Our Team
Serge Bakalian
Executive Director
serge (at) arabfilmfestival (dot) org
Deana Nassar
Artistic Director
deana (at) arabfilmfestival (dot) org
Aurora Meneghello
Marketing Director
aurora (at) arabfilmfestival (dot) org
Nagham Wehbe
Los Angeles Festival Director
Sharif Ezzat
Designer Director
Alexander Farrow
Senior Programmer
Andrea Schwemmer
Programmer
Yasmina Tawil
Cinemayyat Editor
Naji Sawas
Opening Night Coordinator
Program Guide
Brianna Nelson
Festival Trailer
Wesam Nassar
Tyma Hezam
Interns
Tyma Hezam
Nadia Malouf
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rania Ahmed
Shadi Elkarra
Mohannad El-Khairy
Feras Mousilli, co-chair
Nadia Mshasha
Dalia Rahman
Danielle Siragusa, co-chair
Hisham Zawil
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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