Getting Personal is a Q&A with a local personality. Here, 31-year-old Champaign resident Casey Ludwig, the assistant director of programs and assistant director of Roger Ebert's Film Festival at the University of Illinois College of Media, chats with The News-Gazette's Melissa Merli. Right now, what interests her most is Ebertfest: "I'm learning so much right now and am completely immersed in the ins and outs of planning this great film festival. The more people I get to meet who have long-standing roots with Ebertfest, the more excited I get about the rich tradition the festival has in the community and in the industry.