Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Sundance Short FIlm Programmer Roberta Munroe

Roberta Marie Munroe is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, international short film festival programmer, consultant and now published author. Her book *How Not To Make A Short Film: Secrets From A Sundance Programmer *(Hyperion Books, January 2009) is a provocative and practical insider's guide to making a great short film described as the “bible” for short filmmakers. Roberta packed this “bible” with insider tips gleaned from 5 years programming short films at Sundance, interviewing successful short filmmakers worldwide and sharing the horrors and the brilliance of her own award winning short filmmaking career. From 2001-2006 Roberta Munroe programmed short films at The Sundance FilmFestival. During her tenure at Sundance, The Sundance Online Film Festival (2003-2006) was acknowledged with several highly acclaimed Webby Awards. After five very successful years at Sundance, Roberta served as their founding Artistic Director launching The Blackhouse Foundation, a live venue at Sundance, that supported African American filmmakers. For the last four years, Roberta has guided short form filmmakers, from script to screen to distribution, at her Los Angeles based independent filmmaker company, Roberta Munroe Film Consulting Los Angeles With over fifteen years experience of experience at international film festivals and after viewing over 15,000 short films during her career, Ms. Munroe is considered the go-to expert in the world of short form filmmaking. She is a sought after speaker and educator. Roberta's directorial debut Dani and Alice (a Fox Searchlight Directors Lab project) has played at over 120 festivals globally and was the recipient of the PlanetOut Best Drama Award 2006. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes' Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.