STFF SHORT FILM COMPETITION 2018 JURY MEMBERS

Filiz Efe McKinney
-
Founder of Brave Sprout Productions
"Filiz Efe McKinney is a digital content producer and founder of Brave Sprout Productions. She teaches at Northwest Film Forum and is a KUOW board member. She holds a Master of Communication in Digital Media from University of Washington.

Shaghayeg Ghanbari
-
Board member at "Iran Initiative"
"Shaghayegh has a BA in Art History and an MBA in Marketing. She runs the facebook page "Ciné Page", and is a board member of "Iran Initiative", a community effort to promote and invite more Iranian films and film makers to SIFF. In 2017-2018 she helped with screening and programming Iranian films at SIFF, working directly with SIFF senior programmers.

Levi Fuller
-
Administrative Coordinator at Jack Straw Cultural Center
"Levi Fuller is the Administrative Coordinator at Jack Straw Cultural Center, where he manages their residency programs for artists of all genres and disciplines, and assists with daily operations. He received a BFA in 2000 from Massachusetts College of Art."

Evrim Ersoy
-
Creative Director at Fantastic Fest
Evrim is a Journalist, festival programmer, and filmmaker. In addition to being Creative Director at Fantastic Fest, he is also a programmer for Beyond Fest, MotelX, the Boston Underground Film Festival, and more. He has written and directed a number of award-winning shorts, including Abdullah, and he is currently working on his first feature."