JUDGES
Finalists’ work will be presented to the following panel of taste-makers from across the industry:
- Josie Freedman (Premiere film agent, ICM)
- Randy Cordray (Producer of THE OFFICE)
- Jay Francis (Director of Original Programming at Disney Channel, Disney XD)
- Lenora Hume (EVP, HIT Entertainment THOMAS & FRIENDS)
- Aaron Simpson (founder/editor of coldhardflash.com)
- Elizabeth Buraglio (Original Film – I AM LEGEND, SUPERMAN RETURNS)
- Andrew Steele (Creative Director of Will Ferrell’s funnyordie.com)
- Dana Lambert (VP of Acquisitions, After Dark Films)
- Joel Milner (Lit Agent and Owner, Larchmont Literary Agency)
- James V. Hart (Writer, CONTACT, HOOK, DRACULA)
- Tom Collier (Entertainment Attorney with Bloom, Hergott. Rep Brad Pitt, Ron Howard,…)
- Dan Bree (Doc. Producer, The History Channel)
- Justin Kirk (Actor, series regular on Showtime’s WEEDS)
- Jason Alexander (Actor, SEINFELD – producer, director)
- Tracee Stanley (Head of Production & Development, Inferno Distribution –Film Financiers/Distributors)
- Nikki Levy (VP, Wedge Works at Fox – ICE AGE, ROBOTS)
- Joan Vogelesang (President and CEO of Toon Boom Animation)
- Gregg Goldin (Cartoon Network)
- Tracee Mercer (VP Morgan Freeman’s Revelations Entertainment – INVICTUS)
- Rene Rigal (VP Development & Production State Street Pictures – BARBERSHOP, NOTORIOUS)
- Mira Yong (Filmmaker Agent, GERSH AGENCY)
- Ashley Adams (Exec. Producer, E! Entertainment TV, Nat Geo, Animal Planet)
- Tanya Mallean (Attorney at Skryzniarz & Mallean – Penelope Cruz, Darren Lynn Boussman)
- Karen Malach (Animation Exec, formerly at DISNEY, SONY, FOX)
- Ken Kitch (producer, Hill Holliday Advertising – VERIZON, DUNKIN’ DONUTS, BANK OF AMERICA)
- Carly Norris (Creative Exec at Vertigo Ent – THE DEPARTED, THE RING)
