Rachel Rosen, who for the past 8 years has Director of Programming at the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced today that she was leaving LAFF and Film Independent to rejoin the San Francisco Film Society, where she had worked prior to coming to Los Angeles. She will serve as Director of Programming for the Film Society, which oversees the city's long-running film festival as well as other events.
indieWIRE's Brian Brooks has the story this morning:
“My inclination would be never go back to a job that you left, that
seems like a good rule of thumb,” Rosen admitted, but added, “It’s a
completely new job.” She acknowledged that she is making the move at a
time of tremendous change, for organizations, festivals and the cinema.
“I’ve been watching what Graham’s been doing, it’s interesting and
exciting. I think the changes have been really dramatic and
impressive.” The enagaged San Francisco audience, which has shown
ongoing support for international and independent cinema locally, was
also a factor in her decision, she added.
Rosen is the second high profile departure from LAFF in the past 10 months. Rich Raddon, the former festival director, resigned in November 2008 after controversy arose over his contributions to an anti-gay marriage group. Rebecca Yeldham joined LAFF as Raddon's successor in March.
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