Yanis Gaye is a French Senegalese producer and cultural programmer. After his studies at the Sorbonne University and the EHESS in Paris, focusing on philosophy of art, he becomes one the co- founder of Goree Island Cinema. Through this entity, he acts as an editorial and artistic director, insuring the development of several project mainly around the film industry (creative workshops, film production development, cultural events), . He is the director of the Goree Cinema Festival, created in 2015. In 2019, he also joins the production company Boul Fallé Images as an associate producer alongside filmmaker and producer Rama Thiaw.