Estrin steps down from AFI post
Exec VP to leave on Sept. 28
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He will continue as a consultant for AFI on a number of projects.
"Jonathan Estrin is a first-class person whose commitment and insights were particularly valuable to AFI during a transitional period," said outgoing AFI prexy and CEO Jean Picker Firstenberg.
Estrin helped to set up the AFI Dallas Film Festival, which debuted in March. He also turned the AFI K-12 Screen Education Center into an online resource for public school teachers and students.
Estrin is penning a play for Participant Prods.
