Board of Directors
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
International Shorts Programmer & Database Administrator — Sandy Gow
VIFF Short Forum Programmer — Casey Wei
MODES Curator — T Bannister
Catalyst Programmer — Laura Arboleda
Associate Programmer & Catalyst Coordinator — Tristin Greyeyes
Ignite Programmer — Jessa Alston-O’Connor
Year-Round Programmer — Tom Charity
Cinema Salon Programmer — Melanie Friesen
Feature Film Coordinator & Consultant — John Hollands
Programming Consultants
Cole Forrest
Melanie Friesen
Pavol Hell
Selwyn Jacobs
Rami Katz
Jack Vermee
Onjana Yawnghwe
Screening Committee
Tania Alekson
Julia Aoki
Sarah Bakke
Hanna Banian
William Banks
Allyson Beaupere
Taylor Bishop
Michelle Bjornson
Matthew Broughton
Susan Buie
Michel Castagné
Jennifer Chen
Elysse Cloma
Lauren Crawford
John Dippong
Philip Dovey
Mena El Shazly
Andrée Faucher
Darren Gay
Sandi Hall
Josh Hamm
David House
JaeWoo Kang
Ray Lai
Jin Lee
Meredeth Mackay
Abigail Markowitz
Stephen Morgan
Annie Rae Huston
Glen Schaefer
Janos Sitar
Barney Sprague
Lori Strong
Ruby Strong
Amanda Thomson
Duygu Unal
Mary Ungerleider
Lynn Vasey
Christian Vistan
Joel Warhaft
Donna Welstein
Keith Yoshida
Industry & Events
Industry & Events Manager — Lauren Sailer
Amp & Live Coordinator — Gabrielle Rutman
Industry, Talks & Labs Coordinator — David Dryden
AMP Curator — Rob Calder
AMP Curator — Tony Scudellari
Live Curator — Norman Armour
Labs Curator — Ken Tsui
Industry & Talks Programmer — Kinga Binkowska
Technical Producer — Robert Wilson, Here & Now Productions
Sponsorship
Director of Corporate Partnerships — Colin Jarvis
Partnerships Manager — Epiphany Cooper
Government Relations Manager — Marla Penner
Partnerships Coordinator — Caterina Capizzano
Partnerships Activations Coordinator — Laura O’Neal
Philanthropy
Director of Philanthropy — Shahriar Pedram
Philanthropy Coordinator — Emma Leck
Marketing
Director of Marketing — Lainé Slater
Marketing Manager — Jamie Wright
Marketing Content & Communications Manager — Troy Pickersgill
Digital Communications Coordinator — Samara Malkin
Email Marketing Coordinator — Shelbie Jarvis
Community Outreach Coordinator — Hannâ Banian
Video Content Creator — Julian La Brooy
Video Content Creator — Candelario Andrade
Senior Graphic Designer — Steve Chow
Graphic Designer — Lee Abbott
Graphic Designer — Vinay Giridhar
Social Media Content Creators
Loose Lips Media — Brittany Tiplady
Loose Lips Media — Kristi Alexandra
Loose Lips Media — Angela Vannatter
Production Support
PostPro — Randy Egan
PostPro — Kylie Kumar
PostPro — Cory Clarkson
PostPro — Matthew Hayaashi
PostPro — Jordan Taylor
PostPro — Julia Hostetler
Publicity & Digital Marketing
Murray Paterson Marketing Group — Media Relations/Publicity
Murray Paterson Marketing Group — Digital Marketing
Festival Publications
Content Coordinator — Avery Nowicki
Contributing Writer — Mike Archibald
Contributing Writer — Mikaela Asfour
Contributing Writer — Sonja Baksa
Contributing Writer — Tom Charity
Contributing Writer — Lawrence Garcia
Contributing Writer — Josh Hamm
Contributing Writer — John Hollands
Contributing Writer — Rami Katz
Contributing Writer — Chris MaGee
Contributing Writer — Eve O’Dea
Contributing Writer — Jack Vermee
Contributing Writer — Curtis Woloschuk
Contributing Writer — Onjana Yawnghwe
Graphic Designer — Steve Chow
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
VIFF Centre Rental Logistics Manager — J Bradford
VIFF Centre Projection Manager — Ron Lacheur
VIFF Centre Technical Manager — Shana Schiopu
VIFF Centre IT & Office Coordinator — Sam Jira
Database Administrator — Sandy Gow
VIFF Centre Technicians
Jurgen Beerwald
Bruno Benedetto
Ryan Ermacora
Tory Ip
Sandy Gow
VIFF Centre Venue Managers
Prudence Baker
Zoe BT
Aliya Breen
Adam Karolewski
Lilah Orkin
Madeline Wahl
Noor ul ain Zaib
VIFF Centre Cashiers
Lora Haber
Savannah Kemp
Austin Neaves
James Narvey
Joy McDerment
VIFF Centre Concession Attendants
Mia Mateo
Rilee German-Martinez
Andrew Taillon
Dennis Tokarsky
Janice Walter
HR & Festival Operations
Senior Operations Manager — Brie Koniczek
Venue Operations
Festival Venue Operations Manager — Alex Clinton
Festival Venue Operations Manager — Amanda Swan
Festival Technical Support — Ray Zhang
Venue Supervisors
Jonathan Stonehouse
Sunny Tse
Tamika Tallio
Venue Managers
Jenny Tennant
River Kero
Ellen Kibble
Rodney Stewart
Wayne Stewart
David C Jones
Karl Chen
Alex Carmona
Paul Denis
Elizabeth Glancy
Parv Sachdeva
Amanda Hansen
Ian Caplar
Darren Gay
Sara Le Vay
Alina Quarin
Zach Starko
Morgan Marwick
Juan Saa
Jo Scott
Kate Kologryva
Josh Sunderman
Julie Luvancigh
Box Office
Graham Wong
Stephen Tweedale
Aya Alvarez
Jasmine Wang
Allan Bishop
Wendy Louie
John Mendes
Gregory Samek
Isabelle Bottin
Robert Tanikawa
Meghan Trahar
Vanessa U
Syed Mustafa
Divine Lwamba
Sabine Shwirtz-Zlnser
Riaan Smit
Wade Nott
Ticketing & Customer Service
Guest Ticketing Coordinator — Nate Johnson
Festival Customer Service Coordinator — Jada Goodridge
Technical Crew
Jesse August
Jurgen Beerwald
Bruno Benedetto
Rich Eiboff
Ryan Ermacora
Tim Fernandes
Marshall Freund
Tory Ip
Dave Jones
Matt Kunau
Ron Lacheur
Ingrid Lae
Thierry Latremoille
James Neves
Ciara O’Donnell
Dave Page
Orlando Ruiz
Graeme Scott
Print Logistics
Print Logistics Manager — Eirinn McHattie
Print Logistics Coordinator — Gregory Adams
Volunteer Program
Volunteer Engagement Manager — Christian Díaz Durán
Festival Volunteer & HR Coordinator — Sonika Bhandari
Volunteer Assistant — Laima Bulle
Volunteer Assistant — Louisa Schmidt
Hospitality
Gala & Hospitality Producer — Sheila Galati
Guest Services Manager — Jenny Lee Craig
Transportation Coordinator — Diva MacDonald