Mariam Arthur
PO Box 4011
Hollywood, California 90028
mariam@iqsecure.com
www.PollyAnnPro.com
Skype: theroadgypsy
EXPERIENCE
Writer, Bangkok International Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006
* Wrote biographies and synopsis for 2006 BKKIFF Program
* www.bangkokfilm.org
Staff, Bangkok Film Market, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006
* Assisted director
* BFM Handbook
* Directed exhibitors
* www.bangkokfilm.org/
Tour Manager, Roller Love Tour, Hollywood, CA, 2006
* Created Route 66 road tour
* Itinerary & Navigation
* Public relations outreach
* Managed personnel
* www.rollerrapper.com
Event Coordinator, Minuteman Project, Laguna Hills, CA 2006
* Cross-country caravan
* 13 city rallies
* Itinerary & Navigation
* Public Relations
* www.minutemanproject.com
Event Manager, Gemini Manor, Hollywood, CA 2006
* Managed performers
* Real-time video display
* Logistics
* www.geminimanor.com
Production Manager, Visual Garden Productions, Hollywood, CA, 2006
* Coordinated cast and crew for a music video project
Editor/Web Designer, Cross Dressers Wives, Beverly Hills, CA, 2006
* Magazine articles, book and website
* www.crossdresserswives.com
Founder/Executive Director, Thunderbird Film Festival, Cedar City, UT, 2000-2005
* Developed festival concept
* Selected films, panelists, judges, sponsors and celebrities
* Promoted festival at American Film Market
* Programmed festival schedule and VIP itineraries
* www.thunderbirdfilmfestival.suu.edu
Casting Director, Family Adventure Films, LLC, Hollywood, CA, 2005
* Posted breakdowns and coordinated auditions for a music video project
Journalist, Filmfestivals.com, Park City, UT, 2003, 2005
* Sundance Film Festival, print and photography
* One-on-one with Matt Dillon, James Foley, Pauly Shore, Thomas Vinterberg
* Roundtables with Adrian Brody, Keira Knightley, James Woods, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Katie Holmes, Tatum O'Neal
Broadcast Journalist, SUTV, Cedar City, UT, 2000-2003
* Produced original SUU Live series, news packages, PSAs and commercials
* Operated studio and field DVC-Pro cameras
* Edited linear and non-linear systems
* Operated studio broadcast equipment (video switcher, audio, CG and lights)
* Coordinated guests for Focus on Cedar City
Craft Service, The Florist, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
* AFI Directing Workshop for Women short film
* Purchased supplies and maintained the food table according to union standards
* www.thefloristmovie.com/credits.html
Executive Assistant, Interactive Film Sales International, Inc., Marina del Rey, CA, 2003-2005
* Script coverage, press releases, promotional packages, phones, shipping, web design, scheduling
Executive Assistant, A Matter of Mediation, Inc., Marina del Rey, CA, 2005
* Proposals, transportation, web design, scheduling
Concessions Manager, SUUSA, Cedar City, UT, 2002
* REO Speedwagon, Southern Utah University concert
Campground Manager, Spirit West Coast, Monterey, CA, 2002
* Music Festival, 60,000 people
* www.spiritwestcoast.com
Manager, Pah Tempe Hot Springs, Hurricane, UT, 2000-2001
* Bed & breakfast operations
* www.infowest.com/pahtempe/more.html
Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Theatre Association convention, Cedar City, UT, 2000
* 40 presenters
* 100 workshops and lectures
* Designed newsletters and program
* www.rmta.org
Associate Producer, Tragedy of Romance, Cedar City, UT, 1999
* Southern Utah University student feature film
* Coordinated cast and crew of 30 full-time students
* Multiple locations for six-months
* Scheduled call sheets and shooting schedules
Editor/Graphic Artist, American Folk Ballet, Cedar City, UT, 2000
* Wrote articles and designed layout for 2000 newsletter
* www.suu.edu/pva/afb/
Senior Staff Writer, SUU University Journal, Cedar City, UT, 1998-2000
Journalist/Columnist, Mid-Valley Publishing, Atwater, CA, 1996-1998
* Reported on assignment for 7 weekly newspapers
* Wrote weekly column Our Own Backyard for Hilmar Times
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
International Film Festival Summit, New York, NY, 2004
* Panelist on The Future of Film Festivals 2010, moderated by Chris Gore
* www.filmfestivalsummit.comindex.cfmid=14283&fuseaction=browse&pageid=22
ADDITIONAL HISTORY
Teacher, Cedar City Children's Theatre, Cedar City, UT, 2003
* Developed course and taught high school filmmaking
SPECIAL SKILLS
* PC and Mac, Quark and Adobe, Microsoft Office programs. Outlook Express, Entourage and Eudora
* Experienced with one-on-one celebrity interviews, motorsports and environmental issues, film reviews
* Experienced 35mm photojournalism, AP style
* Experienced script coverage/writer
* Experienced Chef
* Folk musician/songwriter
EDUCATION
B.S. Theatre/Communication, Southern Utah University (SUU), 2003
* SUU Honors Program, 2000-2003
* SUU Communication Department Award of Merit for Outstanding Broadcast Excellence, 2002
* National Collegiate Honors Council, 2003
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