Meet Our Festival Team

 

Meet the Windrush Caribbean Film Festival team. WCFF is produced by a nationwide consortium of community, business and creative arts organisations and leaders, led by CaribbeanTales UK, Recognize Black Heritage & Culture and Integriti Capital. WCFF is a registered CIC. Thank you to all team members and volunteers who make the festival possible.

WCFF Team

Patricia Hamzahee

Company Director

WCFF Team

Garry Stewart

Company Director

WCFF Team

Caroline Guespin

Associate Events Producer

WCFF Team

Frances-Anne Solomon

Company Director

WCFF Team

Simon Mélizan

Festival Manager

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Diana Webley

Festival Director

STEERING GROUP:

Patricia Hamzahee (Integriti Capital) – WCFF Co-founder & Director of the CIC
Frances-Anne Solomon (CaribbeanTales UK) – WCFF Co-founder
Garry Stewart (Recognize Black Heritage & Culture) – WCFF Co-founder
Evadney Campbell (Shiloh PR) – Public Relations Lead
Joy Coker (Alt_Africa) – Programming Lead & Marketing Consultant
Yvonne Connikie (Cinema Golau) – Film Programming
Charmaine Bryan (CaribbeanTales Ltd.) – Marketing & Logistics Associate
Mandisa Pantin (CaribbeanTales Ltd.)- Event Programming
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MARKETING GROUP:

Joy Coker (Alt Africa) – Marketing Consultant
Evadney Campbell (Shiloh PR) – Campaign Consultant

PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CTFF TEAM:

Frances-Anne Solomon – CEO & Founder
Courtney Panchan – Festival Management & Consultant
Rodney V. Smith – Graphic & Web Manager
Neetika Sharma – Operations Manager
Diana Webley – Festival Events Consultant
Mary Wells – Marketing Associate
Mandisa Pantin – Programmer
Maya Bastian – Cinefam Manager

PROGRAMMING GROUP:

Joy Coker (Alt_Africa) – Programming Lead, Curatoral Events & Films
Mandisa Pantin (CaribbeanTales Ltd.)- Event Programming
Yvonne Connikie (Cinema Golau) – Film Programming

ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE:

Courtney Panchan (CaribbeanTales Ltd.) – Logistics Coordinator
Charmaine Bryan (CaribbeanTales Ltd.) – Marketing & Logistics Associate

LOCAL PARTNERS:

Women of Color Scotland (Edinburgh, Glasgow)
Black Cultural Archives (London – Brixton)
Nubian Jak Trust ( London – Brixton)
October Gallery (North London)
Dunja Fehimović (Newcastle)
Cinema Golau (Cardiff)
Black History Studies (North/East London)
Sheffield Hallam University: Academic Network for Women of Colour (ANetWoC) and Narrowing the Gap (Sheffield)
Fairweather Productions (London – Croydon, West Norwood)
Robert Henry (Northampton)

MEDIA PARTNERS

Alt-Africa
The Voice
Best Editions