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I’m Valentina Parati, a filmmaker and editor trained in Italy and Switzerland with a focus on direction, screenwriting, and post-production. I enjoy working across documentary and hybrid storytelling, bringing a keen eye for mise-en-scène, camera work, and collaborative workflows to every project. Based between ECAL/HEAD and the Swiss film scene, I contribute to production design, editing, and actor direction, always aiming to craft intimate, human-centered films and engaging documentary pieces.…I’m Valentina Parati, a filmmaker and editor trained in Italy and Switzerland with a focus on direction, screenwriting, and post-production. I enjoy working across documentary and hybrid storytelling, bringing a keen eye for mise-en-scène, camera work, and collaborative workflows to every project. Based between ECAL/HEAD and the Swiss film scene, I contribute to production design, editing, and actor direction, always aiming to craft intimate, human-centered films and engaging documentary pieces.

Valentina Parati

Film Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, +1

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I’m Valentina Parati, a filmmaker and editor trained in Italy and Switzerland with a focus on direction, screenwriting, and post-production. I enjoy working across documentary and hybrid storytelling, bringing a keen eye for mise-en-scène, camera work, and collaborative workflows to every project. Based between ECAL/HEAD and the Swiss film scene, I contribute to production design, editing, and actor direction, always aiming to craft intimate, human-centered films and engaging documentary pieces.…I’m Valentina Parati, a filmmaker and editor trained in Italy and Switzerland with a focus on direction, screenwriting, and post-production. I enjoy working across documentary and hybrid storytelling, bringing a keen eye for mise-en-scène, camera work, and collaborative workflows to every project. Based between ECAL/HEAD and the Swiss film scene, I contribute to production design, editing, and actor direction, always aiming to craft intimate, human-centered films and engaging documentary pieces.

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I’m Valentina Parati, a filmmaker and editor trained in Italy and Switzerland with a focus on direction, screenwriting, and post-production. I enjoy working across documentary and hybrid storytelling, bringing a keen eye for mise-en-scène, camera work, and collaborative workflows to every project.

Based between ECAL/HEAD and the Swiss film scene, I contribute to production design, editing, and actor direction, always aiming to craft intimate, human-centered films and engaging documentary pieces.

Skills

Set Design

Photo

Script

Experience Level

Set Design

Expert

Photo

Intermediate

Script

Intermediate

Language

Italian

Fluent

English

Advanced

French

Advanced

Work Experience

Assistant Research at ECAL / HEAD

January 1, 2024 - Present

Assistant Research for Master Visual Arts & Design; film documentation and editing for Assemblée des écritures.

Film Director / Collaborator at Angele Metzger collaboration

January 1, 2025 - Present

Directed and collaborated on a film documentation project; involved in editing, camera work, and actor direction.

Camera / Concept / Editing at Theatre Vidy

January 1, 2025 - Present

Concept development for camera work and editing for a Vidy Theatre commission film.

Casting Assistant at Hypersex (In development)

January 1, 2025 - Present

Casting assistance for the feature film Hypersex by Antoine Scalese (in development).

Translator at Anna Joos / Golden Egg Production

January 1, 2024 - September 24, 2025

Italian translator for an archive-documentary; produced by Golden Egg Production, Écal-HEAD.

Film Documentation / Conference Editor at ECAL/HEAD

January 1, 2024 - September 24, 2025

Image editing, camera work, and post-production for the Film Documentation Design Conference.

Writer at Vetor Magazine

January 1, 2024 - September 24, 2025

Writer for documentary features; Prévision Sonore - Paléo, une odyssée; co-directed with Jonathan Ospina; script by Antoine Scalese; tutor Fisnik Maxville; screened at Vision Du Reel.

Video / Artist Assistant at Shuang Li CAC Genève

January 1, 2023 - September 24, 2025

Camera and colorist support for CAC Genève projects.

Screenwriter at Moritz Jekatz

January 1, 2023 - September 24, 2025

Screenwriter for Unreal PharmacON; DCP production.

Video / Artist Assistant at Ambra Castagnetti / Biennale Venice

January 1, 2022 - September 24, 2025

Camera, editing, and colorist work for Biennale Venice Arsenale Pavilion and Flash Art.