7.2 Interviews with Programmers

Acciari, Monia. 2014. “In Conversation with Selvaggia Velo, Director of the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival.” In “Geopolitical Strategies in Film Festivals Between Activism and Cinephilia.” edited by Monia Acciari and Roy Menarini. Special issue, Cinergie: Il cinema e le altre arti. (6): 50–53.

Barnes, Heather L. 2013. “Screening the Past at the Museum of Modern Art: An Interview with Joshua Siegel, Associate Curator of Film at MoMA and Co-Founding Curator of to Save and Project: The MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation.” In Film Festival Yearbook 5: Archival Film Festivals, edited by Alex Marlow-Mann, 265–70. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Books.

Baumgarten, Oliver, and Svenja Böttger. 2022. “Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis: Virale Filmfestivals. Zwei Pandemiebedingte Metamorphosen Eines Filmfestivals.” In Filmfestivals: Krisen, Chancen, Perspektiven, edited by Tanja Krainhöfer and Joachim Kurz, 174–93. München: edition text + kritik.

Brose, Sebastian, and Joachim Kurz. 2022. “Achtung Berlin Filmfestival: ‘Wenn Du Zuhörst, Lernst Du Was Neues, Wenn Du Sprichst, Wiederholst Du Nur, Was Du Schon Weißt.’.” In Filmfestivals: Krisen, Chancen, Perspektiven, edited by Tanja Krainhöfer and Joachim Kurz, 260–71. München: edition text + kritik.

Calderón Acero, Camilo Andrés. 2020. “Gestión de festivales de cine en Bogotá: Más allá de la formación de públicos.” In “Festivales De Cine En América Latina: Historias Y Nuevas Perspectivas.”: Historias Y Nuevas Perspectivas, edited by Maria P. Peirano and Aida Vallejo. Special issue, Comunicación y Medios 29. (42): 108–19. [Managing Bogota Film Festivals: Beyond Audience Formation].

Camporesi, Enrico. 2014. “Oberhausen: An Interview with Lars Henrik Gass.” NECSUS 3 (1): 352–59. https://doi.org/10.5117/NECSUS2014.1.CAMP.

Canciani, John. 2014. “Curatorial Practices: A Debriefing of a Panel Discussion: Interview Part 3 with Lars Henrik Gass, Maike Mia Höhne, Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Laurence Raymond, Peter van Hoof.” On Curating (23): 34–37. https://www.on-curating.org/issue-23-reader/curatorial-practices-interview-part-3.html. Accessed May 25, 2020.

Canciani, John. 2014. “The Future of Short Films: A Debriefing of a Panel Discussion Interview Part 1 with Lars Henrik Gass, Maike Mia Höhne, Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Laurence Raymond, Peter Van Hoof.” On Curating (23): 11–15. http://www.on-curating.org/index.php/issue-23-reader/the-future-of-short-films-a-debriefing-of-a-panel-discussion-interview-part-1-with-lars-henrik-gass-maike-mia-hoehne-jukka-pekka.html. Accessed June 20, 2021.

Chadwick, Samara. 2020. “Building Networks: An Interview with Sandra J. Ruch, Director Emeritus of the International Documentary Association.” In Documentary Film Festivals Vol. 2: Changes, Challenges, Professional Perspectives, edited by Aida Vallejo and Ezra Winton, 167–74. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Cheung, Ruby. 2011. “’We Believe in “Film as Art”: An Interview with Li Cheuk-To, Artistic Director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF).” In Film Festival Yearbook 3: Film Festivals and East Asia, edited by Dina Iordanova and Ruby Cheung, 196–207. St. Andrews: St Andrews Film Studies.

Cicchetti, Pasquale. 2013. “The Past Lives of Images: Curatorial Practices and Marketing Strategies in Archival Cinema. An Interview with Nick Varley, Managing Director of Park Circus.” In Film Festival Yearbook 5: Archival Film Festivals, edited by Alex Marlow-Mann, 243–51. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Books.

Dawood, Hayder. 2022. “Seeking Legitimacy Through Specialization and Diversification: How Do Film Festivals Select Films.” MA Industrial Management and Innovation, Uppsala University.

