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	USPS - Feb. 5, 2002 - Postmaster General Makes Two Appointments To The Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
		WASHINGTON - Postmaster General John E. Potter today announced the appointment of Jean Picker Firstenberg, director and CEO of the American Film Institute (AFI), and Cary R. Brick, retired U.S. House of Representatives executive, to the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC).
		Firstenberg is in her 21st year as director and CEO of AFI.
		One of Firstenberg's earliest accomplishments came in 1981 when the institute's eight-acre campus in Los Angeles was acquired.
	www.usps.com /news/2002/philatelic/sr02_010.htm (426 words)

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		Firstenberg played a lead role in obtaining accreditation for the AFI Conservatory in development of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Md. The state-of-the-art center, funded by Montgomery County, opened in 2003.
		Firstenberg is a summa cum laude graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication.
		She was a trustee of Boston University for 12 years, a former chairperson of the Advisory Board for the Film School of the North Carolina School of the Arts, and former chair, Board of Advisors, of the George Foster Peabody Awards in Broadcasting at the University of Georgia.
	www.emerson.edu /emersontoday/printArticle.cfm?articleID=1790 (1422 words)

	Fathom :: The Source for Online Learning
		Jean Picker Firstenberg is the director and CEO of the American Film Institute (AFI).
		During her two decades of leadership, AFI has maintained its original mission to advance and preserve the art of the moving image and has become a leader in redefining the moving image in the digital era.
		Firstenberg has led AFI's transition from a grants-dependent organization to an entrepreneurial-focused not-for-profit.
	www.fathom.com /contributors/3639.html (241 words)

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		AFI Tribute to George Lucas (2005) (TV) (as Jean Picker Firstenberg)....
		AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) (as Jean Picker Firstenberg)....
		Keepers of the Frame (1999) (as Jean Picker Firstenberg)....
	us.imdb.com /Name?Firstenberg,+Jean (171 words)

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		LOS ANGELES, CA, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003â“â“â“The American Film Institute (AFI) established a new award in honor of its Chair Emeritus Charlton Heston, named the AFI Charlton Heston Award, it was announced today by Howard Stringer, Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees and Jean Picker Firstenberg, Director and CEO of AFI.
		This award was established to acknowledge individuals who have made distinguished contributions to both the film and television communities and to the American Film Institute.
		Heston was honored for his leadership as President of the Screen Actors Guild (1965-1971); Chairman of the AFI Board of Trustees (1971-1982); President of AFI (1983-2002) and for his career as an international movie star and actor in film, television and stage.
	www.socal.com /print/168.html (498 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Leonard Maltin to Be Honored With Outstanding Career Achievement Award and AFI to Receive Special Tribute ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		AFI will be honored for its significant role and remarkable contributions to the celebration and recognition of the art of American Film and Television.
		AFI Director/CEO, Jean Picker Firstenberg will be accepting.
		In the 38 years since it was established, AFI is proud to recognize and celebrate the artists and the art of the moving image in all of its forms," states Jean Picker Firstenberg, Director and CEO, AFI.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=89887 (503 words)

	Variety: Carrying the torch into 21st century. (American Film Institute Director Jean Picker Firstenberg)(AFI at 30)@ ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		HOLLYWOOD Talk about being thrown into a sink-or-swim situation: Jean Picker Firstenberg had just arrived in Los Angeles from Washington, D.C., to helm the American Film Institute in January 1980, only to discover that the AFI was about to become homeless.
		We had a 10-year lease at $1 a year at Greystone Mansion, and the lease was up."
		Instead of being daunted by the situation, Firstenberg characteristically seized it...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:20471894&refid=ip_almanac_hf&COOKIE=NO (246 words)

