Board of Directors
Indigenous Advisory Council
Members
Jessie Anthony
Rhiannon Bennett
Marion Jacobs
Allan Lindley
Melanie Molloy
Jada-Gabrielle Pape
Jeremy Ratt
Colin Van Loon (Lyttle)
Executive
Executive Director — Kyle Fostner
Programming
Director of Programming — Curtis Woloschuk
Program Manager & Senior Programmer — PoChu AuYeung
International Feature Film Programmer & Festival Director Emeritus — Alan Franey
Programmer & Program Lead — Sonja Baksa
Feature Film Coordinator — Natalie Murao
Short Forum Programmer — Casey Wei
Short Film Coordinator & Consultant — JaeWoo Kang
MODES Curator — T Bannister
Youth Engagement Programmer — Jessa Alston-O’Connor
Year-Round Programmer — Tom Charity
Guest Programmers — Zarrar Kahn, Kika Memeh, Fegor Obuwoma
Programming Consultants
Mariam Barry
Cole Forrest
Sandy Gow
Pavol Hell
John Hollands
Selwyn Jacob
Jack Vermee
Onjana Yawnghwe
Screening Committee
Tania Alekson
David Avelino
Sarah Bakke
Hannâ Banian
William Banks
Janet Baron
Allyson Beaupere
Taylor Bishop
Michelle Bjornson
Anja Block
Alison Cartan
Danita Cees
Jennifer Chen
Lauren Crawford
Matthew Forchione
Darren Gay
Jack Godwin
Ariane Hachem
Josh Hamm
Liisa Hannus
Annie Rae Huston
Michael Ioannou
Russell Janzen
Hazel Kang
Yani Kong
Rai Lai
Jin Lee
Steffanie Ling
Abigail Markowitz
Arnaud Menindes
Sam Mohseni
Hannah Möller
Stephen Morgan
Eve O’Dea
Colby Payne
Karan Sandhu
Glen Schaefer
Janos Sitar
Barney Sprague
Lori Strong
Ruby Strong
Nural Sumbultepe
Deepika Suseelan
Arash Taheri
Duygu Unal
Mary Ungerleider
Lynn Vasey
Shan Yam Wai
Joel Warhaft
Donna Welstein
Qiuli Wu
Keith Yoshida
Industry & Artist Programs
Amp & Industry Event Manager — Lauren Sailer
Amp Event Coordinator — Ashley Sugimoto
Amp Community Outreach Coordinator — Gabrielle Rutman
Amp Curator and Industry Consultant — Rob Calder
Amp Curator — Tony Scudellari
Amp Composer Filmmaker Accelerator Curator — Miriam Cutler
Catalyst Programmer & Consultant — Laura Arboleda
Artist Programs Producer & Industry Programmer — Mariam Barry
Labs Curator — Ken Tsui
Live Curator — Jarrett Martineau
Technical Producer — EventLAB
Festival & Event Producer — James Ong
Festival & Event Producer — Eduardo Ottoni
Sponsorship
Director of Corporate Partnerships — Colin Jarvis
Partnerships Manager — Epiphany Cooper
Government Relations Manager — Marla Penner
Partnerships Coordinator — Arnaud Menindes
Philanthropy
Director of Philanthropy — Shahriar Pedram
Philanthropy Coordinator — Emma Leck
Marketing
Director of Marketing — Lainé Slater
Marketing Manager — Jamie Wright
Digital Communications Coordinator — Samara Malkin
Email Marketing Coordinator — Shelbie Jarvis
Community Outreach Coordinator — Hannâ Banian
Video Content Creator — Candelario Andrade
Video Content Creator — Julian La Brooy
Senior Graphic Designer — Steve Chow
Graphic Designer — Vinay Giridhar
Graphic Designer — Lillian Pham
Creative Agency
Production Support
PostPro — Randy Egan
PostPro — Kylie Kumar
PostPro — Cory Clarkson
PostPro — Matthew Hayaashi
PostPro — Mohammad Dastan
PostPro — Don Macdonell
PostPro — Melanie Snagg
PostPro — Jordan Taylor
PostPro — Julia Hostetler
Social Media Content Creators
Loose Lips Media — Brittany Tiplady
Loose Lips Media — Kristi Alexandra
Loose Lips Media — Angela Vannatter
Publicity & Digital Marketing
Media Relations and Publicity: Murray Paterson Marketing Group (MPMG)
Laura Murray
Ines Min
