Born in Italy, Simona moved to the UK and has worked for the British Council’s Film Department for a number of years, collaborating closely with international film festivals, new talent and events worldwide. During this time she also completed a degree in Film Studies and Mass Communication at the London Metropolitan University.
After attending a Script Reading course at the Script Factory in 2005, she discovered a passion for working with scripts and began to work as a reader for a literary agency as well as other organisations. She then completed a National Film and Television School / Script Factory post-graduate diploma in Script Development. In autumn 2009, Simona attended a Story Editing Workshop at the Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam.
She is currently working as a freelance script reader and script consultant for writers, producers and production companies.