Ferrara, who began making films on Super 8 while still a teenager in New York, will give his presentation on 25 April. Ferrara is also serving as president of the festival’s international jury.

Cinematographer/writer/director Steven Bernstein will give a masterclass following the screening of his film Dominion on 26 April.

The industry programme also includes a seminar on “Colour Managed Workflow”, the standard for major film and TV productions, presented by Dado Valentic on 21 April. The Mediterranean Film Institute is presenting a lecture on characters and plot in the conceptual and scriptwriting stage, given by Greek filmmaker and teacher Dimitris Yiatzouzakis.