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Chiara Faggionato

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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EMAIL         faggionatochiara@gmail.com

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 - 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 - 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

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

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ARTIST RESIDENCIES

 

2024 - Walking Residencies, organized by Re-Routing and Co-Making Matters @ Haus der Statistik, Berlin, GERMANY

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

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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 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 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 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 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

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COLLABORATIONS AND FUNDINGS

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