Born near the sea, in Sicily, Valeriana Rosso has lived in Turin, close to the mountains, for over thirty years. Her background in languages and her passion for travelling and for the mountains have led her to work on books and films about the mountains, including editing the "I Licheni" collection of books for four years. Since 1997 she has been the editor of "I Capolavori del Cinema di Montagna" (The Greatest Films about Mountains), a videotape collection that presents historic films about mountains and adventure. Rosso is the creator and director of the Cervino International Film Festival, now in its fifth year.