# Kate Lemberg

> Artist Development | Film Festival Programming & Operations

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/katelemberg

Festival & Event Operations | I specialize in artist support, industry market producing, programming operations, ticketing operations, and venue operations.

## Work Experience
### Festival Relations Coordinator, Spotlight+/Gala @ Tribeca
Jan 2026 – Present
- Point of contact for all film teams in these two categories for all aspects of their Tribeca experience: schedules, credentials, tickets, travel, materials delivery, etc.
- These two sections include a special post-screening experience, i.e. a musical performance or extended panel, so responsible for coordinating all of those logistics

### Features Assistant Programmer, Tribeca Festival @ Tribeca
Jan 2023 – Present
- Have jumped between fiction and nonfiction, U.S. and international
- Moderating intros and Q&As during the festival
- Copy-writing short & long blurbs for the website as needed

### Creators Market Producer @ Tribeca
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
- Participated in programming of the creator participants with Creators Market & Audio programmers
- Led outreach to industry participants in conjunction with Industry team
- Built and managed bespoke system for scheduling all of the meetings 
- Point of contact for all event logistics (credentials, venue setup, ROS, security protocols, catering, sponsorship deliverables, etc.) 
- Ran point on all logistics and communication for Creators Market artists regarding pitching materials, credentials, travel, events, etc.
- Accompanied filmmakers to workshops and events, and acted as coverage for coordinators with simultaneous overlapping screenings

*While the plan in 2023 was to produce a traditional pitching forum, as a team, we opted to pivot our format in solidarity with the WGA strike. My responsibilities evolved tremendously, producing a series of panels & workshops instead of a market.

### Screening Committee Member @ Tribeca
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
- Member of the U.S. Indies screening committee to start, then moved over to Documentary
- Review & evaluate submissions, participating in regular committee meetings
- Moderate Q&As during the festival with documentary & narrative filmmakers

### Industry Programs Manager @ Points North Institute
Jan 2026 – Present
- In addition to still running the 1:1 Meetings program; co-programming/co-managing the Points North Fellowship; and managing industry accreditation, I am now also: 

- Co-programming the Forum at CIFF
- Managing the Works-in-Progress screening at CIFF as part of the Ellis Beauregard Foundation's post-production grant
- Managing press accreditation
- Supporting all other aspects of industry attendance at CIFF

### Associate Manager, Industry Relations and Artist Programs @ Points North Institute
Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
- Continuing to produce the 1:1 Meetings during CIFF in-person and virtually following
- Facilitating outreach to international marketplaces to establish relationships
- Taking meetings at international marketplaces virtually and in-person as a representative of PNI
- Participating in fellowship application review & deliberations for several of our fellowships, including the recently launched Weyermann Fellowship and our flagship program, the Points North Fellowship
- Maintaining project tracking database & other special projects, such as the CIFF & Artist Programs Archives
- Primary point of contact for industry accreditation & other industry experience questions.
- Helping manage logistics and operations of PNI Artist Programs during CIFF in person and remotely before and after.

### Programmer & Ticketing Manager @ RiverRun International Film Festival
Jan 2021 – Present | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- 2026 Festival: Pivoted to documentary feature & shorts programming. Noting that RiverRun is an Academy Award-qualifying festival for Documentary Short.
- 2022-2025 Festivals: One of two narrative programmers, working in both features and shorts
- Functioning as an artist relations liaison for half of the filmmakers
- Managing festival ticketing operations (Elevent) as well as the virtual streaming platform (Cinesend) 
- Providing film recommendations for other sections I'm not lead on
- Consulting on box office & access control practices

### Shorts Screening Committee Member @ Rooftop Films
Jan 2021 – Present
- Pre-screen narrative and documentary shorts submissions
- Provide written evaluations of each submission

### Festival Box Office Agent @ Sundance Institute
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
- Manage waitlist check-in and selling processes
- Troubleshoot any customers' ticketing-related issues and questions

In 2024, I was at Redstone. In 2025, I will be at the Library.

### Film Nominations Associate, Independent Spirit Awards @ Film Independent
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
- Manage all incoming film submissions, working with submitters to gather all required materials
- Manage all internal film submission tracking and data reporting
- Schedule and coordinate meetings logistics, general communication, and assignments for all film committee meetings
- Pre-screen submitted films

### Stage Manager @ New York Road Runners
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025
- I've stage managed the Bedford & Nassau stage during the NYC Marathon since 2021. Meaning I'm the day-of point person for all artists, vendors, and government authorities who are interacting with this stage on site during the marathon.
- In 2023, I also joined the Opening Ceremony stage management team, functioning as a talent liaison for performance groups and special guests during the Parade of Nations.

