Rachel Caplan ~ Founder & Executive Director

I have fifteen years experience in film exhibition and distribution including work for the Edinburgh, London and San Francisco International Film Festivals and on international theatrical campaigns for UIP (for Paramount, Universal, DreamWorks) and Intermedia. From 2007-2009, I was Festival Director for the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, the first and largest showcase for ocean related films in North America.

I started the San Francisco Green Film Festival in 2010 with the vision of providing a highly visible dynamic forum for environmentally engaged filmmakers to show their work to the public in an interactive way. 2,000 people attended the first festival in March 2011. The 2012 festival is expanding from four days to one week, March 1-7, 2012, and moves to a new home in the stylish San Francisco Film Society Cinema.

I have a Masters degree in Cinema & Television Studies from the British Film Institute (BFI). I have been a member of BAFTA since 2000 and served as Board Treasurer for Bay Area Women in Film & Media 2008-2011. Connect on LinkedIn. Email rachel@sfgreenfilmfest.org.

Daniela Rible ~ Deputy Director

Daniela has 14 years of experience in international broadcasting, journalism, film, video and in the non-profit sector. Daniela began her media career while living in Moscow, Russia. There she worked for NBC News Moscow Bureau, The Moscow Times and on the production for “Yanks for Stalin”, which aired on the History Channel’s Undercover Series in 1999.

During the past year she has worked on various film projects, including as associate producer, marketing/special projects and assistant editor for the feature-length documentary BLAU JEANS, which premiered at the 2009 Achtung Berlin Festival. She was also the production manager for the feature MERCURY’S RULE, currently in post-production and has produced several videos, including on the Burmese and Brazilian communities and post-Katrina New Orleans. She is also a contributing writer for the Indian American magazine.

Prior to that, Daniela worked for Pacific News Service/New America Media where she directed and developed a civic arts project for youth in San Francisco’s Juvenile Hall, produced both national and local events for non-mainstream media and managed the production and content for a national ethnic media directory.

She serves on the Grants & Advocacy Committee for Spark in San Francisco, and the Board of Directors for Bay Area Women in Film & Media (BAWIFM). In line with her passion for travel, Daniela loves foreign cultures and speaks German, Spanish & Russian. She holds a B.A. in Political Economy from UC Berkeley and certificate in video production and editing from City College of San Francisco. Email daniela@sfgreenfilmfest.org

ADVISORY BOARD
Skye Christensen, Executive Director, Ninth Street Independent Film Center
Debbie Kinder, CEO & Executive Director, BLUE Ocean Film Festival
Jennifer Galvin, ScD, MPH, Founder/Director, reelblue LLC
Suzanne Harle, Founder/Executive Director, Green Planet Films
Kevin Krueger, SPHR, Vice President Human Resources, Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery
David McGuire, MPH, Founder/CEO, Sea Stewards
Simone Nelson, PR, Marketing & Development Consultant
Chris Palmer, Distinguished Film Producer in Residence, School of Communication, and Director, Center for Environmental Filmmaking, American University
Cynthia A. Phillips, PhD, Founder/Executive Director, Social Change Film Festival & Institute
Heidi Quante, Campaign Strategist & Media Consultant
Shawn Rosenmoss, Senior Environmental Specialist, San Francisco Department of the Environment
Roz Savage, Ocean Rower, Environmental Campaigner
Mark Valentine, Founder & Principal, ReFrame It Consulting
Nadia Ward, Director of Film and Co Production, Goldcrest Films
Tiffany Woolf, Publicity Consultant & Event Producer

FOR THE 2012 FESTIVAL:

Development
Jenny Girard Malley ~ Grants Consultant
Heather Jackson ~ Development Assistant/Guest Services Liaison
Talia Shea ~ Development Assistant

Graphic Design
Amanda Coy ~ Festival Collateral
Anthony Grant, ARG Studios ~ Logo & Identity
Mischa Hedges, TrimTab Media ~ Festival Trailer
Avon Kuo ~ Sponsor Kit and Festival Program Guide
Anh Nguyen ~ WordPress Consultant
Gilma Pereda ~ 2012 Festival Poster Design and Collateral
Kathleen Quillian ~ Festival Collateral

Lights! Camera! Action Steps!
Anna Kelleher ~ Video Story Booth Producer
Heather Louie ~ Action Steps! Researcher and Producer
Suzanne Meredith ~ Panels Producer and Action Steps! Researcher

Marketing & Publicity
Annelie Chavez ~ Publicist
Heather O’Neill ~ Publicist
Darcy Whittier ~ Publicist
Tiffany Woolf ~ Head Publicist

Operations
Doug Blakely ~ House Manager
Skye Christensen ~ House Manager
Bennett Hiles ~ Volunteer Coordinator
Phoebe Joecks ~ Print Traffic/Screenings Coordinator/House Manager
Ondine Kilker ~ Screenings Support/House Manager
Kelvin Ng ~ Office Assistant
Rachel Posman ~ Volunteer Coordinator
Brian Schulz ~ House Manager

Photography/Videography
Misha Antonich ~ Videography
Iris Bieri ~ Photography
Carola Di Poi ~ Photography
J.R. Fleming ~ Videography
Cindy Lang ~ Photography
IDTV, Broadcast Department, City College of San Francisco ~ Videography
Diana Maxwell ~ Photography

Special Events
Shayna Eigen ~ Opening Night Designer and Art Exhibits Manager
Julie Miller, QuickFox Events ~ Opening Night Producer
Percy Sales ~ Filmmaker Brunches and Panels Manager
Darina Sinelnikov ~ Opening Night Entertainment Manager
Sadie Waddington, One Big Fish Green Events ~ Opening Night Producer

SCREENING COMMITTEE
Misha Antonich, Video Editing & Production Instructor, City College of San Francisco
Pamela Alexander-Beutler, Movie Critic at Examiner.com
Rachel Caplan, Executive Director, San Francisco Green Film Festival
Dina Ciraulo, Filmmaker; Film Production Instructor, City College of San Francisco
Santhosh Daniel, Director of Programs, Global Film Initiative
Carola Di Poi, San Francisco Green Film Festival
Erica Gies, Environmental Journalist
Ambika Jain, Corporate Media Producer; Vice-President Bay Area Women in Film & Media
Soumyaa Kapil Behrens, Filmmaker; Lecturer in Film, San Francisco State University
Cella Mitchell, Wallace Stegner Environmental Librarian, San Francisco Public Library
Pamela Morse, Event Producer, SF Surfrider, SurfAid, SF Ocean Film Festival, Wild & Scenic, Save The Waves
Chris Mungall PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniela Rible, Deputy Director, San Francisco Green Film Festival
Jaylani Roberts, Filmmaker, J Eye Films
Mark Valentine, ReFrame It Consulting
Nadia Ward, Director of Film and Co Productions, Goldcrest Films

Thank you to all of our amazing 100+ festival volunteers for their dedication, passion, and support!
Find out how to get involved on our VOLUNTEER page.

FISCAL SPONSOR
SFGFF is fiscally sponsored by Green Planet Films, a 501(c)3 non-profit distributor of nature and environmental films from around the globe. As fiscal sponsor, Green Planet Films provides the non-profit status and back office support for SFGFF operations.