Riccardo Scamarcio, Daniel Brühl and Volker Bruch are set to star in Italian director Stefano Mordini’s 2 Win, inspired by the events surrounding the 1983 Rally World Championships and the intense rivalry between Germany and Italy.
19.04.2022 - 12:45 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Italy’s key film and TV market MIA (Mercato Internazionale dell’Audiovisivo) is returning in 2022 with a new director in the shape of Gaia Tridente.
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Tridente has worked at MIA between 2017 to 2021, most recently as Head of Scripted, during which time the event has become an increasingly dynamic gathering. Last year’s event included a keynote from Joe Russo and panels featuring a host of studios and streamers.
In her new role, Tridente will be flanked by two Deputy Directors: Francesca Palleschi, in the role of Head of Film Content, and Marco Spagnoli, in the role of Head of Doc/Factual Content.
Tridente succeeds Lucia Milazzotto who had worked at the event since its inception but left the project last October.
Tridente, who holds a PHD in Film Studies, has twenty years of experience in the audiovisual sector. She spent ten years as a member of the board of RomaFictionFest, covering the role of Head of International Programming until 2016. She was also Director of European Relations for the Fondazione Rossellini per l’Audiovisivo from 2010 to 2011 and collaborated in the programming of the Taormina Film Fest and Europa Cinema until 2007.
Said Tridente: “I would like to thank the President of ANICA, Francesco Rutelli, and the President of APA, Giancarlo Leone, for their trust and renewed commitment to making MIA an essential place for the Italian and international audiovisual industry. Over the years, MIA has established itself as the most important Italian marketplace in terms of number of attendees and activity results and has
Riccardo Scamarcio, Daniel Brühl and Volker Bruch are set to star in Italian director Stefano Mordini’s 2 Win, inspired by the events surrounding the 1983 Rally World Championships and the intense rivalry between Germany and Italy.
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