2012 Team

ADFF Team 2012

EXECUTIVE

Festival Director:
Ali Al Jabri
Operations Director:
Gary Ellis


PROGRAMMING

Programming Director:
Teresa Cavina
Director of Arabic Programmes:
Intishal Al Timimi
Head of Emirates Film Competition:
Saleh Karama Al Amri
Programmers:
Jim Browne
Raman Chawla
Denis DelaRoca
Shorts Programmer:
Alice Kharoubi
Programming Manager:
Özge Calafato
Programmer and SANAD Coordinator:
Mohammad Khawaja
Preselection Committee:
Marianne Catalan Kennedy
Yohance Douglas
Skander Frikha
Dale Hudson
Saleh Karama
David Moore 
Azadeh Saljooghi 
James Williams
Alia Yunis


PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION

Programme Administration Director:
Jane Ivey
Programming Coordinator:
Charlotte Youlten
Programming Assistants:
Hanadi Ali Nimir
Aldus D'Souza
Ajmal Soby
Senior Manager Guest Relations: 
Alyssa Orvis
Filmmaker Services Manager:
Ben Thompson
Filmmaker Liaisons:
Mustafa Dameh
Ali Khechen
Doaa Mohamed
Sana Rizvi
Filmmaker Liaison (Shorts):
Clara Massot
Filmmaker Services Assistants:
Yaseen Madany
Delia Sandu
Afaf Salem
Filmmaker Services Interns:
Isabelle Galet-Lalande
Kee Ryung Kim
Zhu Weichen
Senior International Talent Liaison:
Cara Cusumano
Talent Liaison (International):
Dana Al Younes
Talent Host (International):
Sham Perrin
Senior Arab Talent Liaison:
Rawia Hawissa
Talent Liaison (Arabic):
Aida Soubra
Talent Liaison (Emirates Film Competition):
Mohamed Al Ameri
Talent Host (Arabic):
Rami Al Sayed
Talent Liaison Assistant:
Ihab Moyaked
Guest Services Coordinator:
Amalia Rodriguez
Talent Relations Interns:
Hana Ahmed
Khaleel Al Farsi
Mustapha Hisham
Nada El Azhary
Mariam Walid
Sara Walid
Industry Office Manager:
Stephanie Fischette
Industry Coordinator:
Kseniya  Zhornokley
Industry Coordinator:
Dima Wadhai
Industry Events Liaison:
Hana Al-Hirsi Evans
Industry Assistant:
Huda Hasan
Viewing Library Assistant:
Waleed Sheikh
Industry Intern:
Zahara Velji
Emirates Film Competition Coordinator:
Adel Al Jabri
Filmmaker Liaison, Emirates Film Competition:
Maha Dahlan
Filmmaker Assistant, Emirates Film Competition:
Huda Al Shuaibi
Jury Manager:
Nágila Guimarães
Senior Jury Coordinator:
Dana Akel
Jury Coordinators:
Ksenia Li
Maria Fernanda Kardashian George Saad
Jury Coordinator (Emirates Film Competition):
Diala Aleid
Jury Interns:
Ahmed Al-Suwaidi
Cristobal Yanes
Translator:
Francesca Berger
Invitations Coordinator:
Seblewongel Tessema


PRESS OFFICE

Press Office Managers:
Gunnar Gilgen
Katie John
Press Office Coordinators:
William Royce
Haneen Sasa
Senior Publicists:
Zeina Toutounji
Muriel Tohme
Red Carpet Manager:
Abuzar Ikkery
Press Guest Liaison:
Sara El Shawaraby
Publicist Assistants:
Ann El Safi
Mira Nasser
Materials and TV/Photo Coordinator:
Francesca Sullivan
TV/Photo Assistant:
Saif Awad 
Accreditation Assistants:
Enas Younis
Farah Arke


PUBLICATIONS and content

Publications Manager:
Jim Poe
Design Manager:
Nada Baroudy
Publications Coordinator:
Tamara Malhas
Publications Assistant:
Karolina Abbas
Materials Coordinator:
Melissa Khan             
Publications Copywriter:
Suad Shamma
Graphic Designer:
Abdulla Al Ramsi
Content Producer:
Mohamad Bin Souqat
Copy Editors:
Bassel Oudat
Cynthia Rowell
Film Copy Writers:
Karolina Abbas
Samer Abou Hawwach
Ibrahim Al Ariss
Intishal Al Tamimi
Ian Barr
Jim Browne
Özge Calafato
Teresa Cavina
Raman Chawla
Robyn Evans
Hauvick Habechian
Joel Hoglund
Clara Massot
Kais Kasim Mghamis
Mohammad Khawaja
Kate Lawrie Van de Ven
Tamara Malhas           
Cynthia Rowell
Rasha Salti
Alissa Simon
Suad Shamma
Miryam van Lier
Translators:
Samer Abou Hawwach
Sawsan Salameh


MARKETING AND SPONSORSHIP

Marketing Manager:
Peyman Sharifi
Commercial Operations Manager:
Shay Nasta
Website Manager:
Ephram Sarkis
Design Manager:
Nada Baroudy
Online Marketing Officer:
Touseef Ashraf
Marketing Sponsorship Officer:
Utkarsh Talati
Sponsorship Coordinator:
Reham Samy
Audience Development Officers:
Nada Al Midfa
Svetlana Yeager
Community Activation Manager:
Paulette Hebert
Community Activation Officer:
Sara Yosri
Website Officer:
Diena Yosri
Creative Community Liaison:
Moussa Al Bequishi


