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The Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films is proud to present the dynamic panel of 50 industry professionals from around the globe who will judge this year’s submissions.
Categories:
Animation | Music Video | Documentary | Screenwriting | Poster Design | Education PSA | Commercial PSA | Environmental PSA | College Feature/Short | High School Feature/Short | Burt Reynolds Scholarship
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Adam Howard is regarded as an accomplished visual magician, supervising, and creating high end visual effects, animation and design work for the motion picture and television industry in both the USA and Australia. His career spans over 30 years with 4 Primetime EMMY Awards and nine nominations. He also won 11 International Monitor Awards and has been honored twice by the AICP for visual effects and animation and was a nominated for the Visual Effects Society Awards in the theme park attractions category for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. Adam was senior visual effects compositing supervisor on the Academy Award Nominated visual effects and animation for Armageddon and was Co-Visual Effects Supervisor on Rush Hour 3, His recent work can be seen in The Social Network, Unknown, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn I & II, Tower Heist, Last Vegas, and Birdman. |
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Dean Lyon has spent more than 25 years collaborating with cutting-edge directors, studios, production and post-production facilities and technology developers throughout the world. He is passionate about transforming visual storytelling through technology. Lyon’s career has included roles as producer, director, visual effects supervisor and CEO, leading innovative work such as pioneering computer graphics (CGI) for film and television, serving at Boss Film Studio, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), Computer Film Company (CFC) da Vinci Systems and creating several start-up ventures. In 2000, Dean journeyed to New Zealand and for five years led the start-up of Oktobor, which made international news with its contribution to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Lyon received credits on all three films as a visual effects supervisor, and he was elected to the Visual Effects Society (VES) in Hollywood in 2004 in recognition of this and his VFX supervisor roles on Without a Paddle, Spooked and Bogeyman. |
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Chris Ryan was born and raised in Jupiter where he was the only graduate of the ill-fated Digital Domain Institute. Shortly after, he moved to Los Angeles and collaborated with Dreamworks Animation, Lionsgate, and Netflix, and eventually took a job with Jordan Peele. From his time with Jordan, he worked on Key & Peele, Keanu, and most notably, Get Out earning his first producer credit. Since then, he has transitioned into writing and directing, and helmed his first short film, A Better You! As well as starting his own South Florida production company, Deft Touch Productions. |
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John Thomason is the managing editor of the award-winning Boca Raton and Delray Beach magazines. He also serves as arts and entertainment editor and features writer covering Arts & Entertainment for Bocamag.com. He contributes freelance film reviews for Palm Beach Arts Paper and theatre reviews for Florida Theater On Stage. He is a voting member of the Florida Film Critics Circle and has served as a judge for Carbonell Awards, honoring excellence in South Florida theatre. |
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Monte Young is a producer and writer and recently partnered with Mana Entertainment to develop an animated educational series for children. He is currently producing a medical reality show for television that explores Chinese and western medical practices. |
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Michael Orland is thrilled to have been a part of the mega-hit TV show American Idol for 16 seasons as the Pianist, Arranger, Vocal Coach and Associate Musical Director for FOX and ABC. In between he served as Music Director/vocal coach on Little Big Shots and Forever Young hosted by Steve Harvey. Michael has appeared on Oprah, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood and Ellen. He has collaborated with music industry giants such as Burt Bacharach, Neil Sedaka, Diane Warren, Elton John, Dolly Parton, Harry Connick Jr, Jennifer Lopez, and Keith Urban all as a result of American Idol.
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Hal Rosenfeld is a percussionist, composer, arranger, and orchestrator whose work can be heard in over 50 films, television shows, and video games. As a drummer and percussionist, Hal can be heard on projects including The Greatest Showman, The Hate U Give, Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, ABC's The Mayor, and the Robert De Niro/Zac Efron film Dirty Grandpa. As a composer, arranger, and orchestrator, he contributed to Robin Hood, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G., Quantico, Need for Speed Payback, Apple's iOS "Photos" app, and Wolf Warrior 2. Rosenfeld is currently living in Los Angeles. |
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Christopher Cobb holds a Theater Arts degree from Florida School of the Arts, and a Bachelor of Arts from Florida Atlantic University. He served as Manager of Media Technology for Palm Beach State College for almost a decade before joining the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission. Christopher recently transitioned to The Education Network. His work has been published by Darkwater Syndicate which delivered the re-release of his first novel, A Moon Called Sun, and his second book, The Slant Six. Both novels received critical acclaim as well as praise from New York Times best-selling author Piers Anthony. Christopher recently served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Writer's Association and is a member of the South Florida Writers Association and the Bloody Pens Writers Group.
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Kim Festa Gelnaw is currently focused on writing children’s picture books and is developing episodic programming based on her book, LetZooLunch. Her past professional life included working for Oscar-winning film producer Stanley Jaffe. During her 20 year tenure, she worked with creative executives and studio staff at Paramount Pictures and Sony Studios and was promoted to Executive Assistant to Mr. Jaffe in his role as President & Chief Operating Officer at Paramount Communications (now Viacom International). Other pursuits include work as a residential interior designer. Kim currently lives in Tequesta, she is married and has twin boys.
