Greenwich International Film Festival Names New Executive Director

Veteran film festival director and producer Colin Stanfield has been named Executive Director of the Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF).

GIFF officials announced Stanfield’s appointment, that’s effective immediately, on Wednesday.

Stanfield, a veteran non-profit cultural professional known for balancing the creative process of programming and curating with the challenge of producing a public program and live events, will begin his new position effective immediately. Most recently, he served as the Festival Producer for the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s New York Film Festival. Previously, Stanfield served as Managing Director of the San Francisco Film Society and Executive Director of the Nantucket Film Festival.

“I am honored to be joining an organization that I very much admire,” Stanfield said in a statement. “I am truly inspired by the work the Greenwich International Film Festival has done, the merging of films, finance and philanthropy is inspiring and I am excited to be on board.”

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The Greenwich International Film Festival is a non-profit organization that celebrates the visual arts in Greenwich, with an annual film festival in June and supporting events throughout the year. The 2016 festival will be held from June 9 to June 12.

The festival was founded to bridge the worlds of film, finance and philanthropy. Additionally, GIFF harnesses the power of film to serve the greater good by supporting an important cause each year.

“Following a successful first year, the Greenwich International Film Festival is excited to continue its year-round arts program,” according to GIFF Board Chair Wendy Stapleton Reyes. “We are eager to welcome Colin to Greenwich and feel having him on board is a natural progression for broadening the festival’s reach.”

The Greenwich International Film Festival is accepting submissions for the 2016 festival on Film Freeway and Withoutabox. In honor of Stanfield’s appointment, GIFF has extended its regular submission deadline of Jan. 1 to Jan. 31. By using the codeCOLINGIFF2016 during submission, filmmakers will receive a $10 discount.

For more information on submissions, click HERE.

Contibuted photo: Colin Stanfield.