INTERVIEWS

From Italian cinema to Julian Schnabel’s In the Hand of Dante, artist and production designer Paki Meduri travels through worlds built from color, sound, and atmosphere. The best of all possible worlds may not exist, but cinema and Paki let us move through them all.

Valentina Castellani-Quinn has been appointed as the new Artistic Director at MATIFF, the Matera International Film Festival. Her inaugural initiative, titled “A Drop of Hope,” aims to inspire dialogue between nations, communities, and faiths through meaningful, thought-provoking cinema.

Ines Trocchia’s career is a dynamic rush of creative pivots. She transformed from an acclaimed international model to an actress, producer, and powerful media personality. Her philosophy is to use every photo as a chance to create art, not just fashion, embracing challenges to push her creative brand forward. Her high-profile debut in Paolo Sorrentino’s film Parthenope instantly placed her in serious cinema discussions.