ABOUT US
Malfe Film is an independent film production company based in Turin, founded by Enrico Giovannone and Matteo Tortone in 2016. The name comes from a provocation by Roman Polanski, who at the 2008 Torino Film Festival described Cassavetes films as mal faits poorly made an expression the founders reinterpreted as a symbol of creative freedom and experimentation. Malfe Film is dedicated to the production and co-production of international creative documentaries and auteur films, actively participating in European and international markets and pitching forums, including: CPH:DOX Market, When East Meets West, Thessaloniki Agora, MIA Market, Milano Film Network, Nebulae (DocLisboa), Ventana Sur, and the European Film Market.
Our Team
Enrico Giovannone (Chieri, 1978) | Partner and Producer | is a film editor and producer, co-founder of Malfé Film in 2016. He has edited award-winning documentaries such as Rata nece biti! (David di Donatello 2009) and Ruggine (Venice, Giornate degli Autori), as well as numerous short and feature films, including Zheng and Sunday Night.
Matteo Tortone (Pinerolo, 1982) is a director, producer, and cinematographer. He directed Mother Lode (2021), selected at Venice’s Giornate degli Autori and awarded the Eurimages Lab Award at the TIFF Agora Work-in-Progress (filmfestival.gr). His short film Sunday Night (2024), produced in collaboration with Malfé Film, closed the Critics’ Week in Venice and won the 2025 David di Donatello for Best Short Film (shortsfit.com).
Raffaella Giancontieri (Italy, 1959) – Sole Administrator.
Margot Mecca (Italy, 1988) – Collaborator – is a freelance film programmer, producer, and researcher based in Barcelona. Since 2011, she has worked with the Festival dei Popoli, where she selects documentaries and coordinates the Doc at Work program. She collaborates with +RAIN, Visions du Réel, FIDMarseille, and Majordocs. She produced Mother Lode (2021) and Surfacing (2022) (majordocs.org).
Anna Milza (Italia, 1998)- Collaborator, production assistant.