DOCU/PRO People

Manuela Buono

DOCU/PRO Expert: MEET PROFESSIONALS & UKRAINIAN DOC PREVIEW

Manuela Buono founded the production and distribution company Slingshot Films in 2013; it specialises in creative documentaries and arthouse fiction films. She has been involved in film & TV production and organising festivals for more than 10 years. She graduated Mega Plus 2010 as Media Business School Master in European Audiovisual Management, received a Nipkow fellowship in 2011, and was selected for Berlinale Talent in 2014.

 

With Slingshot Films she produced Fango Rosso, a documentary by Alberto Diana which premiered at the 37th Torino Film Festival, and she is now developing White Lies, the first feature documentary by Alba Zari, a project confirming the attention and value given to new authors and cinematic practices. Together with Igor Prinčič (Arch Production) she produced Non è Sogno by Giovanni Cioni, which premiered аt Locarno Film Festival in 2019. She is a member of the European Film Academy.