A closer look at the professional resume and biographical notes of the jurors of this year’s edition. In this section, a deeper look at the jury for Queer Lion 2016
CECILIA ERMINI
president
Is a film critic and programmer; she was in the selecting commission of the Rome Film Festival directed by Marco Muller and of the Festival MIX Milano di Cinema Gaylesbico e Queer Culture. She currently is part of the selecting commission for the Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema di Pesaro and works as a programmer for I mille occhi – Festival Internazionale del Cinema e delle Arti di Trieste. She writes for Alias – il manifesto and Rolling Stone.
RICH CLINE
Is a London-based journalist who covers film weekly for a variety of outlets, from BBC Radio to Contactmusic to Boyz Magazine. His personal review site Shadows on the Wall was launched in 1995 as the UK’s first ezine. He is vice chair of the London Film Critics’ Circle, chair of the Critics’ Circle Film Awards, and a member of Galeca, Fipresci and the OFCS. He has served as a jury member at festivals in England, Wales, Germany, Italy, USA and UAE, and has covered events on every continent. Originally from Los Angeles, he grew up in Ecuador and has lived in Britain for nearly 25 years.
DANIEL N. CASAGRANDE
Founder of Queer Lion Award, journalist, member of the National Union of Italian Film Critics, teacher of History of Cinematographic Language, president of Queer Lion Association.
Rounding up the jury will be the VP of APS Queer Lion.
