Greta Hagan-Richardson

Greta Hagen-Richardson joins Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival: starts 30th Anniversary preparations by adding new Director of Programming and Executive Director

By John Wildman 5 years ago

Gerber commented, “We could not be more delighted to add Greta to our team. She has quickly made a mark through her work at a number of prominent film festivals with a reputation for unearthing new voices and championing inclusion. We look forward to her bringing that curatorial vision to Hot Springs. Despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic last year, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival continued growing in reach, impact, and innovation.

Melanie Addington and the Oxford Film Festival: Regional Film Fests killing it (versus being killed) during the year of COVID

By John Wildman 5 years ago

What I learned from the lack of sleep and being available non-stop is that next year I will make sure there is more help. One major shift for us is Donna Kosloskie is now Head of Programming and we have added Greta Hagen-Richardson as our new Narrative Feature programmer and her main focus is on finding diverse voices. Our board is also looking at how to restructure in the future to not just rely on me to handle all things but to actually have some more staff roles and to grow the festival in a healthy way. It has been a great year to open some eyes on what it takes to run a successful festival.