Francesco Melzi d‘Eril has been producer and distributor for more than 20 years. In Italy, he distributed more than 400 films with Mikado Films and Good Films, which he co-founded. He is founder and CEO of the production companies MeMo Films and MDE Films. He graduated from Columbia Law School in New York City and from Università degli Studi di Milano, School of Law.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.