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Janki (she/her) is at the forefront of everything ad-related, serving as the Advertising Manager at IDA. Janki holds a unique background in the digital space, coupled with an MBA, she comes with 7+ years of robust digital marketing experience. She moved to Los Angeles from India in 2022 and is on a mission to contribute innovative solutions to IDA's endeavors.
Catalina (she/her) joined the IDA team in October 2022 as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator.
Armando Zamudio (he/him) is a first-generation Mexican-American with parents from Guanajuato, Mexico. He is a filmmaker and film lover from Chicago, IL, and studied film at Columbia College Chicago. Upon graduating, he joined Cinema/Chicago, where he began his journey in the film festival circuit. He joined Sundance and, soon after, many more film festivals across the country. he got to travel to Salt Lake City, Seattle, New York City, and finally Los Angeles, where he’s resided and now excited to be part of IDA, helping documentaries have a platform. Over the years he has grown and built a strong bond with filmmakers and the film community through screenings and public programming. He hopes to continue to build stronger bonds with you and documentarians like himself.
Originally from Turkey, Zaferhan (Zaf) Yumru is a film and arts marketing professional, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. Zaf is the Director of