Angela Poon
Dee de los Santos
Deborah Hui
Rona Goodman
Angela Vannatter
Epiha Inglis
Digital Marketing Support: Murray Paterson Marketing Group (MPMG)
Brian Patterson
Sijia Cheng
Festival Publications
Graphic Designer — Steve Chow
Editor — Tom Charity
Contributing Writer — Mike Archibald
Contributing Writer — Mikaela Asfour
Contributing Writer — Sonja Baksa
Contributing Writer — Taylor Bishop
Contributing Writer — Tom Charity
Contributing Writer — Lawrence Garcia
Contributing Writer — Josh Hamm
Contributing Writer — Eve O’Dea
Contributing Writer — Curtis Woloschuk
Contributing Writer — Onjana Yawnghwe
Business Office
Director of Finance — Linda Gorrie
Senior Accountant — Jason Kang
Business Administrative Coordinator — Ruthie Tabata
VIFF Centre Operations
VIFF Centre Senior Operations Manager — Sean Wilson
Year-Round Programmer — Tom Charity
VIFF Centre Rental Logistics Manager — J Bradford
VIFF Centre Projection Manager — Ron Lacheur
VIFF Centre IT & Office Coordinator — Sam Jira
Database Administrator — Sandy Gow
VIFF Centre Technicians
Jurgen Beerwald
Bruno Benedetto
Ryan Ermacora
Sandy Gow
Tory Ip
Eirinn McHattie
VIFF Centre Venue Managers
Prudence Baker
Giovana Birck
Aliya Breen
Zoe BT
Rilee German-Martinez
David C Jones
Adam Karolewski
Lilah Orkin
Janice Walter
Kelly Zhou
VIFF Centre Cashiers
Lora Haber
Savannah Kemp
Joy McDerment
Austin Neaves
James Narvey
Noor ul ain Zaib
VIFF Centre Concession Attendants
Jessica Kim
Mia Mateo
Parv Sachdeva
Andrew Taillon
Dennis Tokarsky
HR & Festival Operations
Senior Operations Manager — Brie Koniczek
Venue Operations
Festival Venue Operations Manager — Alex Clinton
Festival Venue Operations Assistant Manager — Jonathan Stonehouse
Festival Technical Support — Barney Sprague
Venue Supervisors
Zachary Starko
Tamika Tallio
Jenny Tennant
Sunny Tse
Venue Managers
Maleekah Ar-Rahiman
Emily Bison
Z Brimacombe
Alex Carmona
Jason Deline
Paul Denis
Omar Duran
Darren Gay
Elizabeth Glancy
Janet Glassford
Julie Iuvancigh
Ellen Kibble
Sydney MacLennan
Yasu Nakasato
Anne Marie Paquin
Alina Quarin
Kai Rajala
Annika Rambo
Juan Saa
Riaan Smit
Rodney Stewart
Meghan Trahar
Eden Zinchik
Box Office
Aya Alvarez
Isabelle Bottin
Wendy Louie
John Mendes
Wade Nott
Gregory Samek
Sabine Schwirtz-Zinser
Mustafa Syed
Robert Tanikawa
Stephen Tweedale
Jasmine Wang
Graham Wong
Ticketing & Customer Service
Ticketing and Box Office Manager — Abigail Bueno
Festival Ticketing Coordinator — Nate Johnson
Customer Service Coordinator — Aliya Breen
Customer Service Agent — Rajashree Rai
Customer Service Agent — Radhika Sharma
Technical Crew
Jesse August
Jurgen Beerwald
Bruno Benedetto
Rich Eiboff
Ryan Ermacora
Tim Fernandes
Marshall Freund
Sandy Gow
Tory Ip
Jessica Johnson
Dave Jones
Matt Kunau
Ron Lacheur
Ingrid Lae
Thierry Latremoille
Franklin Leung
James Neves
Ciara O’Donnell
Dave Page
Jana Rankov
Shana Schiopu
Graeme Scott
Sarah Worden
Print Logistics
Print Logistics Manager — Eirinn McHattie
Print Logistics Coordinator — Jana Rankov
Volunteer Program
Volunteer Engagement Manager — Maddie Wahl
Festival Volunteer Coordinator — Ruth Ormiston
Volunteer Assistant — Laura Otto
Guest Services
Guest Services Manager — Jenny Lee Craig
Guest Travel Coordinator — Lu Slone
Transportation Coordinators — Gregory Adams, Diva Macdonald
Hospitality
Gala & Hospitality Producer — Sheila Galati
Hospitality Coordinator — Kateryna Kologryva