Allanah Elster Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, United States

New York, United States

• Maintains detailed talent schedules for film festivals, press days, and award campaigns.
• Coordinates complex talent and team travel itineraries, including flight, hotel, dining, and transportation arrangements.
• Formats and circulates daily press breaks and reviews for NEON titles.
• Manages on-the-ground ticketing and guest list check-in for VIP guests at premieres, festivals such as Sundance and NYFF, press screenings, and industry parties.
• Compiles and internally distributes reviews/reactions for potential titles to be acquired by NEON during film festivals.
• Directly communicates with film critics to arrange coverage, interviews, and screenings.

New York, United States

• Writes critical film and television reviews based on personal knowledge, judgment and experience
• Interviews and profiles filmmakers
• Covers film premieres, red carpets, and screenings as accredited press (Including events such as SXSW, Sundance, and the New York Film Festival)
• Serves on the Diversity and Equity Committee to implement employee training strategies and ensure ethical reporting

New York, United States

• Wrote comprehensive coverage for screenplays, novels, and pilots
• Conducted and organized research for projects currently in development/production/post
• Updated company information grids and databases
• Provided support as needed for writers, producers, and directors
• Attended staff wide meetings
• Sourced new IP from short stories, articles, novels, and plays

New York, New York, United States

• Provided detailed coverage for multiple scripts a week that were being considered for sales or production; pitched considered material at staff-wide meetings (50+ attendees).
• Attended weekly meetings that chart the progress of internal projects.
• Built Google Slides sales pitch presentations
• Created and presented 2 semester long projects to the entire company detailing how to improve diversity within the company's content

Burbank, California, United States

• Film and Television Development Intern for Melissa Benoist's new production company that has an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television
• Reviewed pilots, screenplays, and literary submissions to create comprehensive coverage; organized this material in Airtable tracking grids
• Verbally pitched projects in staff meetings and evaluated if the company should acquire the content and which distributors might be best suited for the project

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

• Served as the Director of Photography for a short film produced by Vince Vaughn and written by a group of 11-16 year olds as part of a cutting edge, educational media program
• Coordinated with the production team, producers and director to pinpoint a creative vision, determine technical needs and craft a shooting schedule
• Demonstrated for a group of 6th-10th graders the role of a DP

Glenview, Illinois, United States

• Functioned as a district-wide content creator and social media manager
• Produced videos, wrote newsletters, coordinated events, and pitched campaigns
• Provided administrative support to senior team members during weekly staff meetings

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Selected to lead a team in developing a documentary about Generation Z focused on Chicago based young adults who are innovators in creative arts, information technology and advertising
• Conducted research and interviews throughout the city of Chicago
• Developed a full production plan and led the technical crew as well as on screen talent for daily shoots
• Presented the film at the Michigan Avenue Apple flagship store to the public, Apple Education, and LumaForge executives

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Film And Media Studies, 3.99 • Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Columbia Undergraduate Film Productions, Columbia Daily Spectator, Director of the Undergraduate Film Festival.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Cinema And Media Studies, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Thematic Options Honors Program, Presidential Merit Scholarship, Trojan Scholar Society, Prison Education.

High School Diploma, 4.8

Activities and Societies: Captain of the Speech Team, Writer and Director of Student Plays, Special Education Mentor, Technical Director.