EXCLUSIVE: Jaclyn Philpott is leaving her position as Govt Director of the Affiliation Of Movie Commissioners Worldwide. She was named as chief of the trade org in late 2022. She’ll vacate the place at end-April.
The LA-based AFCI’s seek for a substitute is underway. The job spec outlines the position and particulars duties together with being the AFCI’s main spokesperson and fundraiser and overseeing employees operations. The Exec Director studies to the Board, and the Chair is their instant supervisor.
The AFCI is a membership community of movie commissions, which marks its fiftieth anniversary this yr. Marnie Gee of the British Colombia Movie Fee was elected AFCI Chair final yr for a two-year time period.
The org hosts numerous conferences and networking occasions on the massive worldwide movie markets. It has organized a International Movie Fee Community Summit, which might be held in the course of the Cannes Movie Pageant, throughout the Marché du Movie. Its annual Cineposium might be held in Cincinnati this yr, working 15-18 September.
Philpott confirmed the information of her departure. “I’ve valued my time with AFCI, the place over the previous two years I’ve achieved essential milestones, strengthened the group’s basis, and superior the strategic plan developed in 2023; I’ve now determined to pursue new skilled alternatives however stay dedicated to supporting AFCI’s continued progress,” she advised Deadline in an electronic mail change.
Highlighting accomplishments throughout her stint working the AFCI, Philpot has cited achievements together with a 27% uptick in membership and a rise in revenues, in addition to securing funding for a digital transformation initiative.
