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    Allison Vanore is an award-winning indie film and indie television producer born and raised in New Jersey. She resides in Los Angeles, CA and juggles projects on both coasts and anywhere in between. Recently Allison joined forces with Bernie Su and David Tochterman as Head of Production for Canvas Media Studios. Allison’s producing credits include original series: 'Vanity' (first project with Canvas), 'Producing Juliet', and 'Anyone But Me'. Recent feature producing credits include horror comedy 'Love in the Time of Monsters', starring horror legend Kane Hodder and Doug Jones and dramas 'Daddy' and '42 Seconds of Happiness', both premiering in the festival circuit this fall. Allison also wrote two episodes for the series 'The Ladies and the Gents' and directed an episode of 'SOLO: The Series' a series she also produced. Allison believes we owe it to ourselves to educate the next generation of storytellers. She taught online safety and anti-bullying to middle school students and their families throughout Los Angeles and taught Producing Independent Film at the Los Angeles Film School for two and a half years.5 Articles

    When the Beach Boys sang of California Dreamin‘, they probably had a gal like Jane Jameston in mind. Even today, Jane radiates a warm, ethereal beauty and translates those same qualities into her work as an actress and interior designer. A graduate of Parsons School of Design in NYC, Jane supported herself through school as a flight attendant, fulfilling her childhood dream of traveling the world – which she now has – from Vietnam to the south of France. Her extensive travels reinforced for her the value of having a home that is a soft, safe place to land – a space for you to dream, to play, to work, and to share. She founded her design biz, Malibu*Jane, to assist folks in creating beautiful environments that reflect who they are and support who they want to become. With an eye for effortless, understated elegance and a brain for bargains, Jane helps you shine.4 Articles

    Lissette Schuster is an actor and filmmaker based out of her native hometown of Los Angeles (although she’s technically a halfie, growing up 1/2 in LA + 1/2 in Miami). As an actor, she has starred in over 15 national commercials for top brands, collaborating with award-winning directors; as a filmmaker, she’s written + directed over 20 short-form projects, including comedy sketches “Parking for Yoga” + “Mercury in Retrograde” to the official music video for “Les Blanks - Straw Man”; and as a producer, she’s produced for Team Coco, FreddieW, Rocket Jump, and on the 1st season of the groundbreaking web series, “Video Game High School”. She’s always inspired by connecting with new people + collaborating with other passionate content creators - you can follow her on the social mediaz at @lissetteschus, or visit her new production company online at shoegazerfilms.com.4 Articles

    actor/producer/college professor - Tisha Rivera was born in Orange County, California, in a suburb of Los Angeles. She began taking acting classes as a child and was cast in her first television commercial at age 8. She continued her commitment to studying the acting craft while completing her college and graduate school education. She became a college professor at age 22 and finished her doctoral coursework in Psychology at age 24. She has studied acting and trained with many distinguished coaches in Los Angeles. Her talent, positive attitude, and strong work ethic are attributed to her landing almost three dozen roles on independent films and television shows. Tisha remains committed to working on television and film projects as both an actor and producer.4 Articles

    Kodi is an actress and filmmaker in Los Angeles, CA. She loves learning new things and sharing information with others. She is passionate about filmmaking and wants to create a Hollywood that is safe and supportive to foster creativity and collaboration amongst filmmakers. For Kodi, there are only two reasons to make a film: to share an important story/message and to have fun!4 Articles

    Erin Brown is a comic, host, actress, writer, and producer who appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Fox’s Good Day NY, and the front pages of Funny Or Die, Blip.tv, and Comedy Central’s Atom.com. She has interviewed numerous celebrities for her award winning series, “Hot on the Red Carpet”, including Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Garry Marshall, Richard Dreyfuss, Jason Ritter, Kathy Griffin, and Lewis Black. Erin is a regular contributor to the popular website www.hellogiggles.com as well as a frequent guest on many podcasts including Kelly Carlin’s “Waking from the American Dream”. Most recently she co-created and produced the international corporate comedy training series “Cutting Edge Communication” and was published in the book “That Time of the Month.” Erin began her comedy at age three in front of the bathroom mirror doing impressions of Jimmy Carter for her imaginary friend Billy Butler.4 Articles

    Actress & Web Developer - Verona Blue is originally from Toronto but arrived in Los Angeles by way of London where she received classical conservatory training in voice, movement and text. She excels at weapons and combat, and is extremely easy to find at an airport. Realising her niche was strong, but limited, she grabbed the bull by the horns and started creating her own opportunities with a group of new, creative friends and colleagues. Her first film (and reel!) "Elizabeth" won Best Editing and was nominated for Best Actress at the Indie Horror Film Festival in Chicago. With a professional background in web development and extensive experience working on film related websites, she has a lot going on. It's exhausting.4 Articles

    Girl, actor (SAG-AFTRA/AEA), singer, writer, pancake enthusiast, USC alumna, tends to be THAT person who is dancing and singing (or rapping) in her car at all times. Enjoys playing with her two pups Pie and Gemma (both rescues; support your local no-kill rescue organizations!), traveling, fashion, Bradley Cooper, scruffy musician/talented bad boys, music of all genres, vegan nachos, coffee, exploring with friends, and brunch dates (the Los Angeles equivalent of Church). Has been in movies and TV and on stage and on the internet and tends to pop up when you least expect it, like a sneaky badger. Has a killer impersonation of Stitch and an improving one of WALL-E. Daughter to the best mom a girl could ask for, and a dad who supports her Louis Vuitton addiction. Wanted to name her memoirs “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” but someone already took that title.4 Articles

    Jacqueline Steiger is jumping back into the industry full-force after a break for school (graduated summa cum laude from UCLA, to brag). She has been enjoying taking classes and working on both sides of the camera this time around. As a child she was lucky enough to work with some of the industry's greatest, including Danny DeVito and Sally Field. Outside of the industry, Jacqueline enjoys all things sci-fi/fantasy, anime, and anything with melted cheese on it. She is an LA native. Check out her webseries, Force Push (about a group of nerds that try all sorts of weird experiments to get Jedi Powers) here: http://youtube.com/forcepushseries (It does pass the Bechel test, of course.)4 Articles

    Fanny Véliz, is an award winning filmmaker and actress. She writes, directs and produces short and feature-length films. She has appeared on television shows such as SOUTHLAND and independent films like the cult favorite WASSUP ROCKERS. Fanny is a citizen of both the United States and Venezuela and has created projects which offer new opportunities for Latino Americans to portray human characters with depth and texture beyond the stereotypes that are common in current entertainment faire. She has received several awards and recognitions for her work. Fanny attended the University of Colorado and is the mother of two delightful boys. Her latest project is her award wining Homebound feature film. Homebound is a film that aims to transform the conversation about Latinos in the media and offers a heartfelt human story about what it means to struggle with real problems in the United States. It was funded in part through crowd-funding campaigns as well as multiple fundraisers. The film is currently on the film festival circuit.4 Articles

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