Envoys + Workshops

Envoys

Our roster of American filmmakers and top industry and media experts serve as envoys to countries around the world. Their expertise represents the full range of jobs that exist within the American film and TV industry, from cinematography to documentary filmmaking, production design, screenwriting, and animation.

Workshops

Our professional development workshops range from weeklong, hands-on training experiences organized by U.S. Embassies, to regional workshops, to our LA-based documentary residency, at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Screening Tours

AFS partners with U.S. Embassies to produce weeklong screening tours, Q&A discussions, and media engagements for the filmmakers associated with our annual film slate, with the goal of discussing shared topics and challenges, while promoting cross-cultural dialogue.

Rob Turbovsky giving a speech on stage
The week in Cairo was an experience I'll treasure forever. Getting to meet so many creative, collaborative, and kind Egyptian writers was meaningful to me in so many ways, not just as a TV writer myself or as a teacher, but also as a human being. I had high hopes for the trip before I left, and it was an adventure that exceeded every one of them. -Rob Turbovsky, Co-Executive Producer, Only Murders in the Building

AFS 2024 Envoys

Amman Abassi
Amman Abassi
Writer/Director
Richard Abramowitz
Film Marketer /Distributor
Marilyn Agrelo
Marilyn Agrelo
Director
Claire Aguilar
Claire Aguilar
Documentary Producer/Consultant
Anne Alvergue
Anne Alvergue
Documentary Filmmaker/Editor
AFS Film: The Martha Mitchell Effect
Kate Amend
Editor
Haley Elizabeth Anderson
Filmmaker/Writer/ Visual Artist
AFS Film: The Sentence of Michael Thompson
Laurence Andries
Writer/Producer
Jennifer Arnold
Jennifer Arnold
Director
Spencer Bakalar
Spencer Bakalar
Documentary Editor/Story Producer
Irving Yacine Belateche
Irving Yacine Belateche
Screenwriter/Author
Aaron Benay
Aaron Benay
Screenwriter
Joshua Bennett
Film and TV Producer
Doug Blush
Director/ Cinematographer/ Editor
Ted Braun
Ted Braun
Writer/Director
Alrick Brown
Alrick Brown
Filmmaker/Educator
Martzi Campos
Artist/Interactive Designer
Izzy Chan
Izzy Chan
Documentary Filmmaker
Frank Chi
Frank Chi
Filmmaker/Artist/ Creative Dicrector
AFS Film: 38 At the Garden
S. Leo Chiang
S. Leo Chiang
Filmmaker
Josh Chuck
Producer/Editor
AFS film: Chinatown Rising
Eduardo Cisneros
Eduardo Cisneros
Screenwriter/ Producer
Heather Courtney
Heather Courtney
Filmmaker
Miriam Cutler
Miriam Cutler
Composer
Leanne Dare
Director/Designer
AFS Film: Sketchbook
Joy Elaine Davenport
Director/Editor/ Composer
AFS Film: Fannie Lou Hamer's America
Sam Davis
Producer/Director/ Cinematographer
AFS Film: Long Line of Ladies; A Woman's Place
Dariush Derakhshani
Dariush Derakhshani
VFX Supervisor/ Producer
Ramona S. Diaz
Ramona S. Diaz
Filmmaker
Drew Dickler
Documentary Filmmaker
AFS Film: Fireboys
Sue Ding
Filmmaker/Artist
Shawn Dufraine
Creative Lead/ Cinematographer
Lance Edmands
Writer/Director/ Editor
AFS Film: Deerfoot of the Diamond
Paula Eiselt
Paula Eiselt
Filmmaker
AFS Film: Aftershock
Rhys Ernst
Rhys Ernst
Filmmaker/Artist
Omar Fadel
Composer
Adam Falkoff
Producer/Director/ Actor
David Terry Fine
David Terry Fine
Editor/Filmmaker
Mike Fischer
Mike Fischer
Game Executive
Heidi Fleisher
Heidi Fleisher
