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Dana Harris-Bridson

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Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief at IndieWire
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

As Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire, Dana Harris-Bridson leads creator-first coverage at the intersection of art and industry. She champions underrepresented voices and new models in filmmaking, leveraging her extensive background from Variety. She is a graduate of Austin College and The Founder Institutes startup incubator.

Dana is passionate about the evolving landscape of filmmaking and distribution. She actively engages with creators to understand new, community-driven alternatives to traditional industry models. Her work focuses on providing guidance and insights for building sustainable creative careers in a rapidly changing business.

She is the founder of the "In Development" newsletter, which explores the business side of creative careers, and created IndieWire’s "Future of Filmmaking" initiative.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Dana shows up

Charming & Persuasive
Generous
Fast Adopter

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics Dana cares about

Future of Filmmaking
She created IndieWire’s initiative of the same name and is admittedly "obsessed with all the ways that filmmaking is changing and new models being formed. "
Independent Film
Her role is centered on creative independence in film and TV, and she frequently explores the challenges and opportunities facing independent creators.
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Career

Work history

12-2010
Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief
IndieWire
2-2010 - 12-2010
Editor, Strategic Projects
Variety
2-2007 - 2-2010
Editor, Variety.com
Variety
9-2006 - 2-2007
Film editor
Variety
4-1997 - 1-2000
Film reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
In the press

Media appearances

Editor-in-chief Dana Harris‑Bridson moderates a panel on international production. Featured in Facebook
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Education
1985 - 1989
BA
Austin College
2010 - 2010
Startup incubator
The Founder Institute
Social presence
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