Silvia Luzi (Italy)


I decided to become a reporter and a director because of my passion for writing and telling real life stories.
I carried out several investigations that lead to documentaries about Africa, Latin America, minors and psychiatric illness, and Romany people. For RAI UNO in 2003 I was in charge of documentaries on crisis in Latin America, in Africa and in 2006 in Lebanon.
To work with more freedom I have left the employment of Rai Uno staff and now I am a director and freelance reporter.
My documentary on Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was awarded several prizes among which, the Italian Oscar David di Donatello nominee. It was also broadcast in Usa, Sweden, Finland, Japan and in November 2008 at the European Commission in Brussels.