Sunday, 13 June 2010 13:26
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 | Emily Anne Barclay
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 | Dan Halperin Produced Lions Gate feature "Road Kings." Created/produced EMMY-winning SHOWTIME series "Picture Windows." Wrote and directed the series pilot. Episodes directed by Jewison, Boorman, Rafelson, Bogdanovich; starring John Hurt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn and Ron Perlman; Boorman’s episode selected for Cannes. |
 | Deirdre Dix Hunt Deirdre is the executive producer, producer, director and president of Edge Of A Dream Productions. Currently working as strategy consultant and branding expert for various corporations and non-profit organizations, she is also developing multi-platform content for new media and television. A PGA and DGA member, she has successfully produced and directed over thirty television programs, including sitcoms, reality (scripted and non-scripted) programs, entertainment specials and celebrity profiles. |
| | Chandus Jackson Chandus Jackson’s dream has always been to make movies, but it took him several careers before he learned how to get paid for it.
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 | Julie Janata Julie Janata is a producer and editor of character-driven features and documentaries that have won awards around the world. Her producing credits include: Pilot Season (Producer, Editor); The Officer’s Wife (Producer); Girls on the Wall (Story Producer, Editor); Flock of Dodos (Executive Producer) and Mayor of the Sunset Strip (Co-Producer, Editor).She has also edited award-winning films such as Polish Bar; Bigger, Stronger, Faster*; HouseQuake; Dreamland; Getting To Know You; Beyond the Call of Duty and the Emmy-nominated A Soldier’s Sweetheart. She learned the art of storytelling while working on Oscar and Emmy winning productions on three continents, including Heat, French Kiss, The Ghost and The Darkness, Bad Boys, Disclosure, The Jackal, Moonlighting and The Little Mermaid. Among other projects, she is developing the dramatic action feature Status Quo to produce and direct. She is a proud member of the Producers and Editors Guilds, and Co-Chair of the Alliance of Women Directors.
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 | Ayser Salman Ayser was born in Iraq but moved to Kentucky as a toddler. She spent her childhood in the 1970s trying to fit in. Since nobody had heard of Iraq yet, Ayser told everyone she hailed from Ohio and her name was ‘Casey.’ Thanks to programs like the PGA Diversity, Ayser now only uses ‘Casey’ when ordering a latte.
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 | Thenmozhi Soundararajan Thenmozhi is a science fiction writer/director/producer. Growing up as Indian Untouchable she was driven to tell the stories of marginalized communities. This led to her founding an international media training organization called Third World Majority (TWM). Through TWM she worked in the U.S, France, Tunisia, Venezuela, Brazil, South Africa, and India. She was also featured in 2003 in both Utne Magazine as one of the top 30 visionaries under 30 and in Source Magazine as one of the top ten political forces in hip hop. Further, she was in residence at the MIT Center for Reflective Community Practice writing about storytelling, diversity, and future technology. This research inspired her transition to narrative filmmaking and writing/directing science fiction and she attended USC's School of Cinematic Arts. Her work in this field has been recognized by Slamdance, Indian film Festival of Los Angeles and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is currently in development of her Sci-Fi Bollywood feature "Love in the Time of Genocide" and her multiplatform science fiction series Urban Omens. |
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 | Santiago Tapia Santiago is a producer and director. He was Associate Producer of the 2009 independent film Play the Game which was released theatrically in 100 theaters nationwide and is now available on DVD and VOD. Santiago has produced/directed several short films including the award-winning The Secret Adventures of Mr. Grant, Case #118 with Malcolm McDowell. Currently he’s developing the feature "Finding Freddy" with Efren Ramirez. Also in development is the feature FIFTY with Wilmer Valderrama, Malcolm McDowell, Danielle Panabaker, and Efren Ramirez. Santiago has a BA from Harvard University and MFA from Boston University in 2006. He’s a fellow of Film Independent and NALIP. |
 | Celeste Wolfe Celeste was born in California and is grateful she didn’t have to follow to the Chinese custom of bound feet, although she partakes in the western fashion trend of high heels... which gives the same look and is just as painful, but with less of a commitment. Her dedication as a licensed psychotherapist of twenty years has provided a solid platform for story-telling as a writer-producer. She has two pilots, is working on numbers three and four, and is eager to share her unique perspective. She is happily married and does not walk four steps behind her husband. |
 | Kurt Yaeger A multifaceted writer, director, actor, producer, Kurt is a force to be reckoned with. Kurt began his career as a professional BMX rider, and through the years, has taken his experiences, good and bad, and transformed himself into a Hollywood contender. A writing and directing veteran, Kurt started making films in San Francisco and gained vast approval through the SF community, currently living in Los Angeles. After numerous t.v. and film roles, he's now tackling the producing field. Kurt is presently pitching a one hour drama, as well as a reality show highlighting many of his experiences in the extreme sports world. |