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
Guerric Canonica, vice-president, lawyer & partner in the firm Canonica Valticos & Associate
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
Nathalie Pichard, director of Arttech Foundation

Direction

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

Programmation

Maral Mohsenin – head of programs
Mathieu Gayet – head of industry
Sarah Quintric – GDM head of operations
Alex Schuhmann dos Santos– operational and technical manager of the digital program
Sarah Studer – head of cultural outreach & GIFF unlimited coordinator
Lucie Emch – programs coordinator
Stefan Guyon – GDM assistant
Lorine Grandjean – hospitality manager
Lisa Zanetti –  hospitality coordinator
Justine Roh – responsible for documentation
Pauline Deutsch / Christelle Michel – technical coordinator
Michael Pfenninger – head of technical image
Damien Brodard – programming intern
Olivia Capol – XR programming intern
Fran Gayo, Georg Bütler – cinema programs
Julia Schubiger, Augustin Leroy – series programs
Paola Gazzani Marinelli – immersive programs
Sten-Kristian Saluveer – professional program consultant (Geneva Digital Market)

Communication

Rosalie Grobet –  head of communication
Zahra Badoui – head of communication
Robin Corminboeuf – head of press
Judith Marchal – press officer
Amy Ka – communication assistant
Fabien Jupille – video editing
Éloïse Michel – graphic designer
Orole Fioux – communication intern
Chloé Nordet – press intern
DaisyBell – webmaster
Andréa Philippon – CGI
Office for Typography – visual identity

OpEration

Lydia Frost – head of fundraising and partnerships
Anaïs Deville – head of production
Camille Garros – administrative officer
Laurent Marti – IT
Félix Tatzber – production coordinator
Michael Pfenninger – projection technical manager
Adrien Boulanger – technical and infrastructure manager
Mete Seven – protocol officer 
Héloïse Boursier – VR technical assistant
Cindy Grand – head of volunteers
Melchior Deville – volunteer officer
Leo Marti – nuits blanches coordinator
Alba Lage – head of ticketing, accreditation and public
Ambre Brastchi – reception and accreditation officer
Wolfgang Dolder – reception and ticketing officer
Alissa Sadiki – event coordinator
Ludovic Cachin – bar manager