2023 Jury

Steven Paul is a filmmaker, actor, and talent manager, and founder & CEO of Crystal Sky Pictures.

Dan Cohen is known for My Mad Fat Diary (2013), Night of the Ghoul, and Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut! (2015).

Mark Holder, producer and manager from New Jersey, is known for Beasts of No Nation and The World of Stephanie St. Clair.

Bradie Steinlauf is a CAA talent agent in Los Angeles, representing clients including Jennifer Beals and Aisha Tyler.

Abram Nalibotsky is a talent agent at The Gersh Agency, representing top film and TV creatives in Los Angeles.

Producer and executive producer of films including Smoking Guns (2016) and A Christmas Eve Miracle (2015).

Scott is president of SP Media Group/Atlas Comics, producing nearly 20 films in the past five years with Paramount.

Neil Mandt is a producer, director, and tech entrepreneur with a diverse career in film and television since the 1990s.

Fern Champion is a veteran casting director who discovered stars like Cameron Diaz and shaped iconic films and TV series.

Sean Patrick Michael McNamara is a director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for Kids Incorporated and Hollywood Chaos.

Kelly Madison, is a actress from Newport Beach, California, is also best known for her role in Porn Fidelity.

Kristopher Neil Allen is an American singer-songwriter and winner of American Idol Season 8, known for hits like “No Boundaries.”

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