Chiara Magri

Chiara Magri was born in Turin (Italy) where she works at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (National Film School) as the coordinator of the Animation Department, since its formation in Piedmont 2002. She became fully involved in animation in 1986 as the person responsible for cultural, publishing and training activities in the Italian section of ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation), where she also served as Secretary General from 1997–2002. She has curated programs, exhibitions, retrospectives on animation and the international yearly event "Animation Art Encounters" at the Gallery of Modern Arts of Turin. She has taught courses and seminars in history and aesthetics of animation, and co-directed surveys on the Italian animation industry for the National TV broadcaster RAI. She has written for specialized publications, including the chapter on animation history 1975–2002 of the Storia del cinema d'animazione by Gianni Rondolino (Utet, Torino 2004). She has served in juries and selection committees for many festivals, including Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, CICDAF China, Animator Poznan, Trickfilm Stuttgart, Cartoons on the Bay, Monstra Lisbon, Anibar Peja.