Saul Blinkoff is a filmmaker and former Florida resident who has worked for numerous high-profile clients including Disney, DreamWorks and Netflix. He was a Disney Animator on the films “Pocahontas,” “Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Mulan” and “Tarzan” and directed “Winnie the Pooh,” “Kronk’s New Groo...

Steven Demmler is a writer/producer, Founder of St. Petersburg-based Talon Entertainment, and one of Variety’s “New Leaders in Hollywood” for 2024. He’s written, directed, or produced films that have screened in festivals around the world and has spent more than a decade working in finance, facil...

South Florida’s Marietta Carter-Narcisse is an internationally renowned, very accomplished, award-winning Department Head Makeup Artist and Global Educator with more than 30 years in the industry. A few of her credits include “Ghost,” “Boyz n the Hood,” “Malcolm X,” “Dangerous Minds,” “Whitney,” ...

South Florida’s Wil Shriner is a comedian, director, actor, writer, host & emcee. He began his career as a standup comedian in Los Angeles. After dozens of appearances with David Letterman, Jay Leno and Johnny Carson, Wil was tapped to host his own national talk show, “The Wil Shriner Show” in th...

Katie Pryor and Tony Armer are the co-founders of FilmUSA, a national non-profit trade organization representing all film commissions across the United States. FilmUSA is dedicated to the enhancement of the Film, TV, and Digital Media production industry across the country. They partner with film...

For more than twenty-five years, Freestyle Picture Company partners Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri have developed and produced award-winning film, TV, theater, and branded content with many of the industry’s most talented individuals and entertainment companies. Their films have played at m...

Shane Brady and Emily Zercher-Brady are Florida-based Filmmakers. Shane is a Tampa native writer, actor and graduate of Florida State University. Emily is a producer and actress. They turned a 2021 tragedy into a film. Based on true events, after being victims to wire fraud and losing $20,000 whi...

Todd Wiseman, Jr. is a Florida native writer, producer, director and all-around filmmaker. Besides being a wonderful advocate for filming in Florida, Todd is taking on one of the larger Florida-based projects in recent years, adapting the novel “A Land Remembered” into a television series. We tal...

Mark Pentecost went from being a high school teacher to becoming a billionaire entrepreneur, a nationally recognized philanthropist, a world-renowned thought leader and filmmaker. Today, Mark is the founder of It Works!, a worldwide wellness company and a best-selling author. He’s also a riveting...

Jamie Clemens is the Senior Account Executive for Tampa-based Vū Studios. After owning his own production company for six years Jamie joined Vu in 2022 where he now helps clients realize their creative vision using Vū’s products and services. Vū was a pioneer in Virtual Production technology and ...

Richard Botto is the creator of Stage 32, an online platform and marketplace designed to democratize the entertainment industry. Launched in 2011, the Stage 32 community has grown to over 1 million entertainment creatives and professionals worldwide. In addition, Stage 32 has curated the world’s ...

Jason Fisher is the Founder and CEO of StageRunner, an online platform created to empower soundstage owners and to serve as a growing platform for the broader production community. Jason created StageRunner after recognizing the need for a centralized hub connecting filmmakers with ideal producti...

Writer, Producer and Director Joseph Greco is a Florida native and graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. His first feature film, “Canvas,” starred Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden & Emmy Award winner Joe Pantoliano and is a personal story that focuses on a...

Andrew Byrd is an accomplished film producer with extensive expertise in budgeting, scheduling, and production management while bringing both creative insight and operational efficiency to every project. Specializing in feature films, award-winning festival shorts, and select television pilots, A...

Florida resident Audrey Landers is an accomplished actor, singer, writer, director, composer, producer, and businesswoman. After majoring in Psychology at Columbia University and Barnard College and studying music theory at Juilliard School of Music, she embarked on a legendary career in the ente...

Florida resident Ellen Jacoby is an extremely accomplished Casting Director having worked on many of Florida’s most notable projects including Burn Notice, The Waterboy, The Truman Show, Contact, Flipper, The Birdcage, True Lies, My Girl, and all the way back to Miami Vice, just to name a few. El...