INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL TEAM
(We are entirely staffed by volunteers. Our all-volunteer organization, aspires to create a home for independent film makers, cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit of film making & enhance the diversity experience of our community.)
Sister City Advisory Council:
Jin Kong, Legal Counsel, Cincinnati Sister cities
Ratee Apana, President & Executive Director
Pat Niskode, Vice President & Co-Founder
Sister City Charter Board members:
Uma and Shashikant Kotegal
Pradeep Bekal
Nav Grandhi
Koti Sree Krishna
Vivek Narendra
Festival Advisor Aroon Shivadasni, New York Film festival
Curation Advisor
Uma da Cunha
Film Advisors
Aseem Chabra, Premendra Majumdar,Todd Herzog,
Film Festival Patrons
Uma & Shashi Kant Kotegal,
Julie and Abhijit Desai.
Rajan Kamath & Ratee Apana
Social Media:
Gagan N
Clara Matonhodze
Event Promotion:
Amit Raturi
Rita Kumar
Ashley Burnside
Jonathon Turbin
Renu Kotwal
Koti SriKrishna
Anirudh Mohan
Sudarshan
Event Tecnology
Ratee Apana
Industry Speaker & Panel Directors
Todd Herzog
Print and Design
Ratee Apana
Gagan N
Community relations:
Jason Dunn
Chaka Buraimoh
Amitabh Raturi
Video and MC
Gagan N
Jay Sinnard
Voice stream
Jason Young
Ratee Apana
Festival Volunteer Staff working team:
Executive Director Ratee Apana
Directors:Pat Niskode, Rajan Kamath
Film Festival Judges:
Indu Tandon
Ratee Apana
Hamsa Gokli
Anu Mitra
Maryann Dhir
Pulin Kinkhabwala
Meena Mohan
Rita Kumar
Ramona Adhikari
Judith Biddapa