Lapo Mamoli Aprile studied Creative Writing in London, graduating with the Highest Achieving Student Award and the University of Greenwich Merit Award for Outstanding Achievements. He began directing with a stop-motion short at eighteen and has since written and directed films across Europe and China. 

Edoardo Gabbai holds an MA in Art and Cultural Management from King’s College London, where his short documentary (Be)Longing was awarded Best Arts-Based Research Project.

Together, they founded FORME to build the space they couldn’t find — one for a new generation of filmmakers and creatives, where international stories can move freely across borders and formats.

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