THE GIFF PROGRAMMING TEAM
ANAÏS EMERY
General and Artistic Director
Anaïs Emery is the General and Artistic Director of the GIFF from 2021. Co-founder of the NIFFF, she was its artistic director from 2006 to 2020, bringing the festival to international recognition. In 2017, she completed a DAS in digital communication and web expertise at the UNIGE, in addition to her film studies. Committed to the next generation of Swiss cinema and to innovation, she officiates at Cinéforom, the Swiss Film Academy, the Foundation for Digital Creation and launched the FutureStoryWorlds@CERN workshop.
LUCIE EMCH
Head of Programming Office
Working at GIFF since 2016, as well as with various Swiss festivals and cultural events, Lucie Emch holds a Bachelor’s degree in Film History and Aesthetics from the University of Lausanne, and a Master’s in Global Creative and Cultural Industries from SOAS, University of London. She joined the GIFF programming team in 2021 and has been Head of the Programming Office since 2025. She is also a programmer for the Pardi di Domani section at the Locarno Film Festival.
MATHIEU GAYET
Head of Industry and Immersive Programmer
Mathieu Gayet is a Paris-based digital strategist and journalist specializing in new media and immersive storytelling. In 2018, he launched XRMust.com, a leading XR industry media platform dedicated to immersive storytelling. He is the curator of Immersity, a three-day workshop in Angoulême (France) for the French immersive industry, and oversees the new Immersive Market at Cannes’ Marché du Film. Since 2023, he has served as Head of Industry at the Geneva Digital Market (GDM) and contributes to XR programming at GIFF.
FILMS
GEORG BÜTLER
Cinema Programmer
Georg Bütler graduated from the University of Zurich with a degree in History and Film Studies, completing a thesis on the contemporary essay film. With a focus on new cinema from Europe, Latin America, and Asia, he worked as a programmer for the Zurich Film Festival from 2011, leading the program from 2019 to 2022. He currently works as a freelance film curator and consultant for independent cinemas and festivals. He joined the GIFF programming team in 2024.
FABIENNE MORIS
Cinema Programmer
Working in the field of cinema/visual arts, Fabienne Moris has participated in its creation (production manager), its distribution (programming coordinator of FIDMarseille) and its international development (founder and director of FIDLab). Now an independent, she participates in international coproduction funds, works as programmer and for film development, do some interventions as jury membre in festivals, markets and art/cinema school. She joined the GIFF programming team in 2025.
DAMIEN BRODARD
Cinema Programmer
Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Theories and Practices of Cinema at the University of Lausanne, Damien Brodard is passionate about contemporary international film production. In parallel, he writes critical articles on cinema, notably covering the Venice Film Festival from 2022 to 2024. He joined the GIFF programming team in 2024, where he is part of the feature film selection committee and contributes to writing the program texts.
SERIES
MARAL MOHSENIN
Series Programmer
Holding a PhD in Film History and Aesthetics (Universities of Lausanne/Amsterdam), Maral Moshenin is the Director of Collection and Knowledge Sharing at Eye Filmmuseum (Netherlands). She joined the GIFF programming team in 2015 as retrospective curator, then as series programmer, and finally as Head of Programs from 2022 to 2025. Simultaneously, she works as a film restorer and conservator at the Cinémathèque Suisse from 2016 to 2022, collaborates with several swiss festivals (Visions du Réel, VIFFF), and regularly participates in academic conferences and courses.
JULIA SCHUBIGER
Series Programmer
After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Ethnology at the University of Neuchâtel, followed by a Master’s degree in Communication at La Sorbonne in Paris, Julia Schubiger began her career at various film festivals as a programmer (Locarno, FIFF, NIFFF). Today, Julia is a member of the artistic committee of GIFF (series section) and a producer of feature-length and short films with the Zurich-based production company LANGFILM.
CHRISTELLE MICHEL
Series Programmer
Born in 1980, Christelle Michel obtained a Federal Certificate of Proficiency (CFC) in commercial business in 1999. Alongside her work for the State of Neuchâtel and driven by her passion for cinema, she programmed films at Ciné2520. At the end of 2007, she shifted her career toward film, joining both the feature film selection committee and the organizing team of the NIFFF. For 11 years, she worked at Box Productions in Lausanne as an executive producer. Since 2024, she has been working as an independent producer and production manager.
IMMERSIVE
PAOLA GAZZANI MARINELLI
IMMERSIVE Programmer
Holding a degree in social and political sciences, Paola Gazzani Marinelli is a member of the XR selection committee for GIFF, and works currently as head of programs at the Digital Creation Hub. Previously, she worked at GIFF from 2014 to 2023, as the head of professional and digital programs. Passionate about digital creation and experimenting with new modes of storytelling, she is interested in the future of audiovisual creation and its link with new technologies.
