Andrea Passafiume

Andrea Passafiume is a veteran film festival programmer based in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. She is currently an Associate Programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival, Lead Programmer for the Seattle Deaf Film Festival, Programming Associate for the Sundance Film Festival, and member of the Screening Committee for DC/DOX. Previous Programming positions include Head Programmer of AFI Docs, Programming Associate for the Athena Film Festival, and member of the Screening Committees for DOC NYC and Camden International Film Festival. Andrea has served as a judge for the Gracie Awards, a juror and moderator for a variety of film festivals, and a member of the nominating committees for the Cinema Eye Honors and IDA (International Documentary Association) Awards. A member of FWD-Doc (Documentary Filmmakers With Disabilities), WIFV (DC Women in Film & Video), NYWIFT (New York Women in Film & Television), and NAD (National Association of the Deaf), Andrea also served on the Disability Committee for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ In Frame project in 2022. Andrea earned her B.F.A. and M.A. in Cinema Studies from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, as well as a Certificate in ASL (American Sign Language) from Montgomery College. Born with unilateral deafness, Andrea is Hard of Hearing.