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 Staff
Gabriel Wardell
President/CEO
Gabriel Wardell has worked for festivals and non-profits for over a decade, programming for the AFI Silver Theatre and numerous festivals from Maryland to California, producing the inaugural edition of SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival and hosting Cinema Sundays at the Charles in Baltimore for seven years. With a B.A. in Film from Bard College, where he matriculated after graduating from Phillips Academy Andover, he has written film criticism, a sports column, and freelance articles in publications such as Film Threat, The Baltimore Sun, The Jewish Times and City Paper. He also writes an indieWIRE Blog, called “Gabe’s Declaration of Principles.” Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Gabe developed an interest in independent film at an early age—his mother can even be seen in John Waters’ Female Trouble, having her monster beehive hair-do teased silly by Dribbles.
Dan Krovich
Festival Director
Dan Krovich spent his academic career in science, receiving a B.S. in chemistry from the College of William and Mary and a Ph.D. in pharmacology and molecular sciences from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His passion for film led him to pursue a career in that arena leading to the position of programming administrator at The Maryland Film Festival where he served for six years. During his time there, he also worked on several film productions including SWIMMERS and SYRIANA. Additionally, he has served as a reader for the Maryland Filmmaker's Fellowship in conjunction with the Sundance Institute, been on the programming committee for the underground film festival MicroCineFest, and participated in the Maryland Humanities Council's Youth Film Jam.
Elizabeth Hamilton
Education Program Director
Elizabeth Hamilton has joined IMAGE Film & Video Center as the new Education Program Director, replacing Mark Smith. Hamilton has lived in Georgia since 1990 and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia. For the last 7 years, she has worked as a Freelance Production Coordinator for both television commercials and video. During this time, she has also gained experience handling assistant direction and location scouting duties for independent and feature films. Elizabeth hopes her film industry background will help bridge the gap between budding independent filmmakers and more seasoned leaders in the film and video industry. As Education Program Director, Hamilton will spearhead programming of filmmaker workshops, monthly networking salons and monthly screenings. As part of her role at IMAGE, she will bring influential film industry professionals from throughout the United States to participate in the Atlanta Film Festival panel discussions. The annual Atlanta Film Festival is scheduled to take place in June 2006.
Holly White
Operations Manager
Holly White is a BFA graduate of Atlanta College of Art and
an MFA graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
with concentrations in photography and video. She has taught
photography at MICA, Maryland College of Art, and currently
is an instructor for the Community Education program at Atlanta
College of Art. While attending MICA, she directed and edited
a documentary short for Baltimore Youth Television and co-founded
the 1st Annual Reservoir Hill Community Film Festival. Her
work has been widely exhibited throughout Maryland, Washington
D.C., Philadelphia, and Atlanta, garnering media recognition
in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, and The Gaithersburg
Gazette.
Lorna Wilson
Programming Associate
Lorna originally hails from Michigan. She received her Bachelors
of Business Administration Degree from Howard University and
went on to get her Master of Arts Degree in Film/Video Production
from the University of Michigan. Lorna spent four years coordinating
the Night of the Black Independents Film Festival and also
served on the board of Women in Film Atlanta from 1998 - 2001.
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