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Meryem Ersoz
May 24th, 2010, 07:41 AM
Hannah Vanderlan...please give her the usual warm UWOL welcome. You can expect excellent, thoughtful feedback.


Hannah Vanderlan is a native Coloradan who has lived in California, Montana, Costa Rica, Spain, Oregon, Maine, and Pennsylvania and has traveled in over twenty countries. She is an avid athlete and outdoors enthusiast with a passion for visual storytelling. In 2009, she co-founded the award-winning film production company, The Film Dailies Productions. Their short documentary film "Sled," about a 15 year-old female dogsled racer in Steamboat Springs, CO, received the grand prize at the 2009 REI Spirit of the Outdoors Film Festival. Their work was also featured in the 2009 Adventure Film Festival. Hannah is currently producing a documentary exploring the effects of government budget cuts on citizens with mental illness and working on a feature film, currently in pre-production.


Hannah received a BA in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Montana, where she focused on Latin American fiction and poetry. In 2007, she completed a graduate course of study at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

Trond Saetre
May 24th, 2010, 03:43 PM
Hi Hannah, a big uwol welcome!

Mike Sims
May 24th, 2010, 04:17 PM
Welcome Hannah. Thank-you for helping us!

Chris Barcellos
May 24th, 2010, 04:36 PM
Thank you for taking your time to review and judge the entries Hannah 1 Without outside comments and critiques, I think we would all get rather stagnant.

Dale Guthormsen
May 24th, 2010, 05:18 PM
good afternoon Hannah,



It is always terrific to have outside judging from people of diverse interests, the different perspectives gives us all more amunitition to grow! Look forward to you input!!

thank you very much.

Bill Thesken
May 24th, 2010, 05:38 PM
Way to go Hannah!

Marj Atkins
May 24th, 2010, 11:35 PM
Welcome Hannah. We all really appreciate your time and effort.

Hannah Vanderlan
May 25th, 2010, 10:36 AM
Hello everyone. I am honored to be a judge for the UWOL Challenge and really appreciate the warm welcome. I look forward to viewing your work!