Claudia Puig

Claudia Puig is currently serving as the Program Director at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Claudia has extensive experience in curating and programming films, as well as analyzing and reviewing films for various platforms. Puig has also worked in roles such as Senior Programmer at the American Film Institute, Film Week Critic at KPCC, Adjunct Professor at Columbia College Chicago, and Consultant at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. With a background in journalism, Puig has written reviews for USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, and covered a wide range of topics in the entertainment industry.