Kanbar Institute of Film & Television
Courses
Film Distribution and Marketing
Producing Essentials
Senior Colloquium
Faculty Advisor for the Internship Program
Education
B.F.A., New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Film & Television
M.A., New York University, Gallatin – Specialization in Cinema Studies and Business
Biography
B.F.A., M.A., New York. Short film programmer of the Tribeca Film Festival, screening over 1500 submissions annually. Has been with the festival since its inception and has produced special projects for various Tribeca entities since 1999. Juror for Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto, The New Orleans Film Festival, and Regional Juror for the Student Academy Awards. Author of “Swimming Upstream – A Lifesaving Guide to Short Film Distribution.” Previous executive positions in motion picture distribution and marketing for United Artists/MGM, Warner Brothers, and Orion Pictures. Numerous live-event projects including Walt Disney Feature Animation, ShowEast, Cinema Expo International, and the Independent Feature Film Market.
