About Me.
I am an Editorial Specialist at Springer Nature and PhD candidate in American Studies at the Freie Universität, Berlin and an affiliate of Stanford University's Literary Lab. I work with Queer culture, Black studies, literature, cinema, travel, among other topics. As a freelance journalist, I write articles on these topics within entertainment, literature, and wider culture. I am also a copywriter, content creator, and video editor. EDUCATION
The END Film Criticism Workshop 2023 : Film Critic at Lago & FeKK Film Fest – EU Funded (July-August 2023) Research Grant: Stanford University (Sept 2022 - June 2023) One Minute Academy: Masterclass in video making and video editing at American House in Kyiv, Dec. 2020. Executive Master in Social Media Marketing and Storytelling: SQcuola di Blog. 2017-2018. Master’s DEGREE in Languages, Cultures, and Translation: University of Macerata Bachelor’s DEGREE in Languages and Cultures: Italian University of Macerata – 2011-2014. EXPERIENCE / SKILLS
Research, writing, project management, copywriting, fact-checking, video-making and editing, content creation, social media, and translation. PERSONAL PROJECTS Podcast: Breakdown in Lockdown TikTok: @frantz_movietalk / @idiariamericani Instagram: @frantz_movietalk Twitter: @fra692 AWARDS / RECOGNITION
EAAS Rob Kroes Publication Award (Best unpublished manuscript in American studies by a European scholar) The END (European Workshops for Film Criticism) ACH Bursary EAAS Research Grant FU Direct Exchange Grant (Stanford University) DAAD Scholarship EBAAS Travel Grant |