{"id":282,"date":"2018-01-20T21:41:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T21:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:14:24","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/about-us\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE TEAM<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1732155978372{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR<\/strong>
\nFran\u00e7ois Truffart<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After completing a Master degree in Economics and Politics in Paris (Dauphine University<\/em>), Fran\u00e7ois Truffart was Cultural Attach\u00e9 in charge of the promotion of French cinema and television programs at the French Embassy in Hungary (Budapest), Japan (Tokyo) and the United States (Los Angeles) from 1991 to 2001. In 2001, he joined the Cannes Film Festival to become Director of La\u00a0Cin\u00e9fondation.\u00a0<\/em>From 2003 to 2004, he was the U.S. representative of the\u00a0Cannes Film Market<\/em>. He has been in charge of programming for The American\u00a0French Film Festival<\/em> since 2004 and has been assigned Executive Producer of the event in 2007.
\nHe is the author of Le Guide des Televisions en Europe<\/em>, published by Bayard Press in 1991.
\n<\/span>Francois Truffart was honored by the French government with the order of\u00a0Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
\nAnouchka Van Riel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Anouchka grew up in a multicultural family in Alsace, a region which has belonged alternately to France and Germany throughout history. She is passionate about art and people of all kinds and loves to build connections and relationships between people, countries, and cultures using the universal language of art. She started her career in finance in Los Angeles at Vivendi Universal\u2019s gaming division where she was responsible for analyzing US movie franchises (Ice Age 2, Scarface, Eragon\u2026) and evaluating new publishing and distribution deals reporting to the French parent company Vivendi. She has worked at The American French Film Festival to promote French artists and their films in the United States since 2004. She also produces documentary films at the intersection of social justice and pop culture, including the BBC feature Kate Nash: Underestimate The Girl, and recently The Unmaking Of A College, a Zeitgeist\/Kino Lorber release.
\nShe graduated from ESCP Europe and studied at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad as well as UCLA.
\nShe is a member of the PGA.<\/p>\n

CREATIVE DIRECTION
\nJ\u00e9r\u00f4me Curchod, The Bonus Room<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and living in Los Angeles since 1993, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Curchod worked for many years as creative director of a series of art and music publications (RayGun, Bikini, huH<\/em>). He then focused his design interests toward the field of event promotion, working with a number of music and film festivals, including\u00a0 The American\u00a0 French Film Festival<\/em> and HollyShorts<\/em>, in Los Angeles, as well as Cin\u00e9ma Tous Ecrans<\/em>, in Geneva. He is currently designing a book on Switzerland, documenting its history as a set for film productions, dating back to painted backdrops of the swiss Alps in Laurel and Hardy silent features.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#004eef”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1760369618714{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Director of Development & Opening Night Event Manager
\nChristiane Kirsch White<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sr Coordinator
\nMelanie Steinmann<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coordinator
\nArthur Mc Millan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website Design & Management, TAFFF Library
\nBruno Rony<\/strong><\/p>\n

Box Office Manager & Centerpiece Screening Event Manager
\nMelanie Poehner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Box Office Assistants
\nCanelle Boughton<\/strong>
\nHeather Hottman<\/strong>
\nFilm Department<\/strong>
\nLaurence Ma<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theater Manager & Volunteers Manager
\nMatthew Clark<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theatre Management Melville Theater
\nAdrean Barrios<\/strong>
\nLeslie Haggege<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Relations
\nPatricia Frith (Los Angeles)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social Media Manager & Outreach Manager
\nJennifer Casadessus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Film Note Writer
\nRosemary Ricchio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Talent Coordinator
\nIlar Parsa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transport Coordinators
\nIlar Parsa<\/strong>
\nSasha Vogel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Festival Photographer
\nPhilip Guerette<\/strong><\/p>\n

TAFFF TALK Production
\nOlivier Gauriat, Producer<\/strong>
\nDidier Allouch, Journalist<\/strong>
\nAdelaide Rocherolle<\/strong><\/p>\n

TAFFF TV
\nLo\u00efc Pialat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q&A Video Team
\nMaria Corso, Producer<\/strong>
\nNate Hosseini, Camera Op<\/strong>
\nWill Cook, Camera Op<\/strong>
\nHailey Otero, Media Manager\/ AC<\/strong>
\nDylan Walsh, Editor<\/strong>
\nMirjam Maier, Editor<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1761066862097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Production Design
\nJessie Chen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Production Manager
\nRui Xu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lighting Designer
\nPei Yu Lai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Art Director
\nSuzy Schofield<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interpreters
\nYolanda Gilot
\nNanette Gobel<\/strong><\/p>\n

AFP Photographers
\nVal\u00e9rie Macon<\/strong>
\nChris Delmas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transportation
\nBradly Clark<\/strong>
\nElena Heuz\u00e9
\nGiorgia Renosto
\n<\/strong>Wade Sheeler<\/strong>
\nSarah Niver<\/strong>
\nDean Wong<\/strong><\/p>\n

IN FRANCE
\nFestival Paris Office \/ Franco-American Cultural Fund
\nJulie Garcia<\/strong>
\nAntoine Klein<\/strong>
\nLouis Hallonet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Relations
\nClaire Vorger (Paris)<\/strong><\/p>\n

ADVISORY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
\nPeter Debruge, <\/strong>Chief Critic Variety
\nGwen Deglise, <\/strong>American Cinematheque
\nAnne Takahashi, <\/strong>Unifrance
\nAmy Nicholson, <\/strong>Critic<\/p>\n

THE FESTIVAL PARTNERS REPRESENTATIVES
\n(Franco-American Cultural Fund)
\nLouis Hallonet<\/strong>, SACEM\/ FCFA
\nJulie Garcia,<\/strong> SACEM\/ FCFA
\nAbigail Erickson<\/strong>, MPA
\nAnnemie Neuckermans<\/strong>, MPA
\nAntoine Klein,<\/strong> SACEM
\nAndrea Scott,<\/strong> DGA
\nTiffany L. Slater<\/strong>, WGAW<\/p>\n

THE FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS
\nAdrien Frier<\/strong>, French Consul General in Los Angeles
\nOlivier Tournaud<\/strong>, French Embassy in the United States, Villa Albertine
\nLise de Sablet<\/strong>, French Embassy in the United States, Villa Albertine
\nGaetan Bruel<\/strong>, CNC
\nDaphne Lora<\/strong>, Film France – CNC[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#004eef”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1659386170840{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] THE TEAM [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1732155978372{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Fran\u00e7ois Truffart After completing a Master degree in Economics and Politics in Paris (Dauphine University), Fran\u00e7ois Truffart was Cultural Attach\u00e9 in charge of the promotion of French cinema and television programs at the French Embassy in Hungary (Budapest), Japan (Tokyo) and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-282","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25096,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282\/revisions\/25096"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}