Artistic Director
Vera Mijojlić
Honorary Chair
Irina Maleeva
Program Advisors
Chantal Chauzy
Darko Lungulov
Margit Kleinman
Chair, Romanian Film Program
Stefania Magidson
Programmers
Denny Dugally, Feature Films
Michael Pardy, Narrative Documentaries
Tara Karajica, Shorts Program
Imad Ftouni, Programmer-at-Large
Virgil Adumitroaie,Programmer-at-Large
Associate Programmers
Amy Tofte, Tudor Munteanu, Alice Reiner, Heidi Atlas, Franz
Salvatierra
Art Director
Elyas Beria, elyas.com
Honorary MC
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
Director of Digital Marketing
Denise Wakeman, denisewakeman.com
Festival Manager
Viola Calia
Festival Coordinator
Catherine Kleynen
Web Master
Michael Levy
Resident Producer
Polina Herman
Community Outreach
Lika Balenovich
Alice Reiner
Youth Program
Hipolito Muñoz
Jessica Just
Opening & Closing Visual Content
Coldea Productions
Lejla Subašić
Photographers
Aaron Perez
Tshombe Sampson
Ciprian Gherman
Educational Initiative
Aida Vidan
Adnan Džumhur
Writers Group Facilitators
Amanda Andrei
Ivana Strajin
Table Read Producer
Krystyna Łoboda
Publicity
Deborah Gilels
LA Media Consultants
Print Program Design
SooAh Cho Cho
Trailer & Video Editors
Harvey Carrasco
Team of Supporters
Giannina Toaxen, Arevik Sargsyan, Damir Hrnjez, Daniel Wyland, Emir Kapetanović, John Concannon, Ken and Grace Aaron, Sabra Chili, Tudor Munteanu, Amy Tofte, Tsiako Abesadze, Michael Yu, Malina Stefanovska, Alisa Tunik, Almanya Narula, Brett Pelicano, Ezekiel Patten III, Ivana Kingston, Naomi Welikala, Klaire Harris, Shawni Burris, Thawarat Jiamjarupa
Advisory Board
Amila Oručević, DOJ Accredited Representative, Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service
Andrei Zincã, Producer, Double4Studios
Andrea Capachietti, Humanitarian Aid Consultant and Lecturer, Los Angeles
Carol Contes, Attorney, Los Angeles
Christine La Monte, Producer, Los Angeles
Elyas Beria, Designer, Seattle
Gail Kligman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, UCLA
Isabella Anikst, UCLA Extension
Jelena Erceg, Architect, Los Angeles
Joachim Zell, Head of HDR Content Workflow, ARCO
Ken Aaron, Social Uplift Foundation, Los Angeles
Lelei Lelaulu, Earth Council Alliance
Liana Grancea, Executive Director, UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies
Mustafa Kapidžić, Kult B Publishing, Sarajevo
Nenad Dukić, Film Critic, Belgrade
Peter Gross, Tech Executive and Corporate Advisor, Santa Monica
Stefania Magidson, Blue Heron Foundation, Los Angeles
Thomas Blount, Architect and Arts Patron, Miami
Toni Bell, Impact Strategist, Los Angeles