Irene Yibirin
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2018 |
Founder/Director
Event |
Venezuelan Film Festival in New York VEFFNY Maravilla |
|
2018 |
Managing Director
Event |
Ecuadorian Film Festival in New York Christian Ponce / Maravilla |
|
2013 |
Associate Producer
Film |
Refuge Andrew Robertson / Passerby Film |
|
2010 |
Production Assistant
Television |
Gasland Josh Fox / International WOW Company |
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2008 |
Audiovisual Coordinator
Event |
Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes de Caracas VIART Debora Schneider / Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes de Caracas VIART |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2009 | Production Design | School of Visual Arts, SVA - New York City |
2005 | Licentiate degree, Cinematography and Film/Video Production, | Universidad Central de Venezuela - Caracas Venezuela |
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About me
As Founder and Director of the Venezuelan Film Festival (launched in New York City in 2013), Irene Yibirin is a tireless advocate of the arts and their importance in everyday life. Aside from her leadership role at the Venezuelan Film Festival (VEFFNY), where she spearheads the festival’s creative vision and direction, she is also Co-Founder and Director of Development at Maravilla, a New York-based organization dedicated to raising public awareness of South America through film and the arts.Born in Stanford, California, Yibirin cites her mother as a driving force in her steadfast determination to forge ahead. Recognizing the transformative power that the arts can have in today’s fast-paced world, she actively encourages young people interested in becoming filmmakers to develop as many skills as possible. Before VEFFNY, Yibirin acquired her own skills and experience working as an Audio Visual Coordinator and as Film Festival Coordinator at the Iberoamerican Festival of Short Films VIART, and the National Venezuelan Film Distributor Amazonia Films, respectively. Irene production experience also includes working as a Production Assistant for the Oscar-nominated (2011) and Sundance Film Festival-winning (2010) documentary GasLand.
Additional information:
Full of boundless energy, and known for her fearless and visionary ideas, Yibirin has also produced a number of films, including the feature film Refuge (2013), which is currently participating in several international festivals. Yibirin oversees production and curation of the Venezuelan Film Festival and plays a central role in defining its mission and actively growing it to new heights. She studied Production Design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Producer |
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Job Titles | Producer, Production Assistant (PA), Production Coordinator, Customer Service, Locations Assistant, Events Management / Support, Live Programming / Broadcasting |
Years in industry | 6+ years |