The MISE Team consists of students and staff from the MA Filmmaking course at Nottingham Trent University. We also collaborate with MA Graphic Communication, MSc Virtual Production and MSc Creative Technology.
2026
Luke Furmage
Festival Co-ordinator
Jack Wright
Admin Lead
Lewis Chiemeka Okpogba
Curation Lead
Marita Robinson
Curator, Programmer
Claire Zhao
Curator, Programmer
Zaid Zubari
Curator, Programmer
Harsh Pankaj Dand
Curator, Programmer, Content
James Foster
Curator, Programmer
Morgan Capey
Deputy Co-Ordinator
Rafe Wallbank
Style Lead
Riona Jadhao
Curator, Programmer, Content
Arbaz Khan
Curator, Programmer
Sangram Ramesh Shinge
Curator, Programmer
Abdulla Badawi
Curator, Programmer, Content
Ashwin Neupane
Curator, Programmer, Content
Max Keaveny
Curator, Programmer
2025
Ulas Zorlu
Festival Coordinator, Curator
JJ Brinkman
Curator, Programmer
Molly Andrew
Curator, Programmer
Diogo de Sousa Barbosa
Curator, Programmer
Apurv Dattatray Gaikwad
Curator, Programmer
2024
Gabi Partridge
Artistic Director
Graphic Designer, Curator, Marketing
Cari Theron
Festival Coordinator
Content Editor, Curator, Marketing
Joe Ormerod
Head of Logistics
Content Editor
Anna Hafren
Head of Curation
Graphic Designer
James Erridge
Activities Coordinator
Programmer
John Anyichie
Photographer
Programmer
John Anyichie
Programmer
Aadithya Harish
Programmer
Aj Jaison Ajayakumar
Programmer
Support Staff
Lars Koens
Course Leader MA Filmmaking
David Rowley
Projectionist, tech support
Chris Cooke
Senior Lectuer, MA and BA(Hons) in Filmmaking
David Downes
Course Leader MSc Creative Technology
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