
Chiara Faggionato (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, working in the fields of experimental filmmaking, art in public space, cultural education and socially engaged art. She lives in Berlin, where she studied at the Master of Arts program Art in Context at the Universität der Künste - UdK.
Chiara grew up by a stream and a willow tree within a matriarchal family and this forms the foundation of her artistic and personal research.
In her practice, Chiara researches ecology, mythology and feminism through a transversal lens. Across different media, she explores alternative narratives and speculative fabulations that challenge anthropocentric and patriarchal perspectives. Her artistic work often intersects with socially engaged research through collaboration with environmental and cultural activist organizations. Her projects span a variety of formats, from experimental films, video art and photography to installations in public and digital spaces, as well as participatory art practices.
Her artworks have been showcased internationally at exhibitions and festivals, where she received multiple awards. Additionally, Chiara has extensive experience collaborating with institutions on a project basis as a photographer, filmmaker and director. She is the co-founder of the collective Amazonen in Berlin, which develops artistic, community-oriented and educational projects with an ecofeminist approach.
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EDUCATION
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2021-2025 | Master of Arts in Art in Context, Universität der Künste, Berlin
2017-2018 | Diploma in Photojournalism, ISFCI - Istituto Superiore di Fotografia, Rome
2013-2016 | Master of Arts in Visual Arts, Università IUAV di Venezia, Venice
2008-2013 | Bachelor in Visual Arts, Music and Performing Arts, Università Roma Tre, Rome
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SELECTED AWARDS
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2023 - ARDEIDAE - SoMe Award for Human Relationships, SoMe Festival, Bucharest, ROMANIA
2023 - DEVILS OF THE FIELDS - Folk Arts Hub Foundation Special Prize, Apricot Tree International Documentary Film Festival, Yerevan, ARMENIA
2022 - AJAW Q’IJ - First Prize Best Short Documentary Director, Nartugan Film Festivali, Istanbul, TURKEY
2021 - AJAW Q’IJ - First Prize Raíz Best International Short Documentary, Biophilia International Film Festival, Mexico City, MEXICO
2021 - AJAW Q’IJ - Second Prize in Religious Movie Competition, Viva Film Festival, Sarajevo, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
2020 - DEVILS OF THE FIELDS - First Prize Best Medium Length Film, Arte Non Stop Film Festival, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
2016 - ARDEIDAE - People’s choice award, National Section, Lago Film Festival, Treviso, ITALY
2016 - ARDEIDAE - Second Prize Visioni Ambientali, Visioni Italiane - Concorso Nazionale per Corto e Mediometraggi, Bologna, ITALY
2015 - ARDEIDAE - Jury’s Special Prize, Arcipelago - Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini, Rome, ITALY
2015 - ARDEIDAE - Special Mention Competition Gli occhi sulla città, Laceno d’Oro Film Festival, Avellino, ITALY
2015 - ARDEIDAE - First Prize ex-aequo Best Short Documentary, Perugia Social Film Festival - PERSO, Perugia, ITALY
2015 - ARDEIDAE - First Prize International Competition, Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival, Venice, ITALY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS
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2025 - Acque Sconosciute, curated by Microclima, Cinema Galleggiante, Venice, ITALY
2025 - Ferrovieri tra Passato, Presente e Futuro, Parco Retrone, Vicenza, ITALY
2025 - Natural Flow. Exploring water’s essence, Cultural Hypogeum Lega Navale Italiana, Matera, ITALY
2024 - Mònde - Festa del Cinema sui Cammini, Monte Sant’Angelo, ITALY
2024 - Mythology Inspired, curated by LoosenArt, Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome, ITALY
2023 - Forgotten Places, ROME ART WEEK, curated by LoosenArt, Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome, ITALY
2023 - Inhabit, SoMe Festival, curated by Marginal, Bucharest, ROMANIA
2023 - tell the story or it goes, MATCA artspace, Cluj Napoca, ROMANIA
2023 - ECO[PO]ETHICS, International Ecoperformance Festival, Cine Satyros Bijou, São Paulo, BRASIL
2023 - Night Skies and Astro Imaging curated by LoosenArt, Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome, ITALY
2022 - The Privilege of Dreaming, POSITIONED REALITIES, Haus der Statistik, Berlin, GERMANY
2022 - Summoning, curated by Okta Collective, Vorspiel transmediale Festival, Berlin, GERMANY
2021 - ANIMISM ON FILM, Origins Festival, London, UNITED KINGDOM
2020 - Feet in the Water, Eyes on the Land, Ocean Space, Venice, ITALY
2019 - Work in Progress, Working Title Film Festival 4, Vicenza, ITALY
2019 - Lavoro fragile. Pratiche resistenti, Mare Culturale Urbano, Milan, ITALY
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ARTIST RESIDENCIES
FILM FESTIVALS NOMINATIONS
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2024 - Official Selection Documentary Short, Ethnografilm Festival, Paris, FRANCE
2023 - Official Selection VideoBardo, International Video Poetry Festival, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
2023 - Official Selection Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival (SVAFMF), Toronto, CANADA
2022 - Official Selection Best Short Documentary, Nartugan Film Festivali, Istanbul, TURKEY
2022 - Official Selection Best Short Film, Ooty Short Film Festival, Ooty, INDIA
2022 - Official Selection Best Experimental Documentary, Smolshorts Film Festival, Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA
2021 - Official Selection Best Short Documentary, Religion Today Film Festival, Trento, ITALY
2021 - Official Selection Category Religious Film, Viva Film Festival, Sarajevo, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
2021 – Official Selection Venice Architecture Film Festival, Venice, ITALY
2020 - Official Selection Arte Non Stop Film Festival, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
2016 - Official Selection National Section, Lago Film Festival, Treviso, ITALY
2016 - Official Selection Lab Competition, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
2015 - Official Selection Arquiteturas Film Festival, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
2015 - Official Selection Competition Gli occhi sulla città, Laceno d’Oro Film Festival, Avellino, ITALY
2015 - Official Selection Perugia Social Film Festival - PERSO, Perugia, ITALY
2015 - Official Selection Competition Ita Doc, Bellaria Film Festival, Bellaria, ITALY
2015 - Official Selection International Competition, Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival, Venice, ITALY
PUBLICATIONS
2022 - Publication on the website Design Democracy, Human Rights, GERMANY
2020 - Publication on the editorial Project Treccani, Parole del XXI Secolo, ITALY
2018 - Publication on the website Underground, Journey through poisoned Italy, ITALY
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COLLABORATIONS AND FUNDINGS