WHO IS WHO

Cinemaximiliaan is ontstaan uit een vrijwilligersinitiatief en haar geest is sterk gebaseerd op de positieve energie waarmee ieder individu zijn steentje bijdraagt aan het platform. Cinemaximiliaan is een associatieve en dynamische organisatie, en dat geldt ook voor de mensen die bij het project betrokken zijn. 

Founders and Honorary Members: Gwendolyn Lootens, Gawan Fagard

General Coordinator: Annabelle Van Nieuwenhuyse

Events and Volunteers Coordinator: Alice Carson

Finance & Administration: Kristof Van Hoorde, Annabelle Van Nieuwenhuyse

Communication: Yüksel Çilingir, Annabelle Van Nieuwenhuyse, Alice Carson

Social Guesthouse Architect: Zin Architecten Van Mechelen 
 

House Team: Lubnan Al Wazny, Allassane Ciss, Ashour Laffi

Graphic Design: Joud Toamah, Lennert Van Asselbergh, Lies Geers, Zavosh Laghale

Web Development: Reza Panahi, Rawad Ghostin, Rein Vyncke

Interns:

2024: Maelys, Victor Perez, Tobi Tarnow, Alexandru Mehai, Maryna Valentiuk, Eva De Pue, Lea Marrazzo, Matilde Verbeeck, Cécilia Karelidze 

2023: Hana Van den Buck, Sara Steurbaut,  Isabelle Karangwa, Tulya Su Güven, Martin Åhlin, Leyna Ait El Kadi El Morabti, Özlem Doğan, Jules Mathôt, Ece Bork, Jana Debaene, Elien Delaere, Lotte Verbrugghe

2022: Freya Vehent, Katerina Indesteege, Fatima Mohaddab, Zavosh Laghaie, Jelle Vanderveken, Deon Feng, Zavosh Laghaie, Marius Lefever, Cynthia Vandenbruane, Jenthe Blockx, Klara Missault, Alice Carson, Hamza Al Abbassi

2021: Lisa Leroy, Ali Sarhan, Esther Neuville, Ha Nguyen, Emilia Kwaszyńska, Maja Fronska

2020: Céline Schouppe, Gohram Khan, Nora Flamen, Marius Lefever, Nore De Belder, Laura Krüger, Wolf Comeyne, Salam Eliyan, Emilia Vangrinsven, Dalia Hourani, Paulien Descamps, Pieter Krzesinski, Mervat Abu Amro, Annagrazia Graduato

2019: Xaver Konneker, Annelise Scheuren, Elena Grigorescu, Wolf Comeyne, Selma Draoui, Maxime Grisart, Moudane Mahdieh, Doaa Azawi, Laura Krüger, Thomas Willekens, Ahmed Rzgar, Karam Asoos, Nora Jerreira, Maaike Claes, Clara Wouters, Faraz Farsi, Gailan Abdulwahhab, Majdi Abu Hasira 

2018: Soetkin Keukeleire, Wolf Comeyne, Omar Al Samarrai, Flo Vandenbussche, Masha Berkers, Bilal Issa, Alain Culleton, Ahmad Alchekh, Inez El Mouden, Fatma Osman

2017: Solange Luijkx, Kinshuk Surjan, Batul Hosseini, Reza Panahi, Angela Al Souliman, Aaron Stevens

2016: Lubnan Al Wazny, Olga Henrard

Friends of Cinemaximiliaan Fund: Pierre Iserbyt, Yüksel Çilingir

Accounting: KPMG – David Fernandez, Kevin Goossens

Legal Advice House: BakerMcKenzie – Jean-François Vandenberghe

Architecture House: ZIN Architecten 

Board of Directors: Ian Komac (President), Gohram Baloch, Wouter Hillaert, Katleen Van Waeyenberghe, Kristof Van Hoorde, Jean Pierre Deschepper, Sara Raes

General Assembly: Gawan Fagard, Wouter Hessels,  Gwendolyn Lootens, Bart Van Langendonck , Angela Al Souliman, Jenny Bourdoud, Maryam Kamal Hedayat, Arman Erdil, Wim Ipers, Ermias Kifleyesus, Frederik Lamota Katrin Maas, Laure Prouvost, Katrien Reist, Ghiziane Zai

