A film strategist/publicist and festival programmer, KATHLEEN McINNIS helps emerging world-cinema filmmakers merge their creative and business development from the global film festival circuit. She works to expand filmmaker networks, broaden and cultivate audience and raise profile for both the films and filmmakers at festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Toronto and Karlovy Vary.
For nearly 30 years, Kathleen has helped discover emerging filmmakers from around the globe at Seattle, Slamdance, Palm Springs Shorts, Aspen and Toronto Film Festivals. She is currently the Curator of SIFF’s New Works-In-Progress Forum.