International Mobile Film Festival 2020 Program by S. Botello Productions™

9th Edition International Mobile Film Festival presented by S. Botello Productionsâ&#x201E;˘

April 24-26, 2020 Friday thru Sunday San Diego, California Marina Village Conference Center 1936 Quivira Way, Room E1 & E4 San Diego, California 92109 www.InternationalMobileFilmFestival.com

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PROGRAM DAY ONE Friday, April 24

9:00 AM Registration & Coffee 10:00 AM Opening Remarks Festival Kick-Off! 10:30 AM Screenwriting Workshop Presentation with Q&A by Steven Palmer Peterson 11:30 AM Break Lunch, Network & Mingle

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12:30 PM Mason and Jay Save The World Film Screening Plus Mobile Filmmaking Masterclass with John Woosley Brief Break 4:30 PM Feature Film Married and Loving It! (90min.)

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Q&A with Ryan McDonald Raffle & Closing Remarks

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7 PM Meet and Greet Dinner 9 PM End Day One

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Opening Presentation: Blue Moon with Jed Brophy | Films & More DAY TWO 10AM - 10PM

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PROGRAM DAY TWO

Saturday, April 25

9:00 AM Registration & Coffee 10 AM Opening Remarks 10:30 AM Special Screening Blue Moon 85 min. Q& A with Actor Jed Brophy 1PM One Hour Intermission

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2 PM Short Film Sessions (All ages & Others) IMFF Special Q&A with Attendees Intermission Network & Mingle

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5:30 PM Feature Film Stealth 90 min. Q&A with Inga Vosk

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8 PM Raffle & Closing Farewell Remarks

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Workshop, Hindsight 2020, Filmmakers Q&A , Red Carpet Extravaganza! Awards Ceremony FINAL DAY 10AM - 10PM

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PROGRAM FINAL DAY Suday, April 26

9:00 AM Registration & Coffee 10:00 AM Opening remarks 10:30 AM Special Presentation: Hindsight Mobile Film Special Guest Neill Barham Filmic Pro Founder/CEO and IMFF Founder Susy Botello Showcase of 8 IMFF past winning short films (1-5min) 1PM Kickstarter Funding Campaigns Workshop

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with Keithan Jones Owner/Founder Kid-Comics 2 PM One Hour Intermission 3 PM Q&A Panel with All Filmmakers (Room E4)

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Network & Mingling Intermission 6 PM Red Carpet Extravaganza! (Room E1)

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Star Wars Steampunk Universe & Filmmakers 7 PM Awards Ceremony (Room E4)

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9 PM Raffle & Closing Farewell Remarks

Workshops & Special Presentations Jed Brophy presents Blue Moon Actor Jed Brophy best known for his role as Nori in The Hobbit, and other roles in Lord Of The Rings will present Blue Moon, feature iPhone film out of competition. Blue Moon was shot in New Zealand by Stef Harris and stars Mark Hadlow aka Dori in The Hobbit. Mr. Brophy is an honorary Ambassador to IMFF. Jed Brophy will be in attendance. Special presentation: feature film Blue Moon with actor Jed Brophy followed by a Q&A session following the film (85 min). Blue Moon has gone viral and continues to win awards around the world. It was written & Directed by Stef Harris and shot in New Zealand by Ryan O'Neal with the iPhone 7. *Saturday, April 25. See Schedule for time.

Steven Palmer Peterson presents a Screenplay Writing Workshop Steve wrote Assimilate, directed by John Murlowski starring Joel Courtney, Calum Worthy and Andi Matichak available on Netflix. Steve will present a screenplay writing workshop during the festival. The budget for mobile films means most screenplays will be filmed, so make it good! His feature film Consensus Reality was shot with smartphones.

Steven Palmer Peterson Despite growing up in Los Angeles, Steve Peterson did not see any movie stars until he left the state. After high school he joined the army. After leaving the army he studied philosophy at UCLA, USC, and Rutgers University. He specialized in philosophy of science. That philosophical training makes Steve perhaps the only person in the world who actually went with a less risky career choice when he switched to screenwriting. Steve has written 16 films in a variety of genres, including family, comedy, horror, thriller, and science fiction. Most recently he directed a feature film from his own script, Consensus Reality, about a schizophrenic architect’s odyssey through New York City. Also, Steve wrote Assimilate, a scifi horror feature, aforementioned, that updates Invasion of the Body Snatchers for the YouTube generation. *Friday, April 24. See Schedule for time.

