Julie Herlocker’s career has given her amazing insights into visual storytelling - prior to her work as a director, she was a post production producer in episodic television, working with legendary creators like Aaron Sorkin and Steven Spielberg.
 

Her experience directing countless actors in thousands of hours of ADR, overseeing editorial, VFX, ADR, sound design, music and color correction all inform her directing. Julie understands not only how to manage a budget, but how to make sure the money shows up on screen.
 

A graduate of the DGA’s highly selective DDI Mentorship Program and a director in the Paramount Global Directing Initiative, Herlocker was recently selected for the Alliance of Women Directors’ inaugural Rising Director Fellowship. She continues to develop multiple projects, focusing on female driven thrillers, with her company Shadow Art Entertainment.

Bruce Miles caught the acting bug a few years ago, and began his acting career as an extra in several
independent features, commercials and short films. Since then, he has landed the lead role in a few features. Some of his acting credits include A Still Eye, Final Transit, 15 Killings, and a commercial for the NFL. Along the way, he gained valuable experience behind the camera where he found a new passion in producing.

He has produced a few shorts and is currently producing a couple of feature films. Bruce’s goal is to share stories with the world while creating opportunities for others in the industry whether it’s cast or crew. He’s excited for this journey and to share it with as many people as he can.

Kara is the Founder, CEO, and Producer of US-based Meeting Street Productions in North Carolina. Kara is a highly regarded film, television, and digital media production and distribution executive. She has a 20-year history of working in various positions, both above and below the line, in all areas of entertainment.

Her passion and creativity stem from her infectious love of life. She desires to create a better life for future generations through her prolific and visionary storytelling created through the camera's lens. Kara has worked alongside some of the largest music promoters in the industry, including AEG and Live Nation. She has quickly become an irreplaceable asset to the large-scale music festivals she manages through her meticulous command of the production office and distinctive management style.

Colette has a long history of Film, Television, Theater, Modelling,Live performance, Singing, Dancing, Writing and more recently Directing and Producing. Colette has done everything from industrial to commercial shoots, independent film and short film festival projects. In 2017, Colette became Co founder, Executive Producer,
Writer, Director for Soul Element Films, a creative film collaborative in the Pacific North West. Colette completed writing her first web series “Shadow Walkers” which is in pre-production. As an Independent Film Company,

Soul Element Films works in collaboration with multiple North West production companies.

Andy Orgel is Chairman & CEO, QOL Media, Inc., an investment and management portfolio of media and entertainment brands within the quality of life sector. His expertise is in the start-up of innovative, disruptive, global media networks in the U.S. and Europe. Following various positions at CBS, Andy was a founding executive at MTV, Nickelodeon, The Movie Channel, A&E, Wisdom Media, The Box Music Network and US West Interactive Video Enterprises, which created the first 3 digital TV networks. Andy advises the emerging cannabis lifestyle network, WeedTV, The Great DisruptorsTV show, and more.

 

He has created and led university courses on the global media landscape, sustainability, social impact and career opportunities for millennials in communications. Andy was labeled by Success Magazine as “an MTV Mastermind” and “the man who made TV interactive.”

Carole Joyce is a graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography and an award-winning documentary film producer. Carole began her entertainment career working in development for Saban/Scherick Entertainment discovering talents such as Dennis Leary and Mario Joiner while developing pilot television series for Joy Behar and Rita Rudner.

 

Carole also developed projects for young filmmakers David Fincher and Jessie Dylan while
with the Garamella/Fitzgerald Advertising Agency. As a television producer, Carole oversaw the production of over 150 shows for cable television including “Healthstyles”, which were used as a concept on “Oprah Winfrey.” Guests included Deepak Chopra and Dr. Andrew Weil. She also produced “Filmmakers” which is now in the national archives.

In 1995 Chris relocated to Los Angeles to work on the film The Devil’s Advocate, followed by Mad City for Warner Brothers, The Out of Towners for Paramount Studios, and the groundbreaking “first of its kind” live-action animation Dinosaur for Walt Disney Studios. From 2000-2005 he produced for Academy Award-winning writer/director/producer, James Cameron. Chris was tasked with supervising both physical and post-production for Cameron’s Earthship Productions.

 

Currently, he’s CEO of Civilized Entertainment which is a Los Angeles based development and production company that creates and produces sophisticated, high-quality content across all visual media platforms. They are engaging, thought-provoking, and eccentric.

With character-driven content, they are dedicated to telling difficult stories affecting a global audience
and comedic narratives that provoke intelligent conversations.