About IFF

Held annually since 2001 in a week-long April event, Ivy Film Festival has grown to become the largest student-run film
festival in the world. Festival week features advanced screenings of feature films, panels, keynotes, workshops, and masterclasses with some of the most highly regarded professionals in the industry, culminating with the Official Selection of short student films, screenplays, and virtual reality experiences. In 2016, Ivy Film Festival expanded its reach to partner with dozens of universities across the world through its Satellite Film Festival, bringing its world-renowned Official Selection to audiences throughout the globe.

2025 Festival Team

Ivy Film Festival is made up of more than 100 students from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

Directors

Aden Chon, Gaayatri Godbole, Maiya Jannah Ramsaroop, Gabriella Wrighten

Branding

Coordinator: Julia Cheng, Ryan Scott

Anaïs Reiss, Bella Cook, Brianna Cheng, Renee Zhu

Branding is a tight-knit team that directs the visual identity of the festival. Leading up to Festival Week, we curate the year's color palette, typography, and aesthetics which we use for posters, merch, and social media. Essentially, we oversee the graphics that are put out by IFF.

Business

Coordinators: Charles Reddoch

Ayana Ahuja, Danny LeValen Garcia, Natasha Du, Noah Lim, James Peng, Mai-Anh Nguyen, Max Tippie, Timothy Jang, Marta Jurzyk, Farah Akbari

The Business team is responsible for making and managing the festival's budget, procuring company and in-kind sponsorships, and applying for local and federal grants. From getting drinks such as Yerba Mate for all festival events to establishing partnerships with companies like Bumble, the team builds long-lasting relationships with a diverse array of sponsors.

Diversity and Inclusion

Coordinators: Benicio Beatty, Cassandra Coleman

Eva Kozlowski, Elias Lu, Ethan McDowell, Maha Temre, Sophia Thomas, Gabriela Venegas-Ramirez, Mimi Yang

The IFF D&I team works collaboratively with all departments to oversee a slate of projects dedicated to highlighting the work of marginalized filmmakers, directing resources to the Providence community, and making IFF more accessible to students of all backgrounds.

Events

Coordinators: Ani Butskhrikidze, Abigail Donovan, Emma Jeong, Coco Kanders, Jean Yu

The Events team is the brains behind Brown’s most iconic parties, Festival Week workshops, and ALL sorts of happenings for both College Hill students and communities beyond. Our jobs include booking unique venues in the Providence area, finding upcoming artists to highlight at our events, and dreaming up the coolest themes and decor.

New Media

Coordinator: Astrid McMahon

Tiffany Huang, Evelyn Cao, Quinten McLaughlin

New Media is any media that doesn’t fit within the confines of a traditional 2D film. New Media shown at IFF has historically included a mix of virtual reality films, augmented reality apps, 3D projection art, interactive displays, sound installations and more! Our team spends the school year finding creative ways to bring new media to campus through workshops and screenings, culminating in our New Media Exhibition during Festival Week.

Outreach

Coordinators: Dylann Tjahaja

Tyler Fischman, Andrea Fuentes, Andrew Junwon Lee, Naomi Nesmith, Tyler Tom, Christopher Zou

The outreach department connects IFF to the broader Providence community, making the film industry more accessible for all. Our goal is making IFF go beyond Brown’s campus. Outreach wants to encourage the next generation of student filmmakers by exposing them to the festival’s resources and other film-related opportunities. Initiatives include building an alumni database, hosting arts workshops and events with local Providence schools and organizations, and developing intercollegiate partnerships.

Programming

Coordinators: Ilektra Bampicha-Ninou, Isabel Hahn, Lynn Nguyen

Tamar Abramishvili, Sebastian Bateman, Samuel Bradley, Caroline Campbell, Zoe Ehrenkranz, Simi Fadel, Ariti Fani, Eli Horwitch, Annie Jiang, Andrew Kim, Claire Kim, Nat Konowicz, Josephine Kovecses, Chloe Jazzy Lau, Aavin Mangalmurti, Juhi Nagpal, Leonardo Quispe, Bryon Villacorta, Thomas Ward

Programming is IFF’s largest department, receiving over 300 student film submissions every year. Programmers watch 2-3 films per week and discuss, evaluate, and deliberate during group meetings.

Publicity

Coordinator: Isabella Langley, Nicolas Pereira-Arias

Peri Ferguson, Alex Freehoff, Ellie Gauvin, Cayetana Jaramillo, Alizeh Kizilbash, Aarav Kumar, Emily Rosenthal, Gabriela Venegas-Ramirez

The publicity team is responsible for all marketing around the festival — from getting coverage in the news to running our social media channels. We love to garner excitement around IFF events, screenings, speaker series, and so much more!

Screenplay

Coordinators: Celine Dipp, Francis Gonzalez, Eileen Lincoln, Tate Oliphant, Wilson Roe

Megan Chan, Chloe Costa Baker, Amani Diallo, Dri De Faria, Ellie Feig, Oluchi Ihenatu, Lucia Kim, Toby Kinburg, Paulie Malherbe, Sam Merkle, Anson Nguyen, Remy Pierce, Lucia Ponti, Sanai Rashid, Alex Sayette, Gui Sequeria, Andrew Zerby

The Screenplay Department is responsible for, well, the screenplays! Every year, we choose student winners at the Ivy Film Festival for a number of different categories – including TV pilots, feature films, and shorts. Members read student-written screenplays submitted by writers around the world! Once a week, the full Screenplay team meets to discuss the latest batch of submissions.

Speakers and Screeners

Coordinators: Lulu Cavicchi, Ailsa Kokoricha, Dev Peyrat, Sam Szykowny

Jack Bachman, Camila Bonilla, Noemi Elliott, Nola Felty, Lemuel Greaves, Caroline Knight, Spencer Myers, Acadia Phillips, Kendall Ricks, Dillon Sheekey, Isabella Xu

IFF’s Speakers & Screeners department is responsible for curating and organizing year round and festival programming. Members are passionate about finding ways for students to engage in conversations about all aspects of film & TV. They stay up to date with new releases, reach out to potential speakers for workshops and panels, coordinate with production companies for screenings, track film and TV news, moderate Q&As, help with guest travel arrangements, and serve as points of contact between IFF and entertainment professionals.

Web

Coordinator: Brianna Cheng

Renee Zhu, Emily Olson, Jesalina Phan, Runping Mao, Jay Moon

The Web department manages the technical side of the organization — most notably, the website you are currently reading this on!