Garbo Produzioni Taps Paramount Alum for Garbo Studios

Garbo Produzioni has brought on Paramount and Viacom International Studios alum Cristina Alcelay as head of scripted of Garbo Studios.

Alcelay spent more than 20 years at Paramount holding various positions, including director of Comedy Central. Most recently, she worked at Viacom International Studios, serving as director of content and production for Spain, France and Italy.

Garbo Produzioni was established in 2017 by Maite Bulgari. The company has created series such as L’Ispettore Coliandro, La Porta Rossa and Il silenzio dell’acqua. It recently acquired an equity stake in the company Onza.

“I’m delighted that Cristina Alcelay has joined the Garbo Produzioni group,” said Bulgari, president of holding. “Her experience in international markets and her undoubted professional skills are a valuable contribution to our company’s growth strategy.”

Alcelay added, “I’m very excited to be part of Garbo Stories. It’s an honor for me [to be] working with Maite Bulgari and the Garbo team, and I know that together we’ll be able to create high quality contents.”