Producer/Consultant
Jim Fraenkel
Media Executive
Abby Fuller
Abby Fuller
Filmmaker
Nicole Galovski
Nicole Galovski
Producer/Showrunner
AFS Film: Growing Up
Jamie Garland
Documentary Editor
AFS Film: Sketchbook
Nelson George
Author/Filmmaker
AFS Film: Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Kayvan Ghavim
Director of Digital Programming
Brenton Gieser
Flim Director
AFS Film: The 50
Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Director/Producer
Jill Goldsmith
Writer/Producer
Brenda Goodman
Brenda Goodman
Producer/Director
Rachel Greenwald
Film Producer
AFS Films: Untold: Breaking Point; Untold: Caitlyn Jenner; Untold: Deal with the Devil
Dan Habib
Director/Producer
AFS Film: My Disability Roadmap
Samuel Habib
Filmmaker
AFS Film: My Disability Roadmap
Shana Hagan, ASC
Shana Hagan, ASC
Documentary Filmmaker
Griffin Hammond
Documentary Filmmaker
Jeff Harasimowicz
Producer
AFS Film: Alaskan Nets
Jessica Hargrave
Producer
AFS Film: Good Night Oppy
Mark J. Harris
Mark J. Harris
Documentary Filmmaker/Author
Angela Harvey
Writer/Producer
Carolyn Hepburn
Carolyn Hepburn
Producer
Christie E. Herring
Editor/Filmmaker
Ben Herson
Ben Herson
Producer/Director
Philip Hessler
Producer/Director
AFS Film: World Debut
Jodi Hildebrand
Jodi Hildebrand
Film and TV Producer
Jakob Hochendoner
Filmmaker/Video Producer
AFS Film: Fireboys
Tracie Holder
Tracie Holder
Filmmaker/ Consultant
Brook Holston
Brook Holston
Producer
David Isaacs
David Isaacs
Producer/Writer
Eric Jacks
Media Strategist
Kern Jackson
Professor
AFS Film: Descendant
Chithra Jeyaram
Filmmaker
DJ Johnson
DJ Johnson
Filmmaker/Professor
Max Joseph
Writer/Director
AFS Film: 15 Minutes of Shame
Ann Kaneko
Ann Kaneko
Filmmaker
Ross Kauffman
Filmmaker
AFS Film: Of Medicine and Miracles
Meredith Kaulfers
Producer
AFS Films: Light & Magic; We Feed People
Joy Kecken
Writer/Director
Barnet Kellman
Barnet Kellman
Filmmaker
Sofian Khan
Filmmaker
Senain Kheshgi
Filmmaker
June Kim
Digital Video Producer/ Creative Executive
Ephraim Kirkwood
Filmmaker
AFS Film: Master of Light
Galen Knowles
Galen Knowles
Director/Editor
Terri Kopp
Writer/Producer
Bobby Lam
Cinematographer
Missy Laney
Development
Kristen Lappas
Director/Producer
AFS Film: Dream On
Grace Lee
Grace Lee
Director/Producer
Lisa Leeman
Lisa Leeman
Filmmaker
Tonya Lewis Lee
Producer/Director/ Writer
Caroline Libresco
Film Programmer/Producer
Sharon Liese
Director/Producer
AFS Film: The Flagmakers
Josefina López
Writer/Playwright
Alix Madigan
Alix Madigan-Yorkin
Producer
John Maggio
Director
Robert A. Martinez
Documentary Editor
AFS Film: Lucy and Desi
Walter Matteson
Producer
AFS Film: We Feed People
Thomas Page McBee
Author/Writer
Jamie McBriety
Producer
AFS Film: Sketchbook
Debra McClutchy
Debra McClutchy
Documentary Filmmaker
AFS Film: The Martha Mitchell Effect
Andrea Meditch
Creative Producer
Tim Metzger
Tim Metzger
Filmmaker/ Cinematographer
Jake Michels
Theater/Film Director
Dawn Mikkelson
Director/Producer/ Editor
AFS Film: Finding Her Beat
Rex Miller
Director/ Cinematographer
AFS Film: Citizen Ashe
Jonah Moran
Film Editor
AFS Film: Light & Magic
Jenni Morello
Cinematographer
AFS Film: 15 Minutes of Shame
Eman Morgan
Comedian/Actor
George A. Morgan
Artist/Filmmaker
AFS Film: Master of Light
Kendra Mylnechuk Potter
Filmmaker
AFS Film: Daughter of a Lost Bird
Theresa Navarro