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Adrienne Mazzone is the president of TransMedia Group a full service public relations firm specializing in entertainment. Adrienne oversees both its domestic and expanding international operations, adding new and innovative services such as the product distribution division, licensed talent agency, Madden Talent, and she is editor of Dietary Supplement News. Her successes created an entertainment route to market properties in film and film festival arena, spearheading PR for the then iconic Palm Beach International Film Festival and Israeli Film Festival.
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Scott Glinski is a native of Michigan and moved to West Palm Beach to attend Northwood University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in the field of entertainment, sports, and promotion management. He joined the Palm Beach County Sports Commission in 2007. As the Senior Business Development Manager, he has extensive experience in marketing and advertising including website content, in-house design and national publications. Scott has found innovative solutions to grow tourism in The Palm Beaches and enjoys working with events and projects including The Honda Classic, Winter Equestrian Festival, NCAA Golf National Championships, and the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award which is given annually to the nation’s best place-kicker in Division I collegiate football.
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Christopher Cobb holds a Theater Arts degree from Florida School of the Arts, and a Bachelor of Arts from Florida Atlantic University. He served as Manager of Media Technology for Palm Beach State College for almost a decade before joining the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission. Christopher recently transitioned to The Education Network. His work has been published by Darkwater Syndicate which delivered the re-release of his first novel, A Moon Called Sun, and his second book, The Slant Six. Both novels received critical acclaim as well as praise from New York Times best-selling author Piers Anthony. Christopher recently served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Writer's Association and is a member of the South Florida Writers Association and the Bloody Pens Writers Group. |
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Horace Buddoo is an author, speaker, education consultant, speaker, coach and educator. For the past 19 years, he has worked in multiple facets of education which includes teaching, professional development, curriculum writing, mentorship, and education leadership on local, state, national and international levels. He has served on the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) Mathematics Achievement Level Description Panel, the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Standard Setting Educator Panel, and the FSA Mathematics Item Content Review Panel. He was selected by Legacy Magazine as one of South Florida's "40 under 40" Honorees for his leadership in education. Horace has a passion for the arts and how storytelling through visual media can support educational outcomes. |
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Ellen Jacoby is founder and President of Ellen Jacoby Casting International, she has employed over 250,000 Florida actors, dancers, performers through the years. She finds time to lecture; teach and coach acting classes and is the VP of FFPC. She has worked with a who’s who of Hollywood directors, including Steven Soderbergh, Joel Schumacher, Sidney Pollack, The Farrelly Bros., Bob Zemekis, Ron Howard, Mike Nicols, Michael Bay, Randa Haines, Tom Shadyac, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Garry Marshall, John Landis, James Cameron, Joe Roth, Mira Nair and Tony Scott. Ellen is a Miami native, raised in New Jersey and made her way back to Florida. She is a former professional singer and dancer and travelled the world as an international backgammon champion. |
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Rochelle Walters is the owner of the Indie-Art Houses: The Movies of Delray and The Movies of Lake Worth in Palm Beach County. She prides herself in featuring the very best of blockbuster, art, independent, and foreign films, and delivering an exceptional theater experience that is accessible to all. Along with operating the business, Rochelle’s primary role is carefully navigating theater release schedules and selecting films with the most meaningful and intriguing composition of story, characters, tone, and artistry. Rochelle understands that the film selection process is both intuitive and strategic. She knows that watching films on the big screen has the power to educate, entertain, and inspire audiences of all ages. The theater business is truly Rochelle’s labor of love. |
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Jason Andreotta is the District Director of the Southeast District of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Prior to being promoted to District Director, he served as the Southeast District’s Assistant Director and was responsible for overseeing the Compliance Assurance Program, which includes compliance and enforcement activities for the air, waste, and water programs; and oversight of Emergency Response for pollution threats. He started with the Department in 2003 and previously served as Program Administrator for the Environmental Resource Permitting Program, responsible for all permitting, compliance and enforcement. Jason was born and raised in New Jersey and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Earth & Environmental Science from Lehigh University.
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Joyce Belloise is the VP of Content & Community Partnerships at South Florida PBS. A third generation South Floridian, Joyce has written and produced content for public television for over 20 years. From local public affairs discussions to magazine shows, from wildlife programs to a travel series and internationally distributed documentaries. She also produced one of WPBT's signature series - Check, Please! South Florida, and documentary, Taste the Florida Keys with Chef Michelle Bernstein. Joyce oversees a team of producers, videographers, editors, and interactive staff at South Florida PBS. She has earned 8 regional Emmy Awards and recently served two terms on the Board of the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. |
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Louise Levison, President of Business President of Business Strategies, has been a highly respected financial consultant in the entertainment industry specializing in the creation of film business plans. Her clients have raised money for low-budget films such as The Blair Witch Project, the most profitable independent film in history, and for companies raising money slates of films. She is the author of Filmmakers & Financing: Business Plans for Independents. The book is the inspiration for the feature documentary Movie Money CONFIDENTIAL in which Levison is interviewed for which she was the technical advisor. She also is editor of the monthly online newsletter The Film Entrepreneur: A Newsletter for the Independent Filmmaker and Investor which is available for free at moviemoney.com. |
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