Slamdance
Irene Jiang is an experienced professional currently serving as Instructional Support Staff at Study Smart Tutors, focusing on helping students in under-resourced schools achieve grade-level competencies in math and English Language Arts. In addition, Irene has held diverse roles including Tour Guide/Bourbon Steward at Kings County Distillery, Script Reader at Slamdance, and Content Strategist at IntraEdge for Meta. Previous experience includes positions as a Reporter, Junior Reporter, and Visual Features Fellow at Business Insider, as well as an Editorial Intern at Roads & Kingdoms. Irene's notable academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio/TV/Film and Middle East and North African Studies from Northwestern University, complemented by a period as a U.S. Student Grantee in Creative Arts through the Fulbright Program.
Slamdance
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The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn and Peter Baxter and has since become a year-round organization championing emerging filmmaking talent and their new work. Programmed by filmmakers for filmmakers, Slamdance adamantly supports self-governance amongst independents, and exists to deliver what filmmakers go to festivals for – a chance to show their work and a launching point for their careers. Slamdance has earned a solid reputation for premiering films by first-time writers and directors working within the creative confines of limited budgets. Festival discoveries have included directors such as Christopher Nolan (Memento), Marc Forster (Monster's Ball) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). Slamdance also attracts world renowned alumni including Larry Clark and Steven Soderbergh.