Programming | Workshops | Focus | Jury
A thorough knowledge of the subject and the sector has allowed Laura to specialize in programming, becoming a consultant for the films of the Arabian Gulf area and organizing and contributing as a speaker in workshops related to cinema. Thanks to these experiences Laura has also been invited to take part as a jury member in some International Film Festivals.
Following are some of the most significant film events Laura curated and where she was part of the jury:
Dhaka Film Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jury member Women Filmmaker Section 2024
Edera Film Festival, Treviso, Italy | Jury member international long feature competition 2022
Andaras Traveling Film Festival, Fluminimaggiore (SU), Italy | Jury member “Traveling” Film Competition 2022
Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival, Venezia, Italy | Jury member international competition 2021
COVID-19 World Student Film Festival, Sparta, Michigan, USA | Jury member international competition 2021
OtherMovie Film Festival, Lugano, Switzerland | Jury member international competition and Swiss shorts 2020
Ischia Film Festival, Ischia (NA), Italy | Jury member “Location negata” Film Competition 2019
The Great Feast Film Festival, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy | Jury member Short Film Competition 2018
The Smalls Film Festival, London, UK | Jury member drama short film competition 2018
River Film Festival, Padoa, Italy | Jury member Short Film Competition 2018
Supplied Courtesy of River Film Festival
River Film Festival, Padoa, Italy | Preview Curator, long feature films 2018
Supplied Courtesy of River Film Festival
Tipoteca, Cornuda (TV), Italy
Concept and speaker at the conference “A cinematographic walk through the Venice you do not expect” 2017
Tampere Film Festival, Tampere, Finlandia | Programming consultant for the focus “Other Arabia” 2017
Tasmanian BOFA Film Festival, Launceston, Australia
Jury member Aussie Short Film Competition 2016 and programming consultant, curator of the section “Foodie BOFA”
Middle East Now Film Festival, Florence, Italy | Arabic speaking areas of the Gulf Region film consultant and curator of dedicated focus
Focus Gulf Homes Inside Out 2022
Copyright Alice Calamandrei
Focus Gulf Brush Strokes 2021
Copyright Kali Swaid
Copyright Kali Swaid
Copyright Kali Swaid
Focus Whispered Voices Saudi Arabia 2020
Copyright Luca Morgantini
Focus on Fairy Tales from the Gulf 2019
Copyright Reza Aalaeifar
Focus on Kuwait 2018
Supplied Courtesy of Middle East Now Film Festival
Supplied Courtesy of Middle East Now Film Festival
Focus on Oman 2017
Supplied Courtesy of Middle East Now Film Festival)
Supplied Courtesy of Middle East Now Film Festival)
Supplied Courtesy of Middle East Now Film Festival)
Focus on Bahrain 2016
Copyright Luca Morgantini
Focus on the United Arab Emirates 2015
Supplied Courtesy of Middle East Now Film Festival
Focus on Qatar 2014
Art Film Festival, Trenciaske Teplice, Slovakia | Curator of Focus on Qatar 2015
Copyright Radovan Stoklasa
Art Film Festival, Trenciaske Teplice, Slovakia | Jury member Long Feature Film Main Competition 2015
Copyright Radovan Stoklasa
Madeira Film Festival, Madeira Island, Portugal | workshop organizer and speaker: “Slow Motion, Slow Food”, the relationship between food and cinema and the Slow Food movement in Portugal
