Slamdance
Tetra Balestri possesses extensive experience in the film industry, particularly in script reading and film relations. Since 2012, Tetra has worked with Slamdance as a Script Reader & Coverage, reviewing over 300 scripts annually and providing professional feedback. Tetra also participated in selecting finalists and prize winners for the festival. Prior roles include serving as Film Relations Coordinator for the Bentonville Film Festival, coordinating Q&A sessions, and managing audience award ballots. Tetra's background includes writing for the UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability, fundraising as Development Director at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Foundation, and various positions in literary and administrative support. Tetra holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Cognitive Science from UCLA, enhancing a multifaceted skill set that spans film, writing, and organizational development.
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.