Gianni Minà

Who is Gianni Minà?

Gianni Minà is an Italian journalist, writer and television host. He has collaborated with both Italian and foreign newspapers and magazines; produced hundreds of reports for the Radiotelevisione Italiana; designed and presented television programs, as well as produced successful documentary films on the lives of Che Guevara, Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Rigoberta Menchú, Silvia Baraldini, Subcomandante Marcos, and Diego Maradona.

Minà is the publisher and editor-in-chief of the literary journal Latinoamerica e tutti i sud del mondo as well as director of the book series Continente desaparecido published by Sperling & Kupfer. This series focuses on the Latin American world and its authors. Minà has published many books on Latin America.

In 2003 Minà was elected to the assembly of the Società Italiana Autori ed Editori and was a member of the committee that designs and produces Vivaverdi, the journal of Italian authors.

In 2007 Minà received the Kamera Prize at the Berlin Film Festival for his lifetime’s work. This is the most prestigious award given to documentarists.