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Meet the team.

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Chair Sandra den Hamer
Members Henk Siebren de Jong, Michael Kembel, Femke van der Laan, Julia Noordegraaf, Orçun Ersungur, Clarice Gargard

Artistic Director Isabel Arrate Fernandez
Managing Director Cees van ’t Hullenaar
Deputy Director Jan Sirag
Executive Director IDFA Bertha Fund Selin Murat
Executive Assistant
Nienke van Dongen
Personal Assistant Fayo Said

Head of Program Joost Daamen
Senior Programmer Laura van Halsema
Programmer Jasper Hokken
Selection Committee Members María Campaña Ramia, Ileana Stanculescu, Makiko Wakai
Program Coordinator Ron Ma
Program Producers Lev Slivnik, Antonis Lappas
Talks Editor Hedda Peters
Jury Coordinator Victoria Chernukha
Program Intern Jade Eikelenboom, Abigail Reeves

Head of New Media Caspar Sonnen
Interim New Media Operations Lead Nathalie Scholten
New Media Communications Coordinator Nina van Doren
New Media Senior Producer Carlotta Luppi
New Media Intern Julia Rozentsvit
New Media Producer Giovanni Simioni
New Media Co-Curator Beata Calinska
New Media Press Officer Michel Langendijk
DocLab Events Lead Zoë Horsten
 

Executive Director IDFA Bertha Fund Selin Murat
Head of Talent Development Meike Statema
IDFA Bertha Fund Manager Mélanie de Vocht
IDFA Bertha Fund Producer Jos Motshagen
Talent Development Producer Eline Warnier
IDFAcademy Producer Klara-Emilia Kajdi
Assistant Producer IDFAcademy Isthea Amoilafoe

Head of Education Marije Veenstra
Education Content Manager Stephanie Luka
Education Producer Katja van Andel
Education Producer Vondelpark Isis Tielkes, Roemer Smid
Education Intern Michael Rodewijk

Head of Industry Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen
Markets Manager Marina Burić
International Relations Manager Lies Bruines
Industry Coordinator Ilja Stenberg
Delegation Producer Antigoni Papantoni
Forum Producer Laura Quarto, Jelte Zonneveld
Forum Meetings Consultant Sophie Duncan
Forum Meetings Producer Petra Blašković
Doclab Forum Producer Leonie Woodfin
Talks Editor Vladan Petkovic
Talks Producer Giorgia Caffagni, Camila Arriagato Torres
Consultancy Producer Stavros Markoulakis
Senior Producer Markets Dumitrita Pacicovschi
Markets Producer Fabianna Sanchez
Markets Intern Benjamin Esquivel 
Senior Producer Guest Services Daan Visser
Accommodation Producer Guest Services Luise Heutmann
Guest Services Producer Audre Baublyte, Kinga Borowska, Sara Blakey
Guest Services Intern Marita Graser

Head of Marketing, Communication & Press Martine van Duijn
Senior Editors Rolien Zonneveld, Roxy Merrell 
Designer Kenneth Geurts
Dutch Press Officer Reinate van Broekhuizen 
Editor Gabriella Okoobo
International Press Officer Lorenzo Ormando
Coordination Editing and Translation Marieke Klomp

Head of Development Martijn van Dijk
Private Donations Manager Merel Krot
Fundraiser Jasminka Beganovic, Karlijn Straver
Development Coordinator Ellen Bannink
Partnerships Managers Ibtisam Naqvi, Charlotte Asser
Project Manager Partner Events Marjolein Polder
Development Producer Yonas Michael
 

Head of Production & Digital Dirk Blikkendaal
Production Coordinator Laura Springer
Creative Producer Jasminka Beganovic
Events Producer Tamara Raab
AV Specialist Jelle van Osenbruggen
IT Specialist Peter Mutale
Senior Technical Producer Hansjan Fokkens
Coordinator Digital Yvonne Smits
Location Producer Lisette de Haart, Bo Prenger
Box Office Eveline van der Sijde, Anke Croonen, Isabel Spit
Volunteers Coordinator Nickie Katrantsioti, Emma Bondam
Volunteers Coordination Intern Lucinda Paul
Location Producer Pathé Noord Dwayne Pouw
Special Events Producer Tessa van der Staal, Milja Feije
Logistics & Decoration Producer Kai Reichert, Marloes van den Berg
Logistics & Decoration Assistant Alexander Sand
Q&A Producer Valerie Hoffman, Ada Dolanay
Q&A Production Intern Anita Ansalmi
Talks Producer Sanne Jonkers
Logistics & Decoration Assistant Aleid Barmentlo
 

Program Manager Wotienke Vermeer
Operations Manager Eveline Kaethoven
Programmer Sarah Teixeira
Project Manager Partner Events Marjolein Polder
Education Producer Isis Tielkes
Events Producer Tamara Raab
AV Specialist Jelle van Osenbruggen
Floor Coordinator Dore Visser
Senior Technical Producer Hansjan Fokkens
Producer Betsy van Drie
Communication Employee Hande Esiroglu

Finance Controller Jan Sirag
Finance Manager Yannick van Wijk
Finance Administrator Piet Lichtveld

Office Manager Duygu Solmaz, Roemer Smid
Office Producer Calvin de Caluwe
Front Office Producer Chanti van der Meij
Office Intern Samantha Lee 
Huismeester Jelrik Bloem

HR Manager Saskia Knol
HR Coordinator Nienke van Dongen