New editor-in-chief at Filmbulletin
Tereza Fischer-Smid, 44, will become the new editor-in-chief and publishing director of *Filmbulletin*. Fischer-Smid, who holds a Ph.D. in film studies, will succeed Walt R. Vian on April 1, 2014; Vian shaped the film journal both editorially and as a publisher for 45 years.
The newly established Filmbulletin Foundation has been responsible for the publication since the beginning of the year. At its first meeting, the Board of Trustees has now elected Tereza Fischer-Smid as the new editorial and publishing director of "Filmbulletin". Fischer-Smid, born in Prague in 1969, studied journalism, film studies and education at the University of Zurich and received her doctorate in film studies in 2009.
As former managing director of the Videoladen, member of the editorial board and co-editor of the film yearbook Cinema and senior assistant and lecturer at the Department of Film Studies at the University of Zurich, she brings with her knowledge of film theory, writing and editorial experience as well as management skills.
On April 1, 2014, Fischer-Smid will take over from Walt R. Vian, who has headed "Filmbulletin - Cinema at Eye Level" for 45 years. As a member of the newly established "Filmbulletin Foundation", he will remain connected to his life's work in a new role.
