LAURA MANDOLESI FERRINI
Born in Rome, Laura Mandolesi Ferrini is a RAI journalist and director. From 1983 to 1984, she worked for ‘La Compagnia del Momento’, Daniela Boensch’s movement-theatre company. In 1988, she earned a Degree in Literature, with a minor in ethnography, (University La Sapienza of Rome), followed by a D.E.A. diploma (Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies) in Film, TV, and Audiovisual (Paris X-Nanterre University) in 1990. She has worked for RAI since 1993, currently working for Rainews24. In 2013, she received a diploma in Garden Design from the Quasar Institute in Rome. In 2015, her project BORDER LINE, produced in collaboration with Terra In-Colta Association, received a special mention at Festival del Verde e del Paesaggio, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma. As an independent filmmaker, she conducted a field research for over 10 years on the Neapolitan music and oral folklore scene. She has produced seven documentaries, three of which shot on 16mm film. Four of her documentaries featured Franco Tiano, winning national and international awards and accolades.