Workshops & Special Presentations About John Woosley Writer/Director, Mason and Jay Save the World! John has been making films for over ten years and holds a degree in Film & Theater from The University of Kansas. While attending, John studied with Kevin Willmott (Writer, BlacKkKlansman) and directed his debut feature Angel of Music.

John will hold an interactive workshop on How To Shoot A Movie with iPhones John Woosley will show you the technical details involved in making cinematic films using apps and accessories he uses to make his films. John will also present his latest short film, Mason and Jay Save the World! *Friday, April 24. See Schedule for time.

Keithan will hold a workshop with Q&A on Campaign Funding with Kickstarter Keithan Jones, founder of Kid-Comics in San Diego, will present the Kickstarter Funding Campaigns for the Mobile Filmmaker workshop and show you how to succeed in a funding campaign like Kickstarter using your smartphone camera. Keithan has created several successful campaigns on Kickstarter. Keithan Jones created The Power Knights line of comics and is the founder of BlackCom!xDay in San Diego *Sunday, April 26. See Schedule for time.

About Keithan Jones Keithan Jones is the founder and owner of KID comics, an independent publisher based in San Diego, California. The mantra behind KID is “The Kid In You Never Dies," as a constant reminder that our childhood spirit is the core of who we really are no matter how old we get.“Growing up reading comics, Jones noticed a lack of ethnic diversity in the stories, particularlycharacters of African decent.” The Power Knights can be purchased at www.kid-comics.com

The Contestants Feature Film Stealth by Inga Vosk Cucumber (Vasya) arrives in St Petersburg in search of his brother, Alec. Picked up by Alec's girl, Alla, he is carted around the city, encountering different characters, on a day that will affect all their lives. iPhone X, 6 & 8 01:30:00 St. Petersburg, Russia

Feature Film Married and Loving It! by Ryan McDonald Set on the eve of their ten year anniversary a Husband and Wife struggle to keep love and passion alive while their marriage rest on the fence between romance and toxicity. iPhone 6S 01:25:38 Ogden, Ohio

Short Films Screening 26 short films shot with smartphones. Filmmakers from around the world share their films during #MFF2020SanDiego.

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A Perilous Case Of Red Riding Hood by Malwina Wodzicka A dark twist on a well-known fairy tale, about a grandmother eaten by a wolf. iPhone SE, iPhone 8 3:00 Victoria, Australia Like Us by Ian Leer Inspired by a true friendship, this is a dog tale about humanity. iPhone Xs, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus 4:50 Valley Village, California Ops! by Girodivite Productions - Matteo Tibiletti A hot summer afternoon, a bored child who does not know how to spend the time at home and whose parents are intent on a lively discussion, are the backdrop to a profound reflection on the delicate issue of home security. Samsung S9 Plus 2:45 Besozzo, Italy Secondary Surfaces Redreamed by Roma Flowers Shot entirely on mobile phones, Secondary Surfaces Redreamed, follow three women as they arduously traverse an expanse of white paper armed only with black charcoal and their bodies. iPhone6, iPhone7 5:00 Fort Worth, Texas Apparition by Jason Marshall A videopoem meditation on the beauty of the Natural world and its power to draw us in with mesmerizing change of shape and form. The Pacific Ocean and California shoreline/surf zone is the thematic focus with the poetic voice searching for a symbolic "magic rock." A reminder to value our Home Planet, especially in the Age of the Anthropocene/Global Warming, when so much of the Natural World is under assault from human activities and impacts. LG V30 2:57 Ottawa, Canada

