斯特凡诺·克努歇尔（Stefano Knuchel）(1966) is a documentary director. His Hugo Pratt trilogy comprises Hugo in Africa (Orizzonti, Venice Film Festival), Hugo in Argentina (Giornate degli Autori) and his latest work, Hugo in Venice – A Yearning to Be of No Use. For over thirty years, he was a journalist and cultural producer at RSI. Since 2010, he has headed the Locarno Film Festival’s innovation programmes: first the Locarno Academy, then the Locarno Factory. He also composes film music.