Our People
Meet the dedicated team behind the NYU Sports Film Festival, bringing together filmmakers, athletes, industry professionals, and students to celebrate the intersection of sports and cinema.
2026 Festival Team
Niko Spiridellis
Festival Director
Jamel A. Wright
Assistant Director
Amir Bell
Marketing Manager
Chloe Cho
Event Manager
Léonille Chaput
Media Manager
Joshua Molinari
Programmer
Maria Aloi
PR & Partnerships Manager
Advisory Board
Linsey Bostwick
NYU Production Lab
John Tintori
NYU Production Lab
David Hollander
NYU Tisch Institute for Global Sport
Ronnie Kay
NYU Tisch Film & TV
Matt Huck
NYU Athletics
Allegra Saltzman
Founding Festival Director
Gina Antoniello
NYU Tisch Institute for Global Sport
Judith Balkin
NYU Women's Initiative
Russell Fink
SNY
Billy Raftery
Point Road Productions
Andrew Mayz
Emmy-winning Producer
Peter Newman
NYU Stern & Tisch School of the Arts
Our Institutional Partners
