Los Angeles. Film director Gianluca Santoni, class of 1991, is the winner of Cinemaster 2017, a project for young Italian directors organised by Studio Universal (Mediaset Premium on DTT) in collaboration with Corti d’Argento thanks to his short film “Jonathan with a G” (Gionatan). A jury of experts from the Mediaset channel awarded the short film “Jonathan with a G”, thanks to the collaboration of the National Union of Italian Film Journalists (SNGCI) and the CSC Production, among the approximately 100 reviewed films, proposed by the most significant short film festivals. Next autumn, Gianluca Santoni will leave for Universal Studios in Los Angeles for a two-week Master’s programme during which he will meet the heads of the departments of the major American film company, who are responsible the realisation of films: from the receipt of screenplays to casting, from shooting to the promotion of films in each country. (9Colonne)