orly
founder

Orly oversees all of TFC’s distribution programs and educational services, and the organization overall.

Called a “big picture” thinker, Orly founded TFC in response to a dominant and overarching structure that favors middlemen, not filmmakers. She is passionate about protecting filmmakers’ rights and revenues as much as she is about good film.

Having worked in the film business for two decades, Orly’s past experience ranges from festival programming (including Sundance) to all aspects of the business of film (including development, acquisitions, sales, and VOD). She is also an entertainment lawyer, law professor, and currently Senior Counsel at the streamer Tubi.

jeffrey
co-executive director

Jeffrey oversees TFC’s Film Festival Distribution Program.

Jeffrey’s areas of specialty include niche distribution, niche marketing, and festival/non-theatrical/special events distribution. He is especially passionate for social justice and environmental docs, and for LGBTQ+ content.

Jeffrey has worked in the film business over twenty years, 11 of which he served as a panel programmer / programming consultant for the Sundance Film Festival’s Digital Center (now called New Frontiers).

david
creative director and director of distribution education initiatives

David directs TFC’s digital distribution initiatives and regularly advises filmmakers on D.I.Y. digital distribution.

David is also in charge of TFC’s distripedia™ program.

In addition to handling all internal print and web design and branding collateral for the company, David provides graphic design support to filmmakers in the form of key art and website design.

lynnette
director of development and fiscal sponsorship

Lynnette developed and launched TFC’s Fiscal Sponsorship program and regularly advises filmmakers on fundraising strategies and sources, audience development, and film distribution strategies during the development and production process of filmmaking.

Lynnette assists filmmakers in learning their craft through educational program design and project development support.

kathy
director of content and operations

Kathy coordinates operations for TFC’s festival and non-theatrical distribution program, spearheading TFC’s 2020 transition to virtual festivals, and served as the editor of How Not to Sign a Film Contract: Know What You’re Saying Yes To.

Kathy was the founding Director of Operations for the diversity initiative the Jane Bolin Project and consulted on the joint USC/Shoah Foundation film-based project Teaching Genocide Through Media.

She earned her Master’s in Cinema Studies from New York University.

lynnette
film coordinator

Lavanya is a recent graduate from NYU with degrees in Acting and Anthropology. She has spent years in and out of development rooms, and is here to help make your first-time filmmaking dreams into reality.

Lavanya has also lived in several countries around the world, and was instrumental in putting together India’s first International Storytelling Festival. Her knowledge as a musician and creative adds to her ability to identify quality non-traditional and interdisciplinary films.