Born in Brazil, Ana Souza was partially raised in The Netherlands and now resides in Los Angeles. She is the Manager of the Programming department at Sundance and a programmer on the features team, focusing on US and International fiction films across sections. She helped launch Sundance’s newest international edition in CDMX in partnership with…

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Fawzia Mirza is a queer, South Asian Muslim writer and director. Fawzia’s directorial feature debut THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS, shot in Canada and Pakistan, world premiered TIFF 2023, was nominated for the Jean Marc Valée DGC Discovery Award, named to ‘Canada’s Top Ten 2023’ and she was nominated for ‘Best Director’. by the Director’s…

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Jennifer Phang has made her mark as a filmmaker bringing poignant drama into projects with expansive world-building, from independent feature films to prestige television for Disney, Marvel, Amazon, Warner Brothers and Universal. Most recently she returned to Disney as director and co-executive producer to relaunch Disney’s multi billion-dollar franchise through an expansive musical extravaganza Descendants:…

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CEO of Hillman Grad Rishi Rajani co-founded the company alongside actor, producer and Emmy®-winning writer Lena Waithe in order to empower and provide industry access to underrepresented artists and amplify the stories of diverse, historically marginalized communities across all industries. Rajani oversees all divisions across Hillman Grad, guiding strategic direction and developing new business partnership…

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Named one of Variety’s 10 Producers to Watch in 2023, Steinberg is a producer based in LA. Credits include EP of A24’s The Inspection (TIFF ’22, Golden Globe nominee), as well as EP of Riley Keough’s directorial debut War Pony (Camé́ra D’Or winner at Cannes ’22). She is the lead producer of Karmalink, a Cambodian…

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Dan Merchant is a veteran television showrunner best known for his current series Going Home, the tender drama for Sony AFFIRM Originals starring Cynthia Geary (Northern Exposure) as a warm-hearted hospice nurse on a mission. Season one debuted in summer 2022 and was the #1 series on (Great American) Pure Flix. Season two of Going…

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Jane Charles has spent over 20 years as a Producer, Executive Producer and Production Executive. Her film and TV projects (SOLD, Fat Kid Rules the World, East of the Mountains, Rescued by Ruby), based on best-selling books, have been widely distributed and have won multiple awards in international film festivals and industry awards ceremonies. Jane…

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Juan A Mas is a Colombian/Cuban Producer and Director entrenched in the indie world. He worked up the ranks of Roger Corman Studio as an AD and UPM in Los Angeles, becoming a nuts and bolts producer; then, job opportunities allowed him to work as a producer and Director for several years abroad. Juan has…

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Credits include Lynn Shelton’s Outside In, Touchy Feely, and Laggies, Megan Griffiths’ Year of the Fox, I’ll Show You Mine, Sadie, The Off Hours, and Lucky Them, Todd Rohal’s The Catechism Cataclysm, The Hunky Boys Go Ding-Dong, and M.O.P.Z., Colin Trevorrow’s Safety Not Guaranteed, and adult swim’s Three Busy Debras. Her films have played at…

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Sarah Crowe is an award winning Producer, Director and sometimes Assistant Director. She has been producing documentaries, narratives, and commercials for nearly 15 years. Sarah is an Executive Producer at Amazon. She spends her day creating branded content and spends her free time creating documentaries and supporting independent film in Washington and beyond. Films such…

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Mary Jane Skalski’s career spans over 25 years as a producer specializing in taking projects from inception thru release. Credits include Bart Layton’s BIFA awarded American Animals, four films with Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent, The Visitor, Win Win and The Cobbler); Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin which premiered at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, Wilson…

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