Olga Lamontanara

Producer

Born in Bari, Italy. She holds a Master’s in Arts & Cultural Management from Bocconi University, Milan. After working at Italy’s Consulate General in Porto Alegre and New York’s BAM, she became Director’s Assistant and Head of Special Projects at Scuola Holden, Turin. In 2008, she helped launch TorinoFilmLab, serving as Head of Communication until 2018 and developing workshops with among others Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique and Locarno’s Open Doors. Since 2019, she has produced films with Amka Films, Cinédokké (Lugano), and 8horses (Zurich), and since 2020 she has led the Coproduction Forum of European Short Pitch. Her producer credits include UNTIL BRANCHES BEND (TIFF 2022), LA CHIMERA (Cannes 2023), NOWHERE (Venice 2023), BODY ODYSSEY (PÖFF 2023), ELECTRIC CHILD (Locarno 2024), and the Swiss TV series ALTER EGO (2023). She is a member of the European Film Academy, and a Berlinale Talents and Rotterdam Lab alumna.

Filmography
(a selection)

Producer

2027
Ibicaba – Das Paradies in den Köpfen by Andrea Štaka
2026
I'll Be Gone in June by Katharina Rivilis
2026
Grave by Anna Pieri Zuercher, Pietro Zuercher
2026
Becaària by Erik Bernasconi
2025
Le bambine by Valentina Bertani, Nicole Bertani
2025
Cherubs by Anna Pieri Zuercher, Pietro Zuercher
2023
Anxiety by Slawomir Fabicki
2023
Body Odyssey by Grazia Tricarico
2023
La Chimera by Alice Rohrwacher
2023
Invelle by Simone Massi
2023
Alter Ego
2022
Until Branches Bend by Sophie Jarvis
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