Our Team
Serge Bakalian
Executive Director
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Deana Nassar
Artistic Director | Festival Programmer
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Aurora Meneghello
Marketing Director
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Alexander Farrow
Senior Programmer
Brianna Nelson
Communications Associate
Nagham Wehbe
Los Angeles Coordinator
Yasmina Tawil
Cinemayyat Editor
Sharif Ezzat
Designer
Interns
Sarah Al-Gwaiz
Ramzi Kaiss
Courtney Kyer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tarek Abu-Esber
Reem Ateyeh, Chair
Maati Benmbarek
Shadi Elkarra
Mohannad El-Khairy
Emily Katz
Feras Mousilli
Jumana Muwafi
Danielle Siragusa
Dena Takruri
ADVISORY BOARD
Hany Abu-Assad
Sam Blan
Peter Boyle
Mhamed Ibnabdeljalil
Mario Kassar
Asaad Kelada
Rashid Khalidi
Kathy Najimy
Kathy Saade Kenny
Dina Saba
Ghada Saliba-Malouf
Jack Shaheen
Tony Shalhoub
Naomi Shihab Nye
Joan Widdifield
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