The Jury of the Sixth Edition of the Andaras Traveling Film Festival
Special Jury "CyberLove"
Andrea Zuliani
In 2008, he began working as an assistant director, and later as assistant director on numerous films and series, including: ‘Shadow’ by F. Zampaglione, ‘Cosimo & Nicole’ by F. Amato, ‘Gomorra - The series 2 and 3’, ‘Il più grande sogno’ by M. Vannucci, ‘L'amica Geniale - seasons 1 and 4’ by S. Costanzo and L. Bispuri, ‘18 regali’ and ‘Filumena Marturano’ by F. Amato. He directed the short films ‘Miriam’ (2012), ‘Home sweet home’(2021) and ‘Per Anna’ (2015), the latter was selected in over 35 festivals around the world and made it to the David di Donatello 2016 shortlist. In 2022 he made his debut with the feature film ‘Le ragazze non piangono’ (selected in 30 festivals including Alice in the City, the 12th Beijing International film festival and the 47th Frameline in San Francisco).
He directed second units for the series ‘Storia della mia famiglia’ by C. Cupellini (2024) and ‘Riv4li - dal mondo di Diari’ by A. Celli (2025).
Irene Maiorino
She was born in Naples and trained between her hometown and Rome, where she graduated as an actress. She made her debut in theatre and television at a very young age, becoming co-star of the series ‘Baciati dall'amore’ when she was only twenty. This was followed by prominent roles in successful series such as ‘Gomorra - La serie’, ‘I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone’ and ‘Il Commissario Ricciardi’, the latter two based on the novels by Maurizio De Giovanni.
In 2019, she plays Alessandra Mussolini in the series ‘1994’, enthusiastically received by the public and critics. At the same time, she pursues an intense theatrical activity, participating in international projects such as ‘Interdit de danser’ and at the Venice Theatre Biennale with Elia Kazan - ‘American Confession’. In the cinema, in 2022, he took part in the films ‘Le ragazze non piangono’ by Andrea Zuliani and ‘I racconti della domenica’ by Giovanni Virgilio. In 2024 came international acclaim with the role of Lila Cerullo in ‘L'amica geniale - Storia della bambina perduta’, aired on HBO and Rai1. Her performance earned her a Silver Ribbon nomination and a dedicated event at the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University.
Francesco Motta
A multi-instrumentalist and composer, he trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He began by writing soundtracks for shorts and documentaries, including “Goodbye Darling I'm Off to Fight” (2016).
In 2016 he made his debut as a soloist with ‘La fine dei vent'anni’, winning the Targa Tenco as best debut work. With ‘Vivere o morire’ (2018) he wins a second Targa Tenco, an absolute first. In 2019, he participates in Sanremo with ‘Dov'è l'Italia’, awarded for best duet with Nada. This is followed by “Semplice” (2021) and “La musica è finita” (2023), both accompanied by successful tours.
As a producer, in 2022 he worked alongside Emma Nolde on her second album “Dormi”, taking care of the artistic and sound direction. In 2023, he launched the “Piano Solo” project, a theatrical voice and piano tour that revealed the more essential and intimate side of his music. At the same time, he continues to compose for film and TV: he wrote the music for ‘La terra dell'abbastanza’ by the D'Innocenzo brothers, for “Romulus” by Matteo Rovere and, in 2024, for ‘The Cage - Nella gabbia’ by Massimiliano Zanin.
Classical Jury
Flavio Natalia
Director of the monthly Ciak and of the website ciakmagazine.it since July 2019, he was an Ansa correspondent (culture, shows) and author of RAI programmes (journalistic specials, live programmes, entertainment and cultural in-depth shows), then Mediaset communications executive (among his responsibilities, the international communication of the Cinema Forever project for the restoration of great films of the past), and for 12 years director of Sky Product Communication, as well as director and editor in charge of the monthly pay monthly Sky Life and founder of the digital daily Sky Evening News. From 2016 to 2019 Deputy Director of Culture and Entertainment at Sky Tg24 and editor of the weekly Showbiz and Cinema and Culture specials, and, from 2012 to the present, author of film news specials for Sky Tg24 and Sky Uno.
Since 2001, he has held university courses and lectured in public and private universities. His awards include three editions of the Ischia Prize (in 2013 as Communicator of the Year, in 2017 for editorial innovation for the digital daily Sky Evening News and in 2022 for Ciak initiatives during the pandemic) and the Smau 2016 for editorial innovation.
Francesca Maria Scanu
Born in Cagliari in 1986, she is a screenwriter, producer and director. She graduated in Modern Literature and trained in Rome at the RAI Script course, specialising in serial writing and audiovisual production.
In 2013 she won the Mattador Award with the screenplay ‘Entela’ and founded the production company Cocoon. She writes and produces ‘Per Anna’, finalist at the David di Donatello 2016.
Her activity as producer brings her with the feature film ‘Go home’ by Luna Gualano to Alice nella città (2018), where she wins the Best Film Award in the Panorama Italia section. In 2019 she won Biennale College Cinema with ‘La Santa Piccola’, presented in Venice and selected by international festivals including Tribeca. She was production delegate for Greenland Group on films such as ‘Mondocane’ and ‘Marilyn has black eyes’. In 2022 she co-wrote ‘Girls Don't Cry’, which was presented at Alice in the City and released in 2023. ‘Indelebile’ (Noir in Festival 2024) and ‘Dal nulla’ are his last screenplays. In 2024 he writes, directs and produces the short film ‘Cosa resta’, presented at Alice nella città, and continues to develop new projects with Silvia Brunelli and Luna Gualano.
Selene Caramazza
Born in 1993, a Sicilian actress from Agrigento, she moved to Rome where she studied acting at Teatro Azione and graduated in law. After her first roles in series such as ‘Squadra Antimafia’ and ‘Il Cacciatore’, she made her film debut as a leading lady with ‘Cuori Puri’ by Roberto De Paolis, presented at Cannes 2017, which earned her the De Sica Award and the Best Actress Award at the Seville Film Festival.
She continued with roles in ‘Prima che la notte’, ‘Il Commissario Montalbano’, ‘Bar Giuseppe’ and ‘Paradise’. She is in the cast of ‘Christian’ (CanneSeries 2021) and ‘Ink against Lead’.
In 2022 he stars in ‘Spaccaossa’ (Venice - Venice Days) and the series ‘The Bad Guy’ on Prime Video, for which he gets a nomination at the Nastri d'Argento and wins the Nobis Foundation Award in 2023.
In 2024, she returns with ‘Sei nell'anima’ on Netflix and the second season of ‘The Bad Guy’. She is expected in 2025 in three new films: “Arrivederci Tristezza” by Giovanni Virgilio, “Ammazzare Stanca” by Daniele Vicari and “Dal Nulla” by Joe Piras.