Ivan Casagrande Conti graduated
from the Luchino Visconti Civic
School of Cinema in Milan. He has
produced several award-winning
short films and documentaries,
including Things That My Best
Friend Lost, winner at SIC@SIC
2024, and Taxibol, which premiered
at Visions du Réel 2023. He served
as executive producer on Gli
oceani sono i veri continenti (The
Oceans Are the True Continents)
by Tommaso Santambrogio, with
whom he co-founded Chiotto
Film, an independent production
company devoted to exploring new
cinematic languages and visions in
contemporary cinema.