Overheard at Start Garden: SXSW & ArtPrize
Start Garden
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Michigan
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Overheard is a series where two influencers with a shared passion interview each other.Janet Pierson and Christian Gaines take us back to the time of working in independent film together. They now run two large cultural festivals. Janet Pierson, Head of SXSW Film Festival, and Christian Gaines, Executive Director of ArtPrize, cover the origin of their respective festivals, the catalytic effect they have on their host cities, and the headaches that come with growth.They discuss the future of these events and, probably, talk shop about the future of independent film as well.
Christian Gaines served as Director of Festivals at the American Film Institute, where he led several film festival projects, including AFI FEST. In 2008, Christian joined IMDb.com, an Amazon.com company, where he focused on the global expansion of Withoutabox.com, a film submission platform connecting filmmakers to film festivals worldwide.In April 2013 Christian joined ArtPrize as Executive Director. ArtPrize is a radically open, independently organized international art competition, annually attracting over 400,000 attendees and 1,500 artists to Grand Rapids, Michigan. $500,000 is awarded to artists, decided equally by expert jury and public vote.
Janet Pierson is responsible for the vision, programming, and execution of SXSW Film Conference & Festival. Before joining SXSW in April 2008 for 2009 event, Janet spent over 30 years championing independent films and filmmakers in a variety of roles - often in conjunction with her husband, author John Pierson - including exhibitor, producer’s rep, executive producer, and segment director of the IFC cable TV series Split Screen. She appears on screen in the Steve James Documentary, Reel Paradise and Andrew Bujaski’s, Beeswax. She loved curating In The Dark: Filmmakers Illuminate Stories from the Film World for The Moth, on 6/22/2001.On the 2010 Guardian’s Film Power 100, and 2013 Indiewire InIluencers lists, she regularly serves on panels, juries etc for other festivals and agencies including NEA, ITVS, BFI, and Creative Capital. She’s currently a member of the Austin Film Society Advisory Board and UT Press Advisory Council.
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Start:
2015-11-19T17:00:00-05:00
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2015-11-19T19:00:00-05:00
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