International Tourism Film Festival Africa

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Imran Khan

Dr. Imran Khan
Wenzhou-Kean University

Imran Khan is a distinguished lecturer in communication at the School of Humanities at Wenzhou-Kean University. Imran Khan's dedication to exploring the realms of visual communication and film production underscores his commitment to artistic excellence and innovation. His ability to seamlessly blend academic rigor with practical creativity sets him apart as a dynamic figure in the world of media and communication.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Srishti Narayan

Marketing Leader

Srishti is a marketing leader with almost 15 years of experience across New Zealand, Malaysia and Fiji in a range of industries including finance, media, advertising and tourism. She has a proven track record of delivering integrated marketing strategies to drive sustained growth. She believes that exceptional creative delivers brand relevance and business success, and is passionate about developing teams fueled by curiosity, inclusion, performance and collaboration. Srishti was born in Fiji and migrated to New Zealand with her family when she was five. She returned to Fiji in 2022 to take up a role at Tourism Fiji. She has been instrumental in shaping and growing Fiji’s brand and digital profile to elevate Fiji’s presence globally, and working alongside a talented team to contribute to record visitor arrival numbers and revenue.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Imran Khan

Dr. Imran Khan
Wenzhou-Kean University

Imran Khan is a distinguished lecturer in communication at the School of Humanities at Wenzhou-Kean University. Imran Khan's dedication to exploring the realms of visual communication and film production underscores his commitment to artistic excellence and innovation. His ability to seamlessly blend academic rigor with practical creativity sets him apart as a dynamic figure in the world of media and communication.