Claudette Godfrey

Claudette Godfrey is the Short Film Programmer and Operations Manager for the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas. Born and raised in Austin, Claudette began her career at SXSW in 2006 as an enthusiastic volunteer. Currently she is responsible for the curation of the 11 short film programs the festival screens, overseeing film submissions to the festival, and managing the organizational big picture for the event. A University of Texas Film graduate, Claudette previously worked as a Corporate Relations Coordinator at the CineVegas Film Festival and served as a Shorts Programmer for the Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Fest from 2010-2012. Notably, and perhaps most importantly, she does a mean karaoke version of Notorious B.I.G.'s ‘Hypnotize.’

Claudette Godfrey

Johan Oettinger

Johan Oettinger is a self-taught prizewinning director – his speciality is stop-motion puppet animation. From he was 13 years old he has made animation and live-action films. His first professional film, Seven Minutes in the Warsaw Ghetto (2012), has been shown at more than 140 festivals and won many prices, including Special mention in Annecy, France. And the Kingbonn award, the biggest short film festival in China. In 2014 his short film ‘Walk With Me’ Premiered at Rotterdam international film festival in the Tiger Awards, directed together with Ugandan director Peter Tukei Muhumuza. His studio was established in 2006, located in Aarhus, Denmark, where Johan creates all of his works, from conceptual video art to Lego commercials.

Johan Oettinger

Olaf Möller

Olaf Möller was born in Cologne. He is still officially registered there. Job-wise, he writes about cinema and puts film programs together. He likes doing that.

Olaf Möller