Theresa Navarro
Producer
Raphaela Neihausen
Raphaela Neihausen
Filmmaker/ Co-founder DOC NYC
James Neihouse, ASC
Cinematographer
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Filmmaker
Nicole Newnham
Producer/Director
AFS Film: 37 Words
Raeshem Nihjon
Raeshem Nihjon
Producer/Director
AFS Film: Growing Up
Laura Nix
Laura Nix
Director
Ania O’Hare
Casting Director
Paco de Onís
Paco de Onís
Director/Producer
Nico Opper
Nico Opper
Filmmaker
Geeta V. Patel
Filmmaker
Hugo Perez
Hugo Perez
Director
Keri Pickett
Producer/Director/ Photographer
AFS Film: Finding Her Beat
Dawn Porter
Dawn Porter
Documentary Filmmaker
Alan Poul
Producer/Director
Anayansi Prado
Anayansi Prado
Documentary Filmmaker
Gordon Quinn
Artistic Director
PJ Raval
PJ Raval
Filmmaker
Jennifer Redfearn
Jennifer Redfearn
Director
Michael Renov
Documentary Scholar
Rodrigo Reyes
Rodrigo Reyes
Director
Pamela Ribon
Pamela Ribon
Screenwriter
Yoruba Richen
Yoruba Richen
Documentary Filmmaker
AFS Film: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
J. Amanda Sabater
Producer/Director/ Writer
Kirk Saduski
Executive/Producer
AFS Film: ’Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Lisa Samford
Documentary Filmmaker
Risé Sanders-Weir
Risé Sanders-Weir
Documentary Filmmaker
Cole Sax
Cole Sax
Director/Producer
Nancy Schreiber, ASC
Cinematographer
Patrick Shen
Patrick Shen
Filmmaker
AFS Film: The Picture Taking Experiment
Jason Shuman
Writer/Producer
Nikki Silver
Nikki Silver
Producer
Whitney Skauge
Director/Editor
AFS Film: The Beauty President
Megan Chao Smith
Taiko Performer
AFS Film: Finding Her Beat
Brandon Somerhalder
Cinematographer
AFS Film: The Best Chef in the World
Lina Srivastava
Lina Srivastava
Strategist/Producer
Will Steger
Polar Explorer
Alexandra Stergiou
Filmmaker
AFS Film: The Act of Coming Out
Jason Sterman
Producer/Director
AFS Film: Sketchbook
Lara Stolman
Lara Stolman
Filmmaker
Brooke Swaney
Brooke Swaney
Filmmaker
AFS Film: Daughter of a Lost Bird
Mary Sweeney
Feature Film Producer
Raqi Syed
Raqi Syed
Filmmaker/Visual Effects Designer
Peggy Tachdjian, ACE
Peggy Tachdjian
Editor
Rahdi Taylor
Exec VP Concordia Studio
Kyle Thrash
Filmmaker
AFS Film: The Sentence of Michael Thompson
Danny Tolli
Danny Tolli
TV Writer/Producer
Shaandiin Tome
Writer/Director/ Cinematographer
AFS Film: Long Line of Ladies
Diane Tsai
Diane Tsai
Filmmaker
Carri Twigg
Carri Twigg
Writer/Producer/ Consultant
AFS Film: Growing Up
Tasha Van Zandt
Documentary Filmmaker
AFS Film: After Antarctica
Jesse Vigil
Jesse Vigil
Writer/Filmmaker/ Game Designer
Lois Vossen
Lois Vossen
Producer
Cynthia Wade
Director
AFS Film: The Flagmakers
Nani Sahra Walker
Filmmaker
Aron Warner
Producer/Writer
Mark Warshaw
Producer
Jennifer Weir
Taiko Performer
AFS Film: Finding Her Beat
Jack Weisman
Director/ Cinematographer
AFS Film: Nuisance Bear
Nic West
Nic West
Creative Producer
Ryan White
Director
AFS Film: Good Night Oppy
Jeremy Workman
Director
Pamela Yates
Pamela Yates
Creative Director
Jin Yoo-Kim
Jin Yoo-Kim
Filmmaker
Grace Zahrah
Artist/Film Editor
Sebastian Zeck
Filmmaker
AFS Film: After Antarctica
Rayka Zehtabchi
Director/Producer
AFS Film: Long Line of Ladies; A Woman’s Place
Jason Zeldes, ACE
Jason Zeldes
Documentary Director/Editor
Debra Zimmerman
Debra Zimmerman
Distribution/ Marketing/ Financing

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