Board Member

Gil Alves is an Artistic / Creative Director born in Salvador, Bahia | Brazil, with a degree in Audiovisual Production and currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Afro-Brazilian History. He has led major projects such as Concha Negra Project, Afro Fashion Day, the YouTube Black Voices Awards, the Liberatum Festival featuring Viola Davis and Angela Bassett, Afropunk Brasil, and the iconic Club Renaissance Salvador with Beyonce.

In 2025, he was invited by Globo TV to serve as Artistic and Program Director for the SIM Awards for Racial Equality. He is also an Associate Producer on the film The Blue Mauritius by D Street Media Group (NY), currently in pre-production. Recently, he expanded his work to New York, launching the dance film “There Is No Memory Without Respect for History”, Experimental Doc “I Feel Alive” and the video art piece “Gratitude my father, Obaluaê!” awarded in festivals across the U.S., Europe, and Nigeria.

He also served as Creative Director for four consecutive editions of the International Capoeira Festival “Mandinga em Brooklyn”, reinforcing his impact in performing arts and Afro-Brazilian culture.