 Lia Rinaldo has been deeply involved in the film industry for the past 18 years. From her modest beginnings slinging popcorn at the of sixteen at Halifax's only repertory theatre, Wormwood's Dog & Monkey Cinema. She eventually managed and programmed the very theatre where she got her start while simultaneously climbing up through the ranks of the Atlantic Film Festival over the past 15 years.
Lia has served as Festival Director at the Atlantic Film Festival Association for the past five years and has seen the event grow from a small annual regional festival to four year-round programs each with a growing international reputation. This past September, the Atlantic Film Festival celebrated its landmark 25th anniversary with 30,000 people in attendance.
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