Team
Eva Tarr: founder, director, curator, programmer, sponsorship and press.
Eva was born in Havana, Cuba. She is a graduate of History of Art and English. She worked for the Women’s Film, Television and Video Network (WFTVN) sponsored by the Greater London Council and Channel Four TV. She was also head of development of Icarus Films, co-owner and director of Metro Tartan and director of Metro Pictures and Metro Cinemas in London. She founded the London Latin American Film Festival in 1990.
eva@latinamericanfilmfestival.com
Ronald Hernandez: web site designer
Born in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Ronald is graduated in Graphic Design and Arts and has worked for various Marketing and publication companies in Venezuela.
Maya Weier
Born in the Caribbean, Maya is the creative director of Furious Island, creating innovative solutions to client’s social media marketing, which she has put to use supporting the 20th London Latin American Film Festival.
Lisa Chillingworth, Photographer
After many years in art and design Lisa has now turned her creative skills to photography!
Dr Linda Craig: advisor
Linda lived for several years in Argentina and Peru, and then returned to the Uk to study. She is now a senior lecturer in Latin American literature and film at the University of East London. She has published a book and numerous articles on Latin American literature and film.
Pedro Pérez-Sarduy: advisor
Cuban poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster and Cuba consultant resident in London. He is a prolific and published writer of both literature and poetry In 2009 he received from UNESCO the Victor Hugo medal in acknowledgement of his writings, “which contribute significantly to the protection and promotion of the rights of man/woman and the oppressed”.
Pamela Esterson: advisor.
With many years experience working at the BBC’s Arena her recent credits include productions of the South Bank Show, John Lennon’s Jukebox, and the biopic of rock icon Jeff Buckley made for BBC2.
Chilian Estevez Heredia: advisor
Professional ballet dancer and former member of the National Ballet of Cuba with extensive experience in film, television and radio
Derek Maddison: editor.
Lecturer in Media Studies at Croydon College.
Betina Goldman: advisor.
Founding director of One Eyed Films, an independent sales agency in London promoting London Latin American Cinema.