Mobile Short Films Alma by Elizabeth Martínez López and Ananké Films Producción The search of a life. iPhone X 3:53 Mexico City, Mexico Finish Line by Saeed Mayahy Community Stories Category Story of a woman athletic from Iran who is trying to get back in fields from her accident and also faces deprivation because she does not agree to compete with hijab in international events and she must confronts its aftermath. iPhone 7 5:00 Bushehr, Iran Dark Passage by Roshni "Rush" Bhatia A part time drivers last ride of the night maybe the last ride of his life. iPhone 11 1:00 Burbank, California Elsinor by Ehsan Majooni I'm going to mom's wedding. iPhone 6s 4:49 Tehran, Iran Submerged by Tom F. Pardo Submerged by the noise of the city, a young woman finds refuge into a world of silence. iPhone 8 4:44 Nice, France The Waterpik by Mickey Harrison A senior prepares to face her greatest challenge: The Waterpik. iPhone 6s 2:15 San Diego, California

Mobile Short Films RIFT by Lindy Fines RIFT (2019) is a collaborative mobile phone film project created with director Lia Bonfilio. In RIFT, a solo woman follows a magical force through portals that beckon her to an unknown society. iPhone X 4:16 Brooklyn, New York Selfies by Jimmy Gannon A satirical look at online presence vs reality. A couple use their baby to gain popularity on social media. Sony Xperia XZ 4:58 Macquarie, Australia Unbounded by Leslie Brockett Traveling gives us the opportunity to learn about new cultures but in the end it teaches us about our commonality. If we can transcend our differences and recognize that we all come from the same spark, it would unite us into a limitless harmony. iPhone 7 3:00 Coronado, California Mask by Lucy Grossi A mother and son are home alone for the evening, but their unsuspecting ways open the door to a mysterious masked lurker. Samsung Note 9 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada The Tea by Levi Austin Morris Simeon is confronted by his oldest friend, Vincent, over his recent engagement. Eagerly listening in, Simeon's sister suspects Vincent's affection is for her brother's fiancĂŠ while the beloved maid is caught between the secrets and the truth in this comedy of manners. iPhone 6s 5:00 Los Angeles, California

Mobile Short Films English Made Simple by Cara Rust In this absurd comedy, misfits Jake and James, entertain themselves at a pretentious party. 'English Made Simple' explores the complexities of defining yourself as an outcast. Samsung Galaxy S9 5:00 Capetown, South Africa The Exiled Heart by Amhalise Morgan A woman contemplates her heart as she walks through the streets of the town (Soller) and the city (Palma) in Mallorca Spain. iPhone 6 2:09 Brooklyn, New York April Fool by Nicolas Dumas How can I make jokes for you watching this movie while you watch it? This is the main theme of this film shot with students from an elementary class. iPhone 6s 5:00 Levis, France Never Wanna Grow Up by Oleg Loparev We don't wanna grow up - We just wanna have fun, Wild and free baby we can dream - Farther than our eyes have ever seen. iPhone 7 3:45 Sherman Oaks, California No Introduction by Alex O'Dogherty A dude goes to London to film a music video and weird cartoons get on his way. It also rains. But nothing matters. iPhone 8 3:23 Madrid, Spain

Mobile short Films The Exit by Cameo Wood A woman tries to leave a room, but cannot. Made on an iPhone 11 Pro from start to finish in seven hours as a part of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We Make Moviesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Smartphone Studio. iPhone 11 Pro 1:29 San Francisco, California Benched by Jamiel Laurence Benched is danced by Glasgow born dancer Jamie Reid, and is filmed within the grounds of the iconic Kelvingrove Park. The piece takes a look at themes of isolation, anxiety and frustration. iPhone X 4:10 Glasgow, United Kingdom Expired by Zi YE Life is a lovely trap, nothing going to remain the same. The way we love and the method we adopt will always shift our destination. iPhone X 2:20 London, United Kingdom Mislinked (X) by Cristiano Soares It's a bad day for this lonely man when his daily things mysteriously start being replaced by descriptive paper cards. iPhone XS 5:00 Brazil, Portugal After The Flood by Alexandra Guillossou An observational piece on two seemingly dissimilar St. Louis events that took place in June 2019. Man and nature can be equally explosive and yet only one has the option of choice. iPhone XR 2:53 St. Louis, Missouri

#MFF2021SanDiego Submissions Open June 19, 2020 www.InternationalMobileFilmFestival.com

