Dana Harris is the Los Angeles-based editor-in-chief and general manager of Indiewire. Prior to joining IW, she spent nearly 11 years at Variety as a film reporter, creator of lifestyle section Variety Weekend, editor of Variety.com and in business development. has covered virtually all of the world's major film festivals as a reporter, juror moderator or panelist. She also had a life in food as a sous-chef,restaurant critic and editor for Fine Cooking. You can follow her @TheKnife.