Mourning Giorgio Gosetti
Mourning Giorgio Gosetti
Giorgio Gosetti, the founder and general delegate of Venice’s Giornate degli Autori sidebar, has died suddenly at the age of 70.
Born in Venice in 1956, he worked as a writer and assistant director, as a film critic and journalist, and was a proud longtime member of FIPRESCI, the international federation of film critics.
As a festival organiser at the Venice Film Festival, and later at the Rome Film Festival, he was also the founding general delegate of Giornate degli Autori in Venice, Artistic Director of the Noir In Festival in Milan, and Director of the Casa del Cinema in Rome.
Besides his festival work, Giorgio Gosetti was active in various juries and commissions. He was a member of the Selection Committee for the European Film Awards from 2017 to 2019 and also a long-term partner for the LUX Audience Award.
Above all, he was a passionate cinephile, a true European and always willing to share his knowledge and experience with others – especially younger colleagues.
Giorgio Gosetti died on 6 March 2026. We will miss him.