David Ansen | |
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Occupation | Film critic |
Nationality | American |
David Ansen is an American film critic. He was a senior editor for Newsweek, where he served as film critic from 1977 to 2008 and subsequently contribute to the magazined in a freelance capacity. Prior to writing for Newsweek, he served as chief film critic for Boston's The Real Paper. Ansen appeared in This Film Is Not Yet Rated. [1]
Ansen has also written several documentaries for television: on Greta Garbo (for TNT), Groucho Marx ( HBO), Elizabeth Taylor ( PBS), and the Ace Award-winning All About Bette ( Bette Davis) for TNT. He was on the selection committee of the New York Film Festival from 1990 to 1998. [1]
From 2010 to 2014, he was the artistic director of the Los Angeles Film Festival. In 2015, Ansen was named lead programmer of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. [2]
Ansen is a current or previous member of the New York Film Critics Circle, the National Society of Film Critics, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and is a three-time winner of the Page One Award from the Newspaper Guild of New York. [1]