The Faces of Film

The Faces of Film

Photos by Andrea Hudson For the past five years, the Milwaukee Film Festival has brought sidesplitting rom-coms, stirring documentaries and fright-filled horror flicks to the city for a multiday film feast. This year will be no different, with more than 200 films scheduled over its 15-day run. To learn more about how the magic happens, we shine a spotlight on six of their wizards of applause.   Jonathan Jackson Artistic & Executive Director   Kyle Heller Managing Director   Benjamin Brennan Gunning Development Director   Blyth Meier Marketing Director   Angela Catalano Programming Manager & Cinema Hooligante Programmer   Kristopher…

Photos by Andrea Hudson

For the past five years, the Milwaukee Film Festival has brought sidesplitting rom-coms, stirring documentaries and fright-filled horror flicks to the city for a multiday film feast. This year will be no different, with more than 200 films scheduled over its 15-day run. To learn more about how the magic happens, we shine a spotlight on six of their wizards of applause.

 

Jonathan Jackson

Artistic & Executive Director

 

Kyle Heller

Managing Director

 

Benjamin Brennan Gunning

Development Director
 

Blyth Meier

Marketing Director
 

Angela Catalano

Programming Manager & Cinema Hooligante Programmer

 

Kristopher Pollard

Membership Coordinator & Executive Assistant

 

Cara Ogburn

Education Manager

 

Anna Sampers

Development Coordinator & Shorts Programmer

 

Kristen Coates

Operations Manager

 

Milan Zori

Marketing Coordinator

 

Patrick Wodzinski 

Technical Coordinator

This article appears in the September 2013 issue of Milwaukee Magazine.

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Abby Callard was an assistant editor at Milwaukee Magazine from 2012-2014. Her journalistic pursuits have seen her covering the Hispanic community in mid-Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., art and culture for Smithsonian magazine, the social enterprise space in India and health care in Chicago. Abby has a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.