Olga Lamontanara

Project Coordinator

After a degree in Arts & Cultural Management at Bocconi University, Milan, and a work experience at New York’s prestigious BAM performing arts centre, Olga Lamontanara served as Director’s Assistant and Head of Special Projects at creative storytelling school Scuola Holden in Turin.

In 2008, she was part of the team launching TorinoFilmLab, where she worked first as Project Manager, then as Head of Communication until 2018; there she also designed tailor-made workshops for high-profile partners, including Semaine de la Critique (Cannes), Open Doors of the Locarno Film Festival, or BrLab (Brazil).

In her career, she has managed festivals and cultural events of various nature and size. Since 2019, Olga has been active as a development & production consultant – collaborating regularly with various Swiss production companies –, and has worked as a free-lancer running industry events, workshops & trainings, as well as in film promotion.