Jon Gann

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Creative Director, Business Strategist, and Community Builder @ ReelPlan
washington, district of columbia, united states
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About Jon Gann

Jon Gann is a film producer and director, creating award-winning commercial, documentary and narrative films since 2000. His latest documentary, "Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color" about the often overlooked DC-based Black Woman artist, was created for a gallery retrospective which is traveling to museums around the country. The film in the midst of a wide film festival circuit, and had garnered numerous awards.Jon has been a force in the film festival world, having created, consulted with and fostered dozens of events around the globe. He is the Founder of DC Shorts, a non-profit organization championing short filmmaking, and the creator of the DC Shorts Film Festival, one of the country’s premier short film showcases. Jon is also a founding Board Member and former Executive Director of the Film Festival Alliance, the first organization to professionalize the festival space, and a recently finished 10-years as the senior Advisory Board member at George Mason University’s School of Film & Video Studies.His books are staples for filmmakers and events organizers alike. “Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work” examines how programmers and organizers curate, collect, watch and select films for their festivals, with frank insights reveal the inner-workings of an industry that is often misunderstood. His follow-up tome, “So You Wanna Start a Film Festival,” explores the trials and tribulations of starting a new event, with lessons from both for- and non-profit festivals.Jon has received the Television and Internet Video Association’s (TIVA) Community Partner Award, has been recognized by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities as an Artists’ Fellow. He has presented at over 120 universities, film organizations and film festivals worldwide, and has spoken at the International Film Festival Summit, Art House Convergence, and TEDxWDC. Jon has also created theatrical projects for the Capital Fringe Festival, and produced major live events for companies and organizations around the country.

Jon Gann's Current Company Details
ReelPlan

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Creative Director, Business Strategist, and Community Builder
washington, district of columbia, united states
Website:
reelplan.com
Employees:
2
Jon Gann Work Experience Details
  • Reelplan
    Chief Strategist
    Reelplan Sep 2008 - Present
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    Reel Plan helps film festivals and media organizations rethink their current plans in order to raise their events’ level of professionalism and integrity. Our consultants have many years of experience as award-winning filmmakers, festival judges, script analysts, directors of major film festivals, and successful media strategists. We have traveled the world attending film festivals, screening events and broadcast launches – and have picked the brains of many industry professionals to create a knowledge base which can now be used to your advantage.
  • Festnest
    Chief Operating Officer
    Festnest Jan 2020 - Present
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    FestNest is the first truly customized film review and selection platform that has been engineered from the ground up by people in your shoes — festival organizers with decades of combined knowledge and expertise.
  • Building Creative
    Creative Director
    Building Creative Sep 2016 - Present
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    Building Creative connects real estate developers and stakeholders with local artists to create and display unique, interactive, and robust installations in public areas. Past projects include an on-demand video system integrated into a large lobby, the creation of an artist-design miniature golf course to active a shopping center parking lot, and the design and installation of a landmark sculpture on the grounds of a historic property.
  • Film Festival Alliance
    Program Manager
    Film Festival Alliance Jan 2015 - Present
    Film Festival Alliance is the first and only non-profit networking organization that develops and fosters collaboration among mission-driven film festivals across North America. FFA offers resources to strengthen the film festival industry, and advocates for a sustainable and inclusive environment for film festivals and the people who run them. With a current membership of more than 150 organizations and individuals — representing a diverse array of size, geographic location and annual budget — FFA presents year-round organizational development and engagement opportunities around the country, offers valuable money-saving benefits and creates a collective community for festival professionals.
  • Cine
    Executive Director
    Cine Feb 2014 - Jun 2016
    Washington, Dc
    CINE honors and champions exceptional media content creators. Since 1957, CINE has built and celebrated a community of established and emerging lm, television and digital content creators through the prestigious Golden Eagle Awards, the CINE Connects alumni program, and other non-traditional educational opportunities.I was recruited and hired to evaluate this 58-year old organization's history from one of the world's top lm accolades to its recent tarnished reputation. From this information, I have developed a new 10-year plan to rebrand the organization, create a sustainable cash ow by rescheduling current programs throughout the year, develop a new alumni program to tap into new fundraising sources, and simplify the organizational structure and Board for quicker response times, and lower administrative costs.
  • Dc Shorts
    Founder, Festival Director
    Dc Shorts May 2003 - Mar 2016
    Washington D.C. Metro Area
    DC Shorts champions short filmmaking. Through a series of regularly scheduled educational programs, screening opportunities, sharing resources via online tools, partnering with lm, arts and business organizations, and our annual DC Shorts Film Festival, DC Shorts (formerly DC Film Alliance) provides opportunities for filmmakers of every skill level to explore and learn their craft — while entertaining and expanding the horizons of audience members.The DC Shorts Film Festival showcases the largest audience-driven collection of short films in the USA and has been named by MovieMaker Magazine us as “one of 20 festivals worth an entry fee” (three years in a row) and “one of the leading film festivals” in the country. We have also been voted by Washington City Paper readers as a top area festival!

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Film Final Cut Pro Social Media Event Management Music Film Production Blogging Graphic Design Multimedia Television Entertainment Film Festivals Post Production Video Festivals Video Production Marketing Editing Screenwriting Short Films Broadcast Creative Writing Pre Production Documentaries Event Planning Production Managment Social Media Marketing Scripting Public Speaking Social Networking Theatre Commercials Magazines Media Relations Acting Press Releases Feature Films Public Relations Projection Systems Digital Media New Media Hd Video Journalism Live Events Storytelling Photography Sponsorship Relations Volunteer Management

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