Team

Offices

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info@kfda.be | +32 (0)2 219 07 07 
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Festival team 2026

Direction:
Frederik Verrote, Daniel Blanga Gubbay, Dries Douibi, Corinna Humuza, Silvia Bottiroli

Artistic programme 2026:
Daniel Blanga Gubbay, Dries Douibi

Artistic programme from 2027 onwards:
Corinna Humuza, Silvia Bottiroli

Nightlife programme:
Eric Niyibizi Cyuzuzo

Administration:
Frederik Verrote, Amina El Yasidi, Zelda Delcourt

Production:
Eve Craeye, Cillian O’Neill, Brand Petry

Communication:
Mathilde Schmetz, Ellen De Bruyne, Arnaud Lorne, Laurent Lallemand

Community engagement:
Emilie Kabongo, Tania Ndwaniye

Technical coordination:
Frédéric Gossiaux, Ruben Vandermeulen, Jill Drossaert

Coordinator Friends:
Sophie Van Stratum, Asisé Mateo Gonzalez

Logistics:
Mercedes Cubas

Box office:
Florent Thirion

Coordinator Festival Centre:
Frans Robert

Volunteers:
Artisom Kamovich, Aya Ouday, Anoushka Dufeil, Bibi Onsea, Carole Kesteloot, Hélène Srey, Sourire Angélique Maribori Ikirezi, Gino Vandenborne, Géraldine Durieux, Irina Gardin, Ariadne Degrande, Bartira Macedo Pereira, Igor Delogne, Elin Wouter, Lauranne Paulissen, Luk Vanmalderen, Mustafa Aboulkhir, Mouna De Waele, Thierry Jacobs, Adèle Decae, Lou Hebbron, Particia Milheiro, Sami El Bouazzati and all those who join us along the way. Without all of them the festival would not be possible.

And all the staff and technicians who have since joined the team.

External staff

Accounting:
Sandra Huyberechts, Daniel Olmo Fernandez (Fiskodata)

IT:
Godfried Verheyen (Fintan)

Counseling & person of trust:
Nadia Zoukani, Amina Zoukani (Improving Life And Skills)

Photos:
Bea Borgers, Mirjam Devriendt (RHoK Academie Etterbeek)

Videos:
Jose Huedo

Surtitles:
Babel Subtitling, Marie Trincaretto

Graphic identity & Website:
La Villa Hermosa

Board of Directors

Co-chair:
Geert Potargent, Anne Pètre

Treasurer:
Ruth Collier

Secretary:
Paul Aron

Members:
Bart Eeckhout, Diane Hennebert, Hana Miletic, Kristiaan Borret, Liesbeth Driesen, Martine de Limburg, Natacha Dewitte, Nora Mahammed, Sana Ouchtati, Theo Van Rompay

General Assembly

Members:
Anick Van Calster, Damien Levie, Eva Blaute, Geert Cochez, Herman Croux, Rachida Lamrabet, Sandra Circhirillo, Bernard Foccroulle, Fatima Zibouh, Karolina Svobodova

Daniel Blanga Gubbay

Artistic direction

daniel@kfda.be

Dries Douibi

Artistic direction

dries@kfda.be

Corinna Humuza

Artistic direction

corinna.humuza@kfda.be

Silvia Bottiroli

Artistic direction

silvia.bottiroli@kfda.be

Frederik Verrote

Financial direction

frederik@kfda.be

Amina El Yasidi

Administration collaborator

amina@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 77

Eve Craeye

Production coordinator

eve@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 75

Cillian O’Neill

Production collaborator

cillian@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 87

Frederic Gossiaux

Technical management

frederic.gossiaux@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 76

Ruben Vandermeulen

Technical collaborator

ruben.vandermeulen@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 88

Jill Drossaert

Technical collaborator

jill.drossaert@kfda.be

+32 2 226 45 86

Mercedes Cubas

Logistics

mercedes@kfda.be

Emilie Kabongo

Audience engagement coordinator

emilie.kabongo@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 73

Mathilde Schmetz

Press & communication coordinator

mathilde@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 79

Ellen De Bruyne

Publications

ellen.debruyne@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 74

Arnaud Lorne

Graphic designer

arnaud@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 78

Eric Cyuzuzo

Nightlife programme

eric@kfda.be

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