International Documentary Assn. Names Brenda Robinson as President (EXCLUSIVE)

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The International Documentary Association has named industry veteran Brenda Robinson as president of its board of directors, the first African American to hold the post. Robinson, who joined IDA’s …

as president of its board of directors, the first African American to hold the post.

The IDA noted that Robinson has strong family ties to the U.S. civil rights movement and is the niece of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Robinson is an entertainment attorney who has acted as production counsel and executive producer for numerous documentary and feature film projects as well as scripted and unscripted television programming. She is a partner in Gamechanger Films, an equity fund that finances feature films and television series by women and diverse storytellers.

Robinson currently serves on the boards of Film Independent, Chicken & Egg Pictures, The Representation Project and Cinema/Chicago, where she also serves as official legal counsel to the Chicago International Film Festival. She is also a founding advisory board member of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

 

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