Ileana Meléndez on Making Female-Identifying Voices Be Heard in Film Criticism
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How do you make sure female-identifying voices are heard in your industry?
For the first episode of 2022, I talk with Ileana Meléndez, who created her show, Filmme Talk from the need for more female-identifying voices in film criticism, especially in an audiovisual space such as YouTube.
Ileana Meléndez is a film critic, podcast producer, and Head of Marketing at Full Circle Cinema who combines her passions and craft in business and creativity by having a strong background in business, holding a Bachelor’s in Business Administration for Marketing and Accounting and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Business Administration.
In episode 70 of Ellas, we go deep on how her love for film began, the role models she had in her family to hone her interest in business, how she alongside previous guest, Josie Meléndez, were the first Puerto Rican women film critics to attend Cannes Film Festival and how the power of comunidad was able to support them to make that dream a reality!
Ileana also opens up on how imposter syndrome stopped her and Josie from experiencing an important moment during their attendance at Cannes Film Festival and her next plans for Filmme Talk in 2022! You don’t want to miss this powerful episode. Listen now!
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3:55 - At the end of the day, Ileana is a big geek who loves movies!
5:39 - Discover how Ileana's love for film started and how she cultivated that love
11:49 - Find out how Full Circle Cinema began and how the passion has created a quality platform that shares their love for film
13:29 - Full Circle Cinema started from zero, Ileana shares how they grew from there
18:42 - Ileana shares how being multifaceted has come natural to her and how she combines her creativity with business
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22:45 - Ileana has been honing in her craft of combining her love for business, creativity and film
28:19 - Discover when Ileana began her film criticism career and how she moved on from her first project
35:22 - Find out the first official movie Ileana reviewed and why it was important to share her critic
38:01 - Ileana shares how she decided to continue her path in film criticsm
41:46 - No one is an expert when they begin something and Ileana confesses how she didn't know what Cannes was when she began her film criticsm journey
43:36 - The power of community helped made it possible for Ileana and Josie Meléndez to go to Cannes Film Festival
52:32 - Ileana shares a moment where imposter syndrome took over while she was in Cannes Film Festival
55:13 - Listen to Ileana talk about attending her first press conference at Cannes Film Festival
58:52 - Ileana shares how she connected with friends during Cannes Film Festival
1:02:09 - Find out the next spaces and plans Ileana has for 2022!
1:05:09 - "You know you're never gonna give up."
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