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Matt Erman is a cinematographer, writer, director, editor, and special effects artist. His company, Capture 1 Studios, produces independent short films, documentaries, and various other commercial work. Matt studied TV Production at Hocking Technical College in southern Ohio. Working as a graphic artist for almost 20 years, Matt gave up his 9 to 5 and started his own production company. Today, Matt runs Capture 1 Studios and has released 9 short films, 11 documentaries, and several other event coverage productions.- Additional Crew
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Bio: Roger S. Christiansen is a director with extensive experience in multi-camera and single camera sitcom productions. Roger's affable manner and knack for working and communicating with actors of all ages has garnered him the distinction of directing on many successful series (e.g. Friends and Hannah Montana) and afforded him the privilege of working with actors like Jeniffer Aniston, Miley Cyrus, Miranda Cosgrove, Brooke Shields, Christina Applegate, Courteney Cox, Eric Idle, Vicki Lawrence, Dolly Parton, Kiki Palmer, Larry David and Ray Romano. Roger S. Christiansen has established a stellar reputation as a leading Tween Comedy Director with his most recent credits being, Haunted Hathaways, Dog With A Blog, Instant Mom, Shake It Up, Austin & Ally, How To Rock. Other Tween cable show directing credits include iCarly, Imagination Movers, Drake and Josh, Zoey 101, True Jackson VP and Corey In The House .Roger's ability to attend to the demand for tight production/shooting schedules have provided him the opportunity to also direct network sit-com television episodes of Friends, Suddenly Susan, Girlfriends and For Your Love. With his creative vision for realizing the original ideas of producers and writers, Roger has also garnered an Emmy award for his contribution on Friends and an Outstanding Director nomination from BET for Girlfriends. Roger is a member of the Directors Guild of America. Between directing network television series for Disney, Nickelodeon, NBC, CW, Roger has shared his experience and knowledge by lecturing and teaching at film schools all over the world. His teaching credits include the DeTao Masters Academy (Shanghai), University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Columbia University Film Division, Tokyo University of Technology, the School of Film and Television in Cuba and he was a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan lecturing at the Taipei National University of the Arts. Roger is also on the Board of Trustees for the Tony Award winning, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford CT. Roger has consulted for Malaysia and China to help establish premier Film and Television schools in these regions. Roger is a Master Director and Teacher in association with the DeTao Masters Academy in Shanghai. He is involved in developing, writing and producing television series in Beijing and Shanghai, China. He lectured at many of the most prestigious Universities in China including, Peking University, Tsinghua University in Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai. The Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts is where he is based when in China. Recently, he was invited by Sangli TV Company to lecture and also the Taiwan Council of Cultural Affairs to guest lecture about his career in Film, Television and Theater. The conference was part of a year-long program sponsored by the Taiwan government to bring artists, who are prominent in their field, to share their real-world experience. Roger hopes to bring his vast experience in film and television to work with Chinese writers, directors, actors, producers and students and start to build a bridge between the two cultures and industries.- Director
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Richard Correll was born on 14 May 1948 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Techno Twins, Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) and Ski Patrol (1990). He has been married to Beth Correll since 24 April 2004.- Director
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Bob Koherr was born on 6 January 1961 in the USA. He is a director and actor, known for Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Good Luck Charlie (2010) and Strip Mall (2000).- Director
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Shannon Flynn is a three-time Emmy Award-winning film and episodic television director. She works for a wide variety of networks including Netflix, AppleTV, Amazon, MAX, YouTube, Disney Channel and Nickelodeon.
Shannon has directed more than 300 episodes of television and 3 films. Recently, she worked on the 55th season of Sesame Street (for which she won her Emmys), Amazon's Blippi's Treehouse, AppleTV's Puppy Place and Helpsters. Also, Netflix's Waffles + Mochi and Malibu Rescue, Disney Channel's Hannah Montana, Jessie and Bunk'd (among many others). Nickelodeon's The Thundermans, Betch Sketch (and more). Also, she was series director for Chicken Girls, Junior's, Total Eclipse, Boss Cheer and Hotel du Loone for the YouTube channel Brat. Movie credits include Sweet, Brat's Holiday Spectacular and Brat's Spring Breakaway.
