Chiara Faggionato (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, working in the fields of video art, experimental filmmaking and art in public space. 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 investigates and explores the interconnections between mythology and ecofeminism and offers alternatives to the traditional anthropocentric and patriarchal narrative. Her projects span a variety of formats, from experimental films, video art and photography to installations in public and digital spaces.
Her artworks have been showcased internationally at exhibitions and festivals, where she received multiple awards. Additionally, Chiara has extensive experience collaborating with art institutions on a project basis as a photographer, filmmaker, and director. She is the co-founder of the collective Amazonen in Berlin, which develops participatory and educational projects with an ecofeminist approach.
EDUCATION
2021-2024 | 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
SELECTED AWARDS
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
2022 - AJAW Q’IJ - First Prize Best Photography, Campinas Film Festival, Campinas, BRASIL
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 and Special Prize for the Artist, 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 GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 - ‘Mythology Inspired’, curated by LoosenArt, Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome, ITALY
2023 - ‘Voices Above Water | Art Activism for Climate Action’, curated by The Starving Artist, Virtual Exhibition, ONLINE
2023 - ‘Forgotten Places’, ROME ART WEEK, curated by LoosenArt, Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome, ITALY
2023 - ‘Inhabit’, Official Selection SoMe Festival, curated by Marginal, Bucharest, ROMANIA
2023 - ‘tell the story or it goes’, MATCA artspace, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA
2023 - ‘Orient Station’ Public interventions in the postcolonial everyday, Public Space, Berlin Wedding, GERMANY
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 - ‘THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG – Räume für Aktivierung’ - Art in the urban space on the Marzahner Promenade, Projektraum Galerie M, Berlin, GERMANY
2022 - ‘Klima Tag’, TU Berlin & Universität der Künste (UdK), UNI.T Theater, Berlin, GERMANY
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, Milano, ITALY
2019 - 'Working Title Film Festival @ Ferrovieri', Centro Sociale Bocciodromo, Vicenza, ITALY
2018 - ‘En marge de l’architecture - Encounters beyond the discipline’, Salon Suisse - Swiss Pavillon, Pro Helvetia, 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, ITALY
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2022 - ‘Extractivism and its discontents: Cultural and artistic counter-movements’, organized by the University of Kassel, documenta Institut, CELA and Más Arte Más Acción Foundation, Documenta Fifteen, Kassel, GERMANY
2018 - ‘Working Title Film Festival @ Ferrovieri’, organized by Lies - Laboratory of Economic and Social Inquiry with the support of MiBAC and SIAE, Vicenza, ITALY
FILM FESTIVALS NOMINATIONS
2024 - Official Selection Documentary Short, Ethnografilm Festival, Paris, FRANCE
2023 - Official Selection VideoBardo, International Video Poetry Festival, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
2023 - Official Selection Category Equality and Community, Vizantrop Festival of Engaged Ethnographic Film, Belgrade, SERBIA
2023 - Official Selection Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival (SVAFMF), Toronto, CANADA
2023 - Official Selection Best Short Film, Apricot Tree International Documentary Film Festival, Yerevan, ARMENIA
2022 - Official Selection Best Short Documentary, Nartugan Film Festivali, Istanbul, TURKEY
2022 - Official Selection Best Foreign Documentary, Campinas Film Festival, Campinas, BRASIL
2022 - Official Selection Best Short Film, Ooty Short Film Festival, Ooty, INDIA
2022 - Official Selection Best Documentary, ETNOVIDEOGRÁFICA - International Ethnovideography Festival, Ethnographic Museum of Castilla y León, Zamora, SPAIN
2022 - Official Selection Category Human Stories, Tulum World Environment Film Festival, Tulum, MEXICO
2022 - Official Selection Best Experimental Documentary, Smolshorts Film Festival, Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA
2021 - Official Selection Raíz Best International Short Documentary, Biophilia International Film Festival, Mexico City, MEXICO
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 IUAV, 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 Visioni Ambientali, Visioni Italiane - Concorso Nazionale per Corto e Mediometraggi, Bologna, ITALY
2016 - Official Selection Lab Competition, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
2015 - Official Selection Arcipelago - Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini, Rome, ITALY
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
COLLABORATIONS AND FUNDINGS
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