EDUCATION
2024 - ONGOING PhD in Arts, History, Society
Department of the Arts, University of Bologna
Thesis: The European animation industry: sustainable practices and policies. The Italian case
Supervisor: Prof. Marco Cucco
Scholarship funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region within research training projects. Area: Technological, cultural, economic and social transition towards sustainability (PR FSE+ 2021/2027 - DGR no. 225 of 12/02/2024) - CUP J33C240002
Theme: SplaSH: Storytelling for Habitat Sustainability
2023 - 2024 Master’s Degree in Film and Audiovisual Management
University of Bologna
2020 - 2022 Dual Master’s Degree in Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image
University of Amsterdam
Supervisor: Bas Agterberg (Sound & Vision) | Graduated cum laude
2016 - 2019 Bachelor’s Degree in Performing Arts and Sciences
Sapienza University of Rome
Supervisor: Dr. Pietro Masciullo | Grade: 110/110 cum laude
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2025 - ONGOING Italian Short Film Atlas
Project conducted by the Department of the Arts of the University of Bologna, Concorto Film Festival, and the National Short Film Center
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND TALKS
L’industria europea dell’animazione: pratiche politiche sostenibili. Il caso italiano
Ricerche dottorali. Fonti e metodi. VII edizione
University of Parma
17 November 2025
“Nota per il Clean-Up: Aurora diventa Belle, Filippo diventa la Bestia.” La Disney e il riciclo degli asset
Ecomedia. Politiche, pratiche e rappresentazioni territoriali dell’audiovisivo in Italia
University of Padua
4-5 November 2025
Bring Traditional Animation Back and Forward. The Role of Netflix in the Rise of Hybrid Animation
Film and Television’s Transformations in the Streaming Era. Reconceiving Aesthetics, Narratives and Forms
ECREA Film and Television Studies Conference
University of Bologna
8-9 Septtember 2025
Lively Green. Sustainable Practices and Ecological Imaginaries in Contemporary Animation
Mediating Italy in Global Culture Summer School 2025 VIII
University of Bologna, University of Salento, Lecce
8-11 June 2025
ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPATION
Italian Short Film Atlas. Cultura e industria del cortometraggio in Italia
Concorto Film Festival
Piacenza
20 August 2025
EXTRACURRICULAR TRAINING
2025 - Summer School Mediating Italy in Global Culture, 8th Edition
University of Bologna, University of Salento, Lecce
AWARDS AND HONORS
2017 - (Re)Montaggi Award for Best Video Essay
Pesaro International Festival of New Cinema
New Hollywood as Hollywood Trauma
OTHER EXPERIENCE
2025 - ONGOING Programming Assistant
Movies that Matter Film Festival, The Hague
