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Yari Gugliucci was born in Salerno. After graduating in Sociology, he moved to the United States to study acting. In New York he attended workshops given by Susan Strasberg, Arthur Penn and Michael Margotta.He Founded the M.A.S.(modern acting system). He appeared in many films including: Ferdinando e Carolina and Francesca e Nunziata by Lina Wertmuller, and many more. He also had parts in foreign film productions: My House in Umbria directed by Richard Loncraine (HBO), A Room With a View directed by Nicholas Renton (ITV1). His work includes TV series and dramas: Gossip Girl directed by David Warren, Luisa Sanfelice directed by Paolo e Vittorio Taviani, and others. Stand up at Carlyle Hotel directed by Woody Allen. His various roles in the theatre have included: Caliban in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest in Rebinsky’s version where he appeared with Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Klein. He wrote two books (Billy Sacramento) and (Billy Sacramento 2).

Author of novels, short stories, poems, theatrical works and screenplays, he has received many awards in literary prizes and international reviews, also in the context of contemporary dramaturgy. He is co-founder, author and screenwriter of the independent cinema circuit Nocte Film, born from the collaboration with the filmmaker Fabrizio Fiore. His writings are contained in various literary magazines (Musicaos, Tuffi, Microtales, Risme). He published with Il Foglio letterario, Ferrari Editore, Oedipus Edizioni (Theater Collection), Passerino editore, Ali ribelli edizioni, Emuse and Delta 3 Edizioni.

Soon to be published the collection “Fragments of solstices with storm surges” Haünie series - ChiPiùNeArt editions - Rome. Among his latest awards:Best Screenplay Paris Film Awards 2022. (“Je ne suis que le vent”) Best Screenplay Stanley Film Awards 2022 (“Je ne suis que le vent”) Best European Screenwriter Ernest Hemingway Prize 2023 First place at the Literary Prize The unpublished - In search of the De Sanctis - XV edition with the play in four acts “Go for Zurich”.

Aisha Cerami, daughter of Oscar-winning screenwriter Vincenzo Cerami and actress Mimsy Farmer, is an Italian writer and screenwriter. She worked also as actress with great directors like Giuseppe Bertolucci, Taviani brothers, Peter Greenaway. And she worked also as singer and lyricist with Oscar-winning composer Nicola Piovani. Aisha Cerami has grown influenced by the “power of words”, and she made this her life. In recent years she devoted herself solely to her true passion: writing. She writes stories, screenplays, novels. Currently she works for one of the major Italian publishing houses, Rizzoli. Her first novel is "Gli altri".

Born  in Rome, Italy, and based in New York, Stella is an actress, playwright, screenwriter and producer. She has been working in Theater since the age of 16 as an actress and started writing and producing when she was 23 after graduating in Languages at the University Roma Tre. Among all her productions, she was awarded for several plays including  “How To Become  Widows Without Affecting the Criminal Record", “There It  Comes The Light, “My Birthday", “Lions Don’t Hug". She also co-wrote, acted and co-produced  the short movie L’Appuntamento (The Date), awarded with the Golden  Globe in 2013. She  is currently writing her first feature film in English and she is  working on her first direction of the Off Broadway play Lions Don’t Hug,  selected at the New York Theater Festival and on stage at the end of  January 2020. In 2018 she founded the blog Ninablablà.

Born and raised in Florence (Italy), Massimiliano is a film director and screenwriter, and founder and director of Milan Gold Awards. He had a degree in film directing at the Immagina Film School of Florence. Between 1995-2003 he worked as assistant director, editor, camera operator, for more than 20 music videos and commercials (Gucci, Tim, Gas Jeans, UnoAerre Jewellery, Piaggio, Coop, etc). In 2000 he has taught film directing at Immagina Film School of Florence. Between 2000-2003 he has edited and conducted the movies column for Interpuntonet magazine. He has been a Jury member for: Roma Fiction Fest, London Indie International Film Festival, World Music & Independent Film Festival (Washington D.C), New York International Screenplay, Tulipani di Seta Nera Festival in Rome. He wrote and directed nine short films and one commercial and he wrote four feature-length screenplays. He won 144 awards (47 first places) around the world: 89 awards (31 first places) with his short films and 55 awards (16 first places) with his feature-length screenplays.