Gloria Aura Bortolini (born January 27, 1982) is an Italian

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and documentary filmmaker.

Early life and education

Bortolini was born in

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, Italy. She graduated from

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in 2007 with a degree in economics and a master’s degree in marketing and communication.

Career

Following graduation, she worked as a journalist. After two years in Brazil and Argentina, she moved to London. Her 2015 film, ''London afloat'', was shown at several film festivals. She hosted a television series, ''Londra, linea Greenwich,'' a program about London's fashion scene, on ''Kilimangiaro - Come è piccolo il mondo'' for

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. She presented a

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, ''Glorious Postcards'', on YouTube. One of Bortolini’s photographs won an award in 2013 at the

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Works

Filmography * ''The two stories of Adamà'' (2010) ( assistant director) * ''Non ho paura'' ( 2010) ( camera assistant) * ''The lane'' ( 2011) (director) * ''Autrefois'' (2012) (assistant director, producer) * ''Luoghi comuni, little migrating stories'' (2013) (Video journalist) * ''The daily Lidia'' ( 2013) (second camera) * ''Leoni'' (2013) (assistant director) * ''Lei è mio marito – she is my husband'' (2013) ( co-director,co-author) * ''Alle falde del Kilimangiaro'' (2014) (author, TV presenter) * ''Facing'' (2015) (researcher, co-author) * ''Metropolis, Travel Channel'' (2015) (TV presenter) * ''London afloat'' (2015) (director, author) * ''(con)fine'' (2016) (director, author) * ''Out of the blue'' (2016) (director) Photography * ''1 day 6 cities'' (2011) * ''è Africa'' (2013) * ''East end, photobook'' (2013) * ''Press Freedom'' (2015) Writing * ''Malta'', Capital (2011) * ''Pernambuco'', Il Mondo (2011) * ''Argentina'', Il Mondo (2011) * ''Brazil'', fDi Financial Times (2011)

References

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