Hindsight 2020 Festival Theme A Decade Of Mobile Filmmaking Growth Around The World As we enter into this new decade, we celebrate all that we accomplished since 2010, in the mobile filmmaking community and industry. We briefly take you through the history and the future of storytelling through video and film. The end of the 2000's brought us to launch our film festival in 2009 as a platform and space for people who were experimenting and tinkering with video cameras on mobile phones. The challenge of creating movies for the big screen in an official film festival setting was exciting! The result was that it inspired many people all over the world who were interested or dreamed of making movies but had no budget or camera. We envisioned a world where everything you could do with a traditional video camera could be accomplished with mobile phones as the technology improved. The momentum that resulted brought us far beyond that vision. Smartphones have expanded the industry of film and video as a niche opportunity for storytelling through creativity and ingenuity. It is not solely the size of the phone but the computing elements, sensors, algorithms and connectivity to the internet, that have brought the possibilities of what we can create to a new realm.

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A Special Presentation #HindsightMobileFilm Join the founder of the pioneer International Mobile Film Festival, Susy Botello and pioneer founder & CEO of Filmic Pro Neill Barham as they take you on a journey in hindsight of smartphone storytelling through the mobile film phenomenon. We follow with an interactive Q&A session. As pioneers in the industry and community, they will share some important milestones of the past with insights into the future. A selection of 11 short films that won awards during our film festivals over the years will bring a bit of nostalgia to the program. *Sunday, April 26. See Schedule for time.

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Special Presentation Hindsight Mobile Film | Sunday, April 26 A very special and unique presentation tells the story of mobile filmmaking told by festival founder Susy Botello and special guest Neill Barham Founder/CEO of Filmic Pro.

Neill Barham, Founder/CEO Filmic Pro

Founder/CEO of Filmic, maker of Filmic Pro app, in 2011 for IOS and Android in 2015, based in Seattle, Washington. Neill Barham is the visionary behind the company. Filmic Pro is known as the app director Sean Baker of Tangerine used to shoot his film with an iPhone 5s. He used the Filmic Pro app to control automatic exposure in the native camera app. Later, other directors, such as Steven Soderbergh used Filmic Pro to shoot Unsane and High Flying Bird.

Filmic Pro has garnered a reputation over the years as the go-to app for serious filmmakers and videographers using mobile phone cameras. Neill Barham is a passionate pioneer in the mobile filmmaking industry.

Susy Botello, Founder/Director International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, California Owner/CEO of S. Botello Productionsâ&#x201E;˘ (2006) created International Mobile Film Festival (2009) as the centerpiece of an organic strategy to expand and support mobile filmmaking as a distinctive art form worldwide. She also created programs like the Mobile Film School (2012) and is host of the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking (2017). Susy is passionate about storytelling and film. She is an avid speaker and storyteller spreading the message of the mobile film community worldwide.

Our TEam Lin Lloyd, Executive Producer Lin Lloyd, is an experienced public media executive with over 25 years mentoring and managing television broadcasting and production activities from live television to award-winning documentaries. Lin has a B.A. from the University of Virginia in Asian Studies, masters work in public policy and an MBA from Marymount University. Lin served as Executive Vice President and chief operating officer for WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in Washington, D.C. He has consulted on management and production activities at most major public broadcasting stations including KCET in Los Angeles, WNEW in New York and KQED in San Francisco. Lin and his wife Janet live in Palm Springs, California.

Aaron Nabus, Brand Ambassador Aaron Nabus is Graphic Designer, Brand and Social Media Consultant and Podcaster from San Diego, CA. From high school, where he was an editorial writer and Photography Editor to his professional career as a Graphic Designer – which included leading multiple design teams across the U.S. as the Design Manager at Autobytel/RPM and OneCommand (where he had a chance to work with large brands such as Mitsubishi, Toyota, Hyundai and Infiniti), he has always been fascinated with art, design, user experience, trends and storytelling. Aaron is co-host of the Hall H Show Podcast featuring indpendent creators in pop culture.

Vesna Ristovska, Brand Ambassador Vesna is from Macedonia and is a strong believer of mobile filmmaking. Vesna partnered with us in 2011 through Mobile Festival in Macedonia, as a liaison. As Brand Ambassador for SBP, she promotes our programs to others in the mobile film industry and the general public. We value her ambassadorship at S. Botello Productions™.

