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About Ada M. Babino (eaux), Founder, Artistic Director
Babino, founder and Executive Director of SABIFF, is an indie filmmaker and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of creativity and business. She brings a dynamic blend of skills in producing, production management, marketing, film curation, and event planning. Well versed in collaborating with creatives at every stage of the filmmaking process, Babino has supported projects from research and development and pre-production through post-production, exhibition, and distribution.
Her background includes extensive grassroots community outreach, film curation, publicity, and booking clients for speaking engagements. A former university project manager, Babino successfully advanced institutional initiatives to educate students and expand HIV testing on campus.
Babino’s professional credits include work as a producer at Black Entertainment Television and as a line producer on the critically acclaimed film SANKOFA, later re-released by ARRAY Releasing Company and introduced to a new generation of viewers on Netflix. A San Antonio native, Babino earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University and a Master of Arts degree from American University in Washington, DC. She is a proud parent of one daughter and grandmother to three grandchildren.