Mirko Pincelli, one half of Pinch Media, is an award-winning feature and documentary director, with an extensive background in photography (worked with iconic photographer Donna Trope) and photojournalistic assignments in post-conflict areas. His first feature length documentary “Uspomene 677” (2011), based on an early photojournalist assignment in Bosnia, was selected for Raindance Film Festival, nominated for an award and the screened at the Frontline Club in London. He completed his second feature documentary “My words and I” (2012) based on an Italian School unique methods to cure stammer. It was selected for Raindance Film Festival in 2013 and was released in Cinemas in Italy (Turin and Rome).

Since setting up Pinch media 6 years ago Mirko has directed and/or shot one feature film, three feature documentaries sold internationally, a 4 x 30’ doc series for Al-Jazeera and dozens of web-series, shorts, commercials and music videos in the UK, across Europe and the US.

Mirko has just completed his debut feature as a director, currently doing the rounds of international film festivals. ‘The habit of beauty’ won Best Director award at The Gallio Film Festival, a prestigious festivals for first time directors in Italy and will be in Official Competition at The Montreal World Film Festival 2016. With Enrico he is working on their next feature film, ‘The tears list’. Even just at first draft stage, ‘The tears list’ was selected for two great co-production markets in London (PFM) and Toronto (IFF).

Enrico Tessarin is a graduate of the London Film School with ten years experience working on documentaries, music videos, commercials and short films. In 2006, Enrico was selected for training by European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) and in 2007 he worked as one of six producers from Film London, on ‘Passport’. In 2007/2008 he has worked on ‘Sofia’s Diary’, the first interactive web-series for Sony Television Europe, which successfully transferred to television on Channel 5.

Enrico produced two feature documentaries with Mirko and his first feature film as producer ‘The Knot’, starring Noel Clarke and Mena Suvari, is in cinemas from October 2012 via Universal. In 2010, Enrico was one of only five producers selected for the ‘Guiding Lights’ mentoring scheme run by UKFC and Skillset, spending a year under the expert tutelage of Allan Niblo, co-founder of Vertigo Films (‘Streetdance 3D’, ‘Monsters’, and Oscar-winning documentary ‘The Cove’). ‘The Habit of Beauty’ is Enrico’s first feature film as a scriptwriter.