{"id":120087,"date":"2024-05-23T12:40:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?page_id=120087"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:53:05","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/about-us\/the-team","title":{"rendered":"The team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Directors &amp; Board<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Festival Director \u2013<\/em>&nbsp;Vanja Kaludjercic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Managing Director<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Clare Stewart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/director@IFFR.com\">director@IFFR.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business Affairs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Head of People &amp; Culture<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Sarah de Kock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Head of Finance \u2013<\/em>&nbsp;Anne Philippe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Coordinator Business Affairs \u2013<\/em>&nbsp;Selda Tasgil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Coordinator Finance \u2013<\/em> Claudia Passchier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Coordinator Office &amp; Business Affairs <\/em>\u2013 Miranda Dijkshoorn&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Assistant to the Festival Director \u2013 <\/em>Elita Cannata&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Assistant to the Managing Director \u2013 <\/em>Kahlo Timmers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Audiences &amp; 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International Relations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Head of Programme Operations<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Nina Rodriguez Lima&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Head of Guest and International Relations<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 M\u00e9lissa Delm\u00e9e Mal\u00e9tras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Coordinator Programme Operations<\/em> \u2013 Lesley Da Rae Yoon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Programme Operations Officer<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Robert de Rek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selection Committee Members (features)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Krist\u00edna 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 Mart\u00ednez-Abarca (South and Central America, Mexico, Caribbeans), Olaf M\u00f6ller (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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selection Committee Members (Shorts)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Miquel Mart\u00ed Freixas, Cristina Kolozsv\u00e1ry-Kiss, Lyse Nsengiyumva, Rebecca De Pas, Ivan Ramljak, Koen de Rooij, Loes van Keulen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scouts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Gray, Nina Rodriguez Lima, Ralph McKay, Steve Polta, Ivan Ramljak, Susana Santos Rodrigues, Xu Haochen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Funding &amp; 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