People involved: 

Aaron, social worker (BE)
Abbas, barber (IQ)
Abdel, cook and actor (SY)
Abdullah, cook (IQ)
Abdullah, pupil (IQ)
Abdulrahman, cook (SY)
Adil, architect (MA/BE)
Adrian, human right’s activist (MX)
Agata, curator and artist (PL)
Ahmad, economist (SY)
Ahmed, nurse student (IQ)
Ahmed, veterinary (IQ)
Alaa, chemist (IQ)
Alain, social worker (IR)
Alejandro, composer (BO)
Alex, artist (BE)
Alexandra, biologist (CA)
Ali, art student (IQ)
Ali, journalist (AFG)
Ali, painter (IQ)
Alketa, textile and maintenance (ALB)
Amila, curator (BOS)
Anastasia, photographer (RU)
Angela, journalist and filmmaker (SY)
Anisa, anthropology student (ALB/GR)
Ann, journalist (BE)
Anna Franziska, actress (BE)
Anne-Marie, artist (BE)
Anne, musician (NL)
Annelies, teacher (BE)
Annemie, tour manager, teacher and flower creator (BE)
Antonio, filmmaker (BE)
Arezoo, musician and cook (IR)
Arkan, musician (IQ)
Aukje, artist (NL)
Ayham, aid worker and international relations (SY)
Ayman, nurse and translator (PS)
Azmi, engineer (SY)
Bart, film producer (BE)
Bassel, sound designer (SY)
Batul, teacher, NGO worker, librarian (AFG/IRN)
Bea, photographer (BE)
Béla, filmmaker (HU)
Ben, computer scientist (BE)
Bilal, translator (SY),
Britt, fashion designer (BE)
Bruno, businessman (BE)
Bushra, anthroplogy (SD)
Caroline, yoga and textile (BE)
Cathérine, artist (BE)
Catherine, gallerist (FR)
Celine, social worker and mindfullness (PL/CD/BE)
Charles, editor (BE)
Rokhsareh, filmmaker (IRN)
Clara, photography and art history student (BE)
Constance, law student (BE)
Dahlia, actress (BE)
Dahlia, translator (LB)
Daphne, filmmaker (NL)
David, architect (BE)
Deirdre, financial manager (CA/BE)
Diren, filmmaker (BE)
Diren, filmmaker, cameraman and filmproject coordinator (BE/KU)
Dirk, communications manager (BE)
Dirk, curator and art critic (BE)
Doaa, doctor (IQ)
Donna, NGO worker (USA)
Ehsan, performer and choreographer (IR/BE)
Elke, journalist (BE)
Ella, student architect (BE)
Emma, artist, teacher (NL)

