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Jodi Cilley is an American college professor and film producer known for founding Film Consortium San Diego and San Diego Film Awards. ^[1]

Life and career

Cilley was born and raised in Barre, Vermont. ^[2] In 1999, she graduated from Boston College with a BA in Sociology. By 2010, Cilley finished her MBA in Business Administration-Entrepreneurship at San Diego State University ^[2] and in 2011, was an instructor for Media Arts Center San Diego. ^[3] Cilley became a part of the advisory committee for GI Film Festival San Diego and a Community Voices contributor for The San Diego Union Tribune in 2020. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Later that year, Sue Vicory produced Panic at Parq, a tribute short film to Cilley. ^{[7] [8]}

Film Consortium San Diego

Cilley founded the Film Consortium San Diego in 2012. ^{[9] [10] [11]} The Film Consortium collaborated with the Arts Program at San Diego International Airport to form the Quarantine Film Challenge in 2020. ^{[12] [13]} Later that year, a Black Lives Matter Film Challenge was announced. ^[14] In 2021, KPBS launched Film Consortium TV. ^[15]

San Diego Film Week

In 2017, Cilley founded San Diego Film Week. It was a ten day event of screenings that partnered with numerous local festivals including the San Diego International Film Festival and the San Diego Asian Film Festival. ^[16] Wonderland Syndrome, one of many films at the 2018 festival, was funded with the help of the Film Consortium. ^[17]

References

External links

• Jodi Cilley at IMDb
• Official Site