### Festival Operations Director @ Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
- Managing local homestay program for filmmakers
- Managing filmmaker airport transportation
- Managing the volunteer program 
- Managing venue & onsite ticketing operations 
- Consulting on other operational matters, i.e. screening schedule, announcement timing, etc.

### Print Traffic Manager @ Bentonville Film Festival
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
- Technologically focused member of Artist Relations/Programming team
- Coordinate the receipt, tracking, delivery of all in-person screening files (DCP, digital files, BluRay, etc.) as well as virtual screening files (Eventive), managing internal film tracking system
- Provide guidance and communicate deadlines and specs to festival filmmakers
- Coordinate quality control processes, working with projectionists and DCP technician
- Moderating Q&As on site

### Venue Manager @ SIFF
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Co-managed the SIFF Downtown for SIFF 2024/2025
- Theater managed all regular film screenings at the venue
- Highlights include stage managing the 2024 Closing Award presentation to Sing Sing as well as the presentation of the The Hollywood Reporter's Trailblazer Award to Jean Smart in 2024

### Assistant Venue Manager @ Palm Springs International Film Society
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Festival Theaters (Formerly Regal, 7 screens) during PSIFF 2025
- Tag-teamed with co-workers to house manage all screens
- Collaborated with volunteers to facilitate load-in and load-out processes

### 40 Under 40 Program Coordinator @ DOC NYC
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
- Coordinating the program from nominations & submissions all the way through the reception held during DOC NYC in November 
- Participating in the selection process for the 2024 cohort

### Industry Roundtables Producer @ DOC NYC
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Beginning in 2023, the program has just been focused on the Voices of Canada cohort, so it is much smaller. I am taking the lead on curating the participating projects; securing industry participants; designing the program in its new format; coordinating onsite logistics with the venue team; and running the flow of the day.

In 2022, after projects were selected, took over the producing of Industry Roundtables: primarily focused on project selection from industry & scheduling meetings

### Programmer @ Nashville Film Festival
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Focusing on Tennessee features & shorts

### Festival Coordinator, Ticketing Operations @ Sundance Institute
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Returned to this position for the 2023 festival. Much of my position was the same, but I also became the credentials manager, creating 9,000+ printed badges for SFF23 by myself in two weeks.

2021 (2022 Festival)
- Until the pivot to online, collaborated with theater operations to strategize on specific location, equipment needs, and signage for new festival theater box offices/support centers
- Consulted on ticketing-related aspects of theater operations volunteer trainings
- Coordinated internal ticketing strategies & fulfillment for Advancement, Artist Programs, Corporate Partnerships, Sundance Industry Office, & more
- Owned the promo code creation process, creating and consulting on strategies for thousands of codes for various constituencies at the Institute
- Collaborated with volunteer management & vendor management to build and staff our box offices & info booths
- Participated in platform testing for product purchasing, ticket scanning, promo code usage, etc.
- Trained internal ticketing agents and collaborated with them on product fulfillment

### Relief Venue Captain @ True/False Film Fest
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
*Came back in 2022 as the Relief VC after first time in this role in 2020:

- Managed runs of show at six venues, ranging from 1-2 screens, 67-1,750 seats, acting as a "relief" venue captain, meaning I had to learn each new venue very quickly in order to manage it in place of the regular VC.
- Ran Campfire Stories, an event that features established filmmakers telling stories around a campfire in a black box space.
- Provided venue management support at special events at various venues.

### Venue Manager @ DOC NYC
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Managed four screens of a three-floor, nine-screen multiplex in Chelsea
- Supervised 6 assistant VMs and dozens of crew
- Stepped in to house manage screenings when assigned house managers were running another house

### Ambassador @ Elevent
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Offer remote support to Elevent clients in setting up their ticket builds and on an ongoing basis
- Represent Elevent on a contract basis on site at festivals, consulting on ticketing operations, on-the-ground training, and troubleshooting tips before and during the event (RiverRun International Film Festival 2021, Hamptons International Film Festival 2021)

