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Karen Rosa

Karen Rosa

 

Karen Rosa


    Karen Rosa, Director of American Humane Association’s Film & Television Unit has been with the Film Unit for over 17 years in which she has worked in the capacities of on-set Representative, Pre-Production outreach, Production Scheduling, and Communications/Post Production prior to taking the helm in 2003. Trained as a visual artist in painting and textile design and having produced several successful theatre productions, Rosa is appreciative of the creative point of view of filmmakers. However, her passion for animals keeps her focused on the objective of how animal action is accomplished humanely. Having the position of Communications Manager prior to becoming Director, she reviewed films with animal action for the public, using field notes to describe how each scene was achieved and to determine whether a film will be awarded the “No Animals Were Harmed”® end credit disclaimer. Even though the film industry follows American Humane’s Guidelines for the Safe Use of Animals in Filmed Media, Rosa maintains that the Film Unit must continue to be vigilant, as there is always a new generation of filmmakers that need to be educated.

    In being appointed as Director of the Film & Television Unit, Rosa calls on her years of experience with the program to continually expand the Guidelines and maintain high standards. By working inter-organizationally with others at American Humane, under past directors, with animal welfare leaders, the press, and with film industry personnel on several tiers, Rosa has been instrumental in raising the professionalism of staff and procedures as well as generally advancing the program.

    Rosa graduated cum laude from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia and pursued graduate studies in advanced design at Hunter College in New York. All artists and writers need inspiration: Rosa says her muse is her delightful, multi-cultural canine, Karley.


American Humane’s Film & Television Unit

Karen Rosa Interview on "Pet Peeves"

Karen Rosa Interview on "Pets In The City"

 

 

 



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