FOUNDATION BOARD

The GIFF Foundation aims to promote film, television and digital creation in Switzerland. To this end, it organizes the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) and the Geneva Digital Market (GDM), both during the first two weeks of November, as well as the GIFF Unlimited.

Anja Wyden Guelpa, president, director of civicLab and former Chancellor of the State of Geneva
Guerric Canonica, vice-president, partner in the firm Canonica Valticos de Preux + Associate
Neal Hartman, secretary, director of CineGlobe FIlm Festival and engineer at CERN

Members of the Foundation Board

Philippa de Roten, director of the Society and Culture Department at RTS
Maximilian Karli, producer at Rita Productions and Bandita Films
Yarom Ophir, president of the Board and co-founder of Katana SA

Direction

Anaïs Emery – executive and artistic director
Tom Guex – deputy director in charge of operations

Programmation

Maral Mohsenin – head of programs
Mona Journo – programming assistant
Lydie Huarcaya Castaneda – programming intern
Paola Gazzani Marinelli – head of digital and professional programs
Lucie Emch – immersive programming assistant
Ana Castanosa – operational manager of the GDM
Katie DeVore – GDM assistant
Juliette Papaloïzos – head of cultural mediation
Gala Frecon – hospitality manager
Sarah Quintric – guest reception coordinator
Yael Golan – protocol officer
Isotta Regazzoni – broadcasting manager
Nathalie Gregoletto, Gaëlle Vidalie, Anna Percival, Fran Gayo, Frank Braun – cinema programs
Nathalie Gregoletto, Anna Percival – series programs
Sten Saluveer – professional program (industry)

Communication

Rosalie Grobet –  head of communication
Marilou Jarry – head of digital communication
Justine Langlois – communication and digital communication assistant
Bastien Bento – press officer
Léa Eigenmann – press assistant
Andrea Di Guardo – press intern
James Berclaz-Lewis – responsible for documentation
Fabien Jupille – video editing
DaisyBell – webmaster
DaisyBell – webmaster
Office for Typography – graphism
Benjamin Muzzin – CGI
Kenza Wadimoff, Louis Choisy – photographers
Production Production, lasourisverte – videographers
Translaters – STAR SA

Opération

Joseph Chaumont – administrative coordinator
Lydia Frost – head of partnerships
Alba Lage – public reception
Sarah Ciuclea – assistant public reception
Estelle Lligona – volunteer manager
Chloé Pellegrin – volunteer assistant
Alex Schuhmann – vr technical manager
Sarah Menouer – head of production
Félix Tatzber – production coordinator
Adrien Boulanger – technical manager
Carl Ahnebrink – accreditations manager
Samir Fenazi – ticketing manager
Léo Marti – coordination Nuits Blanches
Adrien Boulanger – technical manager
Laurent Marti – IT