The star machine jeanine basinger5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Marc Shmuger ’80, Jan Eliasberg ’74, Brad Fuller ’87, Jane Goldenring ’77, Matthew Greenfield ’90, and Paul Weitz ’88 With me are David Stone ’04, host Scott Higgins, associate professor of film studies at Wesleyan Professor Jeanine Basinger and Steve Collins ’96, assistant professor of film studies at Wesleyan It’s a great time to support film at Wesleyan, and many alumni and parents have already made significant donations. ![]() If we raise $4 million, the foundation will make a $2 million contribution to the endowment of the CFMI. Scott Higgins and Steve Collins joined us for the discussions, and I spoke about the Mellon Foundation encouraging us to build an endowment for the College of Film and Moving Image with a $2 million challenge grant. We had almost 200 alumni, students and friends at William Morris-Endeavor, and there was plenty of time for making new connections and pursuing good conversation among old friends. Each panel was thoughtful, funny and very engaging. The topics for the day were Women in Film, TV Writing, and the Business of Film. The occasion was the Shasha Seminar on the road, organized by Jeanine Basinger. ![]() ![]() I’m getting ready to return to Wesleyan after a few days in Los Angeles followed by a brief visit to San Francisco. ![]()
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