Full Frame Founder Reappointed to Film Council

Gov. Easley has reappointed Nancy Buirski of Durham to the N.C. Film Council. Buirski is founder and executive director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, held annually in Durham. She is a panel moderator for the Tribeca Film Festival, a member of the Independent Feature Project and the Real Screen Summit.

By the way, do check out the Independent Feature Project and Real Screen Summit links if you're interested in independent or documentary film-making.

Buirski received the Dewitt Wallace Fellowship in Media and Journalism at Duke University in 1996. She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and received her bachelor’s degree in English from Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. She built the Full Frame Festival into a worldclass event that doubled its attendance this year. It attracts big league players such as Ken Burns, Michael Moore, and Martin Scorsese for its four-day slate of documentaries. It's unquestionably the major player among the state's numerous film festivals.

The council serves as a forum for film-making concerns and makes recommendations to the secretary of the N.C. Dept. of Commerce relating to the film industry in the state. The council has 25 members, each serving three-year terms. The governor appoints all members.