Honorable Ambassadors Jed Brophy, Special VIP Ambassador Jed Brophy is a well-known accomplished actor in the film and theater industries. We are honored to have Jed Brophy as an Ambassador to the International Mobile Film Festival based in San Diego. Jed Brophy has inspired many in the mobile film community as more filmmakers with a dream to make films share their stories by making films with smartphones. Alongside his good friend Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy was a principal actor in the feature length film Blue Moon, written and directed by Stef Harris. The film was filmed around one single location with a limited budget and shot with the iPhone. Jed Brophy is a film actor from New Zealand. He has appeared in several of Peter Jackson’s films, including Braindead, Heavenly Creatures, The Lord of the Rings film Trilogy, and King Kong. Jed Brophy also appears as the dwarf Nori in The Hobbit films. His son Sadwyn Brophy played Eldarion in Return of the King and other Lord of the Rings films.

Mark Hadlow, Special VIP Ambassador Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, California Mark Hadlow, ONZM, is one of New Zealand's best known actors. He has performed in countless theatre shows throughout New Zealand. It is a great honor to have Mark Hadlow as an Ambassador to the International Mobile Film Festival based in San Diego. Mark is one of the principal actors in the feature length film, Blue Moon. The film inspired many in the mobile filmmaking community with a dream to make movies to use their smartphones as cameras to realize those dreams. Mark has made dozens of film appearances, several television series, commercials and radio voice-overs in the thousands. He has directed many plays throughout New Zealand, some independent productions and for the Court Theatre in Christchurch. In Meet the Feebles he voiced Heidi the Hippo and Robert the Hedgehog, and sang many of the songs. King Kong saw him rehearsing and performing the role of Harry in the vaudeville scenes opposite Naomi Watts and Bill Johnson.

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Historical Awards by International Mobile Film Festival The idea that you could create a film festival exclusive to films shot with mobile phones, to screen each film on a big screen in a live venue setting, complete with a red carpet, was launched in 2009. It took almost three full years to realize the idea into a venue with enough films to inspire and build a global community. As part of the Hindsight 2020 theme, we commemorate each award selected by judges through the years from 2012 - 2019.

2012

Inaugural International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2012 Winners: First Prize: Michael Koerbel | Apple Of My Eye Second Prize: Conrad Mess | The Fixer Third Prize: Julien Magnan | Fécamp, Normandie

2013

Inaugural International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2013 Winners: First Prize: Timothée Corteggiani and Nathalie Giraud | The Girl With The Red Balloon Second Prize: Gregory Armstrong and Alise Anderson | Trapped! Third Prize: Bill Newsinger | Memory 22

2014

Inaugural International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2014 Winners: First Prize: David Muñoz | Captain Justice Second Prize: Shiva Prasad | Himalayan Tsunami Third Prize: Maxim Mussel | Lisbon Live

2015

Inaugural International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2015 Winners: First Prize: Tristan Pope | Dancers of NYC Second Prize: Alfonso Garcia Lopez | Sector Zero 4 Third Prize: Vasilis Billy Blioumis | Lost and Found in Dubai Runner Up Prize: Adi Spektor | How to Rob a House

2016

Inaugural International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2016 Winners: First Prize: Stepan Etrych | Bubbles Don't Lie Second Prize: Andrew Robb | Tofu Man Third Prize: Sylvain Certain | Vicious Circle Fourth Runner Up: Alfonso Garcia Lopez | The Cloud

2017

Inaugural International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2017 Winners: Best Feature: Mithran Maharajan | Figment First Prize: Christopher Stollery | No Budget Second Prize: Aris Tyros | How I Became a Movie Theatre Murderer Third Prize: Adrian Jeffs | Good Day To Die Golden Award: Mickey Harrison | Dingleberry Honorary Youth Award: Miranda Mullings (11 years-old) | The Bullying Problem

2018

Inaugural International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2018 Winners: First Prize: Brian Hennings | Focus Second Prize: Jules Bartkowski | Creepy Feeling Third Prize: Narelle Nash | The Actor

2019

Inaugural International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, April 2019 Winners: Best Feature: Ross Perkins | Mad House First Prize: Blake Worrell | Upend Second Prize: Alexandra Guillossou | The Deepest Cut Third Prize: Francisco Lidon Plaza | Dulcinea

