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Washingtonian Favorites: Jon Gann
Every Thursday, we bring you interviews with noteworthy Washingtonians. This week, we catch up with Jon Gann, filmmaker and organizer of the DC Shorts Film Festival.
By
Alejandro Salinas
Photograph courtesy of Jon Gann.
Name: Jon Gann
Age: 42
Occupation:Filmmaker, Festival Organizer, Graphic Designer, Bon Vivant
Hometown: Washington DC
Must have item at all times: Sad, but my iPod.
Signature drink: Makers Mark on the rocks.
Finish the sentence: When not working, you can find me...
...Out with friends or my dog, Pilot. Washingtonian(s) you admire?
Anyone who runs a non-profit. What work!
Favorite neighborhood in the city?
Penn Quarter/Chinatown.
Washington insider tip(s)?
It’s really about who you are, not who you know.
Finish the sentence: Thinking about the metro makes me...
...Wonder what inconvenience I am going to be thrown today.
Favorite museum:
National Building Museum (where I docent).
What would you change about DC?
Easier-to-navigate bureaucracy and bigger thinking.
As you answer these questions, what websites are open in your browser?
Macintouch.com (I am a MacNerd) and DCShorts.com
What’s your daily routine like?
Wake, espresso, work, lunch, work, nap, work, dinner/drinks/date/friends, tv and play with dog, sleep, repeat.
What side(s) of DC would you want to see depicted more on film?
DC’s arts scenes -- music, film, fashion, visual arts. This is not only a government/spy town.
Top five directors and why?
Billy Wilder for the classics.
Charlie Chaplin for the genius.
Steven Spielberg for the drama.
Pedro Almodovar for the sensitivity.
Martin Scorsese for the guts.
Are you currently working on any films yourself?
I am overseeing a community documentary titled “I Shaved for This?! The State of Dating in America.” I am coordinating eight other documentarians in creating nine small films about different aspects of the dating scene and rules. The feature-length film will premiere this fall.
What is the first film you remember seeing?
Freaky Friday with my grandmother and siblings at Wheaton Plaza -- before it was enclosed. Damn, I AM old.
Fore more information on the DC Shorts Film Festival, which kicks off next Thursday, click here. And don't forget to check back in next week for a new Washingtonian Favorites!
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Comments
I just want to check if you have a slot to interview me and my partner Miss Laura Hartman to talk about World Music and Independent Film Festival first Annual Red Carpet Gala and Awarding was held in National Navy memorial Museum for the whole week of August 15-20, 2010 and at the Capital Hilton Hotel. We had a great success in our first Gala and Awarding with more that 22 Countries participated. Our Website to see some of our winners and guest stars presenters at http://wmiff.com. I hope to hear back from you soon.
Master June Daguiso/MJD Productions
www.mjdmovieproductions.com
Posted by: Master June Daguiso, Oct 28, 2010 08:35:33 AM
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