1. MICHAEL DONNELLY
MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION
Periodic or General Related Organizational and Advisor Activities:
Guest Lecturer
Venues Include: MOMA; LACMA; Pacific Film Archives; Walker Art Center; National Gallery of Art; Alice Tully Hall; the New York Film Festival;
AMPAS; Los Angeles Independent Film Festival; San Francisco International Film Festival; ARTS Lab; UNM Albuquerque; UCLA Extension
and Center for Contemporary Art among them.
Telluride Film Festival
Participated and or/presented on eight occasions: “This country’s most prominent promoter of Mexican classic film.” The Pearl, Emilio
Fernández – 1985 Medallion Award Winner; Frida: Naturaleza Viva, Paul Leduc – 1985; Aventurera, Albert Gout – 1995; Nada más que una
mujer, Harry Lachman – 1999; Who the Hell is Juliette?, Carlos Marcovich – 2002; The Lost City, Andy Garcia – 2005.
Member Emeritus, Executive Board of Directors:
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival – 2001-2007
Member, Funding Committee:
Latino Public Broadcasting, CPB – 2 years
Founding Member and Advisory Board: IFA – Irish Film America
Programmer and Artistic Director:
Puerto Vallarta Film Festival of the Americas – 2003 & 2004
Finalist Jury and Selection Committee:
Sundance Institute NHK Screenwriter Program Latin America, – 3 years.
Advisory Member:
Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Executive Board Member –
New Mexico Post Alliance – Current from 2011
Direct Programming & Strategies, Selected Presentations, Premieres & Showcase
2014-2016
MARKET STRATEGY, DISTRIBUTION & RELEASE “Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary”
Feature Documentary
2013 - 2014
FILM PROGRAM ADVISOR & GUEST PRESENTER Major Career Retrospective Sept 20013-Feb 2014
Gabriel Figueroa, “Under Mexican Skies” Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Britt Salvesen –, LACMA Curator of Photography
Bernardo Rondeau – Programmer, The Bing Theater
2013
FILM PROGRAM, WRITER, ADVISOR & CURATION “Tribute to Gabriel Figueroa”
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Hosted by Gregory Nava.
2011
GUEST PRESENTER “Maria Candelaria” - Santa Fe Center for Contemporary Art
Jason Silverman - Programmer

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2004
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMER Puerto Vallarta Film Festival of the Americas
U.S. & Latino Independent and Environmental Films
2003
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMER Puerto Vallarta Film Tribute to John Huston
1995
May SENSUALIDAD Alberto Gout
May VICTIMS OF SIN Emilio Fernández
1994
Aug AVENTURERA Alberto Gout
Top 10 Film of the Year, J. Hoberman, Village Voice
1993
Oct. CLASSIC MEXICAN CINEMA UCLA and National Tour (25 films)
Mar THE GIRL IN THE WATERMELON Sergio Castilla
Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Competition
Jan BENJAMIN'S WOMAN Carlos Carerra
Jan BEGINNING AND THE END Arturo Ripstein
1992
Oct CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN FILM SURVEY UCLA and National Tour (24 films)
Aug THE PANAMA DECEPTION Barbara Trent
Academy Award - Best Documentary
1991
Nov CHICANOS '90 / MEXICANOS '91 Film Festival (6 films)
Oct MEXICAN FILM & THE LITERARY TRADITION UCLA and National Tour (29 films)
May WOMAN OF THE PORT Arturo Ripstein
Cannes, Un Certain Regard; New York Film Festival
1990
Oct ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (reissue) Luchino Visconti
Sep ARTURO RIPSTEIN & JAIME H. HERMOSILLO UCLA (21 films) and National Tour
Sep CHINA MY SORROW Dai Se Ji
Apr NOTEBOOK ON CITIES & CLOTHES (doc) Wim Wenders
Jan ANTONIONNI'S RED DESERT (reissue) Michelangelo Antonioni
1989
Dec WHITE LIES Arturo Ripstein
Fall COVERUP: BEHIND THE IRAN CONTRA AFFAIR Barbara Trent
Oct JAIME HUMERTO & ARTURO RIPSTEIN SERIES UCLA (21 films) Los Angeles
Aug THE TROUBLE WITH DICK - Gary Walkow
Audience Award Best Film Sundance Film Festival
Sum VAMPIRE'S KISS Robert Bierman
SHAG Zelda Barron
Spr CRIMINAL LAW Martin Campbell
MIRACLE MILE Steve De Jarnatt
1988
Sum THE REALM OF FORTUNE Arturo Ripstein
Top Ten Film of the Year, John Powers, L.A. Weekly
1987
Fall FRIDA Paul Leduc
Fall LOVE AROUND THE CORNER Alberto Cortés
Apr PEDRO PARAMO Carlos Velo
Apr MATINEE Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Top Ten Film of the Year, Elliot Stein, Village Voice
Mar THE PLACE WITHOUT LIMITS Arturo Ripstein

