ADMINISTRATION

JASON
CARNEY

Phoenix Film Foundation
CEO / Executive Director

jason@phxfilm.com

Favorite Movie:
Almost Famous (2000)

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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

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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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[YOUR NAME HERE]

Volunteer for the Phoenix Film Festival to get in on the fun! Click HERE to find out how!

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AUCTION

CORINA HERR

Auction Director
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Favorite Movie:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

 

EDUCATION

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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)

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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

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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

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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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SUE WILSON

Merchandise Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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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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COREY O’BRIAN

Guest Relations Coordinator

Favorite Movie:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

NICK CONDON

Guest Relations Coordinator

Favorite Movie:
Clue (1985)
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PAMELA WILSON

Merchandise Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
God's Not Dead (2014)
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INTERNATIONAL HORROR AND SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL

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BRANDON KINCHEN


IHSFF Horror
Program Director

Favorite Movie:
The Thing (1982)

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DANNY MARIANINO


IHSFF Horror
Program Director

Favorite Movie:
Easy Money (1983)

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MIKE STACKPOLE


IHSFF Sci-Fi
Program Director

Favorite Movie:
Kelly’s Heroes (1970)

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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)

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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)

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LISA MARIE LARA

Festival Designer
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Favorite Movie:
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

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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)

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JENNIFER MULLINS

Festival Photographer
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Favorite Movie:
Memento (1990)
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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)

JULIANNA PARKS

Marketing Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
MirrorMask (2005)
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MORE THAN MOVIES

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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

STANLEY BAIN

Director of LGBTQ Programming
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Favorite Movie:
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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DEB HILDEBRANDT

Short Film
Program Director
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Favorite Movie:
Goodfellas (1990)
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ERNIE QUIROZ

Director of LatinX Programming
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Favorite Movie:
Lost in Translation (2003)
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SHYRE DAVIS

. Peoria Film Fest
Program Director
. PFF Shorts Programmer

Favorite Movie:
Clue (1985)
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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)

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DAN GLUCK

Arizona Film
Program Director
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Favorite Movie:
Forrest Gump (1994)
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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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GREG HALL

Feature Film
Program Director
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Favorite Movie:
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

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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

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VANESSA HODGES

Theatre Operations
Director

Favorite Movie:
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
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JENNIFER BARNES

Theatre Operations Coordinator

Favorite Movie:
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

SANDY OBELSKY

Theatre Operations Coordinator

Favorite Movie:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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HUNTER BROCKMAN

Theatre Operations Manager

Favorite Movie:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

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CRISTINA CELAYA

Theatre Operations Coordinator

Favorite Movie:
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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TIFFANY HUNTER

Film Presentation Manager

Favorite Movie:
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

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TIMOTHY MEYER

Theatre Operations Manager
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Favorite Movie:
Meet Joe Black (1998)
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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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MICHAEL ALVAREZ

Theatre Operations Coordinator
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Favorite Movie:
Super (2010)
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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)