Betty Sulty-Johnson

Betty Sulty-Johnson has a background in sales, project management and film and audiovisual distribution. She holds a Master 2 D2A in Audiovisual Law, Economics and Management, specializing in audiovisual marketing and distribution, from INA - Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, via the CNAM ESVE business school. After spending 10 years in the UK, she co-founded and directed the 1st festival dedicated to promoting the work of women from the Black diaspora in front of and behind the camera from 2005 to 2009: Images of Black Women Film Festival in London. In France, she has worked for France Télévision Distribution, 100% Distribution and Lagardère Studios in their respective audiovisual distribution departments. She joined the TRACE media group in 2017, where she created the audiovisual distribution structure called TRACE Content Distribution specializing in the sale of Afro urban content rights. She has been a jury member at pan-African festivals including: Black Star International Film Festival in Ghana, Nairobi Film Festival in Kenya, Durban Film Festival in South Africa and Affrif Film Festival in Nigeria.