COLCOA TEAM

 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/PROGRAMMER 
François Truffart 

After completing a Master’s degree in Politics in Paris, François Truffart was Cultural Attaché in charge of French cinema at the French Embassy in Hungary (Budapest), Japan (Tokyo) and the United States (Los Angeles) from 1991 to 2001. In 2002, he became Director of the Cinéfondation at the Cannes Film Festival and then represented Le Marché du Film of the Cannes Film Festival in the U.S.. He has been in charge of programming for COLCOA since 2004 and became Director and Executive Producer in 2007. In September 2012, Francois Truffart was honored by the French governement with the order of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.  


ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Sandrine De Clercq 

With more than a decade of experience in business affairs, creative representation, and film production, Sandrine De Clercq has been among the leading women in international entertainment. Beginning her career in business affairs in Paris at the television powerhouse TF1 and later at ICM, De Clercq successfully transitioned to Los Angeles, where, for six years she hung her shingle at the Motion Picture Literary Division of Endeavor Talent Agency. There, she represented some of the most innovative European writers and directors in film. Most recently, she worked for the American Film Institute - AFI FEST 2011 and 2012. She joined the COL•COA team for the 16th edition of the festival in 2012. 
De Clercq received her law degree from Brussels University, and her masters in Media and Entertainment Economy from the University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne in 1995. 

 

EVENT PRODUCER & FILM DEPARTMENT
Anouchka Van Riel

 

Anouchka van Riel started her career in finance at Vivendi Universal’s gaming division. She presently produces independent films. She has worked at COLCOA to promote artists and their films for more than a decade. She graduated from ESCP Europe.

 

 

CREATIVE DIRECTION
Jérôme Curchod, The Bonus Room


Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and living in Los Angeles since 1993, Jérôme worked for many years as creative director of a series of art and music publications (RayGun, Bikini, huH). He then focused his design interests toward the field of event promotion, working with a number of music and film festivals, including ColCoa and HollyShorts, in Los Angeles, as well as Cinéma Tous Ecrans, in Geneva. He is currently designing a book on Switzerland, documenting its history as a set for film productions, dating back to painted backdrops of the swiss Alps in Laurel and Hardy silent features.

 

WEB MASTER - Alex Lacorne, 3wPlanet

PRESS RELATIONS - Cathy Mouton 

TICKET SALES AND RESERVATIONS MANAGER - Françoise Gralewski

THEATER MANAGEMENT –-  Aaron Clark 

THEATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT - Arthur Mc Millan

PRINTING - Gérald Maestu, Green Truck Print 

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR - Sébastien Cipolla
  
LEGAL AFFAIRS - Louise Nemschoff


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TALENT RELATIONS
Alejandra Norambuena Skira 

After studying the violin with Lili Bach at the Schola Cantorum and Pierre Amoyal at the CNSMDP, Alejandra Norambuena Skira completed a Master’s degree in Musicology. She joined SACEM in 1989 and developed musical patronage at the Fondation Sacem, which became a few years later the Fonds d’Action Sacem. Through these foundations, she has supported contemporary music of all genres, with a special attention to film music. In 2003, while continuing her work in the musical field, she became Executive Director of the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF). 

DELEGATION COORDINATION : Eglantine Langevin (FACF)

ASSISTANT DELEGATION COORDINATION: Julie Todisco

MATERIAL AND PRINTS: Caroline Santiard (ARP)

PRESS RELATIONS: Vanessa Jerrom and Vanessa Frochen