### Artist Programs Coordinator @ Points North Institute
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
In 2021, my contract was expanded, and I was brought on earlier in the process. In addition to all that I did in 2020, I:
- Produced both a virtual meeting market as well as an in-person meeting market, with over 500 meetings scheduled in total between 30+ film teams and 75+ documentary industry
- Became the de facto industry relations point of contact on staff
- Participated in the fellowship submission review process for the Points North Fellowship
- Prepped one-sheets for film projects and industry participants 
- Helped plan and facilitate in-person AP programs
- Assisted in travel and guest relations needs as related to AP fellows

2020:
- Developed systems and processes to manage scheduling, logistics, and operations of the virtual PNI film market during CIFF
- Facilitated all virtual 1:1 meetings of the PNI film market by creating and managing Zoom breakout rooms
- Managed the facilitation of all virtual fellowship cohort meetings
- Assisted in creation of virtual filmmaker lounge

### Venue Manager @ Tribeca Festival
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
VM of Hudson Yards for 2021

• Managed front of house procedures on site
• Directly supervised all other venue staff, including orange hat staff, scanners & ushers
• Oversaw implementation of festival procedures 
• Problem-solved as issues arise as well as provided stellar customer service 
• Worked with back of house to execute/facilitate reserved seating for VIPs & house open time

### Festival Box Office Coordinator @ SIFF
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Managed 2020 deferral reconciliation & 2021 member benefits processes 
- Monitored two customer service email addresses and one phone line
- Collaborated with sponsorship, press, industry, programming, and additional teams to fulfill all comp ticket/pass requests
- Assisted in sales/marketing reporting
- Participated on hiring panel for box office assistants

### Festival ZenDesk Customer Support Supervisor @ Sundance Institute
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
- Trained and supervised CS agents pre- and during the festival on Zendesk and Zendesk Chat
- Assisted with inquiries about merchandise/pass and ticket purchases, refunds, exchanges, upgrades, resending confirmations, and receipts, etc.
- Assisted patrons with questions about all aspects of how to fest
- Participated in platform testing for screening flow

### Ticketing & Accreditations Assistant @ NewFest
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
- Managed virtual call center and web-based customer service chat portal
- Completed internal ticketing requests
- Assisted in other aspects of ticketing and accreditations

### Flex Venue Manager @ Athena Film Festival
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
- Filled in for other venue managers when they had to call out. Jumped into venues with little to no training or introduction to the venue itself before managing.
- Managed runs of show in 220-seat theater and 125-seat panel hall
- Trained and managed venue volunteers

### Ticket Scanning Coordinator, Park City @ Sundance Institute
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
- Managed all ticket scanning operations for 11 Park City venues
- Created and facilitated ticket scanning training to department volunteers
- Proactively assisted staff and volunteers with scanning credentials at theaters
- Provided front-line customer service on site and troubleshooted any issues with software/hardware
- Assisted with the creation and distribution of theater box office materials, developing strategies to make this process more efficient.
- Trained all members of the theater operations department on festival credentials

### Assistant Venue Manager @ DOC NYC
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Cinepolis Chelsea
- Responsible for facilitating all screenings in Theater 4 (108 seats)
- Collaborated with other managers to cover screenings in other theaters (74-116 seats)
- Trained & managed crew members to facilitate load-in and load-out processes

### Box Office Staff @ Various
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
- Wonderfront: November 2019 (Events.com/Connect&Go)
- BravoCon: November 2019 (ShowClix)
- Lost Lands: September 2019 (Front Gate)
- Electric Zoo: August 2019 (Intellitix)

- Assisted patrons with all aspects of RFID wristbands, including issuing & troubleshooting 
- Assisted with internal ticketing requests (Wonderfront)

### Assistant Venue Manager @ Hamptons International Film Festival
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
Guild Hall (350 seats, the festival's premier venue)
- Supervised all venue volunteers
- Managed all venue reserved seats
- Worked with outdoor team to manage load-in operations from inside the theater
- Managed ticket collection & audience balloting procedures
- Assisted in any other venue operations as needed

### Box Office @ NewFest
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
- Used OvationTix to assist with internal ticketing & consumer ticketing requests
- Altered ticket builds to accommodate additional rush ticketing
- Managed rush ticketing process from box office side, collaborating with theater managers
- Created and distributed credentials

### Venue Manager @ Camden International Film Festival
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Farnsworth Art Museum (80 seats)
- Oversaw show flow for 5 screenings a day
- Trained and managed festival volunteers
- Managed venue box office
- Oversaw all venue deliverables, including ticketing, theater ops, and development materials 
- Served as point of contact for other festival departments as related to venue, including projectionist, programmers, filmmakers, and Q&A moderators.
- Collaborated with museum staff to run venue while the museum was open to the public

