The Team
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The Managment
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Abdulhamid Juma
Chairman
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Masoud Amralla Al Ali
Artistic Director
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Shivani Pandya
Managing Director
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Mahsa Motamedi
Executive Director of Marketing & Events
Executive Assistant to Managing Director
- Mirela Stoica - Executive Assistant to Managing Director
Arab Programme Team
- Antoine Khalife
- Antonia Carver - Programmer - Arabian Nights
- Erfan Rashid - Director of Arab Programme - Biography
- Iman Al-Omrani
- Khalid Al Mahmoud
- Saad Hindawi
- Saeed Al Daheri
- Salah Sermini
- Zeina Sfeir
International Programme Team
- Justine Barda
- Myrna Maakaron - Programmer
- Sheila Whitaker - Director International Programmes - Biography
AsiaAfrica Programme Team
- Bina Venu Gopal
- Dorothee Wenner - Consultant - Subcontinent Programme
- Fujiako Asako
- Hiromi Aihara
- Isabella Ho
- Meenakshi Shedde
- Nashen Moodley - Director AsiaAfrica Programmes - Biography
- Philip Cheah - Consultant - Asia Africa Programme
- Sheldon Kraicer
- Suhasini Mani Ratnam
- Teng Jimeng
Program Administration & Film Services
- Ali Taheri - Film Liaison - World
- Delphine Garde-Mroueh - Head of Programme Administration & Film Services
- Mahmoud Abu Eida - Film Liaison - Jury Honoree
- Najwan Al Fadhil - Submission assistant
- Nazek Bizri - Film Liaison - Arab
- Nour Al Dukair - Programme Administration Manager
- Yelena Larionova - Film Liaison - Asia Africa
Marketing & Events
- Amrita Sihra - Marketing & Events Coordinator
- Bashar Ibrahem - Editorial Manager (Arabic)
- Georgina O’Hara - Special Events Manager
- Heba Afyoni - Sponsorship Manager
- Loubna Ammer - Editor (Arabic)
- Mildred Fernandes - Head of Communications
- Mjd Al Salkhadi - Press Assistant
- Mohammed Al Azzam - Marketing Executive
- Muaid M. Khaiti - Head of Advertising & Publications
- Vinita Viswanathan - Editorial Manager (English)
Dubai Film Market
- Antoine Khalife - Manager International Relations
- Ayesha Chagla - Assistant Manager Film Connection & Film Forum
- Jane Williams - Director - Film Connection & Film Forum - Biography
- Lucas Rosant - Manager Dubai Film Connection
- Trupti Ashar - Dubai Film Market Coordinator
- Vida Rizq - Dubai Film Market Consultant
- Zeina Sfeir - Manager - Film Forum
Dubai Filmmart
- Pascal Diot - Manager - Filmmart
- Worood Alkhoury - Assistant Manager - Filmmart
Guest Relations & Hospitality
- Aman Gautam - Guest Liaison – Asia Africa
- Ben Amy - VIP Manager
- Celine Azzam - Guest Liaison – Arab
- Georgina Shorter - Guest Liaison - Industry
- Gillet Kadereit - Transportation Manager
- Hussein Najjar - Guest Liaison - Industry
- Krisztina Duggal - Hotel & Travel Supervisor
- Maria Herman - Head of Guest Relations & Hospitality
- Monica Barron Brun - Hospitality & visitor Services Manager
- Nada Ammar - Guest Liaison - Arab
- Rana Slaibe - Guest Liaison - Media
- Reem Hamzeh - Guest Liaison - Manager
- Tamara Vogel - Guest Liaison - World
Festival Development
- Dan Butkovich - Director of Festival Development
- Jyoti Rana - Theaters Manager
- Sarah Glud Thorsen - Registration & Accreditation Manager
Human Resources & Volunteers
- Christina Nawab - HR Executive
- Mohammed Alhousani - Head of Human Resources & Volunteers
- Samina Yousuf - Volunteer Assistant Manager
Festival Administration
- Ali Khamis - Public Relations Officer
- Eric D’souza - Festival Coordinator
- Kanwal Fatima - Festival Administration Manager
- Moidunny Purakkal - Administrator
Legal Department
- Aliaa Zaky - Legal Manager