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1985
Dec MACARIO (reissue) Roberto Gavaldon
Nov HIDDEN PLEASURES Eloy de la Iglesia
Jul IMAGINE THE SOUND (documentary) Ron Mann
Jun THE PEARL (reissue) Emilio Fernandez
Spr MEXICAN FILM SERIES National Release (8 films toured)
1983 - 87
AZTECA FILMS - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLASSICS DIVISION
Responsible for the operations, selection, acquisition, preparation, advertising and market development, as well as
the theatrical distribution of a collection of 100 Mexican classic feature films destined for U.S. and international film
festivals, theatrical art houses, and non-theatrical venues such as schools and libraries.
1983
Sep POETRY IN MOTION (documentary) Ron Mann
Apr IN THE KING OF PRUSSIA Emile de Antonio
1982
Dec FIRE ON THE WATER (documentary) Robert Hillman
1980 FILM PROGRAMMER – FOX VENICE THEATER
Oct GERMAN NEW WAVE FILM TOUR (16 films)
1979 FILM PROGRAMMER – FOX VENICE THEATER
Nov NAPOLEON ET LA REVOLUTION Abel Gance
Oct THE DISAPPEARED Sergio Castilla
Oct CHARLIE CHAPLIN RETROSPECTIVE (8 films)
Oct BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI RETROSPECTIVE Bernardo Bertolucci
Oct FIFTY YEARS OF JAPANESE CINEMA (10 week series)
Oct THE SURVIVORS Tomás Gutierrez Alea
Sep ALAIN TANNER RETROSPECTIVE Alain Tanner
Aug MURDER, MAYHEM AND MYSTERY (10 week series)
Aug FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA RETROSPECTIVE (8 films)
Jul THE FORBIDDEN ZONE Richard Elfman
Jul DOLPHIN Michael Wiese
Jul I AM MY FILMS: WERNER HERZOG Werner Herzog
Mar THE HOLY MOUNTAIN Alejandro Jodorowski
Feb RACE: THE SPIRIT OF FRANCO Gonzalo Herralde
Jan THE SHORT FILMS OF WERNER HERZOG Werner Herzog
Jan FOCUS ON USC Student Film series
1978 FILM PROGRAMMER – FOX VENICE THEATER
Dec THE CELLULOID CLOSET Vito Russo
Nov TORREBELLA Tomas Harlan
Nov STRONGMAN FERDNAND Alexander Kluge
Nov YESTERDAY GIRL Alexander Kluge
Nov WIM WENDERS FILM RETROSPECTIVE (5 films)
Nov STUDENT FILMS FROM CAL ARTS Student Film series
Oct ALWAYS FOR PLEASURE Les Blank
Oct THE FILMS OF JAN NEMEC Jan Nemec
Oct EDUARDO: THE HEALER Richard Cowen
Oct LA SEMAINE DE CAHIERS DU CINEMA (1 week series)
Oct THE LAST SUPPER Tomas Gutierrez Alea
Aug THE CELLULOID CLOSET Vito Russo
Aug RUSS MEYER FILMS (mini retrospective)
Jul RUSSIAN CONTEMPORARY FILM SERIES (7 films)
Jun THE PERFUMED NIGHTMARE Kitlak Tahimak
Jun SHIRLEY CLARKE RETROSPECTIVE Shirley Clarke
Jun FILMS OF NIKITA MIKHAILKOV KONCHALOVSKY (4 films)

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Jun THE AMERICAN FILM THEATER (15 films)
Jun LES BLANK MARATHON Les Blank
May CHUQUIAGO Jorge Sanjines
May ROBERT DOWNEY RETROSPECTIVE (complete)
May TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN HOLISTIC HEALTH Robert Cowin
May UCLA SELECTED FILMS AND VIDEOS Student Film series
Apr THE GRATEFUL DEAD FILM Jerry Garcia and Leon Gast
Apr PAUL JACOBS AND THE NUCLEAR GANG Saul Landau
Apr THE DEAD CAN'T BE SILENT
Apr THE C.S. BLUES (The Rolling Stones) Robert Frank
Feb ROGER CORMAN TRIBUTE (15 films)
Jan THE BATTLE OF CHILE Patricio Guzman
1977 FILM PROGRAMMER – FOX VENICE THEATER
Dec KINGS OF THE ROAD Wim Wenders
Dec ALICE IN THE CITY Wim Wenders
Nov SATAN'S BREW Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Sep SLAP SHOT -- Special Preview George Roy Hill
Sep NATIVE AMERICAN FILMS PART II
Aug NATIVE AMERICAN FILMS PART I
Aug FRATERNITY ROW -- Special Preview Thomas J. Tobin
Aug VANISHING POINT -- Special Revival Richard C. Sarafian
Jul DELPHINE SYRIG AND SAMY FREY FILMS (10 films)
Jul THE AMERICAN MAVERICK SERIES (17 films)
Jun ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Jim Sharman - First U.S. Sneak
Jun ROBERT DOWNEY RETROSPECTIVE Robert Downey
Jun THE ALL-AMERICAN BOY Charles Eastman
Jan BEWARE OF THE HOLY WHORE Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jan FOX AND HIS FRIENDS Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jan FROM VICTORY TO VICTORY China Film Series
Jan LEGACY Karen Arthur
1976 FILM PROGRAMMER – FOX VENICE THEATER
Dec GARBAGE SALE Bruce and Norman Yonemoto
Nov A BIGGER SPLASH David Hockney
Nov THE SUDDEN WEALTH OF
THE POOR PEOPLE OF KOMBACH Volker Schlondorff
Sep TRACKS Henry Jaglom
Sep JAPANESE FILM SERIES (Zatoichi Series)
Aug EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL Werner Herzog
Aug THE AMERICAN SOLDIER Rainer Werner Fassbinder
May UNDERGROUND Emile de Antonio
May EARLY ANIMATION SERIES PARTS I & II
Apr ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Apr THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Apr THE EARTH IS A SINFUL SONG Rauni Mollberg
1977 FILM PROGRAMMER – FOX VENICE THEATER
Dec ARABESQUE & YIN SHIN Michael and John Whitney
Dec CAL ARTS FILM CO-OP Student Film series
1975 FILM PROGRAMMER – FOX VENICE THEATER
Sep L.A. CINEMATHEQUE Seres of experimental films
May BEATLE FILMS (3 year ongoing series of rare live footage)
1974 FILM PROGRAMMER – FOX VENICE THEATER
Dec DEEP SHORTS (Cal Arts Films) Student Film series
Sep LE GRANDE BOUFFE Marco Ferreri