Oscar Iarussi was appointed as the responsible for the supervision and artistic direction of the “Bari International Film & TV Festival – Bif&st” and the Fondazione Apulia Film Commission was entrusted with the organisation, production and realisation of the festival’s new project for the three-year period 2025-2027.
The governor of the Apulia Region thanked Felice Laudadio, the outgoing director, and wished the new director the success of Bif&st.
Iarussi is a journalist, film critic and essayist. He was on the expert commission of the Venice International Film Festival and chaired the Apulia Film Commission.
Until 2018, he was head of Culture and Entertainment for the Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno.
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