Dickson, Lesley-Ann. 2017. “‘Beyond Film’ Experience: Festivalizing Practices and Shifting Spectatorship at Glasgow Film Festival.” In Live Cinema: Cultures, Economies, Aesthetics, edited by Sarah Atkinson and Helen W. Kennedy, 83–100. New York: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional.

Dovey, Lindiwe. 2013. “Interview with Rasselas Lakew: Tarifa African Film Festival, May 2010.” Journal of African Cultural Studies 25 (1): 107–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/13696815.2013.767189.

Dovey, Lindiwe. 2020. “Precarity and Resistance: An Interview with Pedro Pimenta, Founder-Director of Dockanema Documentary Film Festival (Mozambique).” In Documentary Film Festivals Vol. 2: Changes, Challenges, Professional Perspectives, edited by Aida Vallejo and Ezra Winton, 147–56. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Fischer, Alex. 2012. “Hot Docs: A Prescription for Reality: An Interview with Sean Farnell, Former Director of Programming at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.” In Film Festival Yearbook 4: Film Festivals and Activism, edited by Dina Iordanova and Leshu Torchin, 225–34. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Studies.

Fujiwara, Chris. 2011. “’It’s Very Simple. We Like to Give the Audience the Chance to See Good Films’: An Interview with Hayashi Kanako and Ichiyama Shozo of TOKIO FILMeX.” In Film Festival Yearbook 3: Film Festivals and East Asia, edited by Dina Iordanova and Ruby Cheung, 214–33. St. Andrews: St Andrews Film Studies.

Gann, Jon. 2012. Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Create a Great Experience.’: Jeannie Roshar, LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 57–66. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Develop Meaningful Relationships’: Joanne Feinberg, Ashland Independent Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 167–78. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Dream Big. Never Settle. Give Everything.’: Roberta Marie Munroe, Producer and Film Consultant.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 191–203. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Evaluate. Curate. Collect.’: Laura Henneman, Napa Valley Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 7–26. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Fascinating. Challenging. Demanding.’: Susan Barocas, Washington Jewish Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 95–106. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Film Fabulous Films’: Cevin Cathell, Sonoma International Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 27–38. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Inspire. Educate. Entertain.’: Dustin Kaspar and Beth Barrett, Seattle International Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 107–21. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Look. Worry. Interact.’: Helen Stephenson, Prescott Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 179–90. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Mediate. Curate. Fascilitate.’: Sky Sitney, SILVERDOCS.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 149–65. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Select. Build. Party.’: Patrick Van Hauwaert, Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 39–48. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Storyteller. Activist. Transformer.’: John Scagliotti, Director, Film Festival Founder and Organizer.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 49–56. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’the Film History Business.’: Richard Peña, New York Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 83–93. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Watch. Feel. Think.’: J’aimee Skippon-Volke, Byron Bay International Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 135–48. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Watch. Plan. Party.’: Lela Meadow-Conner and Gretchen Mitchell, Tallgrass Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 67–82. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “Why Did My Film Not Get in?!”. In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 5–6. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Woman on Tightrope’: Amy Ettinger, Scottsdale Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 123–34. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gann, Jon. 2012. “’Your Film Is Not for Every Festival.’: Jon Gann, DC Shorts Film Festival.” In Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work, 205–24. Washington, DC: Reel Plan Press.

Gass, Lars Henrik, and Tanja C. Krainhöfer. 2022. “Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen: ‘Unsere Vision Von Den Kurzfilmtagen Ist Etwas, Das Wir Noch Nicht Kennen’.” In Filmfestivals: Krisen, Chancen, Perspektiven, edited by Tanja Krainhöfer and Joachim Kurz, 284–97. München: edition text + kritik.

Gass, Lars Henrik, and Andreas Ungerböck. 2009. “’Ein Festival zu leiten, ist ein Ausnahmezustand’.” Interview. Ray (4): 40–44. Accessed July 01, 2021.

Gramann, Karola. 2008. “”Man nehme…”: Ein Gespräch mit Heide Schlüpmann.” In “The Art of Programming”: Film, Programm Und Kontext, edited by Heike Klippel, 127–40. Münster: LIT.

Guillen, Michael. 2011. “The Politics and Poetics of Obsolescence: Brunch with Thomas Elsaesser.” Notebook, March 15, 2011. http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/the-politics-and-poetics-of-obsolescence-brunch-with-thomas-elsaesser.