ADMINISTRATION

Administration and Finance Coordinator:
Amer Al Sbiei
Finance Assistant:
Samer Al Adib
IT Consultants:
James Dutcher
Mohamad Hijazi
IT Systems Manager:
Abdullah Bazrah
Database Consultant:
Pavla Kormošová


TRAVEL AND OPERATIONS

Senior Manager, Operations:
Sanette Coetzee
Travel Manager:
Neil Thomson
Operations Manager:
Jurie Visagie
Logistics Manager:
Monty Sanchez
Senior Travel Coordinators:
Uttam Kumar
Vishal Vaid
Travel Coordinator:
Zona Chin
Transportation Manager:
Vikram Vaid
Transportation Captains:
Ramseen Bin Malik
Vimal Kumar
Airport Hosts:
Priyanka Ghasita
Sahil Ghasita
Ziyad Kazi
Mareena Khawar
Ghufran Tariq
Mohammed Yousuf
Operations Coordinator (Signage):
Mohamed Niaz
Logistics Production Assistant:
Samaleh Elmi Guessod
Operations Coordinator (Security):
Fares Al Sakka
Runner ( Logistics):
Amrit Kaur
Runner (Hotel Supervisor):
Ann Kimani
Hotel Hosts:
Melanie Kimani
Nimo Shire
Lyra Vaz
Drivers:
Mansour Shajahan


VOLUNTEER

Volunteer Manager:
Bianca Arkeen
Assistant Volunteer Manager:
Saif Al Madani
Volunteer Coordinator:
Amer Salmeh 
Volunteer Intern:
Mehtab Shaikh


SPECIAL EVENTS

Special Events Director:
Jojo Dye
Events Assistant:
Waisa Khan


PRODUCTION

Production Director:
Hans Burgschmidt
Production Manager:
Sandra Hodnett
Technical Director:
Peter Khamas
Production Subtitling Coordinator and Administrative Assistant:
May Iskandarani
Head Film Revisor:
Warren Sharon
DCP Manager:
Ian Freer
Assistant Film Revisor:
Airian McLeish
Print Traffic Manager:
Nina Rodriguez
Print Traffic Assistant Manager:
Sabrina Yusuf
Print Traffic Runners:
Yousri Hassan
Zayed Idris Bacha
Box Office Manager, Customer Service:
Victor Correia
Assistant Box Office Manager:
Glen Sheppard
Box Office Manager, Ticketing:
Ashley Rodrigues
Box Office Assistant:
Lois de la Rosa
Box Office Information /Sales:
Ahmed Shardob
Samah Khojali
Aida Mubarak
Hassan Bagaber
Box Office Sales:
Shama Abashar
Mansour Ali
Tazeen Ahmed
Mona Farah
Robin Ghata
Jia Anne Jacob
Marie Jeanne Lualhati
Dina Mohamed
Nermeen Mouhtasseb
Dalia Salem
Alaa Suliman
Israa Suliman
Ahmed Taha
Carol Deshpande
Fazel Rahman
Box Office Supervisor:
Amama  Chinoy
Mohamed Harith Sharif
Contessa Podador
Eman Adil Suliman
Yusra Yusef
Venues Manager:
Tina Meister
Assistant Venues Manager:
Paul Mark
Red Carpet Manager:
James Rice
Venue Representative:
Ian Mcnulty
Rebecca Vandevelde
Head Representative – VOX:
Gulcin Perringerard
Head Representative – Emirates Palace:
Daniel Hunt
Ballroom Representative – Emirates Palace:
Ingy Wissa
Red Carpet Representative – Emirates Palace:
Mohammad Rahmo
Venues Team – Emirates Palace:
Vanessa Coutinho
Simar Halwany
Hashim Malik
Amani Hassan
Natasha Oneto
Andrea Simoes
Emmanuel Obi
Venue Ushers – Emirates Palace:
Khaled Al Ali
Salwa Deif
Lesley Griffin
Shakeeb Ali
Kathleen Mracek
Oleksander Hnatyshyn
Venues Team – VOX:
Ahmed Adam
Dina Al Rifai
El Amin Abdul Gadi
Krupa Bhardwaj
Hala Bitar
Yousif Haider
Beverlie Fernandes
Nilufer Fernandez Hollis
Nishaj Mohammad
Andrew Moreno
Alwaleed Osman
Silvija Ulmanis
Isra Suliman
Julie Shaw
Projectionists:
Martin Baker
Alasdair Blaikie         
Dave Callaghan
Blair Collie
Phil De Blasi
Rob McPherson

Tawasol

Manager-Tawasol Travel Centre:
Sumayya Ummer
Tawasol executives - travel centre:
Noura Al Awani
Rishin Darar
Ummer Farook
Customer Care Manager:
Ola Hussein


ADFF drivers

Production Drivers:
Shameer, Sultan
Print Traffic Driver:
August
Venues driver:
Edgar
Emirates Transport Operations Manager:
Faris
Pearl Assist:
Sushma
Staff Bus Drivers:
Varghees,Siddiq

twofour54 MANAGEMENT

Chief Executive:
Noura Al Kaabi
Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer:
Wayne Borg
Executive Director,Communications:
Paul Venn
Marketing and Communications:
Reine Bejani
Andrew Gabriel
Legal Services:
Greg Sweeting
Ahmad Subhi
tawasol:
Maryam Al Mheiri
Noura Tabikh
Financial Services:
Melissa MacBean
Festival Workshops – tadreeb:
Alex Gehrig