Jury
Architecture & Environment
Guga Lemes
Screenwriter, Film Producer and Creative Director Ι Brazil
Guga Lemes is a screenwriter, film producer and creative director. He founded beGIANT, the first advertainment agency in Latin America. Lemes created TV series as Encuentros en Brasil, featuring Grammy winner Natalia Lafourcade (Mexico) and Oscar winner Jorge Drexler (Uruguay). He founded beORIGINALS, a creative production company with 10 registered IPs, 12 renowned curators, and 35 international film awards. His projects have been featured on HBO, Sony, SBT, and Globoplay.
Stefano Santamato
Documentary Filmmaker - Architecture Films Ι Italy
Born in 1989, Stefano graduated with a masters in Architecture from the Polytechnic of Milan in 2014 and later trained at the Cfp Bauer in Milan as a documentary filmmaker. His work is divided between producing films and documentaries on architecture, art, and design while experimenting with audiovisual storytelling to explore architectural spaces. His short film Troiane (2020), documentary made for Stefano Boeri Architetti, establishes a parallel between Euripides' tragedy and the 2018 Vaia Storm and was screened and awarded and in several international film festivals. His first feature film Basilico, L'infinto è là in fondo (2023) a documentary about the work of master of architectural photography Gabriele Basilico, premiered at Triennale Milano on the 13th of October 2023. He worked as author and director of photography on La casa di Cini Boeri (2024), a documentary that explores the life and work of architect and designer Cini Boeri.
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Thanos Zakopoulos
Creative Naturalist I Greece - Italy
Thanos Zakopoulos is a creative naturalist whose thought-provoking research and art & design projects encourage audiences to reflect on their relationship with the environment. A keen observer of the natural world, he bridges art, science, and philosophy to challenge conventional human-centered perspectives. His work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions globally, and he has lectured extensively across Europe and China. In 2008, he co-founded the acclaimed CTRLZAK studio in Milan with Katia Meneghini and continues to lead it as its creative director, shaping its distinctive and conceptually rich output. Further contributing to the dialogue, Thanos also shares his insights as a professor at NABA university, exploring the intricate connections between humanity and the rest of the natural world. (more at thanoszakopoulos.com & ctrlzak.com)