About us Festival team Festival team It’s the experience, commitment and passion of our staff team that enables the Dublin International Film Festival to thrive in challenging times, bringing you the best of Irish and international cinema, together with an outstanding programme of talks and events, year after year. Gráinne Humphreys – Festival Director Gráinne has worked in film programming for over 20 years; she started her career working with young audiences with the Junior Dublin Film Festival in 1994. In 1995 she joined the IFI as Education Officer and expanded her role to include programming seasons on Andy Warhol, Agnès Varda and Harold Pinter. She became Assistant Director in 2001 and programmed both the Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Festival and the Dublin French Film Festival from 2002 to 2007. Among other projects, she co-edited Ireland into Film, a series of publications on a number of key Irish films. She has served as a jury member on several international film festivals and has coordinated numerous Irish film seasons at international events. She is a Board Member of the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris and has been Festival Director of the Dublin International Film Festival since 2007. Phil Purdue - General Manager Phil Purdue is an Accountant who has worked also in other senior roles in her career. She was the Finance Manager as well as Deputy Director in the Film Institute of Ireland. Phil was also the CEO and Finance Director in a property company as well as working in earlier years in the Music Industry. Phil is delighted now to be General Manager in the Dublin International Film Festival. Karen English – Festival Administrator Karen joined Sony Pictures in 1998 and since then has held several roles covering finance, operations, administration and publicity. Following a number of years of freelance work within the distribution industry she joined the Festival team in November 2020. Carole Lakes – Accounts Officer Carole is a Chartered Accountant working for many years in the Retail Sector including Switzers and Brown Thomas. I started working in the Arts Sector joining the Dublin Fringe Festival in May 2019 and the Dublin International Film Festival in December 2019. Festival 2023 Team Production Manager - Aisling King Swords Events Co-Ordinator - Nicola Staunton Print Transport – Alasdair Blaikie Digital Festival Manager - Simeon Costello* Box Office Manager - Conor Hogan Development & Marketing Manager – Shruti Nair Digital Marketing Executive – Aoife Maguire Volunteer Co-Ordinator - Barra Doherty Hospitality Manager – Aideen Darcy Hospitality Assistant - Aoife McGlynn Festival Publicist - Kate Bowe Press Assistant - Robyn Murphy