Annouchka de Andrade was until recently the Artistic Director of the International Film Festival of Amiens, a film festival focused on arthouse cinema and African and South American films. With over 30 years of experience, Annouchka has worked in international cultural cooperation with a strong focus on audio-visuals, cultural heritage and production in France, Spain, Columbia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, and Equator. She has provided technical assistance to Sarah Maldoror in the past 20 years. With her sister Henda Ducados, she has developed a project to preserve and share the work of their parents, Sarah Maldoror and Mário de Andrade (restoration of films, archiving of documents, correspondences, manuscripts and unknown screenplays etc.).