Festival internazionale Segni della Notte - Urbino
International Festival Signs of the Night - Urbino




7° Festival internazionale Segni della Notte - Urbino - November 21th - 26th, 2023

21th International Festival Signs of the Night - Italy




STUDENT SHORT FILM JURY

Manuela Naddeo Italy

Manuela Naddeo was born in 1996 at Pompeii.

Growing up as a self-taught photographer, she often collaborates with musicians and works on personal projects, delving into the documentary style.

With 'Riverrun,' a project that captures the Sarno River from its source to its mouth, she won the '36exp' Contest, later expanding to the 'FotoForum' gallery in Bolzano (2019).

From 2020 to 2022, she was featured in the 'Special Mention' category of the 'Institute Awards' call organized by Urbanautica.

After completing studies at the Conservatory of Naples (2019) and Federico II University (Classical Studies, 2021), she moved to Urbino, where she currently attends the Design for Publishing course at ISIA.






Francesca Ciuffoli Italy

Fransceca Ciuffoli was born on November 29th, 2001, in the Republic of San Marino.

Growing up, she developed a passion for fine art, architecture, photography and videograph. She graduated in "Architecture and Environment" in 2020 from ISA Mengaroni in Pesaro.

In 202, she practiced as a cultural worker at the National Gallery of San Marino at the Young Artists' Biennial, Mediterranea 19 'School of Waters'. She is currently in her fourth year pursuing a degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (PFP2) at the University of Urbino 'Carlo Bo’.




Alexander Dimitrios Papadopoulos Greece / Italy

Alexander Dimitrios Papadopoulos (1996) had developed a practice that is rooted in the search for the origin.

His dual citizenship, Greek and Italian, has informed his artistic research that is caught between eastern and westner values, images, impressions.

Both the mundane and the sacred are present in his works, be they filmic, photographic or mixed-media productions.