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
Nathalie Pichard, vice-president, director of Arttech Foundation
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
​Alia Chaker-Mangeat, Member of the Grand Council of Geneva

Direction

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

Programmation

Lucie Emch – head of programming office
Mathieu Gayet – head of industry
Sarah Quintric – GDM head of operations
Alex Schuhmann dos Santos– operational and technical manager of the digital program
Melinda Iuliano – head of cultural outreach & GIFF unlimited coordinator
Léontine Zumthor – programs coordinator
Justine Roh – responsible for documentation
Fran Gayo, Georg Bütler, Damien Brodard – cinema programs
Julia Schubiger – series programs
Paola Gazzani Marinelli – immersive programs
Sten-Kristian Saluveer – professional program consultant (Geneva Digital Market)

Communication

Zahra Badoui – head of communication
Rosalie Grobet –  head of communication
Amy Ka – communication assistant
Fabien Jupille – video editing
DaisyBell – webmaster
Andréa Philippon – CGI
Office for Typography – visual identity

OpEration

Louise Overlau – head of fundraising and partnerships
Anaïs Deville – head of production
Camille Garros – head of administration
Laurent Marti – IT
Michael Pfenninger – projection technical manager
Adrien Boulanger – technical and infrastructure manager