Board Members
Chris Lee
Director, Film Festival and Education
Chris is a motion picture producer (Valkyrie, Superman Returns), former President of Production of Columbia/TriStar Pictures, and the Founder and Director of the Academy for Creative Media at the University of Hawaii.
Carmen di Amore-Siah
Legal Counsel
Carmen Di Amore-Siah has served as the State of Hawaii Honorary Vice Counsel of Italy (1994-2008); where she is currently Counsel Emeritus with the Hawaii Consular Corp (2008- present) and also currently serves as Chair of the Hawaii Immigration Lawyers Association, (2009 – 2011) Carmen is an avid world traveler with a keen interest in European film and culture.
Princess Dialta Alliata di Montereale
Director, Public Relations
Originally from Florence, Princess Dialta lives in Honolulu since 1999. She has lived in Milano, Rome, Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles. She graduated in Art History in Florence and studied Method Acting 4 years with Lee Strasberg ,in New York. She is a writer, actress, director and grand lover of life. In Italy was editor in chief of the Italian ecological magazine Essere secondo Natura. She wrote, produced, acted and directed the Film Turtles, a poetic love story, and The Princess and the Rooster, a Manners video for children's etiquette. She has currently written The Villa, a true Florentine Love story that spans over one hundred years and developed the screenplay. She is a driving force behind the film festival and namesake of the coveted annual award honoring the Best Film of EuroCinema. She is happily married with Vittorio Alliata di Montereale with whom she has 5 children between the age of 18 and 21 in College in Los Angeles.
Craig Anderson
Director
Craig Anderson is the general manager for the Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa. Anderson has served in the hospitality industry for the past 26 years, including as general manager of The Westin Maui Resort & Spa since 2002, and general manager of the Princeville Hotel on Kauai from 1999 to 2002. Before moving to Hawaii, Anderson was director of operations for The Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson, Arizona, from 1997 to 1999. As part of the Starwood Hotels & Resort team for the past 14 years, Anderson has made invaluable contributions as a member of the Westin Brand Committee.
Silvia Bizio
Director, Foreign Media
Silvia is a journalist for the Italian newspaper La Repubblica and for the magazine L'Espresso. She has written several books including "Los Angeles Babilonia", "Io e il tenente Colombo" and "Cinema Italian Style: Italian Cinema at the Academy Awards". Silvia is a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Princess Liz Kawānanakoa
Director, Promotions
Liz has made Hawaii her home for over 30 years. She is a wife and mother of two boys, ages 12 and 14. After working in business and real estate development she married Prince Quentin Kawananakoa and assisted him in all his political campaigns as a " representative ".
Terry Hubbard
Art Director
Founding board member and award-winning graphic designer, Terry Hubbard, brings nearly 25 years of marketing experience to EuroCinema Hawai‘i. Even though he has a "day job" as Art Director for the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa, Terry finds time to volunteer his creative services to other worthy causes such as, The Alana Dung Research Foundation, Access Surf and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawai'i.
Marchese Duccio Kaumuali’i Marignoli
Honorary Director
A Hawaii kama’aina, Marchese Duccio is a dealer and collector of old master paintings and has curated several important contemporary art exhibitions in Hawaii, France and Italy. He is the director of Marignoli Foundation, a charitable restoration foundation, and trustee of the World Monuments Fund Europe.
Guido Carlo Pigliasco, J.D., Ph.D.
Director, Foreign Affairs
Guido was born and raised in Milano, Italy, and is a lecturer in cultural anthropology and Italian language and culture at the University of Hawai‘i. He has written documentary films on contemporary Oceania for Italian television and authored the ethnographic novel Paradisi Inquieti. Combining academic with applied work, his most recent research and publications concern the application of cultural heritage policies in the Asia-Pacific region. Guido currently serves as the Marketing and Promotions Director of EuroCinema.
Kelly Sanders
Director, Hospitality
Kelly is the General Manager of the Sheraton Waikiki Resort & Spa. He joined the Sheraton 2006 and led this property through its exciting $200 Million dollar repositioning of this iconic property in the heart of Waikiki Beach. The repositioning of the largest Sheraton in North America has brought back a new sophistication to this property and has created the Sheraton Waikiki as the epicenter of excitement on this fabled beach.
Molly Watanabe
Director, Media
Molly is founder of SMART magazine and SMARTdeals Hawaii, is an entrepreneur and media and marketing professional. She brings her love of popular culture, fashion, and the local Honolulu party and media scene to the EuroCinema Hawai’i board.
Wanda Watumull
Director, Promotions
Originally from the United Kingdom, Wanda’s love for Hawaii and her fascination for its rich history inspired her and a brilliant team of film makers to make a movie about one of Hawaii’s young royals. Set in the late 19th century, her film “Princess Kaiulani” tells the painful story of the collapse of Hawaii’s monarchy which led to its eventual annexation. As an Executive Producer, Wanda is now working on several other exciting film related projects.
