Gianni Canova
Professor of the History of Cinema
Founder and editor of the monthly film magazine Duellanti, Gianni Canova is a Full Professor of the history of cinema and director of the Department of Media and Communication Technologies at IULM University of Milan. Canova has been a film critic for newspapers like la Repubblica, il Manifesto, Sette of the Corriere della Sera and la Voce of Indro Montanelli. Currently he is the author and conductor of the program "Cinemaniaco" for Sky Cinema. His publications include "L'alieno e il pipistrello. La crisi della forma nel cinema contemporaneo" (Bompiani) and "Il lato oscuro delle macchine" (Carocci). He is also author and editor of Garzantina Cinema. Since 2006 he has been a member of the scientific committee for the Festival of Cinema in Rome.