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Direction • Production • Communications

About us

PoPaCi Pictures is an audiovisual production company based in Ticino.

Organizational Team

The project is developed by a team of young authors and professionals.

Team area

Direction

Artistic and operational direction of the festival.

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Organising team

Dario Cirrincione

CEO & Artistic Director

A Swiss director, writer, audiovisual programmer and producer, Dario Cirrincione serves as General Manager and Artistic Director of the Merge Film Festival.

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Francesco Poloni

COO & Artistic Director

A Swiss director, writer, audiovisual programmer and producer, Francesco Poloni serves as Chief Operating Officer and Artistic Director of the Merge Film Festival.

Team area

Festival team

Communication and technology give the festival its public voice and digital backbone.

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Organising team

Thomas Zaffalon

CTO

Thomas Zaffalon is Chief Technology Officer of the Merge Film Festival, overseeing the festival's digital infrastructure and web platforms.

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Organising team

Federico Benedetti

CCO

Federico Benedetti serves as Chief Communications Officer of the Merge Film Festival, leading the festival's communications and brand identity.

Team area

Film selection

The selection team researches works, authors and contemporary languages for the festival programme.

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Organising team

Martina Agueci

Film Selector

A Swiss editor, filmmaker and audiovisual selector, Martina Agueci serves as film selector for the Merge Film Festival.

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Organising team

Manila Tunesi

Film Selector

A Ticino actress and theatre performer, Manila Tunesi serves as film selector for the Merge Film Festival.

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Lucas Previtali

Film Selector

Lucas Previtali is a Swiss editor and writer working in film. His work is driven by a long-standing interest in film critique and a growing focus on the aesthetics and language of digital cinema, as well as the exploration of new forms of visual storytelling. He edited the graduation short film For Your Own Good, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival's school shorts section and was selected for the Fribourg International Film Festival. He serves as a selector of the Merge Film Festival and is currently writing his first film, an animated short.

Portrait of Fabiana Marino

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Fabiana Marino

Film Selector

After studying Languages, she studied cinema in Locarno and later earned a Master's degree in Film Distribution. She currently works in organisation and marketing for an independent distribution company, following film releases and the strategies that accompany their journey towards the public. Her interest focuses on promoting original cinematic languages and researching new expressive forms in contemporary cinema.