FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
DR. KARINA AVEYARD
Karina is an Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia in Film and Media. Her academic research and publications have a focus on community and rural cinema exhibition with an emphasis on the social and cultural significance of collective film viewing practices. Prior to completing her PhD in 2012 Karina worked in various roles in the film industry in Australia including in development and production for Columbia TriStar and the Film Finance Corporation, and in research and policy for the Australian Film Commission and NSW Film and Television Office.
PROFESSOR TOBY MILLER
FESTIVAL SPECIAL ADVISOR
Toby is Profesor Distinguido de Medios de Comunicación y Estudios Culturales, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, campus Guadalajara, México. He was previously professor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Stuart Hall Profesor de Estudios Culturales, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana—Cuajimalpa, a Professor at the University of California Riverside for a decade and New York University for twelve years. The author and editor of over fifty books, Toby’s work has been translated into eleven languages. Books most relevant to the Festival include A COVID Charter, a Better World (2021), The Persistence of Violence: Colombian Popular Culture(2020), How Green is Your Smartphone? (co-authored, 2020), Greenwashing Culture (2018), Greenwashing Sport (2018), and Greening the Media (co-authored, 2012). His website is www.tobymiller.org.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
FIONA GRAY
Fiona is a graphic designer and multidisciplinary artist with a BA in Design for Publishing from Norwich University of The Arts. She created the visual identity of GFF and promotional material.
FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATORS
CLÉMENTINE DEBROSSE
Clémentine Debrosse is a final year CHASE-funded PhD student at the Sainsbury Research Unit for the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, University of East Anglia. Clémentine has held internships at international institutions such as the National Museum of Australia, the National Gallery of Australia, as well as Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.
DR. ANTONIO DEGOUVEIA
Tony’s interests in environmental film and activism are born from his own postgraduate research in Film Studies at UEA. He has been involved with the GFF@UEA since its initiation, and has fulfilled a number of roles, including, the introduction of films, being a post-screening expert panellist, and leading schools filmmaking and environmental workshops.
DR. MIRIAM KENT
Miriam Kent is a film and media academic with an interest in human rights and cinema. She has researched superhero films as a site of the complex representation of identity issues, and has a further interest in fantasy and science-fiction narratives. She has aided in the successful delivery of GFF for several years and has been a committee member since 2019.
ROSE MARIA ALEXIS
Rose is a postgraduate student at the University of East Anglia, studying Film and Television Production. With a background in marketing communication and writing, she's always looking for ways to tell stories through different media. Rose is managing the social media presence for the 2025 Festival
FOUNDER AND FESTIVAL DIRECTOR 2015-2022
DR. CHRISTINE CORNEA
Christine is an Associate Professor at UEA in Film, Television, and Media, with an interdisciplinary research interest in environmental issues. Christine founded the festival and has since partnered with the Kalinger Institute of Social Sciences in India, who launched their Green Film Festival in 2022. Alongside her work for a transdisciplinary Global Challenges Research Fund project called ‘Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals’, Christine has recently produced and directed 15 short documentary films, a number of which directly focus on environmental issues.
GREEN FILM FESTIVAL @ UEA
2025
