ABOUT TPFF
The Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Palestinian cinema, music, cuisine and art to GTA audiences. TPFF was conceived in 2008 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Al-Nakba.
For general inquiries about TPFF please contact us:
Toronto Palestine Film Festival 214-582 ST CLAIR AVE W - TORONTO, ON M6C 1A6
TPFF Coordinators
Ahlam Hassan
Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator and Programmer
tpffvolunteer@gmail.com
Ahlam is a theatre maker, educator and architect in training who is completing her degree at the University of Toronto.
Amanda Boulos
Event Coordinator and Programmer
tpfflocalpals@gmail.com
Amanda is currently working in Toronto as a visual artist and educator.
Andrew Hugill
Festival Production
admin@tpff.ca
Andrew is an Applied Physics/Engineering consultant.
Dania Majid
Programmer and Media Relations
tpff.submissions@gmail.com
Dania is the President of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association.
Fadwa Hadeed
Communications and Events Specialist
tpffsocialmedia@gmail.com
Fadwa holds a Master’s degree in International Studies. She currently works as a Communications Specialist in Toronto.
‘Noha’
Outreach Coordinator
topalff@gmail
Issam Alyamani
Sponsor Relations
Issam is a Toronto-based Palestinian writer.
Mahmoud Abdelmalek
Merchandising & Sponsor Relations
sponsorship@tpff.ca
Mahmoud is a Business School Graduate and Finance & Accounting Professional based in Toronto
Majed Atwi
Fundraising and Sponsor Relations
tpffsponsor@gmail.com
Majed is a Computer Science graduate and Software Development Manager based in Toronto.
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Event Coordinator and Programmer
tpffevents@gmail.com
Rahaf Farawi
Media and Outreach Relations
media@tpff.ca
Rahaf has a Master of Journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University
TPFF Committee Members
Christina Piovesan (Film Industry Relations) Christina is a Toronto-based film producer (Amreeka).
John Sharkey (Grants) John is a former senior programmer with the Toronto International Film Festival, Perspective Canada Program.
Patrice Roc (TPFF trailer) Patrice is a designer based in Toronto.
Mariam Zaidi (TPFF trailer) Mariam is a documentary filmmaker based in Toronto.
Sama Al-Zanoon (Design) Sama is a graphic designer based in Toronto.
Robert Allison (IT support) Robert is a Hamilton based IT professional and a founding member of TPFF. Currently working to establish a Hamilton Palestine Film Festival.
TPFF Advisory Board
Annemarie Jacir is a Palestinian filmmaker (When I Saw You, Salt of this Sea), editor, poet, author and educator.
John Greyson is a filmmaker (Fig Trees), video artist (Covered), writer, activist and professor (Film) at York University.
Luay Khoury is co-founder/CEO of Projacs International, member of the board of trustees and directors of the Welfare Association and the Palestinian Museum Task Force.
Rafeef Ziadah is a Palestinian academic, poet and activist. She teaches Politics of the Middle East at SOAS, University of London. She is an accomplished poet with three albums to her name, Hadeel, We Teach Life and Three Generations. She is one of the founding members of the Toronto Palestine Film Festival.
Rand Askalan is a pediatric neurologist and founder of the Palestinian Fellowship Program at Sick Kids-Toronto
Richard Fung is a Toronto-based video artist, cultural critic and a professor (Video) at the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Ruba Nadda is an acclaimed Arab-Canadian filmmaker (Inescapable, Sabah, Cairo Times) and writer.