RIIFF 2008 Team
George
Thomas Marshall
 George
Thomas Marshall
is the founder and producing director
of the Flickers Arts Collaborative, a non-profit organization
with over 25 years of experience producing programming
and creative outlets for filmmakers, visual and performing
artists. In addition to producing the acclaimed Rhode
Island International Film Festival, one of
Flickers' most successful events to date, it also
created the annual Jubilé Franco-Américain - a week-long celebration of French Canadian culture,
art and cuisine which is held annually in Northern
R.I. This event was awarded the Governor's Tourism
Award and drew over 20,000 annually.
Mr. Marshall is also the founder of G.T. Marshall Communications, a multi-faceted
agency specializing in creative advertising, video/film
production and collateral projects. Clients have included
Brooks Pharmacy, Time Magazine, Citizens Financial
Group, Shell Oil, the Rhode Island Historical Society,
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Hewitt Associates,
New England Patriots, Park Place Presentations, Sonalysts
Studios, Weather Services International, UNIFI Communications
and Roger Williams University. He is an award-winning
producer/creator and is well-respected among communications
industry peers.
Prior to founding his own company, George created,
produced and hosted the fine arts informational television
program, "Between Takes," which received
numerous awards from the states of R.I., Massachusetts
and national recognition. His work has won and been
nominated for two New England Emmy awards, four national
Telly awards, top prizes at WorldFest Houston, and
three national Communicator Awards for Excellence.
He also teaches communications, television production, public speaking and acting for camera courses at various
colleges and universities in the area and serves as
media / marketing consultant to businesses and non-profit
organizations. Mr. Marshall is a frequent contributor and participant on industry panels and seminars exploring the evolution, culture, growth and future of independent film.
 Mr. Marshall holds bachelors and masters degrees in
political science with a focus on communications from
the University of Rhode Island and Brown University,
respectively, and studied film at the University of
Southern California. He serves on the board of directors
for Christmas in Newport and has served as the vice
chairman of the Newport Cultural Commission, where
he created the city of Newport's First Night Celebration,
the annual Scholarship Award, and the January Film
Festival. He is a member of the National Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences, a Media Panelist for
the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Alliance for Community
Media, the International Television Association and
listed in the International Who's Who of Professionals.
He was selected in the fall of 2002 and 2003 as "One
of the Most Influential People" in Rhode Island
by the Providence Phoenix. In 2003, he was made a
Rhode Island Foundation Fellow for his role as an
arts leader in the state. In January 2005, he was
presented with an Alumni Achievement Award in the
Arts from the University of Rhode Island. In 2007, he was recognized by Mayor David M. Cicilline and the City of Providence with a Citizen Citation for his achievements in the arts and the media industry. Currently
he is promoting the restoration of the Columbus Theatre
in Providence and its use as a community arts center
and spurring the evolution of a new advocacy group,
the RI Film & Media Arts Alliance.
In 2006, he created a Special
Topics Course at Roger Williams University on Documentary
Film and Journalism, which he now teaches yearly
during the Spring semester. He just completed a chapter entitled "Teaching Digital Documentary Film
New Technologies Meet the Art of Storytelling" for the new college text book: “Teaching with Multimedia: Pedagogy in the Blogo/Websphere.” Currently he is on the committee developing the New Media & the Global Diaspora Symposium, RWU October 2008, where he is chairing a panel on international media and he is creating a mini-film exposition to complement the three day event. For more information, click on this link: http://newmediasymposium.org
Mr. Marshall makes his home
in Newport, RI. He is partnered with Lawrence
J. Andrade, a Senior Scientist working on drug development at Wolfe Laboratories Inc.
in Watertown, MA.
To download George's CV, click here.
email George
  
• Read About the RI Foundation's Fellowship Program
• Read an interview with George about the Festival (from 2007)
• Visit George's Festival blogsite
• Visit George's RIIFF Alumni blogsite
• Visit George's 2008 documentary film class blogsite
• Visit George's personal
blogsite
George and Larry at recent
RIIFF fundraiser in Providence.
Note the Cracker Jacks...
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