Carlo Chatrian (IPA [karlo ʃatʁijɑ̃]; born 9 December 1971 in Turin, Italy) is an journalist, cinema critic and artistic director.

As a film critic he works regularly for the magazines Filmcritica, Duellanti, Cineforum and is director of Panoramiques.

Chatrian motivated his decision saying that the new management structure of the festival, pushed for by the German Federal Culture Ministry, would not grant him sufficient freedom to shape the program.

[8] On September 18, 2024, Chatrian was appointed as the new director of the National Cinema Museum in Turin, for a five-year mandate.

[9] [10] Chatrian has published numerous monographs on filmmakers such as Wong Kar Wai, Johan van der Keuken, Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris, Maurizio Nichetti and Nanni Moretti; he wrote several essays for magazines and film publications.