Walter Bencini, filmmaker portrait provided to AFIN.

Walter Bencini

Director, Writer and Producer at AFIN

Italy (from their AFIN films)

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Biography

Walter Bencini is a producer, director and cinematographer for documentary films. In 1997 he founded the production company Insekt Film, and over the years he has created documentaries and TV series for Italian and international broadcasters, encompassing subjects relating to art, history, architecture, landscapes, food and social issues. His collaboration with Slow Food in recent years has inspired his latest works, which have received special mentions, awards and prizes and been screened at major Italian and international festivals, including the Trieste film festival, biografilm, the Berlinale, the Sitiges film Festival, the Al Jazeera Documentary Film Festival, and the Gold Panda Awards and GZDOC

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