ANNA AND KEVIN IN THE BUFF
Three weeks ago I wrote about it being cruch time for BUFF, Guess what? We're still crunching.
And it wouldn't be happening at all if it weren't for the heroic efforts of the two Managind Directors, Kevin Monaham and Anna Feder. In addition to BUFF, Kevin has two jobs, one full time, and Anna has a job at BU, where she is a full time graduate student in Film. Fortunately, they are a couple, so communications issues in an understaffed operation like BUFF have been minimal. And they've both seen at least 200 films apiece that are being considered for BUFF. Kevin has contacted filmmakers whose works we want to show but were not formally submitted, and has supervised the development of the website, while Anna has recruited volunteers for getting advertising, doint PF, and soliticiting sponsors And, she has gotten someone to come up with an incredible poster design.
What is different about these two as managers, is that they really want to run festivals. They have excellant alternative taste and, like many festival directors, can deal with the inmbalance of time and money that come with the turf. They may have not realized how difficult it is to put on a festival, but their commitment to making BUFF 2005 happen has not been deterred.
I've often said when things have come up a little short, "This year is about next year." I hope this year has been a positive learning experience for Kevin and Anna, and that next year it will be even better. I also hope that Anna and Kevin will continue to find outlets for their programming sensibility. In an age of increasing homoginazsation, such people are necessary.
Thanks for getting involved, Kevin and Anna..
And it wouldn't be happening at all if it weren't for the heroic efforts of the two Managind Directors, Kevin Monaham and Anna Feder. In addition to BUFF, Kevin has two jobs, one full time, and Anna has a job at BU, where she is a full time graduate student in Film. Fortunately, they are a couple, so communications issues in an understaffed operation like BUFF have been minimal. And they've both seen at least 200 films apiece that are being considered for BUFF. Kevin has contacted filmmakers whose works we want to show but were not formally submitted, and has supervised the development of the website, while Anna has recruited volunteers for getting advertising, doint PF, and soliticiting sponsors And, she has gotten someone to come up with an incredible poster design.
What is different about these two as managers, is that they really want to run festivals. They have excellant alternative taste and, like many festival directors, can deal with the inmbalance of time and money that come with the turf. They may have not realized how difficult it is to put on a festival, but their commitment to making BUFF 2005 happen has not been deterred.
I've often said when things have come up a little short, "This year is about next year." I hope this year has been a positive learning experience for Kevin and Anna, and that next year it will be even better. I also hope that Anna and Kevin will continue to find outlets for their programming sensibility. In an age of increasing homoginazsation, such people are necessary.
Thanks for getting involved, Kevin and Anna..
1 Comments:
(blush) cheers David- it's nice to be appreciated- we appreciate you too- Someone who has sunk so much time, toil and fortunes into such a venture deserves to have their praises sung- this festival is truly a labor of love on all fronts- I am so glad that we are toiling together for a common good. You are an asset to this community.
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