Stefano Torrisi, CEO of Garbo Produzioni and Managing Director of Garbo Stories
Italian company Garbo Produzioni has appointed Stefano Torrisi as CEO and, in addition, as Managing Director of Garbo Stories, the new Spanish division dedicated to the production of fiction. Stefano Torrisi is an experienced executive with a profound knowledge of the TV and audiovisual sector. In recent years, he has been Commercial Director of Endemol Shine Italy and Executive Vice President of Banijay Italy and Banijay Group Spain.
Maite Bulgari, Chairwoman & Founder of Garbo Produzioni, says: "With the arrival of Stefano Torrisi, a highly experienced professional, we want to continue to innovate in the audiovisual sector with high-quality content and international planning. Stefano is a perfect leader to deal with two strategic markets for our company, Italy and Spain, anticipating new market trends and creating increasingly productive and constructive alliances that allow us to position ourselves in new and ambitious areas."
Last year, Garbo Produzioni teamed up with the Spanish Lacoproductora to develop the premium series “Names of The Evil”, a horror title about Father Gabriele Amorth, Italy's most famous exorcist. The company is also well known for titles like “The Silence of Water”, “Coliandro” and “La Porta rossa”.