G r e a t L a k e s F i l m A s s o c i a t i o n' s
Bringing A World Of Stories To Our Shores.....
|
|
Betsy A. McLane, Ph.D
Advance tickets for Lake Trout available at Docksider Tavern 1015 State Street, Erie PA |
Betsy A. McLane, Ph.D is the co-author with Jack C. Elliis, of A NEW HISTORY OF DOCUMENTARY from Continuum Books. She is one of the most the most knowledgeable experts in the field of documentary. Betsy is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania. With a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California School of Cinema Television, she has taught documentary at the university level. As former Executive Director of the International Documentary Association she has perhaps seen as many documentaries as anyone in the field. Dr. McLane retains the title of Director Emerita of IDA. She was the founding Director of the InFact (formerly DOCtober) Film Festival. She has written extensively on documentaries, and was the publisher of International Documentary magazine. Prior to helming IDA, Dr. McLane was Vice President of Marketing and Promotion at Direct Cinema Limited, a specialized distribution company where she oversaw all aspects of acquisition, marketing, advertising and promotions. She has been a juror at the Sundance Film Festival, the Hawaii International Film Festival, the AFI Sony Video Awards, the IDA Awards and DocuDays of Beirut, Lebanon, and has made formal presentations at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and the It's All True Documentary Film Festival in Brazil, among others. Dr. McLane is honored to have served continuously on the Advisory Board of the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress since its founding. 
 2006 Film Fest |
 2005 Film Fest |
 2004 Film Fest |
 2003 Film Fest |
 2002 Film Fest |
© Great Lakes Film Fest