Ingrid has been Curator of Afrika Eye since she and Simon founded the festival 14 years ago. This is her final year curating for Afrika Eye!
Annie is an independent creative producer, a curator of Taste the World…
The Founders
Ingrid trained in Bristol and worked for C4 TV before moving to Zimbabwe. There she worked with Simon Bright on a huge range of
Simon grew up in Rhodesia, strongly supporting Robert Mugabe. During the Liberation War he went into exile to avoid being
Our Board
Dr Edson Burton is a writer, historian, programme-curator and performer based in Bristol. His academic specialisms include…
Born in Glasgow, Gillian moved to Bristol in 2001 and is currently the Service Manager for Bristol City Council Housing Options…
Originally from Kenya, Peninah is an experienced Cipfa CCAB Accountant with 17 years…
Ruth has lived in Bristol for three years and is a Lecturer in the French department at…
Lord Paul Boateng
Our patron Lord Paul Yaw Boateng became the UK’s first black cabinet minister in 2002, as Chief Secretary of the Treasury. Lord Boateng had served as the British High Commissioner to South Africa (2005 – 2009). A civil rights lawyer and Methodist lay preacher, Paul was raised to the peerage as Baron Boateng, of Akyem in the Republic of Ghana and of Wembley in the London Borough of Brent in 2010.