For almost 15 years, Alece has dedicated her career to guiding emergent filmmakers through her work in marketing, distribution, partnerships, and strategy at such organizations as Film at Lincoln Center, BAMcinema, Rooftop Films, Athena Film Festival, Fandor, and Good Deed Entertainment. Currently, as the Director of Industry and Festival Outreach at Columbia University’s Film Program, she advises hundreds of filmmakers on career paths in producing, directing, and writing.
Alece is an esteemed alumna of Columbia University where she serves on their alumni board and a proud HBCU graduate of Winston-Salem State University. In her free time, she enjoys writing and telling stories in any format.
It all started when…
Alece’s first entry point in the film industry was a shorts jury member for the RiverRun Film Festival in 2008 and has since juried for Bushwick Film Festival, Indie Street Film Festival, Lighthouse International Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival, and New Orleans Film Festival. Additionally, she has spoken on and moderated several panels at Canada NOW, Digital Hollywood, DOC NYC, Filmmaker Alliance, Film Fatales, The Gotham Film and Media Institute, Jacob Krueger Studio, Latino Film Market, NYWIFT, Reel Sisters, Women of Color Filmmakers, and Women in Film.
Alece has also moderated several film screening Q&As and has advised on dozens of short and feature-length films. Her areas of expertise include digital distribution practices, festival strategy, and general questions about the industry. Alece also enjoys writing about film, having written her thesis on Indigenous cinema from the silent film era and numerous articles and reviews on Shadow and Act, Keyframe, and Indiewire.
Here are a few highlights from her career thus far:
Columbia Alumni Association - Board Member
Black Film Space - Board Member
Columbia University - Director, Industry and Festival Outreach
Good Deed Entertainment - Director of Digital Sales
GoDigital, Inc. - Senior Manager, Partnerships
Fandor - Audience Development Manager
Athena Film Festival - Outreach Manager
Rooftop Films - Outreach & Development Manager
BAMcinématek - Marketing Assistant
New York Film Festival - Filmmaker Liaison
Film at Lincoln Center - Intern
Cannes Film Festival - Intern
Columbia University - MA, Film Studies