People in the box

Giuliano Papadia

CEO & Creative Director

Giuliano served as Director of Non-Linear Programming Strategy in FNG, having been instrumental in the launch of FOX+ and NG+ across Europe. He was previously Director of Channels for Bulgaria and Balkans, having overseen the company’s editorial strategy for both scripted and non-scripted channels.

Chiara Cardoso

Head of Development

Following a First Class Degree in Art History and Philosophy from Durham University, Chiara worked for established UK indies before co-producing her first low budget feature, 'Sunburn', now available on Amazon. Chiara oversees the entire BlackBox development slate and works closely with the CEO throughout the company’s many operations. She is fluent in English, Italian and French.

Francesco Paglioli

Head of Production

Francesco has always loved filmmaking and started his production company in 1995. In 2003, he became executive producer for a 30 episode series for RAI, starting his involvement in the Italian mainstream industry.

Kim D'Ambrosio

Office Manager

Kim studied Interpreting and Translation at the University of Bologna and also International Studies and Law at Coventry University. Kim has previously worked as Executive Assistant and Office Manager in Ferretti Group, Kering Group and Tetra Laval Group. She is bilingual in English and Italian.

Jackson Gregory

Senior Development Executive

Jackson studied at the London Film School where he graduated with an MA in screenwriting. He has written short films (including 'Indefinitely' produced by BlackBox) and also works as a script editor. He oversees the English language development slate.

Elettra Capuano

Development Executive

Elettra studied Philosophy at Milan State University, where she graduated with full marks cum laude. Prior to joining BlackBox Multimedia, she worked in theatre as an Assistant Director and Dramaturg. Elettra is in charge of overseeing the Italian development slate. She is fluent in English, Italian and French.

Marijose Sapina

Development Executive

Graduate of The International Film & TV School of Paris, Majo has worked as an assistant director, production assistant and art director. In Barcelona, she has worked for Amazon Prime, HBO & Netflix as a third AD and production coordination assistant. Majo oversees the Spanish language slate. She is fluent in Spanish, English and French.

Yuval Caspi

Development Assistant

Yuval studied Modern Languages in UCL. He previously worked as a photographer and production assistant. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Hebrew.

Tessa Laws

General Counsel

Tessa has been lawyering for almost 30 years - a large part of her practice centres around media, tv, film and entertainment. Tessa works on the corporate and internal, business affairs, side for clients and has a part share in a content media PR company.

Shyna Khalil

Legal & Business Affairs Executive

Hailing from the sunny isles of Fiji, Shyna is a dual-qualified solicitor in New Zealand and England & Wales specialising in commercial and contract law. Shyna collaborates with our General Counsel and liaises with external partners to navigate legal and business affairs across development, production and exploitation. Shyna is fluent in English, Hindi and Urdu.

Lina Smykalo

Production Coordinator

Lina gained a Master's Degree as a Journalist in Ukraine and worked for 10 years on the most popular TV shows as a Screenwriter and Producer. She then made commercials and web series as a Creative Producer. Since she came to the UK in 2022 she has worked as a PA for commercials, and now is consolidating her experience with BlackBox.

Camila Basora-Oliveira

Production Manager

Camila moved to London from Miami in 2021 to pursue a producing career. She graduated from London Film School with an MA in International Film Business and gained producing titles on nine short films in less than two years. She previously worked at DNEG as a Production Coordinator. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Raphael Tiffou

Production Intern

Raphael has a BA from Central Saint Martins in Curation and an MSc from LSE in Colonial History and Economics. He is fluent in English and French.