ERIC MAHONEY
FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMER
Eric Mahoney is a director / producer whose debut documentary, North Dixie Drive was called, "A perfect cinematic piece of cultural anthropology" by director Jim Jarmusch. He produced the global anthology film, Madly which won Best Actress at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. Most recently he directed and produced the documentary, Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero which premiered at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. In addition to his film work Eric hosted the Kon-tiki Podcast, a show dedicated to interviewing prominent artists, musicians and filmmakers to talk about their favorite movies. Eric is also co-founder of the Brooklyn based film and tv production company Hotshot Robot Productions.
IAN JACOBS
CREATIVE & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, EVENT OPERATIONS
Ian Jacobs is a producer, film / video editor, director and musician living in New York City. His cuts and credits have aired on VICELAND, Travel Channel, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, HBO, New York Film Festival and Discovery Channel. Recently Ian produced and edited the feature documentary film, Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero (World Premiere SXSW ‘19). He's also spent over 20 years booking and promoting festivals, events and concerts in conjunction with a number of large scale booking agencies as well as his own musical project, Monograms. Ian is also co-founder of the Brooklyn based film and tv production company Hotshot Robot Productions.
Advisors.
YSFF has an incredibly talented and knowledgeable team of advocates, from local business owners to award winning filmmakers. These advisory members are helping to ensure its success in every aspect.
Steven Bognar
Academy Award Winning Director & Producer
Wavelength Productions
Award Winning Film and TV Production Company
The Wirrig Family Foundation
Community Advocates
Lela Klein
Executive Director and Co-founder of the Greater Dayton Union Co-op Initiative
Brandon Harris
Filmmaker / Producer / Author
Jeannamarie Cox
Executive Director, Yellow Springs Community Foundation
Malte Von Matthiessen
Community Advocate
Libby Ballengee
Talent Buyer & Promoter, The Brightside
Mary Kay Smith
Owner, The Winds Cafe