Joyce Pierpoline, Chair

Joyce Pierpoline, Chair

Joyce Pierpoline is a producer of award-winning films and founder of Pierpoline Films,  based in New York. She recently executive produced Mediha, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at DOC NYC 2023; other films include The Listener,  starring Tessa Thompson and directed by Steve Buscemi, which  premiered at the Venice Film Festival; The Transfiguration, at the Cannes Film Festival; Sundance award-winning cult favorite Teeth, considered one of the top 10 political horror films of all time; Happy Tears, Angelica, and the multi awarding-winning first film by Neil Labute, In the Company of Men. 

Prior to producing, Joyce was a production and acquisitions executive for French studio UGC,  where she was instrumental in the acquisition and co-production of numerous titles from some of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, including Ang Lee, Christopher Nolan, Kenneth Branagh, and Terry Gilliam.  She began her career in France as head of international press for the Cannes Film Festival. 

She serves on the Board of BAFTA North America and chairs the Film Committee. She also serves as board secretary of New York Women in Film and Television and is member of the European Film Academy, European Producers Club, International Emmys, and Producers Guild of America, where she co-founded the Women’s Impact Network, promoting gender equality in the industry.