Members Founding Members Hussain CurrimbhoySUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Lucy MukerjeeTRIBECA Senior Programmer Paul StruthersFRAMELINE Director of Exhibition & Programming Themba BhebheEUROPEAN FILM MARKET Diversity & Inclusion Members Abby Sun TRUE FALSE FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Aisha Jamal HOT DOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL Programmer Allie EsslingerNEWFEST Programmer Amalia CórdovaSMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR FOLKLIFE & CULTURAL HERITAGE Latinx Digital Curator, Chair of Research and Education Amber LoveNEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Amir GeorgeTRUE FALSE FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Angie Reza TuresFEMME FRONTERAA FILMAMAKER SHOWCASE Festival Director Arshad Khan SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTILA OF CANADA Director Ashley ClarkBROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Specialty Film Programmer Benjamin LopezNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS Executive Director Benjamin Thompson TRIBECA Programmer Benson WuTAIWAN FILM FESTIVAL IN AUSTRALIA Festival Director Brian HuPACIFIC ARTS MOVEMENT Artistic Director Cameron BaileyTORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Artistic Director and Co-Head of TIFF Cela SuttonForward Movement Creative Executive Charlie HidalgoSLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL / NEWFEST Programmer Chris HastingsWORLD CHANNEL Executive Producer Christine Dávila SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Programming Associate Chung TsangKOREAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK Festival Director Claire DiaoDIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT, CANNES Selection Committee, Co-Founder of Pan-African Film Critic Magazine Awotele, Programmer Quartier Lointains short film touring programme Claudia Puig MENDOCINO FILM FESTIVAL Program Director Colleen ThurstonIndependent Film Programmer Cornelius MooreLIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA Director of the Organization’s African American Perspectives CR Capers HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL Executive Director Curtis Caesar JohnBROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Programmer-at-Large Dave KimSEOUL PRIDE FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Dessane Lopez Cassell INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL Programs Research Coordinator Diarah N’Daw-SpechAFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Co-founder and Co-Director Ekrem Serdar SQUEAKY WHEEL FILM & MEDIA ART CENTER Curator Farah Clementine Dramani-IssifouCANEES Critics Week Selection Committee, Independent Film Curator & Programmer Faridah GbadamosiFRAMELINE Programmer Gina Duncan Brooklyn Academy OF MUSIC Associate Vice President; Cinema Hebe TabachnikSEATTLE and PALM SPRINGS FILM FESTIVALS Senior World Cinema Programmer Inge de LeeuwIFFR/Rotterdam – Film Programmer for the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Iyabo Boyd Independent Programmer James FaustDALLAS FILM SOCIETY Artistic Director Jason RyleIMAGINENATIVE Artistic & Managing Director Jeff LeeBOSTON ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Programming Committee/Government & Community Outreach Liaison Jemma Desai BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Joao FedericiMIXBRASIL FESTIVAL Artistic and Programming Director Juan CaceresIndependent Multi-Media Producer & Festival Programmer Karen McMullenTIDE FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Keith ShiriIndependent film Curator & Programmer Lana GarlandHAYTI HERITAGE FILM FESTIVAL Curator & Festival Director Libby Hakaraia MAORILAND FILM FESTIVAL Director Lindy LeongLOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL Senior Film Festival Programmer & Programming Manager Loren HammondsTRIBECA Senior Programmer Madeleine de YoungMAORILAND FILM FESTIVAL Festival Coordinator Maori Karmael HolmesBLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL Founder Marangeli Mejia-RabellPHILADELPHIA LATINO FILM FESTIVAL Festival Director Maria-Christina Villaseñor NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL Programming Director Masashi NiwanoCENTER FOR ASIAN AND AMERICAN MEDIA Festival & Exhibition Director Melissa LydeALFREDA’S CINEMA Founder & Programmer Melissa Randle URBAN INDIE FILM BLOCK Consulting Producer & Curator Mercedes CooperARRAY Director of Programming Moisés EsparzaSAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL Exhibitions Manager Nadia DentonBEYOND NOLLYWOOD Programmer Nashen Moodley SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL Director Natalie ErazoBROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Specialty film programmer Nehad KhaderBLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL Senior Programmer Omme-Salma RahemtullahNICKELODEON THEATRE / INDIE GRITS FESTIVAL Programmer Opal BennettASPEN SHORTSFEST ATHENA DOC NYC / NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVALS / THE MARCH on WASHINGTON FILM FESTIVAL / CINEMA EYE HONORS Programmer Qila Gill LONDON FILM FESTIVAL (Experimenta Strand) / LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL / MESHES Programmer & Curator Ravi SrinivasanSOUTH WESTERN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Executive Director Raymond PhangSHANGHAI PRIDE FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Rob Buscher PHILADELPHIA ASIAN AMERICAAN FILM FESTIVAL Festival Director Roya RastegarLA FILM FESTIVAL Director of Programming Sabrina AvilésBOSTON LATINO FILM FESTIVAL Executive Director Sarah-Tai BlackIMAGES FESTIVAL TORONTO / BLACK GOLD THE ROYAL CINEMA (TORONTO) / TIFF Programmer & Director Sue-Ellen ChitunyaIndependent film Curator & Programmer Sunil SadaranganiOJAI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Director of Programming and Operations Manager Susan ChinsenBOSTON ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Festival Director Tamiko Wong Independent Programmer Taylour ChangDORIS DUKE THEATRE – HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART Director Tendai John Mutambu Independent Curator Tessa BoermanIFFR / Rotterdam – Programmer Tilane JonesARRAY Vice-President Tony GittensWASHINGTON DC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Founder & Director Torell ShavoneSMITHSONIAN AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Programmer Vanessa ErazoIndependent film Curator & Programmer Wendy Guerrero BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL President of Programming