• Giovanna De Luca, PhD – Founder and Artistic Director
• Marinella M. Griffith – Operations Director
• Virginia Carlsten – Finance Director
• Donatella Cappelletti Della Porta – Director of events and marketing
• Kathy Zannino Mangione & Federica del Monte – Membership and Sponsorship
• Grayce Davis & Michael Gilbert – Special Events
• Wilson Filogamo Jones – Master of Ceremonies

Advisory Board

• Donatella Cappelletti Della Porta
• David Cuprisin
• Grayce Davis
• Federica del Monte
• Bob Gebhardt
• Ornella Gebhardt
• Michael Gilbert
• Kathy Zannino Mangione

Student Interns

• Daniel Colella
• Noah Goodman
• Eli Saliba

Community Sponsors

• Roy Noble – Noble Import
• Tony Rotondi Vanessa Rotondi Milner – Marovato Italian Imports
• Bradley Grozis – Wild Olive Restaurant
• Chris Orlando – Mondo’s
• Davide Mazzola – Amalfi’s
• Michael Scognamiglio – Bacco Italian Restaurant

Special Thanks

• Virginia Friedman – Juror
• Adam Parker – Juror
• Rodney Lee Rogers – Juror
• Bill Thompson – Juror
• Fred White – Juror
• City of Charleston
• Brett Lemmo – Festival Photography
• Mario Crocetta – Video Production, Trailer
• Morgann Daniels – Poster Design
• Advirb Media – Website
• Nelson – Printing
• Donovan Bailey – Social Media
• College of Charleston – School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs.

Footlight Players Theatre – Queen Street Playhouse

• Brian Porter – Theatre Director
• Caroline Tweedy – Stage Manager
• Erik Brower – Box Office Manager
• Kasey Beard – Projectionist

College of Charleston

• Film Studies Program
• Jewish Studies Program
• Department of French Francophone and Italian Studies
• School of Languages, Cultures & World Affairs