Antonello Faretta is a photographer, a director and a film producer. He has collaborated with such directors as Abbas Kiarostami, Marco Bellocchio, Saverio Costanzo, Giacomo Campiotti, Peter Del Monte, Babak Payami. He has also worked for Rai Sat Arte e T9. He has directed numerous films, among which Lei lo Sa, Da Dove Vengono le Storie?, Il Vento, la Terra, il Grasso sulle Mani, 20Venti, Silenced Thoughts, Just Say NO to Family Values. His works have been featured in international film festivals, TV Networks, art galleries and museums throughout the world, and have received prestigious recognitions. In 2002 Faretta founded the independent production company, Noeltan Film, which produces his own works as well as those of young international artists (to this day, nearly 40 films). In 2004 he founded the Atelier del Cinema di Potenza and the Potenza International Film Festival, which he also directs, and for which, in 2006 he received the prestigious Targa per Meriti Culturali from the Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano.