OFFICIAL JURY MEMBERS TO THE ITFFA 2025
Andreas Ewels
Filmmaker, Director
NATOURALE
Andreas is a German filmmaker, director and director of the German film festival NATOURALE: In over 30 years he has produced well over 200 documentaries and reports, filming in over 100 countries.
Natasha Mostert
Owner
Harties Boat Company and La Dolce Vita Guesthouse
Natasha Mostert, Owner of Harties Boat Company and La Dolce Vita Guesthouse in Hartbeespoort is a seasoned tourism professional and enthusiast with 28 years of experience and a passion for delivering exceptional customer service, marketing, and attention to detail.
George Moolman
Head of Event Partnerships
V&A Waterfront
George is a partnership and event specialist with extensive knowledge and skills in Event Management, Creative Strategy and Partnership Relations with over 25 years experience.
Mohamed Awad Farah
Filmmaker, Producer and Curator
Sudanese Filmmaking Association
Mohamed Awad Farah is a Filmmaker, Producer and Curator. He studied Documentary Filmmaking at Al-Jazeera Media Institute and Produced/Directed more than 120 episodes of DocuSeries.
Lieschke Steven-Jennings
COO
Mossel Bay Tourism
Current COO of Mossel Bay Tourism Bureau, Lieschke has over 35 years of work experience both local and international. She spent 20 years in the Middle East working on major event productions and tourism initiatives. Her tireless efforts, fierce determination and genuine love for tourism are an inspiration to us all.
Ruth Nazzinda
|Documentary StoryTeller|Multi-Award Winner|Jury|Director|Writer|Podcaster
Project Founder, Coordinator, Humanitarian
Ruth is a Filmmaker Head of Production, Director at Film Garage Studio, ED at Garage Women. Foundation, Film Mentor, Film Jury & Women in Film Uganda Monologue Jugde, Podcaster, 2D Animator. Board member Read To Learn kids literature development program. FounderBitone Art Reels (BAREEL) Production Company.
Briony Brookes
Head of PR & Strategic Communications
Cape Town Tourism
Briony Brookes is an experienced PR and Communications professional. She is currently Head of Public Relations & Strategic Communications at Cape Town Tourism.
Dr Leila Berhouma
Professor of Higher Education
Multimedia Arts at Manouba University
A jury member of many festivals around the world related to cinema and theatre. Leila works to spread peace around the world through her research on the relationship between cinema and peace and how to spread a TV image that supports peace. She offers many masterclasses and workshops with cinéma students in Tunisia and around the world.
Christine Norton
Marketing Manager
Premium Brand Distributors
Christine Norton is the Marketing Manager for Premium Brand Distributors. She is responsible for the marketing and brand management for Sony Digital Imaging, Nikon, Atomos, Lexar & YoloLiv.
Jeremy Briggs
Director, Owner, Cinematographer
Firehouse Films
Jeremy Briggs is the Director and Owner of Firehouse Films. He is also a Content producer & Cinematographer with over 20 years experience. “Train. Empower. Uplift”
Oluwaseyi Adegoke-Adeyemo
Publisher
Inside Watch Africa
Oluwaseyi Adegoke Adeyemo is the CEO of Kristomedia Limited, a reputable multimedia and general communication company. As the publisher of Inside Watch Africa, a quarterly Afro-centric publication, he has been dedicated to documenting the rich African culture and tradition for the past fourteen years.
Penny Randall
Special Projects Manager
V&A Waterfront
Penny Randall is the Special Projects Manager at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. She has more than 30 years’ experience in Marketing, Events & Project Management.
Can Saracoglu
President, Producer and Director
International Tourism Film Festival
Can Saracoglu is the President of Cinetour and the Director of the International Tourism Film Festival. He is also a Director and Producer at the news/media company, Tukan Film.
Lee Dicks
Managing Director, Shareholder
Nova Constantia Boutique Residence
Lee Dicks, a FEDHASA board member, is the Director of Nova Constantia Boutique Residence. He is also Co-director of Constantia Valley Tourism and running the Cape Town Concierge Forum.
Melissa Foley
Meaningful Tourism Marketing Consultant
Melissa Foley is a certified auditor for Travelife, a sustainability advisor for ATTA, WTM Africa, and consultant to several African tourism businesses, not-for-profits, associations, and organizations. Her true passion is facilitating the integration between various stakeholders to create lasting collaborations where transformational tourism can truly thrive. Utilizing over 20 years of corporate marketing experience, extensive world travel, and more than a decade of NGO consulting globally, she has a unique perspective on ethical travel.
Carlos Sargedas
Director
Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival
Carlos is the director of Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, a festival he created six years ago to give the Arrábida Region international promotion to the world of cinema and Finisterra Brasil Film Art & Tourism Festival. In the last 19 years, it has been dedicated to the promotion of promotional films.
Damien Ng Tat Chung
Film Director
Island Media Services
Damien Ng Tat Chung is a multi-award-winning international film director and content creator for TV Channels and Digital platforms. Damien is also an experienced script writer, play-writer and stage manager.
Alejandro Novella
Director / Owner
Novella-Media Broadcast Productions SPA
Filmmaker and documentary maker, he is part of organizations such as L'academie Culinaire de France, APTUR (Association of Tourism Journalists of Chile) Chile and Guilde des Fromagers Sainz Uguzon, and Official member of the Chilean Directors and Screenwriters Corporation, DYGA Chile Alejandro is the Director and Owner of, Novella-Media Broadcast Productions SPA
Kim Barnett
Chief Marketing Officer
Africa's Eden
Kim remains an unwavering advocate for immersive travel experiences, whether of opulent or frugal nature. Currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer for Africa's Eden Tourism, Kim dedicates herself to fostering effective collaboration that uplifts the broader tourism ecosystem
Juca Fonseca
Director
Arraial Cine Fest Festival
Writer, composer, screenwriter and cultural producer. He is a member of the Bahia Sectoral Collegiate of Audiovisual Content and Director of the Arraial Cine Fest Festival in Arraial D'Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil. He is a member of the Arrábida Film Commisison of Portugal and its representative in Brazil. He is part of the resident jury of the Finisterra Arrábida and Finisterra Brasil Festivals.
Imran Khan
Dr. Imran Khan
Wenzhou-Kean University
PhD graduate in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms from the University of Porto and Aveiro, is a researcher and lecturer specializing in animation, cinematography, AR, and VR, contributing to academia in Portugal and the UAE, serving as a jury member for the Art and Tours Film Festival, and leading research on AI and IoT for well-being, including projects on elderly support in China and preserving Wenzhou’s cultural heritage.
Juan Antonio Narro Prieto
Tourism Writer
Juan is a Tourism Writer from Spain that collaborates with several newspapers, magazines and radios in Spain, Portugal and America (U.S.A., Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, México, Guatemala…) in tourism and gastronomy. Member of APETEX (Association of Tourism Journalists and Writers of Extremadura), FEPET (Spanish Federation of Tourism Journalists and Writers), AECPI (Spanish Association of Iberoamerican Correspondents) and AIDP (Iberoamerican Academy of Writers and Journalists).
Don Falsario II
Film Maker / Editor / Motion Graphic Artist
Don Falsario II is a Filipino filmmaker, editor and motion graphic artist. His decade-long experience in advertising created an eclectic body of work including documentary-style brand films, travelogues, photographs, celebrity / lifestyle features, explainer videos, and corporate films. He has worked with global brands and networks including Unilever, BBC Storyworks, the United Nations, to name a few. His films have competed and won in numerous documentary/tourism film festivals across the globe and he currently does jury work for tourism film festivals in Portugal and Japan
Martin Hatcheul
Writer
Tourism Content
Martin Hatchuel is a communications consultant who has a background in horticulture and tourism, which have given him a special interest in nature and history. He is particularly interested in seeing these subjects explored with sensitivity in film, and with an eye to sustainability and towards the benefit of the communities it touches.
Samm Marshall
Managing Director
Social TV
Samm Marshall is a dynamic media professional with a wealth of experience across distinguished broadcasting organizations in South Africa. HE is currently the Managing Director at www.social-tv.co.za, a news platform focused on CSI, CSR, and shared value initiatives.
Azer Garib
Travel writer
For over 20 years, Azer has been the author and host of a travel television program that is broadcast on national television in Azerbaijan. Azer is also a producer of documentaries and the chairman of the Association of Travel Bloggers of Azerbaijan. He was the chairman of the jury of the First Baku Tourism Film Festival, and was a jury member at festivals in Zagreb, Riga, Porto, Istanbul, Sesimbra and Tbilisi.
Frank Edja
Tourism Ambassador
Côte d’Ivoire Tourism Board
As a tourism ambassador for the Côte d’Ivoire Tourism Board, Prince Edja does not just promote destinations. He is committed to redefining narratives and elevating the often-stifled voices of his continent. Through his travels to over 25 African countries, he reveals Africa’s dazzling diversity, shattering stubborn stereotypes and ushering in a new era of understanding and appreciation.
Janine Hills
Founder and CEO
Authentic Leadership
Janine Hills is a pioneering leader in corporate South Africa, renowned for her expertise in reputation management, ethical governance, and executive coaching, having founded the country’s first reputation management firm and now leading Authentic Leadership, a global consultancy advising C-suite executives and boards across Africa and beyond.
Juliana Boianova
Expert
International Cooperation and Festivals Division
International Communications Department
Bulgarian National Television
Juliana has been working at Bulgarian National Television for 21 years /since 2003/ as Festivals Expert. She is a member of an internal selection committee at BNT, which chooses which productions BNT will present at international festivals and competitions. Member of CINETOUR.
Dr Arvind Kumar Saraswati
Academic Coordinator of undergraduate program in Hotel Management and Head of the Department for Food & Beverage Service Operations & Management. Arvind is diligently committed to promote quality education & research es in the domain of tourism and hospitality in India & overseas. Being an adherent of tourism films as modality for tourism development and destination promotion, he has a long serving association with Art & Tur International Tourism Film Festival, Portugal, Zagreb Tour-film Festival, Croatia and International Tourism Film Festival, South Africa as Jury Member.
Alejandra Medina Ayrer
Director, Founder
AMA Comunicaciones
Alejandra Medina Ayrer, a marketing and innovation specialist in tourism and gastronomy, is a cultural and niche travel expert, branding strategist, and active APTUR CHILE member, serving as a jury for ITFFA and contributing to the travel industry in Chile as Product Manager at Deltour Travel Agency and Director of AMA Communications.
Anna Kurinna
Dean
Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts
Dean of the Faculty of Audiovisual Arts and Media Technologies, Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (Kharkiv, Ukraine). Associate Professor (PhD). Meмвеr of the Board of directors of International Committee of World film festivals. Festival president of the Kharkiv international festival of arts and travel ART&TRAVEL (Ukraine).
Sam Oluoko
Founder and Projects Manager
GPAY Africa
Sam Oluoko is the Founder and Projects Manager at Great Potential African Youth (GPAY), a youth talents and film training organization based in Nairobi-Kenya.
Dany Gamal
Film Director, Writer
Dany Gamal
Dany Gamal is a film director and writer, he holds a diploma in film and television directing arts from the French University in Egypt and has won many local and international awards.