	V Life - The People and Passions of Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		At an AFI tribute to his career, the actor visibly shuddered every time a clip played.
		"This is some form of torture," he laughed, as pals Richard Zanuck, AFI director Jean Picker Firstenberg and Harvey Weinstein watched him squirm.
		Depp was there to help promote his latest film, "The Libertine," which he describes as "down and dirty." "I'm really proud of it," he smiled.
	www.variety.com /article/VR1117933347 (290 words)

	American Film Institute And Discovery Communications Announce Annual AFI/Discovery Global Documentary Festival ...
		The festival, designed to recognize and celebrate the highest standards in documentary filmmaking around the world, will debut in 2001 in conjunction with the opening of the AFI Silver Theater in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.
		The announcement was made today at a press conference at the Discovery Channel Store: Destination D.C. by John Hendricks, founder, chairman and CEO of Discovery Communications, AFI's Director and CEO Jean Picker Firstenberg and Douglas M. Duncan, Montgomery County Executive.
		"The extraordinary achievements of the world documentary community deserve significant recognition, and the Washington D.C., area, center of news and information production in the United States, is an ideal location," says Jean Picker Firstenberg, AFI's Director and CEO.
	www.montgomerycountymd.gov /mc/news/press/99-401.html (734 words)

	Business Wire: The Best Buy Children's Foundation Awards Grant... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This significant grant is the first corporate donation for the AFI Screen Education program, launched in the 2001-2002 academic year with funds from the U.S. Department of Education.
		In the process, they are preparing for jobs of the future by becoming literate in the language of the 21st century.
		We are grateful that The Best Buy Children's Foundation shares our commitment to enable young people to become excited about learning through the digital tools of the 21st century."
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:112096708&refid=holomed_1 (719 words)

	Clay Aiken - Claymaniacs :: View topic - CLAY SUPPORTS AFI'S NATIONAL EXPANSION PROGRAM - ARTICLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		AFI believes screen literacy -- the ability to read and write the language of the screen -- is a core 21st Century skill.
		Joining Aiken on July 29 will be AFI Director Jean Picker Firstenberg, AFI Co-Director James Hindman, Director of AFI New Media Ventures Nick De Martino, and Director of AFI Screen Education Mitch Aiken.
		A day-long itinerary includes visits to the US Department of Education and Capitol Hill, a tour of the White House and an evening reception at Morton's of Chicago.
	www.claymaniacs.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=90 (632 words)

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		That they are women does not specifically influence their agendas, but the educators go out of their way to ensure that female students know that their horizons within the industry will be unlimited upon graduation.
		"In terms of the executive ranks, this is a very different business than when I started here 25 years ago," Firstenberg says.
		There remain pockets of resistance, including the directing field, but these four women are working to eliminate them by means including the AFI's Directing Workshop for Women.
	www.vnuemedia.com /thr/film/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000732611 (402 words)

	Estrin To Join AFI As Executive Vp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The American Film Institute has tapped Jonathan Estrin to serve as executive vp of the organization.
		Estrin will assume the newly created management post Oct. 1, reporting to Jean Picker Firstenberg, AFI director and CEO.
		While it is a new title for AFI, Estrin replaces outgoing senior executive James Hindman, who served as co-director and chief operating officer of AFI.
	www.webprowire.com /summaries/871572.html (171 words)

	Variety.com - AFI fest comes to a close
		AFI's 16th film festival closed Sunday night at the ArcLight in Hollywood.
		AFI's Jean Picker Firstenberg, Ava and Chuck Fries, and the 2002 Charles W. Fries Producer of the Year award winner Robert Greenwald attended the last night's festivities.
		Over 120 features, docus and shorts including showcases of international cinema (Asian New Classics, European Film Showcase, Latin Cinema Series, American Directions and Made in Germany) were screened beginning Nov. 7 through the 17th.
	www.variety.com /vstory/VR1117876287?categoryid=38&cs=1 (181 words)

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		Melinda Corey, George Ochoa, Clint Eastwood (Introduction), Jean Picker Firstenberg (Preface)
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	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0751349895 (316 words)

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