Rajendra Roy of the Museum of Modern Art to Deliver Keynote Presentation at International Film Festival Summit

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 25, 2009 -- The International Film Festival Summit (www.filmfestivalsummit.com) announced today that Rajendra Roy, The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, will deliver the opening keynote presentation for Day Two of the 6th annual International Film Festival Summit December 7th, 2009 at 10:00am

The keynote entitled: "Making Choices: The Beating Heart of Cinema", will discuss both the challenges and thrills in making informed choices in the film festival industry. Mr. Roy will focus on how festival programmers must entice the viewing public and patrons of cinema away from the familiar and safe spaces of the multiplex with the promise of discovery and risk. The presentation will also focus on how festivals may prove to be the catalyst for the ongoing survival of the theatrical cinematic experience, and could bring audiences together to experience something unique.

Rajendra Roy joined the Department of Film at the Museum of Modern Art as Chief Curator in July 2007. He began his work in independent film programming in 1992 as an undergrad at the University of California, San Diego. He has also worked for the Hamptons International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Guggenheim Museum, and the Mix Festival.

Mr. Roy has served on many boards and juries, including the Student Academy Awards, Gotham Awards, and NYSCA, and has organized numerous touring film programs. He has also contributed to such publications as Turbulences Video, indieWIRE, Moving Pictures, and Empire magazine.

The 2009 IFFS will feature the top industry leaders and directors attending including: SXSW, IFC, Cinetic Media, Aspen Film, San Francisco Film Society, Film Finders, New York Film Festival, HotDocs, Dallas International Film Festival, Enigma Research, Thompson On Hollywood, European Independent Film Festival, IEG, The Method Fest, Big Island Film Festival, The Woods Hole Film Feistval, Rochester High Falls Int'l Film Festival, Hollywood Black Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Foundation, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Film Threat, Phoenix Film Foundation, Atlanta Film Festival, Palm Springs Int'l Film Society, Miami International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Silverdocs Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, and many many more.

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About International Film Festival Summit (IFFS):

The International Film Festival Summit (IFFS) is the largest international organization representing the film festival industry. The IFFS mission is to promote and strengthen the global film festival industry through education, networking, dissemination of information, and the cultivation of high standards for the industry. The IFFS was founded in 2002 and provides the only annual conference & symposium for film festival professionals and entertainment executives to network, learn from one another, establish partnerships, and understand the latest trends in festivals and independent film. www.filmfestivalsummit.com.

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