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Eddie Cockrell
Resume
Current and Recent Projects:
| 1998 -- Present |
Variety
(Los Angeles, CA)
- Film Critic, Toronto (1998) and Berlin (1999) film festivals
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| 1998 -- Present |
Hamptons
International Film Festival (East Hampton, NY)
- Catalogue writer, annual international film event
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| 1997 -- Present |
Sydney
Film Festival (Sydney, Australia)
- Catalogue Writer, annual international film event
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| 1996 -- Present |
Nitrate
Online (http://www.nitrateonline.com)
- Contributing Editor, Film Critic, online movie entertainment magazine
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| 1997 -- Present |
The Smithsonian Associates
(Washington, DC)
- Writer/Presenter, "Understanding the Art of Film," "Comedy Today,"
others
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| 1996 -- Present |
The
Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema (Philadelphia, PA)
- Catalogue Writer, annual international film event
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| 1994 -- Present |
Key & Biograph Theaters
(Washington, DC), Charles Theater (Baltimore, MD)
- Guest Presenter, Sunday sneak preview film programs
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| 1992 -- Present |
The Americas Film Festival Foundation
(Washington DC)
- Executive Director, annual festival of Spanish, Portuguese film & video
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| 1988 -- Present |
Filmfest
DC: The Washington, DC International Film Festival (Washington, DC)
- Senior Catalogue Editor, Programmer, Presenter/Moderator, annual festival
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| 1994 -- 1995 |
Fox Morning News, Fox News at Noon
(Washington, DC)
- Film Critic, new releases, industry news, local repertory offerings
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| 1994 |
Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center
(Washington, DC)
- Programmer, "Films from the Americas" festival, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel
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| 1990 -- 1993 |
Adjunct Faculty, The American University (Washington, DC)
- Creator/Teacher, History of Motion Pictures, The Crime Thriller
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Employment History:
1977 -- 1982,
1986 -- 1992 |
Associate Director, Film Programming, The American Film Institute
National Exhibition Programs (The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC)
- Researched, Programmed, Annotated film series for national repertory
cinema
- Developed special programs and national touring packages of specialty
films
- Moderated on-stage discussions with guest filmmakers (app. 125 per year)
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| 1990 -- 1992 |
The American Film Institute National Video
Festival (Los Angeles, CA)
- Curated Western European sidebar
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| 1987 -- 1996 |
AFI
L.A. FilmFest: The AFI Los Angeles Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA)
- Consulted on programming, contributed film notes to catalogue
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| 1979 -- Present |
Film Consultant and Critic
(Washington, DC area)
- Lectured at offices, embassies, schools; Contributed to Unicorn Times, City •
Paper, The Washington Times; Grant
Panelist NEA, CIES (Fulbright Awards)
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| 1979 -- 1989 |
Writer/Host, "Insights on
Film," WGMS Radio (Rockville, MD)
- Reviewed first-run films, movie news in weekly afternoon drivetime feature
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| 1982 -- 1989 |
Film Specialist, United States Information
Agency Exhibits Service (Washington, DC)
- Created, Updated, Traveled with touring exhibit "Filmmaking in America"
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| 1984 -- 1985 |
Columnist, "Film Talk," The Washington Post (Washington,
DC)
- Reported on local, world film news in Friday Weekend section
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| 1983 -- 1984 |
Film Critic, The Washington Tribune
(Washington, DC)
- Reviewed, Reported on current releases, repertory film series in Washington area
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| 1982 -- 1985 |
The Sidwell
Friends School (Washington, DC)
- Taught English, Literature at Middle School on substitute basis
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Education:
| 1978 |
B.A., Cinema Studies/Literature, The American University (Washington,
DC)
- Cassell Award, Outstanding Overall Achievement , Student Union Board Cinema booker
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Contact:
Eddie Cockrell
12928 Valleywood Drive
Wheaton, MD 20906-4059
Voice: (301) 949-1226
Fax: (301) 933-1756
E-Mail: eddie@nitrateonline.com
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