Han, Ju Hui Judy, and Marie K. Morohoshi. 1998. “Creating, Curating, and Consuming Queer Asian American Cinema.” In Q & A: Queer in Asian America, edited by David L. Eng and Alice Y. Hom, 81–94. Philadelphia: Temple Univ. Press.

Harris, Audrey A. 2018. “Perspectives from a Mexican Newcomer: An Interview with Daniela Michel and Chloë Roddick of the Morelia International Film Festival.” In International Film Festivals: Contemporary Cultures and History Beyond Venice and Cannes, edited by Tricia Jenkins, 237–57. London, New York: I.B.Tauris.

Helwig, Matthias, and Joachim Kurz. 2022. “Fünf Seen Filmfestival: ‘Es Ist Definitiv Einfacher, Ein Filmfestival Im Urbanen Raum Zu Etablieren’.” In Filmfestivals: Krisen, Chancen, Perspektiven, edited by Tanja Krainhöfer and Joachim Kurz, 120–31. München: edition text + kritik.

Homrighausen, Hanne, Joachim Post, and Jan Künemund. 2022. “Hamburg International Queer Film Festival: ‘Tanzen Und Weiterdiskutieren!’.” In Filmfestivals: Krisen, Chancen, Perspektiven, edited by Tanja Krainhöfer and Joachim Kurz, 94–101. München: edition text + kritik.

Iordanova, Dina. 2008. “Every Time the Curtain Is Going Up, We Are Hoping and Longing…”. Interview with Ulrich and Erika Gregor. Film International 6 (4): 72–76.

Jenkins, Tricia. 2018. “Building IFF Panama from the Ground up: An Interview with Executive Director Pituka Ortega-Heilbron and Artistic Director Diana Sánchez.” In International Film Festivals: Contemporary Cultures and History Beyond Venice and Cannes, edited by Tricia Jenkins, 223–36. London, New York: I.B.Tauris.

Krautkrämer, Florian. 2021. “Filmfestivals: Gestärkt Aus Der Krise.” TAKE (13): 34–40. https://issuu.com/idm_suedtirol_altoadige/docs/take_magazine_13_-_de. Accessed November 27, 2021.

Lee, Seunghee. 2011. “A Platform to the World: An Interview with Kim Ji-Seok, Programme Director of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF).” In Film Festival Yearbook 3: Film Festivals and East Asia, edited by Dina Iordanova and Ruby Cheung, 208–13. St. Andrews: St Andrews Film Studies.

Loist, Skadi, and Marijke de Valck. 2013. “Trans* Film Festivals: An Interview with Eliza Steinbock.” NECSUS 2 (2 (#4)): 579–88. https://doi.org/10.5117/NECSUS2013.2.LOIS.

Loist, Skadi, and Marijke de Valck. 2022. “Spotlight on Film Festivals in Ukraine Today: Accounts, Responses, Calls to Action.” JFS 4 (1): 116–34. https://doi.org/10.33823/jfs.2022.4.1.130.

Mansouri, Hassouna. 2020. “Notes on Disenchantment: A Conversation with Amir Al-Emary, Former Director of the Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts (Egypt).” In Documentary Film Festivals Vol. 2: Changes, Challenges, Professional Perspectives, edited by Aida Vallejo and Ezra Winton, 157–65. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Mitchell, Sarah Elaine Dillard. 2017. “Programmer as Festival Spokesperson: Information Management Strategies at the Toronto International Film Festival.” In Film Festivals and Anthropology, edited by Aida Vallejo and Maria-Paz Peirano, 305–21. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Niederer, Sabine. 2008. “The Future of Festivals: Interview with Arjon Dunnewind.” In Video Vortex Reader: Responses to YouTube, edited by Geert Lovink and Sabine Niederer, 203–6. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures.

Noll Brinkmann, Christine. 1990. “The Art of Programming: An Interview with Alf Bold, July 1989.” Millennium Film Journal (23/24): 86–100.

O’Connell, Jennifer M. J., and Annelies van Noortwijk. 2020. “Selecting Films for Festivals and Documentary Funds: An Interview with Independent Film Programmer and Advisor Rada Šešić.” In Documentary Film Festivals Vol. 2: Changes, Challenges, Professional Perspectives, edited by Aida Vallejo and Ezra Winton, 175–84. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Peirano, Maria-Paz. 2013. “‘Each Piece of Film Helps Us to Reconstruct History’: An Interview with Alfredo Barría, Founder and Artistic Director, and Jaime Córdova, Technical Director of the Cine Recobrado Valparaíso Film Festival.” In Film Festival Yearbook 5: Archival Film Festivals, edited by Alex Marlow-Mann, 253–63. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Books.