### House Manager/Box Office Manager @ New York Musical Festival
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York
Managed the Griffin Theatre at Pershing Square Signature Center (~180 seats)
- Utilized OvationTix to manage box office & assist patrons in customer service issues
- Liaised with venue staff to ensure smooth seating process
- Coordinated subscriber reserved seating, general admission seating, rush sales, and waitlist

### Venue Manager @ Brooklyn Film Festival
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
Served as venue manager for all satellite screening venues, and filled in at main venues when needed (50-200 seats)
- Learned the logistics of a new screening venue every day
- Managed the box office for each screening, including will call, pass check-in, and rush sales
- Supervised teams of theater operations volunteers
- Coordinated with print traffic and projectionists to ensure all files were set for each screening
- Coordinated with the festival programming team and non-festival venue staff to ensure on-time starts and smooth runs of show
- Facilitated intros and Q&As when programmers were unavailable

### Ranger @ Tribeca Film Festival
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
- Managed 50+ red carpets: liaised with festival publicity, film publicity, filmmaker team, talent, and security to ensure a smooth and timely flow of red carpet attendees into screenings
- Facilitated screenings as a theater manager: managed fellow rangers and collaborated with projectionists and members of the programming team for a smooth run of show, including intros and Q&As
- Facilitated smooth entry of passholders and ticketholders into theater for screenings

### Creative Project Coordinator @ The Pekoe Group
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
- Primary communication liaison between the agency and the clients
- Guided the traffic flow of projects through the agency to clients
- Managed projects from creation to completion
- Set up and organized meetings with clients
- Proofread all design and copy materials
- Kept master proofreading documents up-to-date
- General research for incoming and current projects, and assisted in company brainstorms
- On-site event and production assistance and coordination as needed

Projects included but were not limited to Desperate Measures (NWS run), Popcorn Falls, Daniel's Husband, The Other Josh Cohen, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Stage 42 run), and LCT Angels.

### Proofreader @ The Pekoe Group
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
- Edited all copy and visual advertisements distributed by the company for grammar, readability, tone, style, consistency, and visual displays
- Wrote copy for radio talking points as well as advertisements for various social media networks

### Assistant Venue Manager, Del Close Marathon @ The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
For the 2018 Del Close Marathon, I was the assistant venue manager of the party space during the night shift. In this role, I:
- was the main point of contact for the VIP guest section and the private event security team
- ensured all attendees' safety in a high-energy, high-volume environment
- supervised 10 volunteers/interns

### Office Assistant at Cinema Studies @ New York University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Tisch School of the Arts
- Special assistant to the department chair, primarily focusing on gathering research materials for her project
- Managed reception, answering any questions that students or any other visitors may have via phone or in-person
- Completed faculty/staff work requests, primarily gathering research materials
- Staffed admissions events, both for Cinema Studies and for Tisch as a whole 
- Staffed additional special events for Cinema Studies administration

### Resident Assistant @ New York University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
- Was in charge of the Explorations Floor, "F.A.M.E.: Featuring All Musical Endeavors," a community of 41 first-year students centered around the theme of music
- Worked with faculty, staff, and other RAs to enhance the Explorations community through a variety of music-themed programming
- Met with residents both individually and as suites to facilitate productive discussion and promote the wellbeing of the floor
- On duty several times a month, meaning I was the first point of contact for any emergency/crisis that happened in the building overnight and on weekends

I was nominated for the First-Year Resident Assistant of the Month through NRHH for October 2017, and I was nominated for the Philip Vera Cruz/Pete Velasco Mentorship Award at the Nia Awards in May 2017 for my work in Brittany Hall and in Cinema Studies supporting the academic, emotional, and/or professional growth of others by serving as a mentor and resource.

### Office Assistant @ Sikelia Productions
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
A full-service, New York-based film production company run by producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff and director/producer/writer Martin Scorsese

- Managed the front of the office (phones, mail, packages, greeting guests)
- Assisted members of the "Silence"​ post-production team and "The Irishman" pre-production team with various admin tasks
- Promoted to Lead in May 2017, managing the interns and supervising the reception area
- Assumed greater managerial responsibilities during production of "The Irishman" in fall 2017 whilst supervisors were on set


## Education
### Master's degree in Cinema Studies
New York University

### Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema Studies
New York University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/katelemberg

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Last updated: 2026-04-13