Emma, musician (NL)
Enzo, sounddesginer (FR)
Ermira, sales manager (ALB)
Esmoreit, cameraman and filmmaker (NL)
Esraa, lawyer and artist (IQ)
Fanny, social worker (BE)
Faraz, It student (IR, BE)
Fatma, filmmaker (SO)
Firas, monteur (IQ)
Flo, filmmaker (BE)
Frederike, social worker (BE)
Gailan, airconditioning technician (IQ)
Galal, IT specialist (GUI)
Gawan, art historian and film critic (BE)
Gert, film producer (BE)
Ghulam, student (AFG)
Gina, filmmaker (LB)
Gohram, engineer (BA)
Grace, theatre director performer (NL)
Guillaume, editor and filmmaker (BE)
Gwendolyn, artist and filmmaker (BE)
Haider, instrument builder(IQ)
Hala, social geography student (LBN)
Hanana, social worker (MA/BE)
Hans, cameraman and producer (BE)
Hans, film director and script writer (BE)
Hasina, psychology student (MG)
Hassan, philosopher (PK)
Hayder, instrument builder and musician (IQ)
Hayo, cultural manager (NL)
Hjalte, journalist (DK)
Hooman, graphic designer and artist (IR)
Hussein, musician (IQ)
Jan, theatre director and performer (BE)
Jas, social worker (EN/IN)
Javid, photographer (AFG)
Jeronimo, filmmaker (CO)
Joachim, film distributor and filmmaker (FR)
Joëlle, landscape architect and social worker (BE)
Jos, banker (BE)
Joud, graphic designer and artist (SY)
Jozef, set design (BE)
Julie, filmmaker and artist (BE)
Juliette, musician (FR)
June, sociology student (SGP)
Karam, media student and filmmaker (IQ)
Karar, truck driver (IQ)
Katrien, curator, cultural manager (NL)
Kevin, model (ALB),
Kersten, architect (BE)
Kinshuk, filmmaker (IN)
Koen, accountant (BE)
Korneel, photographer (BE)
Kym, artist (UK)
Laura, filmmaker (BE)
Lauren, graphic designer and yoga teacher (BE)
Leila, textile worker (IR)
Lennert, graphic designer and filmmaker (BE)
Leonie, artist (DE)
Limat, cook (ER)
Lobna, cook and stewardess (SY)
Lotte, filmmaker (BE)
Louay, aid worker and film student (SY)
Lubnan, shoemaker and actor (IQ)
Maaike, social worker student (BE)
Maher, lawyer and integration worker (IQ/BE)
Mahmood, sound engineer (SY)
Mahmood, student (AFG)
Majda, cook and teacher (IQ)
Majdi, IT specialist (PS)
Malak, highschool student (SY)

Margaux, pedagogy and film (BE)
Maria, international affairs officer (SY/SE)
Marof, mechanic (AFG)
Mary Emily, accountant (US)
Maryam, scholar (IR)
Masha, filmmaker (NL)
Matthias, film scholar and filmmaker (BE)
Matthieu, programmer (FR)
Maxime, social worker (BE)
Mehdi, journalist (MAR/BE)
Moji, filmmaker (IRN)
Monica, political studies student (BE)
Mostafa, musician (IRN)
Moudane, communication (DJ)
Mousab, designer (SY)
Nagham, social worker (SY)
Natalia, set design (MX)
Nedjma, dramaturge (ALG/BE)
Nik, sound recordist (BE)
Noor, highschool student (IQ)
Nor, student (MA)
Noura, student (SY)
Obaidullah, media (AFG)
Odessa, pedagogic sciences (BE/NL)
Omar, architect (EG)
Omar, cook (IQ)
Oscar, artist (NL)
Pauwel, theatre production (BE)
Philemon, artist (FR)
Pierre, real estate (BE)
Quinten, filmmaker (BE)
Rahaf, actor student (SY)
Rajaa, lawyer (IQ)
Rand, filmmaker (SY)
Rand, highschool student (IQ)
Reza, IT specialist, NGO worker (AFG/IRN)
Rik, teacher (BE)
Romy, actrice (BE)
Ruchira, translator (IN)
Ruth, social worker, house coordinator (BE)
Sabine, textile designer (DE)
Saddam, sociology student (SY)
Saif, musician (IQ)
Samah, pupil (IQ)
Sandra, filmmaker (NL)
Sandy, mathematician (CA)
Sean, filmmaker (CA)
Selma, migration student (FR)
Shadan, linguist (SY)
Shahriar, composer (IRN)
Shalan, musician and composer (SY)
Shamsia, social worker, psychology student (AFG)
Sheri, worker (AFG)
Sigrid, cultural manager (BE)
Simon, composer (CH)
Soetkin, social worker (BE)
Sofie, filmmaker, teacher (BE)
Solange, pedagogic sciences (BE)
Stefan, writer (BE)
Stijn, set designer (BE)
Tareq and Ahmed, airconditioning technician (IQ)
Terry, accountant (BE)
Teuk, musician (BE)
Thomas, businessman (BE)
Toon, film producer (BE)
Vakil, Maya, Ferzana, Fataneh, shop owners (AFG)
Vera, musician (IT)
Victor, liberal arts (LB/BE)
Walaa, musician (IQ)
Wolf, social worker (BE)
Wouter, teacher and filmcritic (BE) Yusur, pilot (IQ) 

and many more…