TJFF Board and 2026 Festival Team

Artistic Director
Helen Zukerman

Executive Director
Debbie Werner

Programme Director
Stuart Hands

Operations Director
Jeremie Abessira

Festival Production & Communications Coordinator
Maxim Volovik

Development Director
Marla Spiegel

Communications/Operations Manager
Anders Gatten

Box Office Manager/ Process Manager
Laura Colosimo

Box Office Manager/ Office Coordinator
Mary DeCamillis

FilmMatters Director
Susan Starkman

Programming Committee
Jeremie Abessira
Vanessa Berenstein
Stuart Hands
Gillian Helfield
Rani Sanderson
Susan Starkman
Maxim Volovik
Helen Zukerman

Industry Programmer
Yotam Shazar

Festival Interns
Harshani Ajanthlal
Ely Frydman

Festival Technical Directors
Eyan Logan
Mike Robinson

Theatre FOH Managers
Clara Chow
Dave Hannah
Jeff Hannah
Maxim Volovik

Box Office
Sonia DeCamillis
David Cuevas
Sam Donahue
Ping Jin
Sharon Pranjoto

Volunteer Coordinator
Rachel Walters

Nosh Coordinator
Claire Benezra

Tech Support
Gregoire Mounier
Matthieu Varinier

Festival Videographers
Leah Dean Cohen
Yotam Shazar

Social Media / Outreach Consultant
Imanol Arias

Public Relations
Samantha Chater

Festival Campaign Creative – Publicis
Lini Antony
Livia Apra
Breanne Crossley
Vini Dalvi
Maria Gross
Julia Grozdanova
Jon Krogh
Andrew Markowiak
Catherine Mazerolle
Carolyn Mitchell
Listya Nindita
Koa Padolsky
Austin Parkin
Shaid Qureshi
Jason Rooney
Tracey Tobin
Sydney Wills
Calvin Young
Victor Yves

Festival Guide Design. – Print & Digital 
Margaret Tilling – The Graphic Mill

Web Development
Marc Alcide
Richard Dias – Human Element