ADMINISTRATION
JASON
CARNEY
Phoenix Film Foundation
CEO / Executive Director
jason@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Almost Famous (2000)
SAMANTHA BARTRAM
Phoenix Film Foundation COO / Managing Director
samantha@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
REBEKAH
VARGHESE
IFP Program Director
Education Director
rebekah@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Mr. Nobody (2009)
MONTE
YAZZIE
International Horror and
Sci-Fi Film Festival Director
Favorite Movie:
Ikiru (1952)
VOLUNTEERS
KIM RODHOUSE
Volunteer Director
kim@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Mamma Mia! (2008)
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RENEE CRIGER
Volunteer Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
Steel Magnolias (1989)
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AUCTION
CORINA HERR
Auction Director
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Favorite Movie:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
EDUCATION
CAROL GIBSON
Kids’ Day Director
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Favorite Movie:
Big Fish (2003)
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SAMUEL VARGHESE
IFP Social Media Director
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Favorite Movie:
Home Alone (1990)
AARON KES
Filmmaker Panel Director
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Favorite Movie:
Miller's Crossing (1990)
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SEAN OLIVER
Film Camp Director
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Favorite Movie:
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
JONASON PAULEY
Film Challenges Director
jonason@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Toy Story (1995)
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EVENTS
LESLIE CRIGER
Entertainment Director
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Favorite Movie:
Pitch Perfect (2012)
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ALEX MENDIVIL
Event Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
ELISABETH MICHEL
Event Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
Notting Hill (1999)
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FESTIVAL OPERATIONS
JASMIN MEZA
Festival Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
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VICTORIA MYERS
Festival Administrator
Favorite Movie:
Best In Show (2000)
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FILMMAKER RELATIONS
KATIE MCLARTY
Feature Filmmaker
Relations Director
katiem@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
The Goonies (1985)
LAURA MCLARTY
Feature Filmmaker
Relations Manager
laura@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Roman Holiday (1953)
DAVID YOUNG
Short Filmmaker
Relations Director
david@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Goodfellas (1990)
RYAN SHELTON
Short Filmmaker
Relations Manager
ryan@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Jurassic Park (1993)
GUEST RELATIONS
TESSA CARNEY
Guest Relations Director
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Favorite Movie:
The Princess Bride (1987)
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APRYL GUTHRIE
Guest Relations Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
White Chicks (2004)
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CHRIS COX
Guest Relations Manager
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Favorite Movie:
Garfield (2004)
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SAM KIRKLAND
Guest Relations Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
Awakenings (1990)
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DEB BELLO
Guest Relations Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
Scrooge (1970)
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PAMELA WILSON
Merchandise Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
God's Not Dead (2014)
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NICK CONDON
Guest Relations Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
Clue (1985)
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SUE WILSON
Merchandise Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
INTERNATIONAL HORROR AND SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL
BRANDON KINCHEN
IHSFF Horror
Program Director
Favorite Movie:
The Thing (1982)
DANNY MARIANINO
IHSFF Horror
Program Director
Favorite Movie:
Easy Money (1983)
MIKE STACKPOLE
IHSFF Sci-Fi
Program Director
Favorite Movie:
Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
MATTHEW ROBINSON
IHSFF Social
Media Manager
Favorite Movie:
The Thing (1982)
MARKETING
ROBERT ALDECOA
Marketing Director
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Favorite Movie:
Persona (1966)
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AMY BETTS
Festival Designer
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Favorite Movie:
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
HEATHER KANT
Festival Designer
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Favorite Movie:
Back to the Future Trilogy (1985,1989, 1990)
MARTIN FREETAGE
Festival Art Director
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Favorite Movie:
The Goonies (1985)
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CHLOE COSETTE
Festival Photographer
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Favorite Movie:
Oppenheimer
(2023)
LISA MARIE LARA
Festival Designer
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Favorite Movie:
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
LAUREN PITTS
PFF Social Media Director
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Favorite Movie:
Amadeus (1984)
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CHEYANNE GLAZIER
Festival Photographer
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Favorite Movie:
Interstellar (2014)
JULIANNA PARKS
Marketing Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
MirrorMask (2005)
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LIZJO BARCELO
Promotions Manager
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Favorite Movie:
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
NIKOLE HENRIQUES
Festival Designer
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Favorite Movie:
20th Century Women (2016)
MORE THAN MOVIES
JESSICA PARKS
More Than Movies Director
jessica@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Gattaca (1997)
STEPH ELIZONDO
Festival Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
CARSON SCHILLING
Festival Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PROGRAMMING
SHYRE DAVIS
. Peoria Film Fest
Program Director
. PFF Shorts Programmer
Favorite Movie:
Clue (1985)
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MEGAN MCHOLLAND
LGBTQIA+ Program Director
Favorite Movie:
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
ERNIE QUIROZ
Director of LatinX Programming
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Favorite Movie:
Lost in Translation (2003)
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DAN GLUCK
Arizona Film
Program Director
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Favorite Movie:
Forrest Gump (1994)
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JEFF MITCHELL
. Showcase Programmer
. PFF Lead Film Critic
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Favorite Movie:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
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YVONNE SO
Director of Asian
American Pacific
Islander Programming
Favorite Movie:
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
GREG HALL
Feature Film
Program Director
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Favorite Movie:
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
CASSANDRA NICHOLSON
Director of African American Programming
Favorite Movie:
The Departed (2006)
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TEX STECHNIJ
Shorts Programmer
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Favorite Movie:
Tropical Malady (2004)
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DEB HILDEBRANDT
Short Film
Program Director
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Favorite Movie:
Goodfellas (1990)
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SLOBODAN POPOVIC
World Cinema Features Program Director
Favorite Movie:
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MONTE YAZZIE
Director of Native American Programming
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Favorite Movie:
Ikiru (1952)
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TECHNICAL
DAN GLUCK
Technical Director
dan@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Forrest Gump (1994)
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DAVID MILLER
Festival Editor
davidm@phxfilm.com
Favorite Movie:
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
SHERY STUCKI
Technical Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
The Princess Bride (1987)
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MIKE SIMONYI
Technical Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
Kwaidan (1964)
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THEATRE OPERATIONS
VANESSA HODGES
Theatre Operations
Director
Favorite Movie:
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
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CRISTINA CELAYA
Theatre Operations Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
TIFFANY HUNTER
Film Presentation Manager
Favorite Movie:
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
HUNTER BROCKMAN
Theatre Operations Manager
Favorite Movie:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
KERRY COOPER
Theatre Operations Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
Tangerine (2015)
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JULIANNA CROZIER
Film Presentation Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
The Hurt Locker (2008)
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TIMOTHY MEYER
Theatre Operations Manager
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Favorite Movie:
Meet Joe Black (1998)
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DANIEL NEVAREZ
Theatre Operations Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
Amores Perros (2000)
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LARRY CALLAHAN
Usher Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
MICHAEL ALVAREZ
Theatre Operations Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
Super (2010)
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SANDY OBELSKY
Theatre Operations Coordinator
Favorite Movie:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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