From Greg.Gadberry at maine.gov  Wed Jan  9 13:59:21 2008
From: Greg.Gadberry at maine.gov (Gadberry, Greg)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:59:21 -0500
Subject: [filmoffice] Maine Film Commission Gets New Leadership, Member
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The Maine Film Commission has chosen Lance Cromwell of Falmouth and
Brenda Nasberg Jepson of Stockholm as co-chairs for 2008. The
commission, acting last month, chose Chris Sweet of Westbrook as vice
chair.

 

Gov. John E. Baldacci also appointed Stephanie Hart of Freeport to the
commission.

 

The Maine Film Commission is an 11-member advisory board appointed by
the Governor. Film Commission members advise the Maine Film Office, a
two-person division of DECD that enhances our economy by facilitating
and promoting film, television, photographic and emerging-media
production in Maine.

 

Debra (Dee) Lord Cooke of Belgrade Lakes completed her term as film
commission chair late last year, with Nasberg Jepson serving as vice
chair. During their tenure, the film commission helped draft the Maine
Attraction Film Incentive Plan and helped lead the campaign to pass it. 

 

Cooke and Nasberg Jepson proved themselves able advocates for Maine's
media-production industry, according to Thaxter Trafton, deputy
commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community
Development (DECD).

 

"Dee led the film commission during a very important period in its
history," said Trafton, who oversees the Maine Film Office and Maine
Film Commission. "Our state took a big step forward in retaining and
attracting media production during her tenure. I'm also very pleased
that the commission has chosen Brenda, Chris and Lance to lead the
board. Their energy and enthusiasm will help the media-production
industry in this very competitive time."

 

Lance Cromwell is a screenwriter, director, and teacher who is an avid
fan of film, books, and music. Originally from New York and Connecticut,
he has been coming to Maine since 1975, and has been living here
full-time since 1996.  He lives with his wife and three children in
Falmouth.

 

Maine native Brenda Nasberg Jepson received her degree in journalism
from the University of Maine in 1978 before emigrating to the UK, where
she learned the craft of TV production studying under a BBC
producer/director. She then set up her own award-winning TV/film company
in London. Having returned to Maine, she teaches TV production to high
school students in Central Aroostook County. Nasberg Jepson also makes
programs as a volunteer producer for the Maine Public Broadcasting
Network - a role she has enjoyed for twenty-four years. Through her
Crown of Maine Productions, she makes historical and cultural
documentaries as well as the occasional non-broadcast production for
non-profit organizations statewide, including The Institute for Global
Ethics, Maine International Trade Center, Aroostook Tourism and
Aroostook Medical Center.

 

Chris Sweet is currently the manager of On-Line Services for MPBN.net.
He was co-creator and executive producer of Maine Public Broadcasting
Network's "Maine Experience" series, which feature stories about the
state's history. Sweet was born and raised in Farmington and has been
producing cultural content on MPBN for the past eight years.  Before
tackling "Maine Experience," Chris served as executive producer for
other MPBN programs, such as, "Home: The Story of Maine," "Made in
Maine," and "True North."  He also served as producer on "Flowing Past:
The Kennebec and Dead Rivers," "Road Diaries" as well as MPBN's annual
coverage of the High School Basketball Tournament. Before coming to work
for MPBN, Sweet produced morning and noon weekend news programs for
WCSH-TV in Portland. Sweet also served as Chairman of the Board of the
Maine Film and Video Association, the state's trade group for media
production.

 

Stephanie Hart, a Maine native, served as Governor John Baldacci's
finance director for his re-election campaign. Following the Governor's
Inauguration, Hart started her own consulting firm, The Shamrock Group,
LLC, offering expertise in fundraising, political campaign strategies,
intergovernmental relations and marketing concepts. Most recently, Hart
was the fundraiser for the successful 2007 Higher Education and Research
& Development Bonds Campaign. Stephanie worked as a political aide to
George Mitchell, Thomas Andrews and Joseph Brennan. She has run
successful referendum campaigns in Maine and Alaska. In 1999, Hart
built, owned and operated an equestrian center in Kents Hill, Maine. She
is an avid skier, tennis player and accomplished equestrian athlete.
Hart is a graduate of the University of Maine, Orono and North Yarmouth
Academy. She resides in Freeport, Maine.

 

"Stephanie is a noted planner and organizer and is a real team player,"
said Trafton. "Her insights will be invaluable as the film commission
works to improve upon the state's existing media-production incentives
and programs."

 

 

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