Bingham Ray to mind Bay Area Film Society

Ray Film veteran Bingham Ray continues to be named professional director in the Bay Area Film Society. Ray is really a well-known studio and indie professional whose resume includes co-founding October Films, becoming prexy of U . s . Artists and holding two posts with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. His newest gigs include first-run programming consultant in the Film Society of Lincoln subsequently Center, professional consultant to digital distributor SnagFilms and adjunct professor at NY U.'s Tisch School from the Arts. In Bay Area, he'll take on the positioning formerly held by Graham Leggat, who died in August. Leggat, who became a member of SFFS in October 2005, broadened the org's activities beyond its annual 15-day film festival to encompass year-round initiatives in education, exhibition and filmmaker development. Together with the Bay Area Intl. Film Festival, set the coming year for April 19-May 3, the 54-year-old SFFS also programs small-fests including approaching fall choices in French cinema, Italian films and animation. Ray starts his job in Bay Area on November. 7. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com