ADFF Team 2011
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Director of Special Projects, ADACH
Eissa Saif Rashed Al Mazrouei
Executive Director
Peter Scarlet
Deputy Director
Kellen Quinn
Managing Producer
Jeanne LeSage
Marketing & Sponsorship Director
Huda Al Shamsi
Programming Director:
Teresa Cavina
Emirates Film Competition,Director:
Ali Al Jabri
Head of Press Office:
Doris Longoni
Director, SANAD Fund:
Marie-Pierre Macia
PROGRAMMING
Programming Director:
Teresa Cavina
Programmers:
Jim Browne
Denis DeLaRoca
Alice Kharoubi
Mohammad Khawaja
Intishal Al Timimi
Programming Consultants:
Raman Chawla
Nicholas Davies
Adrienne Mancia
Camille Mallat
Preselection Committee:
Saleh Karama
Butheina Kazim
Marianne Catalan Kennedy
David Moore
Alia Al Sabi
Azadeh Saljooghi
Jason Vassiliades
James Williams
Alia Yunis
SANAD SELECTION COMMITTEE
Marie-Pierre Macia, SANAD Fund Director
Teresa Cavina
Eissa Saif Rashed Al Mazrouei
Kellen Quinn
Rasha Salti
Peter Scarlet
Intishal Al Timimi
Mohammad Khawaja, SANAD Coordinator
Özge Calafato, Programming Manager
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Director, Program Administration:
Jane Ivey
Programming Manager:
Özge Calafato
Programming Coordinator:
Charlotte Youlten
Programming Assistants:
Yaseen Medani
Aldus D’Souza
Program Administration Manager:
Alyssa Orvis
Senior Filmmaker Liaison:
Ben Thompson
Filmmaker Liaisons:
Maud Amson
Mustafa Dameh
Rawia Hawissa
Frida Marzouk
Sana Rizvi
Emirates Film Competition,Director:
Ali Al Jabri
Emirates Film Competition,Coordinator:
Adel Al Jabri
Emirates Film Competition,Assistant:
Hanadi Al Oraiby
Assistants:
Eman Al Shamali
Maxine Youlten
Short Films Assistant:
Samah El Kaba
Talent Manager,International:
Paige Harris
Talent Liaison, International:
Kristen Hanson
Senior Talent Liaison (Arabic):
Layal Assaf
Talent Liaison (Arabic):
Aida Soubra
Talent Hosts:
Dina Aylabouni
Sham Perrin
George Saad
Talent Assistant:
Bashar Albu-Hadla
Guest Services Coordinator:
Stéphanie Albinet
Industry Office Manager:
Stephanie Fischette
Industry Coordinators:
Manal Wicki
Kseniya Zhornokley
SANADLab Liaison:
Lucie Meynial
Industry Assistant:
Mariam Saif
Industry Viewing Library Assistant:
Waleed Qadir Sheikh
Invitations Coordinator:
Nadine Al-Sarraj
Jury Manager:
Nágila Guimarães
Senior Jury Coordinator:
Craig Miller
Jury Coordinators:
Dana Akel
Jasmine Belahcene
Sophia Chihab
Mouna El Haimoud
SPECIAL EVENT
Director, Special Events:
JoJo Dye
Special Events Coordinator:
Waisa Khan
Family Day Coordinator:
Jane Ali-Knight
PUBLICATIONS & CONTENT
Director, Publications:
Nicholas Davies
Publications Manager:
Joel Hoglund
Managing Editor, Website:
Rima Mismar
Website Manager:
Ephram Sarkis
Graphic Designer:
Ali Cherri
Website Copywriter:
Jim Poe
Content Producers:
Mohammed Bin Souqat
Rashid Al Marri
Website Assistant:
Dipti Bhatia
Publications Assistant:
Athina Pereira
ENG Producer:
Anis Abikhalil
ENG Associate Producer:
Natasha Fownes
Production Coordinator:
Candice Dalziel
Arabic Website Copy Editor:
Nadim Jarjoura
Copy Writers:
Ali Abu Shadi
Ibrahim Al Ariss
Jim Browne
Özge Calafato
Raman Chawla
Nicholas Davies
Cliodhna Fullam
Kristen Hanson
Joel Hoglund
Kate Lawrie Van de Ven
Camille Mallat
Rima Mismar
Mustafa Al Musnawi
Jim Poe
Kais Kassem
Kellen Quinn
Rasha Salti
Peter Scarlet
Alissa Simon
Intishal Al Timimi
Lucy Virgen
Jay Weissberg
Charlotte Youlten
Translation:
Haig Aivazian
Rima Mismar
Rasha Salti
PRESS OFFICE
Head of Press Office:
Doris Longoni
Press Office Manager:
Gunnar Gilgen
Press Office Coordinators:
William Royce (English)
Haneen Sasa (Arabic)
Arabic Cinema Press Officer:
Zeina Toutounji
US Press Officer:
Steve Grenyo
Arabic Publicist:
Muriel Tohmé
Press Office Delegate for Red Carpet:
Katie John
Press Materials & Talents Coordinator:
Muna Hussein
Press Office Guest Liaison:
May Elhamy
Senior Arabic Copy Writer:
Sawsan Salameh
Senior English Copy Writer:
Lisa Reinisch
Video & Photos Coordinator:
Hadia Nehme
