Co-founder and long-standing collaborator of IFA founder Gian Vittorio Baldi, has served as President of IFA since 2015.
She leads the Academy’s artistic, strategic and international vision, building programmes and partnerships that connect Bologna with some of the most distinctive voices in world cinema. Each year, she brings leading filmmakers to share their experience, vision and their own authorial approach with a new generation of directors, creating a space where filmmaking becomes a journey of transformation and self-discovery.

For Marija, the essence of IFA is simple: “There is nothing more important than encouraging a talent to believe in themselves - and giving them the freedom to discover and express their authenticity.”