JUNE 2:
Wes Studi and Fred Andrews at the 2009 film festival
Fred Andrews, founder of the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, announced today that he was stepping down from the helm of the organization he has run for 15 years.
At a meeting requested by Andrews and attended by about 20 persons — mostly members of the Jublilee’s board of directors, advisory board and volunteers — Andrews said his resignation was effective immediately.
He said his decision was prompted both by his health — two years ago he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer — and by the belief of at least some board members that it was time for him to leave.
Andrews said he recently was approached by a long-time associate of the Jubilee “who told me I needed to step down. I’d have preferred it to be handled differently, in a conversation rather than an ultimatum.”
Butler's Cinema Scene 