Jen Gilomen

Jen Gilomen is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker and cinematographer who has created nationally and internationally distributed films, including Deep Down and the associated Virtual Mine interactive project, which were funded by ITVS and MacArthur Foundation, participated in the U.S. State Department’s American Documentary Showcase, and received an Emmy nomination in the category of New Approaches to News & Documentary in 2011. Jen was recently a Supervising Producer and programmer at the Independent Television Service (ITVS), where she oversaw a portfolio of feature documentaries for public television. Prior to joining ITVS, Jen was Director of Independent Media at the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), where she developed innovative national initiatives for public media production, distribution, education, and collaboration, ran programs for documentary filmmakers, and led the public access television station for the City of San Francisco. She has acted as a strategic, technical, and creative advisor for nearly one hundred independent producers and nonprofit organizations, managed programs for community media and innovation, and produced nationally and internationally distributed films.