Maria Colucci

Experience

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  Esterni

  Jul 2008 - Oct 2008

  Programme and Communication Officer - Milano Film Festival

  • Selecting films for the festival programme. • Organizing special events such as the first Immigration Day involving dedicated organizations and charities. • Contacting directors and distributor to obtain the Rights to screen the films and/or to organise Q&As• Organizing the delivery of the films on DCP or DVD.• Liaising with the Communication Office and using the social media to promote the screenings.

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  Italian Cultural Institute

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2012

  Italian Teacher
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  London Borough of Hackney

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2016

  Founder of the Hackney Film Club, the Turkey and East Asia Film Club, the Dalston Children’s Film Club, and co-founder of the Dalston Comic (creators) Club. I was responsible for programming, licensing, general event planning and all marketing and promotional activity across the clubs' social media accounts and in print. I also organised special screenings and Q&As in collaboration with Film London, the Rio Cinema, the Lost Picture Film, the LOCO and the London Kurdish Film Festival. For this I designed marketing strategies and communication campaigns. I was in charge of social media research, copy writing and reporting. Booking screenings, internal and external reporting and managing marketing materials Show less • Dealing with administration duties such as, film club reports, cash floats, cash reconciliation, daily and monthly record of information and statistics, daily timetables, staffing issues to ensure the consistent running of the site.• Planning, supervising and coordinating work flow to maintain consistent levels of services to internal and external customers.• Dealing with an enormous number of enquiries in person, on the phone and via emails from users, managers, organisations, and council offices.• Organizing, running and helping with events for the local community both for adults and children. Show less

  • Film Curator and Events Producer

    Mar 2013 - Oct 2016

  • Library Supervisor

    Aug 2012 - Oct 2016
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  Dalston Comic (creators) Club

  Mar 2015 - Nov 2024

  Co-founder and Co-Director, The Dalston Comic (creators) Club - London

  • Directing the delivery of the Dalston Comic (creators) Club programme to provide an environment that fosters creativity and an open community, where every session/workshop can be someone’s first, where attendees / members learn from each other, in order to develop their artistic skills.• Supporting with project planning as needed, including attending planning meetings to support project structure, provide ideas and inspiration and share learning.• Coordinating the realisation of collective anthologies (three printed to date).• Coordinating the participation of the club to comic festivals all around the UK.• Contributing to all marketing and promotional activity across the clubs' social media accounts and in print. Show less

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  London SadFest

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2017

  Film Events and Marketing

  • Developing marketing objectives and strategies• Managment of marketing initiatives• Updating Twitter and Facebook with offers, news and developments• Researching Projects

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  THE LUNA CINEMA LIMITED

  Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

  Front Of House Manager

  Live event management

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  Genesis Cinema

  Nov 2017 - May 2018

  Duty Manager
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  Etc.venues

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

  Event Supervisor

  • Directing, coordinating and planning essential services such as security, maintenance, mail, archiving, cleaning, catering, waste disposal and recycling. • Planning best allocation and utilisation of space and resources.• Coordinating and leading a team to cover various areas of responsibility. • Checking that agreed work by staff or contractors has been completed satisfactorily and following up on any deficiencies.• Responding appropriately to emergencies or urgent issues as they arise. Show less

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  The Winch

  Oct 2018 - Jun 2020

  Library Manager - Belsize Community Library

  Belize Community Library

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  The Boiler House Community Spaces

  Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  Projects and Engagement Manager
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  Islington Council

  Dec 2021 - now

  • Library Manager

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Librarian

    Dec 2021 - Nov 2024