FEDERICA ZANGHIRELLA
I am a sommelier, wine expert, lecturer. Script writer and documentary director.
By education and trade I am a CGI expert, having had my own company specialised in 3D and vfx for 10 years. In recent years I started my career in screenplay writing and film direction. I worked as an artistic director and project manager in every assignment I had, organising the work flow, creating and dividing the pipeline, directing and supervising my projects and my team.
My passion for enogastronomy started very early due to my roots and my upbringing. During this time, wine and food were a passion and matter of in-depth study. But slowly my passion took over my job. Following my graduation as a sommelier, and with my experience in managing projects and people, 10 years ago I was asked to assist and organise courses and wine events for the UK Sommelier Association.
After some years of hard work and continued growth of the association and success of our signature course, events and competitions, I reached the position of Vice President.
In 2022 I had the honour of being awarded as the most influential woman in the global wine and spirits industry for the social media category by the Women in Wine and Spirits Association.
The last exciting challenge merges together my two biggest passions. Using my filmmaking and direction skills together with my wine knowledge and connection I recently started working on a series of wine documentaries.
