The Team
IFFR works with an enthusiastic core team of around 40 professionals year-round. Each year, in the lead-up to the festival and for year-round activities, the team is expanded with many freelancers, interns and volunteers.
Directors & Board
Festival Director – Vanja Kaludjercic
Managing Director – Clare Stewart
Business Affairs
Head of People & Culture – Laura Fulgori
Head of Finance – vacancy
Coordinator Business Affairs – Selda Tasgil
Finance Officer – Claudia Passchier
Assistant to the Board of Directors – Luka de Ruijter
Communications & Audience Reach
Head of Communications – Anne Wabeke
Head of Press & PR – Caterine Baeten
Head of Marketing – Marieke Sasse
Coordinator Communications – Fraser White
Coordinator Data Marketing – Laurin Ivetic
Website & Social Media Officer & Merchandise Coordinator– Laura Mastracchio
Content
Chief of Content – Melissa van der Schoor
Coordinator Year-round Programme Events – Eline van Lint
Education
Head of Education – Kim Schonewille
Education Officer – Tracey Smit
Projectleader Education – Alyssa Schrauwen
Projectleader Education – Boudewijn van den Broek
HBF
Head of Hubert Bals Fonds (HBF) – Tamara Tatishvili
Manager HBF – Jeske van der Slikke
Coordinator HBF – Ayumi Filippone
Pro
Head of Pro – Inke Van Loocke
Manager Pro – Alessia Acone
Manager Talent – Facundo Lema
Manager IFFR Pro – Lara González Lobo
Programme Operations & International Relations
Head of Programme Operations – Charlie Vermeulen
Head of International Relations – Mélissa Delmée Malétras
Programme Operations Officer – Robert de Rek
Selection Committee Members (features)
Kristína Aschenbrennerova (South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan), Stefan Borsos (South and South-East Asia), Michelle Carey (English speaking territories), Evgeny Gusyatinskiy (Central and Eastern Europe, Israel), Mercedes Martínez-Abarca (South and Central America, Mexico, Caribbeans), Olaf Möller (German speaking territories, Nordic countries, the Cinema Regained programme), Lyse Nsengiyumva (Sub-Saharan Africa), Rebecca De Pas (Italy, Spain, Portugal), Olivier Pierre (French speaking territories), Koen de Rooij (Netherlands, Flanders), Delly Shirazi (Middle-East, Northern Africa, Iran, Turkey)
Selection Committee Members (Shorts)
Cristina Kolozsvary-Kiss, Lyse Nsengiyumva, Rebecca De Pas, Ivan Ramljak, Koen de Rooij, Leonie Woodfin, Loes van Keulen
Scouts
Hiromi Aihara, Robert Gray, Ralph McKay, Steve Polta, Ivan Ramljak, Susana Santos Rodrigues, Wu Jueren
Funding & Business Growth
Chief of Funding & Business Growth – Barbara de Heer
Coordinator Donations, Mecenaat & Events – Georgie Kusbiantoro
Operations
Chief of Operations – Marije Stijkel
Head of Production – Bas Mastboom
Coordinator Ticketing & Data – Lara Arnoldus
Coordinator Applications – Marco Oudewortel
Coordinator Office & Servicedesk – Miranda Dijkshoorn
Junior Systeem Administrator – Jessie Bierhuizen
Year-round the IFFR team is supported by:
Wai Seu Chan (Operations), Giorgi Kuiper (Operations), Jolinde den Haas (Content), Jurgen van der Vlies (Operations), Lesley Da Rae Yoon (Programme Operations), Peter van Heck (Operations), Romy Rechmann (Communications & Audience Reach), Suze van Bohemen (Content), Tom Timmerman (Operations)
Supervisory Board
Korrie Louwes (chair), Anoesjka Imambaks, Hanneke Niens, Nanouk Leopold, Nicky Koopman, Pieter Guldemond