Gabbi DiNobile \u2718 builds film festival experience into her PR career path

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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWUFeatured News Story The Week at Roger5-16-2018Producing a Career in Film FestivalsJustin WilderRoger Williams UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_newsPart of the Higher Education CommonsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Week at Roger at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in FeaturedNews Story by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationWilder, Justin, "Producing a Career in Film Festivals" (2018). Featured News Story. 58.https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_news/585/17/2018 Producing a Career in Film Festivals | Roger Williams Universityhttps://www.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/producing-career-film-festivals 1/3 News ArchiveProducing a Career in Film FestivalsGabbi DiNobile '18 builds  lm festival experience into her PR career pathMay 16, 2018 Justin WilderBRISTOL, R.I. - “How do you feel about Nova Scotia?” It’s not how most jobs start, but with a chance to travel to theHalifax Independent Filmmakers Festival (HIFF) and represent Rhode Island, senior Gabbi DiNobile couldn’t say no.DiNobile's participation at HIFF will begin her role as the Public Relations & Programming Coordinator with theRhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), a staple in the Rhode Island  lm community for curating top local,national and international selections for screening in their annual festival. She'll speak on panels, meet with lmmakers to talk from the perspective of a festival producer and give them advice on submitting for selection.It’s an opportunity that connects her public relations major with her  lm minor, while also allowing for greatnetworking. “The conversations you can have with people from all over the world are the conversations that neverend, because there are so many things to talk about and compare,” says DiNobile.This isn’t her  rst foray into the festival world. As part of RWU’s “Curation and Film Festival Production” course,DiNobile and classmates worked with Professor George T. Marshall to produce their own festival on campus, theannual Roving Eye International Film Festival. Having just completed its 13th year, Roving Eye gives students theopportunity to organize, produce and promote a festival themselves. “It was great to see the event planning and thepromotion sides at the same time,” while also selecting  lms and building the schedule for a festival, says DiNobile.“The class taught me the technique to go through a  lm and see if it has potential or not to be featured in the festival,”a perspective she hopes to bring to HIFF. “We would watch 10 or more  lms a week, learning tips on reviewing  lmsand programming festival blocks more quickly. Over time, our comments became more insightful and critical.”Professor Marshall serves as the Executive Director of RIIFF, the largest  lm festival in New England that is also aquali er for three Oscar categories, the British Academy of Television and Fine Arts and the Canadian Screen Awards,drawing in considerable talent from international submissions. The  lms that aren’t selected for the festival are thenscreened by students as the contenders in the following year’s curation for Roving Eye, providing a wide breadth ofcinematic skill and cultural perspectives for them to review. The class also prepares them to apply for a hands-oninternship with RIIFF, which is how DiNobile has been able to gain experience in a variety of roles while still in school.5/17/2018 Producing a Career in Film Festivals | Roger Williams Universityhttps://www.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/producing-career-film-festivals 2/3“That’s the nice thing about being with RIIFF is that there is a certain sense of  uidity between the roles,” DiNobilesaid. “One day I could be more focused on programming, reviewing submissions before a deadline. The next day Imight focus more on scheduling the  lms and the production of the upcoming events.”When she comes home from Halifax, DiNobile will shi  roles and focus on this year's RIIFF. Over the summer, she'llmanage a team of interns from RWU and throughout the state as they put on one of the biggest shows in the smalleststate.ACADEMICS FEINSTEIN SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, ART AND EDUCATIONShare This: REQUEST INFO VISIT CAMPUS APPLY MAKE A GIFTMap & DirectionsContact UsDirectoryNewsEventsAthleticsrwu.eduUndergraduate SiteGraduate SiteSchool of LawSchool of Continuing Studies    © 2018 Roger Williams University. All rights reserved.GMAIL AT RWU BRIDGES MY RWU IT HELP SITE POLICIES WORK AT RWUOne Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 028091-800-458-71445/17/2018 Producing a Career in Film Festivals | Roger Williams Universityhttps://www.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/producing-career-film-festivals 3/3

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