The guidance and the voices of the Festival

Claudio Napoli is a multimedia artist working across cinema and visual arts. Winner of the David di Donatello for visual effects for Romanzo Criminale (2006), he lives between Rome and New York, developing visual and cultural projects. He is founder and editor of ONOFF MAG, a magazine exploring the dialogue between cinema and contemporary culture.

At Cinesorriso he serves as Artistic Director of the Cinema Section, shaping a programme that positions comedy as a lens to observe the present. The selection combines visual research and contemporary languages, highlighting authors able to portray our time through irony.

His direction becomes a cultural stance: the smile as a conscious gesture, capable of combining lightness and complexity.

Alessandro Arcodia is a performer and author, recipient of the Satira Forte dei Marmi Award 2024. Working across television, theatre and digital platforms, he has developed a language combining irony and a reflection on the present. As part of Splendida Cornice with Geppi Cucciari, he creates reports that move across territories and generations with a critical yet light approach.

At Cinesorriso he serves as Artistic Director of the New Media Section and hosts the New Media Show, recognising digital comedy as part of contemporary cultural discourse. His vision connects stage and platforms, viewing new languages as an evolution of comic storytelling.

The section becomes a meeting point between cinema and digital culture, between audiences in the theatre and connected communities.

Piera Detassis is a journalist and President of the Accademia del Cinema Italiano – David di Donatello Awards. A leading voice in Italian cinema, she has long contributed to its critical and contemporary interpretation.

At Cinesorriso she leads the talk with the award recipients Paolo Calabresi and Matilde Gioli, a discussion dedicated to artistic journeys and the role of comedy in portraying the present.

The meeting becomes a space of dialogue between cinema and audience, where reflection accompanies celebration.

Gaia Sidoni is a content creator and cinema expert, engaged in film communication through contemporary languages.

She hosts the festival’s official evenings and accompanies the key moments on the stage of Teatro Cavour, creating continuity between programme, guests and audience. Her role is to set the rhythm of the event and facilitate dialogue, making each moment accessible and shared, from the opening to the closing ceremony.

Her hosting becomes a space of mediation and storytelling, balancing lightness and focus, and helping to shape a welcoming and dynamic atmosphere in which the audience feels actively involved.