Meet the Team


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Creative Director

Raul Niño Zambrano

(he/him)

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Administrative & Executive Assistant

Edie Barnabas  

(they/them)

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Head of Industry

Patrizia Mancini

(she/her)

 

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Partnerships Manager

Corrigan Lowe

(she/her)

 

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Film Programme Manager

Mita Suri

(she/her)

 

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Marketplace and Talent Programmes Producer

Sophie Duncan

(she/her)

 

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Communications Producer

Melanie Rawson 

(she/her)

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Head of Production & Operations

Mat Steel

(he/him)

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Operations Coordinator

Katie Clark

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Head of People & Access

Maria Stoneman

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Interim Senior Finance Manager

Iman Ramsay

(she/her)

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Finance Assistant

Joyce Lui

(she/her)

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Festival Team

 

Short Film Programmes Curator 

Jamie Allan

he/him

jamie.allan@sheffdocfest.com

 

 

Communications Consultant 

Jo Hunter

she/her

joanna.hunter@sheffdocfest.com

 

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