Movie Talk with Jaie Laplante — Executive Director of Miami International Film Festival
INTRODUCTION: 1:37 min.
JAIE LAPLANTE is the Executive Director of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami International Film Festival.
He was born and raised in Alberta, Canada, and got hooked on films at an early age. As a young man he started reading Pauline Kael reviews, and by the age of 14 he had the “chutzpah” to call up the local newspaper and complain vociferously about the film critic, whereupon he was awarded the job over the telephone. Because Jaie already had a deep voice, they didn’t realize he was only 14.
Working at the newspaper provided an opportunity to expand his knowledge of films and deepen his understanding of what makes films tick.
Laplante holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University with a specialization in film production. His film background includes acting, screenwriting and script supervision. He also has served as programming director for the Miami Short Film Festival. Laplante also started a Fall film festival called GEMS.
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SELF-CONFIDENCE: 1:01 min..
EDUCATION: 1:44 min.
DEVELOP A VOICE: 57 sec.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 35 sec.
INSIGHT & IINSPIRATION: 1:40 min.
PERSEVERANCE FURTHERS: 2:04 min
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 55 sec.
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART: 48 sec.
STRONG DRIVE FOR ACHIEVEMENT: 1:42 min.