Kate Farina Event producer // Ideas person // Fan of fans
The Paley Center for Media: Public Programs
Since 2007, I’ve worked at The Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television & Radio), producing programs in our 200-seat theater, including panel discussions with casts and creative teams of current television series documentary screenings (and discussions with filmmakers and film subjects) author appearances and book signings one-on-one interviews discussions covering specific topics [...]
My Work in Media Education
Two running themes throughout my career have been teaching and visual media, and I’ve been lucky (or persistent enough) to find jobs that have combined these two passions in new and interesting ways. Education Coordinator and Managing Editor, The Art Directors Club ADC is an organization for professionals in design and advertising (that umbrella covers [...]
Fan Events: Bringing TV Fans Together
I’m proud to having contributed a new category of programming to Paley Center events. I love a good panel discussion, but I think it’s more special when the audience can really interact and connect with each other. I’ve always been really interested in fandom, so whenever I get the opportunity to create something cool for fans, [...]
Royal Wedding Viewing Party – April 29, 2011
They rose before dawn. Over 200 well-wishers from New York, wanting to experience the royal wedding with a group of like-minded anglophiles.
American Idol & Glee Season Finale Party
For our celebration of the season finales of American Idol and Glee, we wanted to do more than just invite people to watch the shows in our theater. The whole point of these hit series is performance. We invited two high school singing groups (Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan and Wilton High School, in [...]
Human Giant – Live!
April 1, 2008 (yep – April Fool’s Day) I consider myself a comedy nerd, but I really like to go to straight to the source when I’m looking for new programs. In 2007, I reached out to L.A. comedy-insider and friend, the hilarious Alex Fernie, to see if he had any ideas for a sketch [...]
An Evening with The Good Wife
Bringing The Good Wife to the Paley Center was a project that began as soon as we learned the series would film in NYC. It’s never easy arranging for an entire cast to make themselves available for an evening event, particularly when they’re shooting. Thankfully, the terrific staff at CBS helped us make this happen. [...]
Oscars Viewing Party (2011)
This was our first year of Academy-sanctioned festivities. In fact, we were the only official NYC venue for Oscar-watching. To add some fun to our red carpet, our creative services team created life-size stand-ups of Hollywood stars. Our guests posed with Brad and Angie in front of photographers and camera crews. We built on the [...]
Who’s Next? The New Era of Doctor Who
April 12, 2010 From the website: A new era of the legendary BAFTA-winning series, Doctor Who, begins April 17 on BBC America. The iconic series, television’s longest-running science fiction program, follows the adventures of the Doctor, the mysterious traveler who, with his human companions, journeys throughout all of time and space, facing a variety of [...]
Art Directors Club: National Student Portfolio Review
Every year, ADC welcomes the nation’s top design and advertising students for a massive portfolio review. Recruiters and creatives are invited to give feedback and scout out the top talent. As Education Coordinator, I worked with art and design schools to invite their most promising students, and then worked with top design and ad firms [...]
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