by fathers, husbands, strangers Appreciated protagonist of successful fiction such as Donna Detective, La strada di casa and Bella da mori, she is also the author of the autobiography Apnea.

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ESTER PANTANO

Ester Pantano was born in Catania. From an early age, she was interested in everything related to art and forms of expression. In Rome she trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
She made her television debut with Inspector Montalbano and established herself among theatre, cinema and successful series such as Imma Tataranni and Màkari. She completed her training in Rome, New York, Paris, Beijing and London, deepening her acting, dance and singing. She collaborates with directors such as Paolo Virzì, the Manetti Bros., Paolo Genovese, Ricky Tognazzi and Costanza Quatriglio. Godmother of the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Fest, in 2025 she is the protagonist of various films for the cinema, including Francesca and Giovanni – A story of love and mafia, Io +Te and Oi vita mia.
Author and Singer, she wrote and sang the soundtrack of Makari 3 and 4 and in addition to being its interpreter, she is the author for Disney+, in the “Lions of Sicily” series, of the lullaby that her character, Giuseppina Florio sings to her son.