Shannon received her MFA in Directing from the Yale School of Drama.- Producer
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David Kendall was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. David is a producer and director, known for The New Guy (2002), Melissa & Joey (2010) and Kelly Kelly (1998).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jody Hahn is an Emmy-nominated television director who started her career working with sitcom writers. She has directed close to 200 episodes of television, including 2 live episodes of "The Conners" for ABC, "Lopez vs. Lopez" for NBC, "Call Me Kat" and "The Cool Kids" for FOX, "One Day at a Time", "Fuller House", "Mr. Iglesias", "Alexa & Katie", "Family Reunion" and many others for Netflix, The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. She directed the pilot and multiple episodes of the Netflix YA series "The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia" and the Lifetime Christmas movie, "Holiday in Santa Fe" starring Mario Lopez, Emeraude Toubia and Aimee Garcia.- Director
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After seeing the films, COOLEY HIGH and TAXI DRIVER, Milwaukee, Wisconsin native George Tillman, Jr. became inspired to make films of his own. In 1994, George wrote and directed his first feature film, SCENES FOR THE SOUL. It was shot entirely in Chicago, using local talent and resources. The film, which cost $150,000 to make, caught the attention of Doug McHenry and George Jackson who acquired it for Savoy Pictures for $1 million. Following the momentum of this success, George began to write a script, loosely based on his own life--SOUL FOOD. SOUL FOOD began production on November 6th, 1996 on a hectic 30-day schedule with a cast that included Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, and Brandon Hammond. Modestly budgeted at $7 million, SOUL FOOD opened to critical and financial success, grossing over $43 million domestically. As a result, George and his producing partner, Bob Teitel, landed a first look deal at Fox 2000, which they still maintain to this day. State Street Pictures became their company's new name - a reference to their earlier years as a filmmaking team in Chicago. George's next directorial effort was MEN OF HONOR, an epic story inspired by the life of Carl Brashear, a man who battled the obstacles of racism, a lack of education, and the loss of his leg to become the United States Navy's first African-American Master deep sea diver. The film starred Oscar winning actors Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert De Niro with an ensemble cast that included Charlize Theron, Michael Rapaport, Lonette McKee, Glynn Turman, and Hal Holbrook. After the success of MEN OF HONOR, George ventured into producing. In addition to his role as Executive Producer of the beloved "Soul Food: The Series" for Showtime Networks, George co-produced with partner, Bob Teitel the MGM BARBERSHOP series and ROLL BOUNCE. George stepped back into the director's chair in 2007 to direct the biopic NOTORIOUS at Fox Searchlight. This edgy telling of slain rapper Notorious BIG's life proved to be the perfect vehicle for George's directorial style and finesse. Starring the unknown Jamal Woolard as Christopher "Notorious BIG" Wallace, the film also boasts strong talent such as Derek Luke as Sean "Puffy" Combs, Oscar nominated Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace and Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur. The film was released in January 2009. George then directed the thriller FASTER starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the 2010. George followed up that movie with THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER AND PETE, a small indie exploring the hardships experienced by two young boys living alone in extreme poverty in a housing projects in Brooklyn. Written by Michael Starrbury, the movie debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival where it was bought and released by LIONSGATE. The cast includes Jennifer Hudson, Anthony Mackie, Jeffery Wright and introducing Skylan Brooks and Ethan Dizon. In addition to directing features, George helmed the pilot LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD for NBC, along with episodes of Starz' POWER, Netflix/Marvel's LUKE CAGE, and NBC's dramedy THIS IS US. Currently, he is developing the feature film version of the much-anticipated novel THE HATE U GIVE written by Angela Thomas for Fox 2000 Pictures. The story follows a 16-year-old African American girl struggling to find her voice after the horrific shooting death of her friend by a white police officer.- Actor
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Justin Baldoni is an actor, director, producer, speaker, and entrepreneur who is focused creating impactful media and entertainment.
After creating and directing the award-winning documentary series, My Last Days, Baldoni made his feature film directorial debut this year with FIVE FEET APART. He also produced the film which went on to crush box office predictions and has grossed over $80 million worldwide. Baldoni will next direct CLOUDS for Warner Bros.
On the acting front, Baldoni is best known for playing "Rafael" on The CW's award-winning phenomenon, Jane the Virgin. The fifth and final season is currently airing.
As an entrepreneur, Baldoni co-founded Wayfarer Entertainment-a cause-driven media studio focused on creating content that highlights inspiration, unity, and the power of human connection. Through this platform, he created the dinner conversation series, Man Enough, which dives into traditional masculinity while focusing on topics like body image, relationships, and fatherhood. He has spoken about his own journey with masculinity in a viral TED talk as well as across college campuses in America.
Baldoni founded and is a chairman of The Wayfarer Foundation, a non-profit organization that puts on one of Los Angeles' largest volunteer events-The Carnival of Love-which provides connection, services, and resources to people who are experiencing homelessness in LA's Skid Row community and will expand nationally in 2020.
