Sarah Pennacchi was born in Rome and grew up in Paris. Following her Modern History degree, Sarah worked for 5 years in the financial industry in Milan and London. This was great experience of high-pressure, international work, but she particularly wanted to move into the film industry. Returning to Rome in 2005, she opened Tico Film with her father, Gino, to produce 'The True Legend of Tony Vilar', which saw the debut of the very talented Giuseppe Gagliardi. This feature doc premiered internationally at Robert de Niro's Tribeca Film Festival in 2007. Following this success, Sarah with Tico focused on production of documentaries and feature docs including 'Slow Food Story' by Stefano Sardo, co-produced with Indigo Film, that premiered at the Berlinale 2013. She also produced, with the Italian newspaper 'La Repubblica’, the first two documentaries of acclaimed journalist Paolo Rumiz which premiered at the 2012 Venice Giornate Degli Autori. She has recently produced and released her first feature film, ‘Babylon Sisters', directed by first-time Director Gigi Roccati and based on the novel 'Amiche per la pelle' by Laila Wadia. This premiered at the Rome FF 2017 and BFI London Indian FF 2017. Sarah recently won an Award of Distinction with the short film ‘A Girl of No Importance’ by Anya Camilleri at the 2017 Best Shorts Competition Humanitarian Awards. Sarah enjoys the challenge of selecting good projects, putting together strong teams and using her experience to work on international projects. After 10 years of living and working in London, she has recently moved back to Trieste, Italy.