), Richard Linklater and dozens more cinematic pioneers, with special attention also paid to such cult-movie icons as Dario Argento. The program quickly became one of TIFF’s most popular offerings, building a devoted audience and industry network at the same time.
“One year we were together at the Berlinale and Noah knew of a party being held in the vast expanse of nothingness of Potsdamer Platz,” recalls Mr. Cowan’s fellow programmer Cameron Bailey, now TIFF’s chief executive. “We walked across grass and rubble, and along the way he introduced me to his friend, Michael Stipe. From REM. Now the three of us are trudging through this field to what would turn out to be an incredible party. Noah would surprise you all the time.
As construction on the Lightbox began in earnest, though, Mr. Cowan shot his hand up for an entirely new challenge, stepping away from the festival proper to become the artistic director of the new building. It was a responsibility that included everything from commissioning art exhibitions and screenings to overseeing engineering blueprints.
Mr. Cowan attends the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival Awards on Dec. 3, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Cowan became executive director of SFFILM in 2019.“The vision that he had for the gallery met with reality and it became too difficult to sustain, but it was great while it lasted – there wasn’t a model for that in any existing cinematheque,” says filmmaker Atom Egoyan, who produced an installation calledfor the Lightbox’s opening.
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