Sponsors

The Magic Lantern International Movie Festival is a program of Binghamton Imaginink, Inc, a not-for-profit company, whose mission is to create programs emphasizing education, participation and recreation. Since the Kennedy Center "Imagination Celebration" in the region began in 1985, the main focus has been to provide leadership in arts education, in cooperation with cultural and performing arts centers and educational institutions, and also to foster imagination and creativity through the New York State "Invention Convention" program.

"This project is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts' Decentralization Program administered locally by The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes."

Binghamton Imaginink, Inc
Waverly Opera House
Art Mission & Theater
Tioga Opportunities, Inc;
New York State Council on the Arts
The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes
Guthrie Healthcare Systems
Frank Como Law Office
Chemung Spring Water
Waverly Business Association
Leprino Foods
Tangomyheart.com

Supporters

Allan S. Jackson, Ph.D.
Dr. Jackson holds his Ph.D in Theater from Ohio State University (1962). Professor Jackson is a retired Professor Emeritus from the State University of New York. From 1964 to 1966 he was a faculty member at the SUNY Binghamton Theater Department. From 1970 to present day Professor Jackson has been the Curator of SUNY Binghamton's Theater Department's Theater collection. From 1997-2001 Professor Jackson was the Bartle Professor of Theater at SUNY Binghamton. From1983-1986 Professor Jackson was also an Adjunct Curator at the Roberson Center for Arts and Sciences Binghamton, New York.

Dr. Jackson's activities have included design and lighting, theater production and theater history. He was the director of the SUNY Department of Theater, Masters of Arts Program 1972-1975, 1976-1977, 1988-1996 and 2000 His teaching experiences include extensive theater history courses, computers and theaters, stage management and lighting for directors. Professor Jackson's books include The Standard Theater of Victorian England and the French Theatrical Production in Nineteenth Century. He is a proponent of new technology as demonstrated by his electronic publications, The Coffee Table DVD of Antique Theater Society, volumes one through four, The DVD of Theater, Circus, and Spectacle Posters, The History of Theater on the Blackboard System. He has also published numerous articles and other publications.

Professor Jackson has designed and/or lighted numerous plays and exhibitions and has produced numerous dinner theater productions not only at the University but also in the Greater Binghamton Community.