FAYETSAKAS

Faye has over a decade of experience in the film industry and is currently a Features Programmer for Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. She previously served as VP Development & Production for Los Angeles based Passage Pictures, overseeing development for the company alongside its CEO. She was Director of Acquisitions & Production for independent Film & Television distribution company FilmRise, where she sought to bring new and unique voices to the forefront; she championed the release of award winning documentary and narrative films, including Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Faye has served on multiple juries and industry panels, including the jury of the Bushwick Film Festival 2019 -- she participated as an executive decision-maker in the IFP Project Forum, the Hot Docs Project Forum, and the Sheffield DocFest project MeetMarket for several consecutive years.