Federico Ferrone holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from Sciences Po (Paris) and in History from Bologna University. He co-directed Banliyö – Banlieue, Merica and The Enemy Within for Al Jazeera Documentary Channel. As a film critic he has worked for the italian daily newspapers L'Unità and Il Corriere della Sera and has published a book about Michael Moore (Il Castoro Editore). Contact: federico@vezfilm.org
Michele Manzolini studied Semiotics at the University of Bologna and at the Universidade do Rio de Janeiro. He is co-director of the documentary Merica and The Enemy Within produced for the Al-Jazeera Documentary Channel.
Contact: michele@vezfilm.org
Francesco Ragazzi co-directed Banliyö – Banielieue and Merica, and has produced the cross-platform academic project Liberty & Security. He is currently producing The Train to Moscow and You Have to Be There. In his free time, he lectures at Leiden University, in the Netherlands. Contact: francesco@vezfilm.org
Magdalena Szymkow is a journalist and filmmaker. She graduated in law at the University of Szczecin and holds a postgraduate degree in journalism from the University of Warsaw. She is currently studing at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw. She has worked for the Polish channels TVP and TVN, as well as ARTE/WDR and RAI.
Contact: magda@vezfilm.org