CRISTIANA
TURCHETTI
journalist, writer, television author, creative producer; passionate
about music, cinema and TV; lives and works between Rome and London.
Born
in Rome; currently resides in Rome.
EDUCATION
Graduated in Medieval History at La Sapienza University of Rome; Masters in
Middle Eastern History at the same university.
Journalist,
enrolled in Italy’s Register of Publicists since 1993.
Graduated
in English Language & Literature at the International School of Dover (UK);
obtained English Language Proficiency at Trinity College in Dublin (UK).
BOOKS
& JOURNALISM
Cristiana’s music and entertainment journalism has appeared
in numerous Italian and global newspaper and magazine titles (Rockstar, Velvet,
Mucchio, Tatler, Paese Sera, Il Tempo, etc.).
She
is a long-time contributor Classic Rock
magazine, writing features, reviews and regular columns Rock Tales and Rock
Radio.
She
has edited and translated several books for Cortina Editore, including titles by Roger
Scruton and co-wrote Freedom, Ethics And The Arrogance Of Information,
with Giuseppe Santaniello (Piemme).
She
has also written two book-length detective stories, Mystery On Stilettos and
The Pendant And The Butterfly.
For
Fox Paramount, she wrote the TV series, You Make Me Sick (still in production).
Drawing
on her passion for illustration and comics, she has created the comic strip
Antagonists.
BROADCASTING
Cristiana’s television work includes working as a Director and journalist at
MTV Europe in London, for Sky News and Weather in London, RTL in Berlin, and
Al-Jazeera International in London and Doha.
For
National Geo UK, she has collaborated in the making of several archaeological
and scientific documentaries (including Cuba, The Evolution Revolution,
Galapagos, Egypt, Secret Of The Pharaohs).
For
RAI TV in Rome, where she’s worked regularly since 1991, she has been involved
in numerous productions, progressing from Programmer Assistant to Programmer
and Director. Her current roles there include as Creative Text Writer and
Director.
RAI
TV shows worked on include Blob, Blob Files, L'Oro del Calcio, Paracult, Figu,
Tempo di Woodstock, Hot Settanthot, Robinson, Assatirati, Blog, Serial Webbers,
Politicarellum, Uno Mattina / Dolce casa, Verba Volant, My Way, Route 68, C’è
Celentano, Freddy, Un’estate fa, Ziggy.
She
produced the TV series, Chef on a
Mission, starring international chef Bernie Mintz and oversaw the creation
of the web channel Bernie, The Amazing
Chef.
OTHER
WORK
For Al-Jazeera International, she supervises the channel's specials and
documentary promotions, with emphasis on the humanitarian response to the many
conflicts covered. She also played a key role in the creation of Al-Jazeera’s
award-winning Palestine Reloaded, a
highly successful feature on the channel's website.
President
of the Cinemaram Cultural Association
since 2011, she continues to realise cultural events and film screenings in
Italy and abroad.
In
collaboration with the Cineteca Nazionale
and Cinema Trevi, she organises
special events in Rome based around screenings and debates on music and cinema.
