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Bernadette Icovic started her career at American Express and then in an advertising agency where she was specialized in cultural and cinema budgets. She became a marketing director for the major French film distributors: MK2, Gaumont etc. With her experience she develops a marketing and communication consulting activity for cultural institutions wishing to establish fi nancial partnerships. Currently, she favors the independent approach of partners and private brands on behalf of La Semaine de la Critique, parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival.
Jury Members
YORGOS PIRPASSOPOULOS
(Greece)
Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, born in Adelaide (Australia), moves to Athens and starts performing professionally in theatre and TV at the age of 14. Theatrical studies in Athens and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London helped him broaden his horizons and shape his experiential techniques. His 25-year career includes participation in some of the most successful TV series, starring in sold out theatrical performances and acting in films directed by leading Greek cinematographers.
ALINA MANOLACHE
(ROMANIA)
Alina Manolache is a documentary film director currently based in Bucharest. Featured by Filmmaker Magazine as one of the top 5 female directors of IDFA 2020, Manolache has made films for The Guardian and VICE and has been awarded grants from Creative Europe MEDIA, Romanian Film Fund, National Television, Romanian Cultural Institute in Paris and other organizations.
ARISTOTELIS METAXAS
(GREECE)
Aristotelis Metaxas is a renowned cinematographer, based in Athens, Greece and working for the National TV of Greece. Born and raised in Corfu Island, he developed a passion and understanding for natural light, from an early age. He started his career as a cinematographer, in 1982. Since then, Aristotelis Metaxas has shot several feature and short films, documentaries, corporate videos, music videos etc.
FRANCESCA BARTELLINI
(Italy)
Francesca Bartellini has been working as a writer, actress, director and producer for theater, feature films and documentaries in several countries. She has published an original essay focusing on the loss of humankind that has suffered in the passage between Renaissance and Modern Age regarding our perception of nature. She is currently writing a provocative and revealing novel on Michelangelo Buonarroti and she is in preproduction for her movie “The Flower” starring Julian Sands.
Host
MARIZZA SPIRITO
(GREECE, FRANCE)
Marizza Spirito will host the 3rd Kimolos International Film Festival.
Marizza Spirito is a Greek- French actress. Since 2017 she has performed in numerous theatrical plays in Greece and Germany. She has also studied medicine. She sings, plays the piano and has had ballet lessons. She speaks Greek, French, English, German and Spanish. Her other interests are swimming, yoga and painting.