Organization Questions

1. What is your organization or company. Give background history including who, when, and why it was founded.

CINEMA PACIFIC is a collaborative effort between the University of Oregon and the Eugene community. Administered by graduate students in the UO Arts and Administration Program, who work alongside undergraduate interns, The festival utilizes venues across campus and Eugene for a five-day festival of screenings, live multimedia performances, and art exhibitions. The festival was founded in 2009 by Richard Herskowitz and the dates of the festival normally took place in spring.

2. What do they do or make – describe the products and services and what makes them unique.

3.Describe the culture of the organization or company. What is the work environment like – the atmosphere?

The culture of cinema pacific is different from other film festival, there are only two professional staff; the director-Richard Herskowitz and operations manager-Larissa Ennis. The majority of other staffs started working from January till the annual festival end. Most of the staffs are graduate students in the UO Arts and Administration Program, who work alongside undergraduate interns, supervise by the director and operations manager. The work environment is collaborative, fast-paced, and results-driven: They had three months to plan and implement a film festival, in this way, great majority of task has to happen in short period of time. At the same time, they still have good senses of humor and love to laugh. They maintain a high pressure but harmony atmosphere.

4. Who is the targeted audience? What are their demographics?

They aim to bring anyone with an interest in cinema, culture, art, or performance to the festival, basically, everyone.

5.What is the organization or company mission statement?

CINEMA PACIFIC is an annual film festival based at the University of Oregon in Eugene that is devoted to discovering and fostering the creativity of international films and new media from Pacific-bordering countries, including the U.S. Through onsite and online presentations, the festival connects stimulating artists and ideas with a diverse public, furthering our understanding of world cultures and contemporary issues.