Our Programs

A brief history of the programs by S. Botello Productions™. SBP was established in July 2006. Based in California, SBP was active as a professional media production company providing services to organizations, individuals and companies. Founded by Susan Botello from San Diego, it provided graphic design, video production and some independent film work. Susan's professional experience began in 1998 with a local video production company. The idea of the International Mobile Media Film Festival began with a vision after September 11 that began to conceptualize in 2003. In 2004, the idea of a film festival was postponed because Susan wanted the festival to not be a website but a traditional festival. In 2009, the festival was officially launched publicly with other programs in mind to support it. The Mobile Film School was conceptualized at around the same time of the festival. However, SBP waited until the first festival took place to announce it during the inaugural festival and held it's first workshop during IMFF2012. Mobile Film School officially launched in September 2012 with two collaborative partners in the mobile film industry. It has since provided a number of workshops, master classes and a mobile filmmaking bootcamp. It also hosts workshops during each film festival. Our platform for content creators is MobileChannel.TV as a Mobile Film Network Distribution Channel. It was launched in 2013 on Independence Day: Celebrating the Independence of filmmakers and video content creators. MFTV was revamped "IndiePendence" Day 2019. If you are a shooting your films and videos with your smartphone, we would like to include you in our network. Network Distribution is part of MFTV. We invite you to join MFTV as an opportunity to distribute your film online to all devices. SBP Podcast is The Voice Of Mobile Film™ for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones. It launched in October 2017. It mostly publishes a roughly one hour long episode once a week with a guest. As we celebrate 10 years in the mobile film industry, we have come to make many friends all over the world who appreciate what we do. Many filmmakers who attend and/or participate in our film festivals, mobile film events, workshops have become part of a global growing community. We decided to create a hashtag: #MobililzeStories to help them receive support online by others and us. But we also wanted to create a monthly themed smartphone video contest and local events where people can attend locally, connect, learn, share and support each other. A little mingling too. MobilizeStories is a mobile film community network. © 2020 S. Botello Productions™ All rights reserved.

Judges: Features and Shorts Competitions Stephanie Reibel | Actor Feature Films Judge Stephanie Reibel is an actress, known for Two and a Half Men (2003), The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011) and Mobster (2013) among many others.

Steven Palmer Peterson | Writer, Director Feature Films Judge Despite growing up in Los Angeles, Steve Peterson did not see any movie stars until he left the state. After leaving the army he realized that sitting in a classroom wasn’t so tedious after all and studied philosophy at UCLA, USC, and Rutgers University. He specialized in philosophy of science. That philosophical training makes Steve perhaps the only person in the world who actually went with a less risky career choice when he switched to screenwriting. Steve has written 16 films in a variety of genres, including family, comedy, horror, thriller, and science fiction. Most recently he directed a feature film from his own script, Consensus Reality, about a schizophrenic architect’s odyssey through New York City. Also, Steve wrote Assimilate, a sci-fi horror feature that updates Invasion of the Body Snatchers for the YouTube generation.

Demetrius Witherspoon | Director, Writer and Producer Short Films Judge Demetrius was born in Louisville, KY. He has created commercials, and AwardWinning short films and Music Videos. He helmed 2013 Music Video As Pure: The Trilogy, short films Submerge: The Chronicles of Ni're, 2014 Submerge: The Frozen Land, Ville (cinematographer), Submerge: Ni're Reborn. Demetrius Sci-Fi installments Submerge: Echo 51 has a worldwide distribution and he has won "Best Director" and other Awards for the film. His next 2 Sci-Fi film projects are Submerge: Blue Star due out Spring 2020 and the Feature-length film Submerge: Galaxy of Subversion due to be Released in 2021. Demetrius is building his "Submerge" Franchise not only with films but Comics, "Submerge" Card Games, Action Figures, Novels and more.

Maxim Mussel | Producer, Director & Filmmaking Instructor Short Films Judge Maxim Mussel is the author of the book: Mobile Filmmaking: 100 steps to making a movie with your smartphone. He is also the official founder of Mobile Filmmaker’s International Festival in Moscow, Russia.

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