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JOB: LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Film Independent is accepting applications for the following position: Los Angeles Film Festival Director

Please submit cover letter, resume, salary history/requirements to Jobs@FilmIndependent.org no later than
Friday January 16, 2009.

Festival Director Job Description

The Los Angeles Film Festival Director is a full time year round staff
position. The primary responsibility of the position is to work with the
Executive Director of Film Independent to create a vision for the Los
Angeles Film Festival and communicate that vision to the staff, to the
Industry, to the press, and to the general public. Strong leadership
skills are a must in guiding and managing the different departments.
Measurements for gauging success must be set and managed with each
department, as full accountability is required after each year’s Festival.
Please note this position is mostly administrative and not curatorial.

Specific responsibilities breakdown as follows:

• Produce the Festival within the budget approved by Film Independent
Managing Director. Oversee all aspects of revenue and expenses on the
Festival;

• Oversee the Los Angeles Film Festival Managing Director and all LAFF
event staff; oversee the following Department Heads with respect to their
work on the Film Festival: Director of Programming, Director of Education,
Director of Talent Development, Director of Marketing, and Publicity
Manager;

• Maintain Studio publicity and marketing relationships for Opening and
Closing Night Galas and special events;

• Maintain Studio distribution relationships as well as Exhibitor
relationships in order to navigate theater availability;

• Maintain relationships with all of the independent film distributors,
publicists, and marketing companies;

• Build and maintain outreach and relationships with Industry leaders;

• Broker relationships between filmmakers and key Industry players;

• Consult attending filmmakers with screening and sales strategies;

• Build and maintain relationships with community leaders as well as state
and local government officials;

• Work with Development Director to properly pitch and fulfill all
sponsorship deals at the festival;

• Work with Marketing Director to properly implement and fulfill all
marketing initiatives for Festival;

• Act as a representative for Film Independent and the Los Angeles Film
Festival at various film festivals around the world as well as a liaison
with other film organizations locally and nationally;

• Determine key success factors for film festival and measure those
success factors

Monique Coleman
Director of Human Resources & Administration
Film Independent
9911 West Pico Blvd. 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90035
310.432.1224 direct
310.432.1206 fax
MColeman@FilmIndependent.org
Film Independent
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