Ciuk (born in Gorizia, 1975) graduated from the University of Trieste, after majoring in languages. She has collaborated with many local newspapers and RAI’s regional office in Trieste. She is most interested in the life of people in the southern part of the world, both in her films and photography exhibitions that she occasionally curates. In 2002 in Salvadore, she made the documentary Las Dignas Mujeres por la Dignidad y la Vida. is currently working in the news department of RAI’s regional office in Slovenia. She also writes for the Italian magazines Diario and Latinoamerica.