To date, have curated and produced approximately 500 public film events, including new film series and retrospectives, in-person Tributes with numerous legendary film personalities from many craft disciplines, silent films with live musical accompaniment, film restoration premieres, the Academy/UCLA Contemporary Documentary Series, and high-profile screenings with top industry and independent filmmaker talent, in Los Angeles (1993-2014), New York (1993-2001), London (2001-2008), San Francisco (1998-2013) and Washington, D.C. (2004-2013). Facilitated establishment and programming of the “Oscars Outdoors” open air screening venue in Hollywood in 2012. Produced the annual Academy Award Nominees public events for International Film, Documentary and Short Films (Animated and Live Action).
Have produced programming at numerous partner museums and cultural institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, Lincoln Center (Film Society and Performing Arts Library), the National Archives, the British Film Institute, BAFTA, the Rafael Film Center, the Cinémathèque française, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Developed presentation partnerships with numerous international film festivals to showcase film programming and exhibitions, including Berlin, Bologna, Cannes, Deauville, Havana, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Sundance, Telluride, Toronto and Vietnam.
DFF Film Programs & Filmmaker Appearances
International Film Programming Project: ACE Season of Classics
Core member of ACE Executive Committee team which developed the “Season of Classics” Pan-European restored classic film screening series, in partnership with nearly 50 European Film Archives, funded by the European Commission.
Further developed the program for annual curated broadcast series with ARTE, offering selected films on air and online with subtitles in six key European languages.
Academy Foundation Film Programming
Academy Programming Series curated and produced:
Tributes and Salutes: Los Angeles, New York, London, Washington DC, and at numerous global film festivals
Standard Screenings, Cast and Crew Reunions, Restoration Premieres, Significant Anniversary Celebrations
Partner film series with film institutions nationally and internationally, including: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, American Cinematheque, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Film Independent, Sundance Institute, Los Angles Film Festival, AFI Film Festival, Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center, Museum of the Moving Image, British Film Institute, British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), Cinematheque Francaise, Cannes Film Festival, Deauville Film Festival, Deutsche Kinematek, DFF - Deutsches Filminsitut & Filmmuseum, Cinecitta, Il Cinema Ritrovato, Swedish Film Institute, etc…
Oscars Outdoors: Establishment and Management of permanent outdoor screening facility in Hollywood; hosting of filmmaker discussions
Contemporary Documentary Series with Filmmaker Discussions
Oscar Week/Academy Award Nominees Filmmaker Panels and Screenings: International Feature Film, Live Action Shorts, Live Action Animation, Documentary - Shorts and Features
Academy Membership Screenings: Awards eligible film screening filmmaker discussions, including hosting and booking moderators and managing visiting filmmaker logistics