BendFilm announces new festival programmer
BendFilm announced Tuesday that Mimi Brody will join BendFilm as Festival Programmer for the 12 th Annual BendFilm Festival, which takes place October 8-11, 2015.
Brody has extensive film programming experience with several film festivals and year-round film exhibition venues. Most recently she served as Director of Block Cinema at Northwestern University and has worked as a film programmer for the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the Los Angeles Film Festival, and the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Brody joins Director Todd Looby and Office Manager David Penpek on the BendFilm staff. She will be responsible for overseeing programming for the 12 th Annual BendFilm Festival in October.
The four-day festival will include approximately 90 films (narrative features, documentaries and shorts), world-class juries, panels, special screenings and events.
“I am extremely grateful to the staff and board of BendFilm for this incredible opportunity,” said Brody. “BendFilm has established itself over the last dozen years as one of the best festivals for independent film and I’m thrilled to be a part of the team. I look forward to working with the staff, board, volunteers, and the Bend community at large to celebrate the best of contemporary cinema in one of the most beautiful locales in the country, and to provide a singular experience for filmmakers and audiences alike.”
Brody’s addition will continue a very promising year for BendFilm.
“We are very fortunate to add Mimi’s talent, knowledge, experience, connections and warm personality to our growing organization.” said Director Todd Looby. “No doubt she will help make BendFilm a not-to-miss festival.” BendFilm has already received a record number of film submissions (the final deadline for entries is July 3) and was recently named one of the “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” by Moviemaker Magazine for the third year in a row. In addition, BendFilm expects to welcome many more special guests to the Festival thanks to a generous grant from the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund to supplement guest and filmmaker travel costs.
