Patrizia is the Head of Industry at Sheffield DocFest, overseeing strategy, the Marketplace, and the festival’s year-round industry programme. She holds a Master’s in History and Critic of Cinema from the University of Rome and has a background in theatre and dubbing. After moving to France in 2010 to work in short film distribution, she joined Sunny Side of the Doc in La Rochelle (2017–2021). In 2022, she returned to distribution as a consultant with Deckert Distribution GmbH and now works as a freelance consultant and jury member for major documentary markets.