Allesandra Mattanza, author, screenwriter and fine-art photographer, was born in Italy but has lived abroad for more than 20 years—including in New York City. Her passion for the cinema has led her to specialize in interviews with actors and directors, as well as in traveling and fiction. She currently works as a foreign correspondent, contributor, and editor for a number of publishers in Italy and Germany, including Rizzoli, Hearst, Mondadori, Sperling & Kupfer, Conde Nast, White Star/National Geographic/De Agostini, Giunti/Feltrinelli. In 2014 she won first place in “Personality Profile - International Journalism” at the 56th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards in Los Angeles.
