HCAS celebrates and illuminates the vitality and diversity of the City of Houston by presenting a festival of innovative cinema, mixed-media performances, new media, and installations, and to promote Houston’s economic development, enrich the film and arts environment, and foster cross-cultural understanding. Developed as an initiative of Houston Mayor Bill White in 2007, the Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) was shaped by a task force composed of leaders from Houston film and arts organizations under the guidance of board chair Franci Crane. The 2009 Festival celebrated and illuminated the vitality and diversity of the City of Houston by presenting a festival which showcased the international city Houston is. In total over 6000 people attended 34 events and screenings.
Board
HONORARY BOARD
Bill White
Stockard Channing
Alex Gibney
Steve Harrigan |
Joanne King Herring
Judith Ivey
Richard Linklater
Lois Stark |
Larry Wright
Lynn Wyatt |
BOARD
Franci Crane
Sharon Adams
Tom Estus
Jamal Daniel
James V. Derrick, Jr.
Delicia Harvey
Andrew Huang |
Fredericka Hunter
Toby Kamps
Mary M. Lampe
Marian Luntz
Jolene McMaster
Vance Muse |
Beverly Pastorini Olson
George Smalley
Mimi Swartz
Mark Wawro
Michael Zilkha |
ADVISORY BOARD
Margarita De la Vega-Hurtado
Charles Dove
Karen Farber
Rick Ferguson
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Andrea Grover
Kent Kubena
Patrick Kwiatkowski
Maureen McNamara |
Gary Meyer
Cynthia Neely
Franklin Sirmans |
Staff
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Richard Herskowitz
Artistic Director
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Maureen Herzog
Operations Manager |
2010 Festival Staff
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Graham Gaskill
Operations Coordinator |
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Chris Ramirez
Technical Director |
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Vassily Fedyaev
Box Office Manager |
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Geneva Li
Special Events and Outreach Coordinator |
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Nicole Dallas
Hospitality and Transportation Coordinator, |
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Dani Leurs
Assistant to Executive Director |
