Board of Directors + Executive Team

Luisa Alvarez Restrepo

Board of Directors

Luisa Alvarez Restrepo is a Colombian-Canadian film executive, programmer, and creator with deep ties to the international film community. She is currently the Project Manager at WarnerMedia Access Canada where she leads all film festival initiatives. She recently launched Access...

Dr. Sheila Petty

Board of Directors

Sheila Petty is professor of media studies at the University of Regina and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She has written extensively on issues of cultural representation, identity, and nation in African and African diasporic screen media,...

Vaughn Solomon Schofield

Patron & Board of Directors

Vaughn Solomon Schofield has had a successful career in business and has provided leadership to international, national, and provincial organizations. Mrs. Solomon Schofield is a strong supporter of the Canadian Forces; she is the Provincial Chair of the Canadian Forces...

Janine Windolph

Board of Directors

Janine Windolph (Atikamekw/Woodland Cree) is a Saskatchewan-based filmmaker, Interdisciplinary artist, curator and storyteller. She is working at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity as the Associate Director of Indigenous Arts. Prior, Janine was the Curator of Community Engagement at the...

Dianne Allen

Board of Directors

Dianne Allen, BA Hons, MSW. Dianne has been a social worker in Regina area almost 30 years. The first 10+ yrs, her career focussed on child abuse. Dianne was one of the founding members of The Regina Children’s Justice Centre,...

Abhishek Gupta

Board of Directors

Trevor Grant

Board of Directors

Trevor Grant teaches at the School of Journalism – University of Regina.  Prior to 2016, he was a producer/director and writer of documentaries, TV Series and music programming. Trevor is the educational and co-creative director for LOOK: A Mental Health/Film...

John Thimothy

President and CEO

John Thimothy is an Indo – Canadian filmmaker, Film Executive, and the founder of the Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA). His directorial work has received international recognition with official selections at more than 38 film and media festivals...

Dr. Philip Charrier

Vice President

Philip Charrier is Head of the History Department at the University of Regina and has served on the RIFFA Board since 2016. He specializes in processes of modernization and development in Asia, with particular focus upon visual culture in twentieth...

Anjana Kaushal

Treasurer

Anjana is a retired accountant by trade, however, working behind the scenes to promote Saskatchewan’s film industry is where her true passion lies. Anjana’s interest in the film industry was sparked by her son, who completed his degree in film. Anjana...

Dr. Renatta Verama

Board of Director

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Dilani Rabindran

Board of Directors

Dilani Rabindran, BSc. MBA is a Consulting Professional primarily focused in the international entertainment and media industries.  Dilani is the Founder & Managing Director of Viewfinder Film Consulting (VFC), an international firm dedicated to the marketing & production of independent South...