GENEVA GUERIN

Director of ESFA

Geneva Guérin is a Canadian documentary filmmaker known for making complex scientific topics accessible to broad audiences. Her award-winning film Ghost Particle explores cutting-edge neutrino research and fundamental questions about the universe. Her work highlights both scientific discovery and the people behind it.
NEAL HARTMAN

President of the board

With a mechanical engineering degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Neal has worked as an engineer at CERN, the European Laboratory for High Energy Physics, for 20 years. He has been actively involved in science/art outreach since 2007, and co-founded CineGlobe, the International Film Festival at CERN, showcasing films of all types inspired by science and technology.
CHRISTINE REISEN

Vice-Chair and Secretary of th e board

Christine Reisen is a veteran with over 30 years of experience in the international documentary industry, 20 as a Commission Editor for ARTE France. She is currently acting as an independent Consultant, Mentor, Curator, Tutor and external Expert.
MAYA NADRI

Board administrator

Several work experiences in both the French and Danish TV and Film Industry and a passionate interest in the crossroads between science and art, led Maya to PARISCIENCE Film Festival where she now works as a programme coordinator. During her studies, Maya specialized in Visual Anthropology and led a research exploring the expressions and limits of collaboration within ethnographic filmmaking.
FRANK MOENS

Board administrator

Founded the Documentary Film Festival DOCVILLE in Leuven, Belgium. DOCVILLE focuses on author-driven documentaries meant to be experienced in the cinema. It is the largest documentary-only festival in Belgium and the only one whose award is Academy Awards(TM) qualifying. Since 2023, DOCVILLE has introduced a new section within the festival dedicated to science: ScienceVille.
ONDREJ KAZIK

Board administrator

Ondrej is the head of program at the International Festival of Science Documentary Films - AFO (Academia Film Olomouc). He worked at film festivals and cultural events in both production and program departments. He is a lecturer at the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic. In his academic work, he focuses on documentary distribution, factual TV, and festival studies. Ondrej is an external expert for the Czech Film Fund.
DAVIDE LUDOVISI

Board administrator

Filmmaker and director with a focus on documentaries about immigration, paleontology, and literature. He is pursuing a PhD at the University of Padua on the societal role of European documentary festivals. With a background in journalism, science communication, and film production, he has worked for Italian national newspapers, authored books, and studied at institutions including the University of Trieste, SISSA, and the London Film School.
RICARDO DOMINGUEZ JOVER

Treasurer of the board

Ricardo is a Telecommunication Engineer with Advanced Studies in Science and Culture. He has been coordinating the Robotic Theater Festival “Programa tu Obra” since 2013 and MOMO, a project of engineering, cinema and environment and the ROS Film Festival since 2016. In 2017, Ricardo promoted the implementation of the European Researchers’ Night project in the Valencian Region, which led him to the creation and coordination of the EU-funded project “Mednight” in 2020 and 2021, where he currently leads the “Awareness campaign” as Communications Manager.
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