Dan Brawley, executive director of the Cucalorus Film Festival, was recently tapped to serve as president of the Film Festival Alliance.
 
The Film Festival Alliance is an independent non-profit organization that “develops and fosters collaboration among mission-driven film festivals around the world,” according to a news release. “Over 200 film organizations participate year-round to connect festival professionals and support each other in presentation and preservation of film and media programs.”

Brawley follows Jody Arlington, from South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, as head of the nonprofit’s executive board.
 
The group also plans a track programs for those who work with film festivals during the Art House Convergence annual conference in Utah in January, ahead of the Sundance Film Festival.
 
“I’m honored to be able to lead this work and there's lots to be done. The film festival industry has grown so fast and there really aren’t any formal networks to stitch us all together,” Brawley said in a statement. “The Alliance is well positioned to provide a guide for filmmakers so that they can navigate their way through the festival circuit without paying high entry fees and feeling powerless. I’m joined by an incredible group from all over the country who also believe that cinema is an essential tool for sharing and understanding, which is needed now more than ever.”