Cinema in Piazza

The ARADIA PRODUCTIONS Cultural Association was founded in 2017 at the behest of its president, the Arch.
Antonella Santarelli with the aim of producing events mainly for the valorisation of the territory and reflection on social issues through the production of:
short films, organization of shows, festivals, meetings, concerts, seminars, conferences, debates, exhibitions, screening cycles, film and theater courses;
establish and manage study courses at all levels, organizing services for universities, schools of all levels, seminars for teachers, students, workers and artists.

The Aradia Productions Cultural Association organizes the SATURNIA FILM FESTIVAL, a traveling film festival that aims to be a point of reference between
emerging international filmmakers and audiences. The attention of the artistic commission will be oriented towards selecting works that address
universal themes in a personal and authentic way.

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Architect/Director with a Master’s Degree in Organization of Cultural Events.
President since 2017 of ARADIA PRODUCTIONS, a cultural association created with the aim of producing audiovisual works and events for the valorization of the territory including the Saturnia Film Festival since 2018.

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Film director and screenwriter, winner of the David di Donatello 2018.
Teacher of Direction at the Academy of Fine Arts of Frosinone. In 2020 he made his first work “REGINA”, presented as the only Italian film in competition at the 38 Torino Film Festival and winner of numerous awards, including two Ciak d’oro and a Nastro d’argento.

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Graduated from DAMS (Discipline of Arts, Music and Entertainment), with a Master in Management of Film, Audiovisual and Multimedia Enterprises (MAGICA / ANICA). From the early years of his studies he developed a particular interest in film criticism and the organization of reviews and screenings, thanks to some experiences of cultural associations. Thus began his collaboration with CNI, Cult Network Italia, a satellite television channel of the Tele + platform, where the main editorial line was precisely the Cinema. Later, he moved on to Rai Sat, he took care of the programming of schedules for the Gambero Rosso channel. Later he began his career in Medusa as a programming assistant in Medusa Cinema. In 2007 he began to deal with distribution, first with the qualification of Sales Manager and then as Sales Director. Today Paolo Orlando is the Head of Distribution at Medusa Film (Rome).

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Man and his way of relating to others and the community have always been a focal point of his work for the artist David Pompili.
The figures and icons of our everyday life are hyper-contemporary and shout and protest with their authentic simplicity and recognizability: their strength is incontestable and not negligible.
His representations command attention and seem to simultaneously attract and repel us in a see-sawing game of mirrors and deformations. Thus the aesthetic structure of the works has the effect of an evocation, the meaning of which exceeds the sum of the individual narratives it includes, opening up completely to a poetics of the human without consolatory traps.

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Francesco Del Grosso was born in Rome in 1982. After graduating from DAMS he began his career as a director directing commercials, short films, TV series and documentaries, the latter selected in numerous festivals international and winners of various awards such as the special mention at the Venice International Film Festival, the Nastro d’Argento and the Golden Globe.

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Matteo Nicoletta was born in Rome on 6 September 1984. Graduated in Communication Sciences, he graduated from the “Clesis Arte” Acting Academy in 2005. His experiences on set they are “All life ahead” by P. Virzì, “No Problem” by V. Salemme, “Drought” by P. Virzì and “The chair” by G.Vassallo. At the theater for three years he was in the S. Ammirata company. Acts in “Napoletango” by Giancarlo Sepe. On TV he participates in the dramas “I liceali” in 2010, “Tutti Crazy for Love” in 2012, “Nobili Coatti” in 2015, “Zio Gianni 1 e 2” in 2016, “Romolo e Giuly 1 e 2” in 2018, “ Gli strimmati” 2022 and “Ritoccato 4” in 2024 now broadcast on Sky. For the web he is the protagonist of the series “Il Fenomeno” and “Fantacalcio”.

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Born in Cagliari in 1986, graduated in modern literature. In 2016 he worked as a musician and entertainer in the refugee camps of Leros and Lesvos in Greece. He lived for a year in Slovakia (2016-2017) as a volunteer, assisting Roma street children and teaching English and theatre. It manages the direction, secretariat and coordination of various cultural festivals (cinema, music, theatre, literature). At the beginning of June his first book “Animals of passage” was released, stories of animals in therapy with God.

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Itinerant from Puglia for years, 3D generalist and Video Editor in the winter but, for five years now, in the summer I have only been a member of the staff for the Saturnia Film Festival and not it could be better.

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I am Emma Martelli, born in Livorno on 13 March 2000.
I have a diploma in accounting and work in the accounting department of an insurance agency.
For four years I have been managing the organizational secretariat of the Saturnia Film Festival which unites my greatest passions: travelling, films and photography.

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Film director and screenwriter, graduated in directing and screenwriting from the Accademia Cinema Toscana in 2024. Author of several short films ranging from horror to documentary

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For 20 years he has worked as a communications manager, press office and social media strategist for important national and international festivals, institutions and cultural entities based in Florence and Tuscany.
The sectors in which it operates are: music, contemporary art, cinema, literature, photography, theatre, schools, non-profit organizations and foundations, teaching.
Among the film festivals with which he collaborates or has collaborated – in addition obviously to the Saturnia Film Festival – Middle East Now, Lucca Film Festival, Lo scuola dell’arte, France Odeon, Florence Korea Film Fest, Fan Hua Film Festival.

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Graphic designer specialized in brand identity and visual communication. For eight years in the agency, now freelance. I created social graphics for Italian and international films and exhibitions.

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Nicoletta Gemmi, professional journalist with a ten-year career in the world of communication and press office. Born in Reggio Emilia on 3 October 1966 and resident in Rome, I obtained a degree in Literature and Philosophy from the University of Bologna, specializing in Art, Music and Entertainment with top marks. I enriched my education with an Erasmus project at the Paris III – Sorbonne Nouvelle University.

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He studied at the Liceo Artistico di Porta Romana in Florence where he cultivated his passion for photography and later decided to continue his studies at the Accademia Cinema Toscana in the direction of photography course . After completing his studies he took part in the Rai documentaries “Margherita la voci delle stelle” and “Meneghin storia di unalegend” as a photography assistant, and other independent projects.

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Andrea Mearelli, born in Piombino in 1980, is a talented photographer known for his work in national and foreign events. His passion for photography emerged from a young age, leading him to explore different techniques and styles. Over the years, he has acquired a distinctive reputation in the industry, capturing unique and meaningful moments in a variety of contexts, from art to culture, sports to private events. His ability to tell stories through images has made him a sought-after professional, capable of conveying emotions and atmospheres with every shot.

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