THE FUNDERS
WORLD CINEMA FUND | GERMANY
VINCENZO BUGNO
DIRECTOR
ITALIAN
CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):

In addition to his invaluable work for the WCF, where he remains one of the great international advocates of Arab filmmaking talent, Vincenzo joined TorinoFilmLab as a curator last year. His long experience of reading projects and watching films has helped open a space for new generations of future filmmakers around the world.


TWELVE-MONTH HIGHLIGHT(S):

In 2022, two Arab films that the WCF supported, THE DAM by Ali Cherri (Lebanon) and UNDER THE FIG TREES by Erige Sehiri (Tunisia), both premiered at Cannes Film Festival.