Media Monitoring:
Sara El Shawarby
Press Runner:
Gavin Simon
MARKETING & SPONSORSHIP
Marketing & Sponsorship Director:
Huda Al Shamsi
Sponsorship Manager:
Shay Nasta
Marketing Manager:
Peyman Sharifi
Audience Development Manager:
Cliodhna Fullam
Audience Development Officer:
Svetlana Yeager
Community Event Manager:
Paulette Hebert
Audience Development Assistant:
Afaf Al Muhsen
Social Media Officer:
Touseef Ashraf
Marketing & Sponsorship Officer:
Utkarsh Talati
Sponsorship Coordinator:
Shoug Al Nowais
Sponsorship Assistant:
Anais Abram
Design Manager:
Nada Baroudy
Graphic Designer:
Maie Atabani
Marketing Copy Writer:
Joe Heitz
Store Keeper:
Fuad Ali
ADMINISTRATION
Administration and Finance Coordinator:
Amer Al Sbiei
Finance Controller:
Kamil El Ahmadieh
Finance Assistant:
Samer Al Adib
Administrative Runner:
Hassan Hijazi
Kussai Tilouny
Receptionist:
Mariam Al Shamsi
Human Resources Manager:
Nadia Mohammed
Human Resources Coordinator:
Nadia El Barka
Human Resources Officer:
Doaa Mohamed Samir
Human Resources Assistant:
Eiman Musabbeh Saeed Ali Al Mazrooei
Recruitment Officer:
Faten Saleh Ishaq
Recruitment Assistant:
Mohamed Al Zaabi
Database Consultant:
Pavla Kormosova
IT Consultant:
James Dutcher
IT Systems Administrator:
Abdullah Bazarah
IT Support Technician:
Shakeer Madathill
Special Projects Office:
Reem El Shamy
Ghada Bakerjian
Assistant to the Executive Director:
Reham Samy
Assistant to Deputy Director:
Dima Wadhai
Assistant to Managing Producer:
Diane Francis
TRAVEL & OPERATIONS
Senior Manager Operations:
Sanette Coetzee
Travel Manager:
Neil Thomson
Operations Manager:
Derick Oosthuizen
Travel Coordinators:
Zona Chin
Uttam Kumar
Vishal Vaid
Operations Coordinator:
Monty Sanchez
Visa Coordinator:
Fares Al Sakka
Transportation Captains:
George Haddad
Vikram Vaid
Hosts:
Nadya Al Ariki
Hamad Ali Al Maamari
Nemo Ahmed
Ziyad Kazi
Valerie Cox
Priyanka Ghasita
Sahil Ghasita
Mareena Khawar
Areej Mashal
Reem Al Meqbali
Nadha Samhan
Ghufran Tariq
Clair Thomas
Evan Carstens
Mohammed Niaz
Logistics Assistant:
Samaleh Guessod
Runners:
Amrit Kaur
Vimal Kumar
Drivers:
Mohammad Abdul Jabbar
Manzoor Shahazan
VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
Manager:
Bianca Arkeen
Assistant Manager:
Hasna Maznavi
Coordinator:
Sevda Bostanci
Database Assistant:
Saif Al Madani
Assistants:
Muhammad Osman
Sham Perrin
PRODUCTION
Director, Production:
Hans Burgschmidt
Production Manager:
Sandra Hodnett
Technical Director:
Ian Freer
Head Film Revisor:
Warren Sharon
Assistant Film Revisor:
Blair Stewart
Print Traffic Manager:
Nina Rodriguez
Print Traffic Assistant:
Sabrina Yusuf
Print Traffic Runner:
Zayedidris Bacha
Abdul Nasser Pozhakker
Subtitling Coordinator & Admin Assistant:
May Iskandarani
Projectionists:
Martin Baker
Alasdair Blaikie
Dave Callaghan
Blair Collie
Philip Deblasi
James King
Rob McPherson
Venues Manager:
Tina Meister
Assistant Venues Manager:
Paul Mark
Head Representatives:
Michelle Alderson
Daniel Hunt
Ian McNulty
Gulchin Perringerard
Mohammed Rahmo
Venue Staff:
Hala Bitar
Caroline Deshpande
Dina Gad El Mawla
Yousif Haider
Simar Halwany
Amani Hassan
Nuilifer Hollis
Majed Khalil
Fady Kiriakides
Geoffrey Lariviere
Miguel Martinez
Amani Moh’d Hassan
Nishaj Mohammad
Minerva Narito
Muhammad Osman
Marya Al Sakkaf
Anna Solomina
Israa Suleiman
Ingy Wissa
Venue Ushers:
Ali Alagab
Khaled Al Ali
Lesley Griffin
Kathleen Mracek
Amal Qalais
Box Office Manager:
Victor Correia
Box Office Assistant Manager:
Glen Sheppard
Badge & Ticketing Coordinator:
Ashley Rodrigues
Box Office Assistant:
Adeel Ahmed
Box Office Supervisors:
Amama Chinoy
Lois Dela Rosa
Enaz Ebrahim
Eman Suliman
Kavin Ujjainwala
Yusra Yusuf
Box Office Staff:
Mansour Abu Bakr Ahmed
Tazeen Ahmed
Nadine Azzam
Fatima Al Darwaki
Ahmed Fakhry
Mona Farah
Mohamed Hindi
Dina Hussan
Abdul Jalil
Mohamed Refat Mazhar
Nermeen Morthasseb
Contessa Podador
Fazal Rahman
Dalia Salem
Mohamed Harith Sharif
Smriti Shroff
Alaa Suliman
Ahmed Taha
Mahmoud Touman
Shama Yasir
