Duane Paul Byrge
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2004—Present Coordinator of Film Studies, Assistant Professor, Mass Communications, Virginia State University Teach courses in journalism and film 2002—2004 Assistant Professor, Mass Communications, Alcorn State University Taught an array of film and journalism courses
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1980—Present News Editor/Senior Film Critic/News and Feature Writer The Hollywood Reporter Assigned stories, edited reviews and news, determined placement and wrote more than 4,000 by-lined articles: reviews, news stories, features and analyses including 25 years of film reviews Hollywood Correspondent, San Francisco Magazine Wrote feature stories including professional profiles of Sherry Lansing, George Lucas and other major film-industry figures Senior Editor, ShowbizDATA.com Associate Editor, Fade-In magazine, Writers Guild of America, West Wrote stories, conducted Q & A interviews, organized seminars, edited copy, and wrote book reviews Biography Writer, eStar.com Wrote biographies on an extensive collection of filmmakers, stars and motion picture luminaries
EDUCATION Ph.D., Communication (Cinema) Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California M.F.A., Professional Writing, University of Southern California B.A., History, University of Wisconsin
PUBLICATIONS 1991 The Screwball Comedy Films, McFarland Publishing, 283pp. Critical and historical film reference book on the major players and creators of the screwball comedy genre, including extensive biographical profiles on the major contributors. . 1995 Private Screenings, Turner Publishing, 164 pp. Interviews with 80 major stars about their favorite movie moments as an audience member, including: Gene Kelly, Kathleen Turner, Steven Spielberg, Alfre Woodward, Tony Curtis, Robert Wise, Angela Lansbury, Barry Levinson, Robert Redford, Tom Hanks, John Travolta, Clint Eastwood, Charlton Heston, Kirk Douglas; Penned the introduction to the book for James Stewart
The Red Carpet at Cannes Mystery romance set at the Cannes Film Festival
1994-1998 The Hollywood Reporter, Special Tribute Issues Wrote the cover-story profiles and did Q & As with Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, John Travolta, Robert Zemeckis, Michael Douglas, James Cameron, and Denzel Washington 1995 San Francisco Examiner Wrote the cover story on Clint Eastwood for the Sunday magazine 1980 Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 26: American Screenwriters, p. 304-311. “Donald Ogden Steward.”
RELATED EXPERIENCE 2001—Present Creative Consultant/Writer/Producer Chicago International Film Festival Wrote career-tribute programs for Sigourney Weaver, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, Shirley MacLaine, Ron Howard; Compiled film clips and wrote program scripts for “A & E” host Bill Kurtis; Arranged for Halle Berry to be a guest and conducted her on- stage interview at the Music Box Theatre in conjunction with the festival’s focus on the African-American perspective 2002, 2009 Juror, (Dramatic Competition), Chicago International Film Festival 2002—2004 Programmer, Chicago International Film Festival Attended the Sundance Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival to select feature and documentary films for this venue 1991—1999 Moderator/Host, “Directors on Directing,” The American Film Institute Screened new movies for the AFI and secured and conducted post- screening on-stage interviews with more than 100 feature film directors including Clint Eastwood, Robert Zemeckis, Jodie Foster, James Cameron, Barry Sonnenfeld, Blake Edwards, Martha Coolidge, John Singleton, and Ivan Reitman Keynote Speaker, “A Salute to the Screwball Comedy Films,” Zasu Pitts Film Festival; Delivered the opening address and participated on panels at this festival devoted to screwball comedy Program Director, The American Pavilion, Cannes Film Festival Arranged programs, panels, and speakers including a Roger Ebert interview of Francis Ford Coppola in 1998 Interviewer/Host, “An Evening with Jodie Foster,” Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Conducted an on-stage interview with the actress/filmmaker at the sold-out Arlington Theatre Festival Consultant, Wisconsin Film Festival Arranged, for the fledgling festival, fund-raising screenings of Warner Bros. “You’ve Got Mail” and Woody Allen’s “Celebrity” which he personally approved Juror, High Definition Screen Film Festival, Chiba City, Japan 1997—1999 Host/Interviewer, “The Academy Presents,” Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences; Hosted tributes including “An Evening with the Creative Team of In the Heat of the Night,” an homage to the classic Norman Jewison film; Delivered introductory remarks and conducted on-stage interviews with Sidney Poitier, Norman Jewison, Rod Steiger, Haskell Wexler, Quincy Jones, Lee Grant, and Walter Mirisch 1996—1997 Host/Moderator, Theatrical Film Symposium, University of Southern California; Secured the participation of film industry executives and talent including David Brown, Lynda Obst, Kevin Smith, Mike Newell, Mark Johnson, Caleb Deschanel, and Emilio Estevez to address this class at USC Cinema 1997 Juror, Montreux International Film Festival, Montreux, Switzerland 1995—1998 Box-office Analyst/Film Critic, E! Entertainment Dialogued with host Steve Kmetko to analyze exceptional weekend box- office totals, and deliver movie reviews of high-interest films 1991—Present Member, Board of Advisors, Virginia Film Festival, 1994-1999. Secured Hollywood participation and guests such as Eva Marie Saint; Conducted on-stage interviews with Arthur Penn, Sigourney Weaver, and Frank Pierson; Produced “An Evening with John Grisham” and conducted an on-stage interview with him 1983—1985 Script Writer, Fantasy Island, Aaron Spelling Productions 1983—2002 Member, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
SERVICE 2004—Present Mass Communication Accreditation Committee Virginia State University Founder/Director, Virginia State University Film Festival Faculty Search Committee, Virginia State University Host/Interviewer, An Evening with John Grisham, Virginia Film Festival Moderator, James River Writers Festival, Richmond, Virginia Panelist, James River Film Festival, Richmond, Virginia Panelist, North Carolina School of the Arts Film Festival Winston-Salem, North Carolina Guest Speaker, RiverRun Film Festival, Winston-Salem
REFERENCES Rita McClenny, president/ceo,VirginiaTourism Corp., (804) 356-3139, [email protected]. Robert Gazalle, president/ceo, American Film Institute (323) 856-7600, [email protected] Dr. Greg Hall, associate professor, Virginia State University, (804) 561- 175, [email protected]