IFP Chicago—a non-profit that supports filmmakers and presents the annual Chicago Underground Film Festiva—now has Gregory Collins as its newest executive director, according to ReelChicago.com.
Collins entered the film industry as executive administrator of the Austin Film Society in 2002; he has since been involved in film production, higher education and nonprofit management. Since moving to Chicago, Collins has worked with Kartemquin Films, Facets and the University of Chicago.
The cosmopolitan Collins was born and raised in Kenya, and has lived in Brazil, Malawi and a dozen U.S. cities; he currently resides in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
See IFPChicago.org.
The ReelChicago.com article is at reelchicago.com/article/ifp-chicago-announces-new-executive-director-gregory-collins/.