Posted November 28, 2017
Jacob Burns Film Center Elects Three New Members to The Board of Directors
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announced that three new members have been elected to the Board of Directors: Richard Abramowitz of Armonk, Virginia Gold of Bedford Hills, and Dorian Goldman of Chappaqua. Each will serve a three year term. In addition, The Jonathan Demme Changemaker Board Seat has been established and filmmaker Noah Hutton, a Brooklyn resident, will be the first young filmmaker to fill this seat.
The Jonathan Demme Changemaker Board Seat was created to honor Demme’s commitment to the JBFC, his nine years of board service, and his unwavering championing of emerging and overlooked filmmaker voices. The purpose of this seat is to maintain and nurture a vibrant vision of youthfulness, diversity, creativity, community engagement, and social justice to the board, the JBFC staff, and the community. The seat is for a limited term of two years.
“I am blown away, delighted, and humbled to be the first person selected to serve in this seat,” Hutton said. “Jonathan had such a profound influence on me as a filmmaker; it is an honor to be given the opportunity to follow through on his visions and to also give back to the JBFC.”