Baldoni currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.- Writer
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Kelly Fremon Craig is a writer and director from Whittier, California. She made her directorial debut with The Edge of Seventeen. James L. Brooks' Gracie Films acquired the project in 2012, and developed the screenplay with Fremon Craig. She graduated from UC Irvine with an English degree. Fremon Craig started out writing sketch comedy and spoken word poetry in college, then landed an internship in the film division of Immortal Entertainment, where she read her first film script and began to pursue screenwriting. Fremon Craig now resides in Los Angeles with her husband and young son.- Producer
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Lucia Aniello was born on 10 January 1983 in Italy. She is a producer and writer, known for Hacks (2021), Rough Night (2017) and Broad City (2014). She is married to Paul W. Downs. They have one child.- Actor
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Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (Campano), is of Italian descent, and worked for a local NBC station. His father, Charles John Cooper, who was of Irish descent, was a stockbroker. Immediately after Bradley graduated from the Honors English program at Georgetown University in 1997, he moved to New York City to enroll in the Masters of Fine Arts program at the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University. There, he developed his stage work, culminating with his thesis performance as John Merrick in Bernard Pomerance's "The Elephant Man", performed in New York's Circle in the Square.
While still in school, Bradley began his professional career, appearing opposite Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City (1998) and on the drama series The Beat (2000). His weekends were spent with LEAP (Learning through the Expanded Arts Program), a non-profit organization that teaches acting and movement to inner city school children. The summers took him all across the globe, from kayaking in British Columbia with Orca Whales to ice-climbing in the Peruvian Andes, while hosting Lonely Planet's Treks in a Wild World (2000) for the Discovery Channel. Bradley had to miss his graduation ceremony from the Actors Studio in order to star in his first feature Wet Hot American Summer (2001). After finishing his second feature Bending All the Rules (2002), his plans to relocate to Los Angeles were delayed when Darren Star hired him to star on the drama series The $treet (2000).
Bradley went on to win the role of young law student Gordon Pinella in Changing Lanes (2002), starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, and also played Travis Paterson in My Little Eye (2002). He finally decided that it was time to forgo his other New York projects and move to Los Angeles when he was cast on Alias (2001). After supporting roles in Wedding Crashers (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), The Comebacks (2007), The Rocker (2008) and Yes Man (2008), Cooper broke out with major roles in He's Just Not That Into You (2009), The Hangover (2009) and Valentine's Day (2010). He co-starred in the action film The A-Team (2010) and headlined the thriller film Limitless (2011).
Cooper received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor after starring opposite Jennifer Lawrence in David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He then received two more consecutive Oscar nominations, Best Supporting Actor for playing Richie DiMaso in Russell's American Hustle (2013) (again opposite Lawrence, though their characters shared no significant screen time), and Best Actor for playing Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood's American Sniper (2014), the highest grossing film of 2014. During this time period, Cooper also reprised his role in The Hangover Part II (2011) and The Hangover Part III (2013), turned in another strong dramatic turn in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), and voiced Rocket Raccoon in the third highest grossing film of 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
In 2015, Bradley headlined two comedies, Cameron Crowe's Aloha (2015), set in Hawaii, and John Wells' Burnt (2015), set in London, and starred opposite Jennifer Lawrence again in David O. Russell's Joy (2015).
Bradley has a daughter (born 2017) with his former partner, model Irina Shayk.- Producer
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Kay Cannon is a screenwriter, actress and producer, best known for Pitch Perfect (2012), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017). She is also known for her work on NBC's 30 Rock (2006) and the Netflix Original Series Girlboss (2017).
Cannon has won three Writers Guild of America Awards and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.- Director
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Vince Marcello is known for The Kissing Booth (2018), The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and Zombie Prom (2006).- Director
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Christian Ditter was born in Gießen, Germany. Christian is a director and writer, known for How to Be Single (2016), Biohackers (2020) and Love, Rosie (2014).- Producer
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Ryan Kyle Coogler is an African-American filmmaker and producer who is from Oakland, California. He is known for directing the Black Panther film series, Creed, a Rocky spin-off and Fruitvale Station. He frequently casts Michael B. Jordan in his works. He produced the Creed sequels, Judas and the Black Messiah and Space Jam: A New Legacy. He is married to Zinzi since 2016.- Director
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Stella Meghie is known for Jean of the Joneses (2016), The Weekend (2018) and The Photograph (2020).- Writer
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Todd Strauss-Schulson was born on 24 June 1980 in Forest Hills, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Final Girls (2015), Isn't It Romantic (2019) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011).