Emmanuel Cuénod has worked in the film and media sectors for over 25 years. At first a film critic for press, radio and television, he later joined the production company Rita Productions, before heading the Swiss film industry magazine Ciné-Bulletin. Director of Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) from 2013 to 2020, he was also head of communications for the Geneva Chancellery and Council of State. Since the end of 2022, he is the head of the Digital Creation Hub, an initiative dedicated to supporting innovative art forms in Switzerland.