Jon Gann Email & Phone Number

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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!

Education record

Taking a break from my graphic design agency, I decided to learn the craft of filmmaking in an intensive, three-month program geared.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Bs Business Administration, Marketing