Peyer, Siri. 2010. “Unreal Asia: Interview with Gridithiya Gaweewong and David Teh.” OnCurating.org (3): 7–9. https://www.on-curating.org/files/oc/dateiverwaltung/old%20Issues/ONCURATING_Issue3.pdf. Accessed May 20, 2020.

Pichler, Barbara, Chris Dercon, and Lars Henrik Gass. 2017. “Orte Des Films: Kino, Festival, Kunstmuseum.” Barbara Pichler im Gespräch mit Chris Dercon und Lars Henrik Gass. Nach dem Film (15).

Popescu, Stefan. 2015. “Festival Director’s Report: Sydney Underground Film Festival – a Community of Cinema Junkies.” Studies in Australasian Cinema 9 (2): 205–10.

Rangan, Pooja. 2010. “Some Annotations on the Film Festival as an Emerging Medium in India.” South Asian Popular Culture 8 (2): 123–41.

Robbins, Papagena, and Viviane Saglier. 2015. “Interview with Deirdre Haj, Director of Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.” Synoptique 3 (2): 49–67. https://synoptiqueblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/4-papagena-robbins-viviane-saglier-interview-with-deirdre-haj-director-of-full-frame-documentary-film-festival.pdf. Accessed May 25, 2020.

Robbins, Papagena, and Viviane Saglier. 2015. “Interview with Ezra Winton, Director of Programming at Cinema Politica.” Synoptique 3 (2): 68–85. https://synoptiqueblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/5-papagena-robbins-viviane-saglier-interview-with-ezra-winton-director-of-programming-at-cinema-politica.pdf. Accessed May 25, 2020.

Saeed, Alan Ali. 2023. “A History of the Slemani International Film Festival: An Interview with Hemn Hussein, Director of Communication for the Festival.” JFS 4 (1): 135–43. https://doi.org/10.33823/jfs.2022.4.1.125.

Straayer, Chris, and Thomas Waugh. 2005. “Queer Film and Video Festival Forum, Take One: Curators Speak Out.” GLQ 11 (4): 579–603.

Tanner, Laurie Rose. 2005. “Michael Lumpkin: Frameline/S.F. Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Director.” In Creating Film Festivals: Everything You Wanted to Know but Didn’t Know Who to Ask, 128–32. San Francisco: Big Horse Inc. Interview with Michael Lumpkin.

Tanner, Laurie Rose. 2005. “Tom Di Maria: Frameline / S.F. Lebsian & Gay Film Festival Co-Founder.” In Creating Film Festivals: Everything You Wanted to Know but Didn’t Know Who to Ask, 133–35. San Francisco: Big Horse Inc. Interview.

Torchin, Leshu. 2012. “How to Leverage a Film Festival: An Interview with Judith Helfand, Filmmaker and Co-Founder of Chicken & Egg Pictures and Working Films.” In Film Festival Yearbook 4: Film Festivals and Activism, edited by Dina Iordanova and Leshu Torchin, 253–62. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Studies.

Torchin, Leshu. 2012. “Just Vision and the Uses of a Festival Circuit: An Interview with Ronit Avni, Executive Director of Just Vision.” In Film Festival Yearbook 4: Film Festivals and Activism, edited by Dina Iordanova and Leshu Torchin, 235–43. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Studies.

Vallejo, Aida. 2020. “Adapting to New Times: An Interview with Ernesto Del Río, Director of the Zinebi International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Bilbao (2000-2017).” In Documentary Film Festivals Vol. 2: Changes, Challenges, Professional Perspectives, edited by Aida Vallejo and Ezra Winton, 137–45. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Wagner, Brigitta B. 2013. “Revival on the Mountain: The Politics of Cinematic Rediscovery at the Telluride Film Festival. An Interview with Tom Luddy, Festival Co-Founder and Co-Director.” In Film Festival Yearbook 5: Archival Film Festivals, edited by Alex Marlow-Mann, 233–42. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Books.

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