Our team

Camille Lattouf is Co-Founder and Director of the Lebanese Film Festival Australia, which he established in 2011 with a vision to strengthen cultural connection, champion Lebanese storytelling and build greater access to arts and culture in Western Sydney. He has been instrumental in the Festival’s growth from a grassroots community initiative into a nationally recognised cultural platform and one of the largest festivals of its kind globally.

Beyond the Festival, Camille is an experienced urban planning and development professional with a strong commitment to socio-economic development, place-making and building thriving, connected communities. His career in Local Government brings together strategic planning, community development and an understanding of how culture and place can shape stronger cities and communities.

Camille holds a Master of Development Studies and Culture Change from Macquarie University, complementing his professional expertise with a longstanding passion for strengthening cultural ties between Australia and Lebanon. Camille now also brings his professional and industry experience into academia as a lecturer at the University of New South Wales.

Jessica Zeait co-founded the Lebanese Film Festival Australia in 2011 and has since served as Co-Director and Programmer, driving all facets of the Festival’s growth, strategy, programming and delivery. Over more than 15 years, she has helped shape LFF from a grassroots cultural initiative into a nationally recognised platform for Lebanese cinema and one of the largest festivals of its kind globally.

For more than 17 years, Jessica has built a career as a senior film, marketing and business leader, with expertise spanning cinema exhibition, distribution, production, post-production, national programming, theatrical releases, festivals, brand strategy and business transformation across multiple industries.

She holds a Master of Arts Screen: Business and Leadership from AFTRS, a program she now teaches. Her contribution to arts and culture has been recognised through multiple industry, government and community awards. Today, Jessica brings this depth of creative, commercial and strategic leadership to Scripted by JK Pty Ltd, the consultancy she founded to advise and lead work across arts and cinema, major food and beverage brands, property development and creative businesses, specialising in strategy, marketing, brand positioning, partnerships, production, distribution and cultural engagement.

Priscilla Fayad is Co-Founder and Board Member of the Lebanese Film Festival Australia and has been instrumental in its operations and delivery since 2011. With a deep personal connection to Lebanon, having lived there for eight years, Priscilla has played a key role in building the Festival as a platform for contemporary Lebanese culture in Australia. She leads the Festival’s operational planning and team coordination and is the driving force behind the creative direction, production and end-to-end delivery of LFF’s Opening and Closing Night experiences, transforming each event from concept through to execution.

Beyond LFF, Priscilla is an accomplished senior professional in the property development and construction industry, operating at a scale and level of complexity that would ordinarily be supported by significantly larger teams. Known for her exceptional organisational leadership, commercial acumen and ability to navigate complex projects and competing priorities, she has built a career on making ambitious ideas happen.

A proud mother to two daughters, Priscilla balances an extraordinary professional workload, family and her longstanding commitment to LFF with the same energy and determination she brings to everything she does. Her formidable operational capability, creativity and attention to detail have made her an integral part of the Festival’s leadership and continued growth.

Julia Lattouf is Co-Founder and Board Member of Lebanese Film Festival Australia. Since co-founding the festival in 2011, she has played a leading role in shaping its vision, growth strategy and national profile, helping transform it from a grassroots community initiative into a nationally recognised cultural event and one of the largest festivals of its kind globally. Under her leadership, the festival has expanded its reach, audiences, partnerships and industry standing, championing Lebanese storytelling, emerging talent and cross-cultural connection.

With more than 15 years’ experience in marketing, sponsorships, partnerships and community engagement, Julia is a senior growth, brand and partnerships leader whose career spans corporate, not-for-profit and cultural sectors. She specialises in building partnerships with purpose, bringing together brands, communities and stakeholders to create commercially valuable, culturally relevant and socially impactful outcomes.

Throughout her career, Julia has led award-winning campaigns, major sponsorships and community initiatives recognised for their creativity and social impact. Commercially minded and purpose-driven, she is passionate about unlocking growth opportunities, building meaningful relationships and creating lasting value for organisations, communities and audiences.

Ed Hanna is the Lebanese Film Festival’s film programmer and festival advisor. Ed has a lifetime interest, love and passion for film and theatre, having undertaken studies in film and communications.

He now works in the property development and commercial real-estate sector, but his passion for film is reflected through his ongoing support of the Lebanese Film Festival, amongst other film and arts projects. Ed has held positions in local arts and media organisations, having been Director for Urban Theatre Projects and being involved with local community Radio (Bankstown BFM), as well as undertaking radio broadcast roles in Lebanon.

Ed is now married and a father of one, and has been one of the Festival’s greatest sponsors and supporters.

Ed is a much valued and loved team member – as our film programmer, festival advisor and film critic.

David Zeait joined the Lebanese Film Festival Australia in 2023, bringing more than 12 years of senior leadership experience across financial services, general insurance, people and business operations. His career has spanned HR operations, business partnering, talent acquisition, performance, sales and customer experience, with a reputation for building strong teams, improving the way businesses operate and delivering practical outcomes for complex organisations.

David has held senior leadership positions including HR Shared Services & Operations Manager at icare NSW and Head of HR & Operations at Steadfast, leading people, operational and organisational initiatives across large and complex environments. More recently, he made the move from corporate leadership into entrepreneurship, co-founding My Floor Studio in Drummoyne with his brothers Patrick and Joe, bringing his commercial and operational experience into building and growing the family business.

Alongside this, David consults to businesses on HR and people strategy, helping leaders shape their teams, strengthen operations and create practical people solutions that support sustainable growth.

At LFF, David brings a valuable commercial and operational lens to the leadership team, combining his experience in people, business and stakeholder management with a genuine commitment to supporting the Festival’s continued growth.

Our team

CAMILLE LATTOUF

JESSICA ZEAIT

PRISCILLA FAYAD

JULIA LATTOUF

eDWARD HANNA

DAVID ZEAIT

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