Our People

Meet the team behind the 72nd Sydney Film Festival

Board

Darren Dale

Chair

Nick Abrahams

Director

Sally Herman OAM

Director

Debbie Lee

Director

Amanda Maple-Brown

Director

Zareh Nalbandian

Director

Penny Smallacombe

Director

Executive

Frances Wallace

Chief Executive Officer

Nashen Moodley

Festival Director

Programming

Justin Martyniuk
Head of Programs
Jess Ellicott
Program Manager
Jenny Neighbour
Australian Documentary Programmer
Paul Struthers
International Documentary Programmer
Beatrix Brady
Travelling Film Festival Manager

Industry & Guests

Lisa Kitching
Head of Industry & Special Projects
Keira Sinclair
Industry Coordinator
Amy Hoogenboom
Industry Events Coordinator

Marketing

Joshua Forward
Head of Marketing
Dominic Ellis
Digital Marketing Manager
Keva York
Publications Manager
Christine Petrou
Campaign Manager
Martin Carroll
Content & Materials Manager
Hannah Dockrill
In-house Graphic Designer
Liam Seymour
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Ahbishek Parasher
Materials Coordinator
Ruby Lowenstein
Partnerships & Marketing Coordinator

Ticketing

Windsor
CRM and Ticketing Manager
Christopher Wale
Ticketing Systems Administrator

Philanthropy & Partnerships

Eden Tollis
Head of Philanthropy
Judy Gilfeather-Zhu
Partnerships Manager
Erin Westhoff
Philanthropy Manager
Katie Pritchard
Partnerships & Events Coordinator

Production & Operations

Brock Taffe
Head of Operations & Events

Corporate

Tracey Hurt
Head of Finance and Administration
Charles Carrall
Festival Administrator
Julie Gifford
Assistant Accountant

Publicity

Amber Forrest-Bisley
Director, Original Spin
Matt Fraser
Director of Communications, Original Spin
Lachlan Camilleri
Original Spin

Programming team

Richard Kuipers
Freak Me Out Programmer
Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd
FLUX Art+Film Co-Curator
Harriet Johnson
FLUX Art+Film Co-Curator
Rebecca McCormack
Screenability Curator
Paul Matereke
Shorts Programmer
Katherine Rogers
Family Programmer
Laurrie Mansfield
First Nations Advisor
Shelly Kraicer
Program Consultant
Felix Hubble
Program Advisor
Melba Proestos
Program Advisor
Claire Cao
Assistant Program Advisor
Kyle Goldfinch
Assistant Program Advisor
Lies Bruines
Assistant Program Advisor
Emily Hawe
Assistant Program Advisor
Aboriginal FlagTorres Strait Flag

Sydney Film festival acknowledges Australia’s First Nations People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, upon whose Country SFF is based.

We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.

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