B.R. Film Commission executive director leaving

Effective Feb. 15, Donna Reichman will step down as executive director of the Baton Rouge Film Commission. Reichman, who took over the lead position at the film commission in the fall of 2011 following the departure of Amy Mitchell-Smith, announced her own exit in an email to colleagues, co-workers and friends. “It is with mixed emotions that I depart as I have thoroughly enjoyed working with each of you,” she writes. Reichman also says in the email: “It is my intention to continue to contribute to filmmaking in Baton Rouge,” but she does not elaborate on how she might do so. Calls to Reichman for additional comment on her plans after she steps down were not returned before press time. No further details on how the film commission will proceed with finding a new executive director have been released, and Reichman does not discuss a search in her email. —Steve Sanoski