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.

Rebecca Irvin, president, expert in corporate communication and philanthropy
Guerric Canonica, vice-president, lawyer & partner in the firm Canonica Valticos & Associate
Neal Hartman, secretary, director of CineGlobe Film Festival and engineer at CERN
Sylvie Buhagiar, treasurer, lawyer

Members of the Foundation Board

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

Direction

Anaïs Emery – executive and artistic director
Audrey Olivier Muralt  – director of operations

Programmation

Maral Mohsenin – head of programs
Mathieu Gayet – head of industry
Sarah Studer – head of cultural outreach & GIFF unlimited coordinator
Gaëlle Vidalie, Fran Gayo – cinema programs
Benjamin Magnin, Julia Schubiger – series programs
Frank Braun, Anna Percival – programs consultant
Sten-Kristian Saluveer – professional program consultant (Geneva Digital Market)

Communication

Rosalie Grobet –  head of communication
Zahra Badoui – head of communication
Fabien Jupille – video editing
DaisyBell – webmaster
Office for Typography – visual identity

OpEration

Lydia Frost – head of fundraising and partnerships
Mathieu Plubeau –  head of production
Camille Garros – administrative coordinator
Alex Schuhmann dos santos– operational and technical manager of the digital program
Laurent Marti – IT