September 2026 Newly Elected Members

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is proud to welcome our newly elected Members - spanning 18 countries.

Mark Achbar 

President, Director, Executive Producer 

Invisible Hand Productions Inc. 

Canada

Liliana Castillo 

Head of Programming and Acquisitions 

Red Uno de Bolivia 

Bolivia

Kristina Cruz 

Content Director 

Sony Pictures Television 

Panama

Valérie Dalpé 

Senior Creative Executive 

Amazon MGM Studios 

Canada

Andrew Daniel 

Senior Colorist 

The Look 

United Kingdom

Arianna De Chiara 

Director Film Italy 

Netflix 

Italy

Patricia Falco Beccalli 

Co-Founder 

Falco Global Partners 

Switzerland

Lior Friedman 

Co-Founder 

Roseberry 

United Kingdom

Beth Iley 

Senior Creative Executive 

Amazon MGM Studios 

Canada

Tushar Jindal 

Head of Business Strategy & Programming, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios – Turkey, Middle East and Africa 

Amazon Prime Video & MGM Studios 

UAE

Sagar Khemani 

Head of Strategic Media Partnerships 

Everbloom 

UAE

Vitalija Kibilde 

Head of TV Business / Executive Producer 

AB Telia Lietuva 

Lithuania

Megha Kukar 

Senior Manager Content & Strategy 

evision 

UAE

Marika Makaroff 

CEO 

Gutsy Pictures 

Finland

Gowrish Manickam Baskar 

Founder and Creative Director 

Rambo Visual Works Private Limited 

India

Marcelo Mattar Mesquita 

Director - Producer 

Sala12 Filmes 

Brazil

Sergio Mendoza 

Vice President Scripted Development 

Telemundo Studios 

USA

Wilson Misago 

CEO & Founder 

Zacu Entertainment 

Rwanda

Sam Moor 

Producer and Head of Production & Commercial 

Ludo Studio 

Australia

Gabriel Nworah 

CEO/Founder 

The Big Idea Mediaworks LTD 

Nigeria

Ana Palacios 

Executive Director Production and Asset Management 

Sony Pictures 

USA

Ana Beatriz Ramello 

TV Producer 

7SET Productions 

USA

Guillermo Salcedo 

VP Distribution, Spanish Latin America 

NBCUniversal International Networks and Direct to Consumer Latin America 

USA

Eric Schrier 

President, Direct-to-Consumer International Originals, Strategic Programming, and Emerging Media 

The Walt Disney Company 

USA

Betty Sulty-Johnson 

Founder, Producer and Distributor 

HABEBO STUDIOS 

France

Siddharth Kumar Tewary 

CEO & Chief Storyteller 

One Life Studios 

India

Laurent Tremblay 

Director of Development: International Projects 

Aetios 

Canada

Rémi Trudeau 

President 

Scenatik Inc 

Canada

Juan Carlos Valderrama Umbert 

Producer 

Contenedor / Productora de Contenidos 

Peru

Damï VDC 

Executive Producer & Chief Creative Officer, Co-Founder 

Mood Hunter 

USA

Neil Waller 

Co-Founder 

Whalar Group 

USA

Bavi Yassin 

Founder - President 

Creative Kurdistan Institution | Kurdistan Film Commission | Kurdistan Film Fund 

Iraq