Tom Tenney
Brooklyn
Tom Tenney (Executive Director) was the founder and Director of the annual RE/Mixed Media Festival in NYC. He has been producing theatrical events since the 1980’s, working with a diverse group of artists – from Robert Wilson to DJ Spooky – and his long-running late-night series Grindhouse-A-Go-Go! was the flagship show at Surf Reality’s House of Urban Savages on the Lower East Side from 1998-2002. His sound pieces have been heard on PRX Remix Radio, GMFE Sound Experience, Deep Wireless Festival and Streaming Festival 6. Tom got his M.A. in Media Studies from the New School and his B.F.A. (Bachelor of Fun Arts) from Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He has been a guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts and an adjunct Media Studies professor at Hofstra University and New Jersey City University. Tom is the host of Frequency Theory on RFB, and recently published a DIY guide to starting an Internet radio station.
Fabiola Rinaudo
Argentina
Fabiola Rinaudo is an Argentinean writer, lawyer, journalist and film critic. Precocious film lover, she took courses and participated in “Film Review writing” and scriptwriting workshops with renowned and highly regarded movie critics in her country. Her reviews are published in newspapers and social media.
She organized workshops on Movies and Literature and evaluated movies submitted for film festivals. Fabiola has a vast experience in the field of Law (she held senior positions in several important offices in her country both at the federal and provincial level). She is currently a columnist for “Identidad Latina” (Hispanic newspaper, CT) and has published poems and short stories in books and anthologies.
Fabiola Rinaudo es escritora, abogada, periodista y crítica de cine argentina. Cinéfila precoz, tomó cursos y participó de talleres de Guión y de Escritura de Crítica de Cine con reconocidas y prestigiosas figuras del mundo de la crítica cinematográfica en su país. Sus críticas se publican en medios de prensa y redes sociales. Organizó talleres de Cine y Literatura y ha colaborado en la selección de películas para festivales. De vasta trayectoria en el campo del Derecho (ocupó cargos de importancia a nivel provincial y nacional en su país), es columnista del periódico hispano “Identidad Latina” (Hartford, CT) y tiene poesías y cuentos editados en libros y antologías.
(Fabiolarinaudo.blogspot.com/La funámbula.Cine y crónicas de mundo).
Oscar Gonzáles Barreto
Venezuela
Oscar González-Barreto, Ph.D., is a research scholar & FL Professor of Spanish literature and culture, and Film Studies. He is a former Associate Research Scholar of the Department of Iberia and Latin American Cultures at Columbia University (2014-2017), and former Senior Lector of Castilian-Spanish at Yale University's Dpt. of Spanish & Portuguese (2004-2014). He also taught language; Hispanic American literature and films at the rank of T.A. at the University of California, Irvine.
He is co-author of the book, "Voces y cine en América Latina: El caso de Venezuela". Lima: FEC., 2011.
He is currently teaching courses on Hispanic and U.S Latino Cultures and Narratives, and Film Studies at St Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY.
Additionally, González-Barreto is a video producer and writer, assisting and working on a series of independent community projects. He is also a volunteer radio programmer at WPKN 89.5 FM Radio (Bridgeport, CT), and is in charge of the Film Program at I.D. Studio Theater in NY. He is a member of Foreign Press Association, NY.,
Ph.D (University of California, Irvine, CA)
Mass Media Communication (WSCU., CO)
Lic. en Letras (Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas)
Christian Ponce
Festival Director / Co-Founder
Christian Ponce is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Maravilla -a New York-based organization dedicated to raising public awareness of Latin America through film and the arts, Co-founder and Director of the Ecuadorian Film Festival in New York-EFFNY, and the Managing Director of the Venezuelan Film Festival in New York-VEFFNY, and a dedicated arts proponent.
Nandar Godoy
Festival Co-Founder / Producer
Nandar Godoy is from Quito, Ecuador, where she earned her first degree in Architecture at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and is licensed to practice in Ecuador. She moved to New York in 2006 where she received a degree in Interior Design at NYU and a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Interior Environments from the New York School of Interior Design.
Nandar has over 10 years of experience in new construction and renovation work for high-end residential interiors, ground up residential projects, and commercial buildings. She is interested in tectonics as an art form and passionately believes humanity is the crucial element in creating spaces that are both engaging and functional. Her feel for design and strong project management skills have made her stand out as a female leader in the industry. Nandar is a LEED Green Associate and is currently in the process of obtaining her NY state license.
Nandar has been recognized for her love of community, culture, and philanthropy, supporting several non-profit organizations. She is a co-founder of MARAVILLA, a New York based independent organization dedicated to raising awareness of Latin America and its people through film and the arts. Through MARAVILLA Nandar has initiated many programs, most notably the Ecuadorian Film Festival and the Venezuelan film festival in New York.
Rafael Barriga
Programming Director
Content curator, film promoter, filmmaker, distributor, critic and author. Directed “Blomberg Secrets” (2014) a documentary feature winner of the DOCTV Latinoamerica Award. Has directed, deviced and programmed several film and music festivals. Co-founded OCHOYMEDIO, an independent and alternative film theatre and cultural center in Quito. He served there, for 12 years, as director of programming. Has written extensively about film, being published in numerous periodicals. Is the author of “Verde, pinton y maduro: los 25 años de El Pobre Diablo” (2016), “De Taitas y de Mamas” (2013), “El tiempo de Alfaro” (2009), “Velasco, retrato de un monarca andino” (2006) and “El ojo del siglo” (1996). Has produced radio programmes for many years.
Dario Pantosin
Director of Community Affairs and Communications
Digital Strategist with 10+ years of experience specialized in communicating, connecting, and influencing target audiences. By establishing solid, lasting, and cross-industry connections beyond the traditional costumer-company dynamic, I create communication strategies that harness the power of local and international thought leaders or influencers, always following one common thread: community empowerment.
Andrea Tapia
Press and Guest Coordinator
Globally-minded bilingual communication specialist (English, Spanish) and digital strategist. Andrea Tapia specializes in digital media, public relations, communications, bilingual copywriting, translation and content creation. She has worked with teams from Australia, Spain, Ecuador and the USA. Projects include the Global Youth Ideas Network, UNICEF's Voices of Youth, the Latin American Film Festival in Quito and the Ecuadorian Film Festival in NYC.
Filippo Burbano
Logistics Coordinator
Gabriela Pallares
Image / Graphic Design
Elizabeth Rosales
Venue Coodinator Teatro SEA
Elizabeth Rosales is a recent graduate from Pace University where she obtained a degree in Arts and Entertainment Management, with a minor in Marketing. Throughout the past 5 years, she has worked with several performing arts companies, both in Ecuador and New York, to promote performances from international artists. Recently, she finished a seasonal position with BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, one of New York City’s longest running, free outdoor performing arts festivals, and currently works as Associate Marketing Director for Teatro SEA in Manhattan.
Irene Yibirin
Advisor
Eva Zelig
Advisor
Manhattan
Oct 25, 26 & 27
Teatro SEA
107 Suffolk St #202
New York, NY 10002
Manhattan
Oct 25
Village East Cinema
181 2nd Ave
New York NY 10003
Queens
Nov 3 & 4
Queens Museum
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Queens, NY
Brooklyn
Nov 4
Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen
40 Bogart St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
