Since it's initial inception in 2006, I've seen Visions evolve from a 4 person, 1 semester, microcinema screening that took place at Cucalorus on a Wednesday afternoon (screening 10ish film to about 75 FST students and faculty at Jengo's), to a nighttime screening at Browncoat (screening 10ish films to about 125 FST students, faculty and friends drinking some beer) to a full fledged international film festival and conference (screening 2 conference blocks and 2 film blocks plus a video race and installation reception, to 400+ people, including the public, the uncw campus, visiting schools and 25 visiting filmmakers and scholars). Our budget went from zero...to $26K...in just the first 7 years. That's how fast it evolved.
This year, I want to work on figuring out what size is right for Visions. There is too small, but there is also too big. The articles this week will speak about a sense of community that I feel is extremely important to maintain. As your Director I want to make sure the learning experience, the networking experience and the career building experience is big enough to be life changing, while also staying manageable enough that you can truly get the most out it.
That means we're going to research, discuss and do some trial and error...which we've done every year...but we'll keep asking those hard questions. I'm super excited about it and encourage you to jump in with ideas any time they come to you!
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