Jen Hall

Jen is the Executive Producer & Programmer of Manchester Animation Festival. She is a founding member of MAF, but before setting up and running MAF, she worked for the Bradford Animation Festival (BAF) for 7 years. Jen has been working in the independent film and festival sector for 15 years and until recently was the Film Programme Producer at HOME.
She is a co-founder and member of the Alliance of British Animation Exhibitor and has sat on several international festival juries including Fantoche in Switzerland, Anima in Belgium, British Animation Awards and Women Over Fifty Film Festival. She has hosted and contributed to several panels discussing the role of programming and festivals, as well as panels aimed at filmmakers about how to get their film seen.