The mission of the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (CaSFFA) is:
The Team in 2013
Artistic Director | Cerise Howard
Producer | Brendan Black
Finance Manager | Denisa Sehnalová
Graphic Designer | Linda Studená
Project Manager | Katrina Wilson O'Brien
PR & Communication | Lenka Hadravová
Volunteer Coordinator & Publicity | Magda Dąbrowa
Special Projects | Olya Nikitina
Film Classification | Carmen Reid
Exhibition Director | Alister Karl
Special Thanks
Adrian Danks, Alesh Macak, Alexandra Strelková, Alexandra Warderová, Anna Petrášová, Ben Dutton, Chris Barwick, Clare Bugeja, Damian McGregor, David Benson, Dylan Rainforth, Gemma Tully, Greg Hamilton, Jan Herget, Joanne O'Hara, John Cail, John Pavlov, Judd Crush, Kacy Thurlow, Kay Kinder, Kelli Keating, Klára Vysloužilová, Kristin McLarty, Lauren Taylor, Lenka Allen, Louise Sheedy, Magdalena Šebestová, Mao-Mi, Marilyn Tiangco, Markéta Šantrochová, Matt Rimmer, Michael Chaloub, Michael Koller, Michaela Mertová, Michelle Carey, Milan Kantor, Peter Hourigan, Reece Goodwin, Renee Dudfield, Roger King, Šárka Ponroy Vamberová, Štepánka Cervinková, Tereza Peřinová, Therese Virtue, Thomas Caldwell, Tom Hudák, Tony Stubley, Uljana Studená, Veronika Tobolová, Viera Ďuricová, VodaFest, WingDings, Yvette Willison-Rock, Zuzana Vasitch, and our GENEROUS SPONSORS and WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS!
About the Artistic Director
Cerise Howard is a film critic who regularly speaks about cinema on Melbourne radio station 3RRR. Her writing on film can be found in Senses of Cinema (including an article on Jiří Trnka), Bright Lights Film Journal and, imminently, in the Slovenian journal Kino!
In 2012, she was a juror at the Mezipatra Queer Film Festival in Prague and participated in a FIPRESCI critics’ jury at the Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland. She has worked for a variety of film festivals over the years in a wide array of capacities, including serving as a "foreign correspondent" for the Czech animation festival, AniFest, in 2009. Outside of film, she is a composer and bassist of many years’ standing.
CaSFFA is run by the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australasia Inc.
PO Box 1356, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia
(e) info@casffa.com.au
- To showcase, celebrate and promote a contextualised range of classic and modern Czech and Slovak live-action and animated films to Australasian and expatriate audiences through a yearly, not-for-profit arts festival.
- To encourage active participation in and from the Czech and Slovak communities for the advancement of their culture in Australasia.
- To cultivate mutually beneficial partnerships with Czech, Slovak and local businesses and cultural organisations.
The Team in 2013
Artistic Director | Cerise Howard
Producer | Brendan Black
Finance Manager | Denisa Sehnalová
Graphic Designer | Linda Studená
Project Manager | Katrina Wilson O'Brien
PR & Communication | Lenka Hadravová
Volunteer Coordinator & Publicity | Magda Dąbrowa
Special Projects | Olya Nikitina
Film Classification | Carmen Reid
Exhibition Director | Alister Karl
Special Thanks
Adrian Danks, Alesh Macak, Alexandra Strelková, Alexandra Warderová, Anna Petrášová, Ben Dutton, Chris Barwick, Clare Bugeja, Damian McGregor, David Benson, Dylan Rainforth, Gemma Tully, Greg Hamilton, Jan Herget, Joanne O'Hara, John Cail, John Pavlov, Judd Crush, Kacy Thurlow, Kay Kinder, Kelli Keating, Klára Vysloužilová, Kristin McLarty, Lauren Taylor, Lenka Allen, Louise Sheedy, Magdalena Šebestová, Mao-Mi, Marilyn Tiangco, Markéta Šantrochová, Matt Rimmer, Michael Chaloub, Michael Koller, Michaela Mertová, Michelle Carey, Milan Kantor, Peter Hourigan, Reece Goodwin, Renee Dudfield, Roger King, Šárka Ponroy Vamberová, Štepánka Cervinková, Tereza Peřinová, Therese Virtue, Thomas Caldwell, Tom Hudák, Tony Stubley, Uljana Studená, Veronika Tobolová, Viera Ďuricová, VodaFest, WingDings, Yvette Willison-Rock, Zuzana Vasitch, and our GENEROUS SPONSORS and WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS!
About the Artistic Director
Cerise Howard is a film critic who regularly speaks about cinema on Melbourne radio station 3RRR. Her writing on film can be found in Senses of Cinema (including an article on Jiří Trnka), Bright Lights Film Journal and, imminently, in the Slovenian journal Kino!
In 2012, she was a juror at the Mezipatra Queer Film Festival in Prague and participated in a FIPRESCI critics’ jury at the Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland. She has worked for a variety of film festivals over the years in a wide array of capacities, including serving as a "foreign correspondent" for the Czech animation festival, AniFest, in 2009. Outside of film, she is a composer and bassist of many years’ standing.
CaSFFA is run by the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australasia Inc.
PO Box 1356, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia
(e) info@casffa.com.au