Introduction
Carlo Chatrian is an Italian journalist, author and is the artistic director of the Festival del film Locarno.
Biography
Carlo Chatrian graduated in Literature and Philosophy from Turin University in 1994. As a film critic he works regularly for the magazines Filmcritica, Duellanti, Cineforum and is director of Panoramiques.
As a programmer and curator Carlo Chatrian worked with various festivals and film institutions:
- Museo nazionale del Cinema, Turin (1994)
- Filmmaker Doc, Milan (1995-2005)
- Alba International Film Festival (Deputy Director 2001-2007)
- Courmayeur Noir Film Festival (Curator section Doc Noir 2002-2010)
- Festival del film Locarno (Member of the selection committee 2006-2009, Curator retrospective since 2008)
- Festival dei Popoli, Florence (Member of the selection committee since 2008, Head of selection since 2011)
- Cinéma du réel, Paris (2010)
- Swiss Film Archive, Lausanne (Advisor since 2010)
- Visions du Réel, Nyon (Programmer since 2011)
- Foundation Film Commission Vallée d'Aoste (Director since 2011).
On September 4, 2012, Carlo Chatrian was nominated artistic director at the Festival del film Locarno.