Céline Roustan

Programmer at SXSW + Palm Springs ShortFest

Céline Roustan (she/her) has been a curator and champion of short films for over half a decade, programming and writing for the popular website Short of the Week, passionately promoting directors and their respective films. Currently a programmer at SXSW and the Palm Springs ShortFest, she has previously been on the programming teams of the Toronto International Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Dublin International Film Festival. She has attended several international film festivals and markets as a jury member or an industry speaker, guiding filmmakers toward their paths of further success. In 2022, she joined French production company Films Grand Huit and is now handling the distribution of their films.