Our team
As a global team with diverse cultural and social backgrounds, we deeply understand the importance of amplifying underrepresented voices. We admire the creators we work with and are thrilled to showcase their work.
Liza Surganova
Head of Alternativa Film Project
Programming
Natalia Pylaeva
Program Director
Kiunnei Filippova
Coordinator
Martin Horyna
AFAF Program Consultant
Film Labs
Anna Gudkova
Head of Film Labs and Industry Partnerships
Irina Reger
Program Producer
Operations
Polina Ovsiannikovaa
Executive Producer
Nadezhda Gabdullina
Coordinator
Impact Distribution
Masha Shcherbakova
Impact Distribution Manager
Marketing and Communications
Andjelka Jankovic
Head of Marketing Communications
Julia Boykova
Partnerships and Communications Manager
Mikhail Shapir
SMM Lead
Dima Maevskiy
SMM Manager
Nastya Shikina
Video Producer
Ksenia Samarina
Editor
Alternativa Film awards
Alternativa offers free educational programs for filmmakers at different stages of their journey, who explore social issues in their countries, and who seek to develop their homeland’s film industry and give a voice to their local communities.
