Originally from Sicily, Giulia defines herself as British by adoption. After years of studying and working in Britain, it has truly become a second home to her. She studied for her Master’s in Chinese studies at the University of Edinburgh, where she graduated with Distinction, before moving to London permanently.
Along with foreign languages, her greatest passions lie in Chinese film, animation and documentaries, and particularly loves the Chinese film directors Ning Ying and Zhang Nuanxin.
She enjoys researching and writing articles on Chinese film, and even co-chaired two panel discussion events about Chinese language film and Chinese animation in English and Chinese in February 2021. She also had the chance to interview Mr Chang Guang Xi from the prestigious Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
In 2019, she spent a semester studying Mandarin at Fudan University, in Shanghai, and was awarded a Confucius Institute Scholarship. While in China, she had the chance to travel quite a lot, and visited major Chinese cities like Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Xian and Suzhou. However, Guilin in Guanxi province left her the deepest impression for the beauty of its natural scenery.
Like every self-respecting Italian, Giulia is a foodie and a huge fan of cooking! She will eagerly trade her much loved traditional Italian recipes for Chinese ones.