The Montclair Film Festival (MFF) announced today the appointment of Tom Hall as Executive Director of MFF.
Hall will replace founding Executive Director Raphaela Neihausen and founding Artistic Director Thom Powers.
“As the Montclair Film Festival enters its fourth year, we have grown to the point where we are looking to expand into a year-round arts organization,”said Bob Feinberg, MFF’s Founder and Chairman of The Board Of Directors.
“We are excited to welcome Tom to Montclair and believe his experience and leadership will help MFF continue to deliver outstanding programs and events to our community,our sponsors and our partners in the film industry.”
Powers and Neihausen are stepping down to devote more time to their other endeavors, but will continue to support the festival in an advisory capacity.
“When Raphaela and I started at Montclair, it was meant to be a part-time job, but in three years the festival has seen tremendous growth and needs a year round leader,”Powers said. “We’ve long admired Tom Hall’s work from afar and look forward to experiencing his talents in Montclair.”
“Thom and I take tremendous pride in MFF,” said Neihausen. “We love our colleagues and this community. We look forward to continuing that relationship in new roles that better fit our other work commitments.”
Hall, who joins MFF from his position as Director of The Sarasota Film Festival, having served there since 2004, says, “I am honored to be joining the Montclair Film Festival.” He adds, “The team at MFF have built something special and I am excited to get to work with everyone involved. I very much look forward to getting to know this community and to helping the festival continue to grow and thrive.”
Previously, Hall held the positions of Director, Artistic Director and Director of Programming at the Sarasota Film Festival and Programming Director at Newport FILM. In addition, Hall was Programmer for The Nantucket Film Festival, as well as a former Director of New Media for Bravo and The Independent Film Channel. He has also worked as an event producer and Industry and Guest Services liaison at The Hamptons International Film Festival.
In January of 2010, Hall was named one of Spring Board Media’s 20 under 40 in Film. Hall resides in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and two sons.
Congratulations Tom. I’m sure you’ll do great things here in Montclair. Now, how about some Stooges?
(Wasn’t there another comment here?)
Yes there was, prof. It was evidently taken down.
When commenting on Baristanet about MFF, apparently it is permitted only to express the proper emotion, as Tom Wolfe would say.
Usually the Baristas, when they take down a comment, replace it with an explanation, such as “comment deleted” or “comment taken down at poster’s request” etc.
Not in this case.
Just to clarify, comment was not taken down at poster’s request.
I guess “who cares?” is a bit too incendiary.
Also, Baristanet apparently did not make any effort to contact the poster before or even after comment was taken down.
WTAF?
The poster had even gone so far as to refrain from remarking on the uncanny resemblance to George Costanza.
Who cares what the deleted comment said? I think this is great for the festival and the town. All the snarky comments aside, welcome to Montclair Mr. Hall. The rest of us are lovely people and we can’t wait for MFF 2015!
I’m curious as to how much the job will pay. (And also how come walleroo apparently knows so much about the offending (?) post and its poster.)
It’d also be nice to have some genuine hard data as to the Festival’s expenses, income, sponsorship monies, etc. Or is real reporting expecting too much of this site at any juncture?
The comment wasn’t that snarky and I happen to think Walleroo is a lovely person…but “who care’s?”
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