Jaie Laplante is Executive Director & Co-Director of Programming of Miami Film Festival and oversees the art house cinema Tower Theater Miami. In 2018, he received Spain’s Knight’s Cross of the Order of Isabel la Católica for his career work in the exploration of Spanish cinema in the Americas.
Aseem Chhabra is the festival director of the New York Indian Film Festival. Aseem has been published in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, BBC.com, Rediff.com and appeared on NPR, CNN, BBC. He has written biographies of Irrfan Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Shashi Kapoor. Aseem is the voice of Shadow Puppet […]
Amy Nicholson is a New York-based filmmaker and commercial director whose projects often explore the essence of Americana with a humorous eye and a warm respect for her subjects. Nicholson’s most recent documentary, a short titled Pickle, won multiple audience awards, was selected for The New York Times’ Op Docs, and was featured on the […]
Robert John Torres is a film festival programmer based in Los Angeles, CA. He currently programs for the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, OUTFEST, Nashville Film Festival, and more. As a curator, he is particularly interested in the experimental canon, non-fiction filmmaking, and world cinema.
Leo Goldsmith is Visiting Assistant Professor of Culture and Media at Eugene Lang College, The New School. He is the author of a forthcoming book on the filmmaker Peter Watkins (Verso), a frequent contributor to 4Columns, and an advisor to the programming team of the New York Film Festival.
Briana C. Hill is a partner and Co-Chair of CDAS’s Entertainment group and Co-Head of the firm’s Beverly Hills office. She counsels clients in entertainment and intellectual property law matters, focusing on television, film and digital media. She is at the forefront of the continuing proliferation of new media and technology, assisting clients rework traditional […]
Chinmoy is a documentary filmmaker, landscape photographer and mountaineer. He has studied creative documentary filmmaking at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, New Delhi, and is currently working as a freelancer based in New Delhi. His first film, Bound By Us, looked at the impacts of human intervention on a forest bounded by the city […]
Matthew Heineman is an Academy Award®-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. The Sundance Film Festival called Heineman “one of the most talented and exciting documentary filmmakers working today”, while Anne Thompson of Indiewire wrote that Heineman is a “respected and gifted filmmaker who combines gonzo fearlessness with empathetic sensitivity.” He most recently directed, produced, shot and edited The […]
Jim Hu is the Executive Vice President of Audience at Participant, a company dedicated to creating entertainment that inspires social activism. In this role, Jim oversees digital content production, programming, and audience engagement across Participant’s social media, email newsletters, and website. Jim joined Participant in 2018 as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. […]
Adriana Banta is a Director at 30WEST, an investment and advisory company with offices in Los Angeles and New York that provides capital and strategic guidance for high caliber creative projects and forward-thinking companies operating throughout popular culture. The company’s corporate investment portfolio includes pre-eminent independent film distributor NEON, as well as the acclaimed UK […]