Giorgio Cugno (b. 1979, Torino) is a director, screenwriter, and actor. He studied direction and sculpture in Torino at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating, he became interested in the fields of art and film, primarily taking up the relationship between fiction and the documentary image. He has produced numerous shorts and documentaries, both warmly received at home in Italy and on the international festival circuit. In 2009 he took part in the collective film Walls and Borders (2009). The drama Vacuum, in which he portrays the character of the heroine’s husband, is his first feature.
47. MFF Karlovy Vary
