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    Kristyne Fetsic is a director and producer living in Los Angeles, CA. She is mostly notably the producer of “EastSiders: The Series,” which aired its first season on LogoTV.com. She has been involved with a variety of independent projects since graduating from Ithaca College in 2011 and has worked for companies such as the NFL Network and Technicolor. Kristyne is currently working on developing the second season of “EastSiders: The Series.” For information about the show, please visit www.eastsiderstheseries.com.1 Articles

    Melissa Silverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood. She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival -- A Celebration of Women and Leadership -- at Barnard College in NYC. The fifth annual festival will take place from February 5-8, 2015. Melissa was selected to be a film envoy for the American Film Showcase, the major film diplomacy program of the U.S. Department of State. And she recently published the first book from Women and Hollywood, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing, which is a compilation of over 40 interviews that have appeared on the site. She has a regular column on Forbes.com, and has written for The Washington Post, NY Times, More Magazine and has been featured on CNN, the BBC as well as in Newsweek, Salon, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, NY Times, and many other publications. She was a contributor to The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thriller of Our Time.1 Articles

    Elaine Loh is a writer/director who has had films screen at Academy-qualifying festivals, along with placing in competitions including NBCUniversal/YOMYOMF’s Interpretations contest and New Filmmakers LA (winning the Grand Prize, a $60k value). Elaine has had scripts place in Final Draft Big Break (Top Ten), PAGE Awards, Austin Film Festival, Scriptapalooza, and ISA’s Fast Track (Top 50) and Table Read My Screenplay (Grand Prize winner). She is currently directing a short form series about online shaming called “Doxxed”, featuring Jerrika Hinton, Josh Kelly, Clyde Kusatsu, Eve Gordon, Tim Chiou, and Patrick Fabian.1 Articles

    Screenwriter. Director. Feminist. with a splash of bourbon. Shannon Bowen is inspired to write strong female characters who (shockingly) have loyal lady friends because she has been surrounded by badass women all of her life. Shannon’s first feature-length script, CHICK FLICK (co-written with Ellen Westberg), is a female buddy comedy that has been optioned by Dirty Monty Productions. Also, her second feature-length screenplay, Diamonds Aren’t Forever (co-written with Brandi Sperry) is a heist film with a group of kickass lady friends. Check out the first two episodes of web series, Cost of Living, which is about failing adulthood and the friends that buy you whiskey.1 Articles

    Rene is a multidisciplinary artist, producer, entrepreneur, and investor. Her passion is telling stories that reveal humanity truthfully and inspiring young minds. She has been performing since she started her career at four-years-old, working as a professional voice-over artist and recording audio books of children’s stories. As an actor, her film and TV credits include “Skyscraper,” “Fringe,” “V,” “Arrow,” etc. She produced the short film “The Winter Song,” a story about a little prairie girl chasing big dreams. When she’s not producing or on set, she runs two businesses.1 Articles

    Elisa Teague has three very different professions. She runs and publishes her own print magazine, Cupcake Quarterly, which has a mission statement dedicated to helping women feel strong, powerful and confident. She also has worked in the Toy and Game industry for 12 years, doing everything from graphics and package design to game development, art direction, production and marketing. The third is the craziest of all: She is a mom to two wonderful (but exhausting) kids. She is constantly taking on new endeavors to feed her never-ending desire to do “everything”.1 Articles

    Lindsey founded Connect Film Festival in Melbourne Australia, and like her it is now based in Los Angeles. She is a NIDA-trained actor and has been a photographer for over a decade, specializing in headshots and editorial. Connect is a film festival & creative hive to connect filmmakers for creative alliances and new work. Screening locations include LA, Melbourne, Austin and Boston. Connect was honored with a Top 100 Best Reviewed festival ranking out of over 4,600 festivals in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by Film Freeway. Lindsey is committed to internationalism and comedy- American, she has lived more than 10 years of her life overseas, primarily Australia and Japan. She’s a recovering academic with a Masters in IR with a focus on genocide studies and conflict resolution. Lindsey is always looking for creative collaborators- fellow actors, co-writers, musicians, comedians. Her showreel starts with a slap in the face: www.lindseyloon.com VISIT: filmfreeway.com/festival/connectfilmfestival TWITTER: @connectfilmfest1 Articles

    From the farm to the catwalk, Shelley Dennis’ experiences have provided her with the ability to create multifaceted characters with unique points of view. Shelley grew up in small town Oklahoma, population: 700. She quickly fell in love with theatre and bringing compelling characters to life. As early as elementary school she was writing her own plays. When her third grade class was “good,” the teacher allowed Shelley to grace the class with her performance. She took a brief time-out when she was scouted by a modeling agency and flown halfway across the world to Milan, where she made a living for two years by being tall and hungry. Now, as a RECOVERING MODEL, Shelley has rehabilitated herself on the improv stage at Groundlings and UCB, as well as performed standup all over the country. She has written for Disney and toured alongside Wayne Brady, doing both standup and improv.1 Articles

    Aedra starts and ends her days with three mindful breaths, reminding herself to indulge in the present moment. She wants to live in a world where everyone experiences slivers of inner peace, and where chocolate is considered an essential part of a healthy diet. At the age of 5 she began acting, and it’s been an on-again off-again passion ever since. Aedra loves yoga, rock climbing, and reading. When she’s feeling especially expressive she writes unadulterated blog posts about life; find her word-purges here1 Articles

    Ashley Rose Yeager is a writer actress producer. She has appeared in a wide variety of commercials which include an EA Sports commercial where she was able to represent her hometown team The Ohio State Buckeyes. Ashley has also been spotted on various network television series and films. She has written and performed sketch comedy with the legendary and hilarious Straight Jacket Society. Ashley has also co-wrote and co-produced several female only comedic shorts. She can currently be found working on her first children’s book, which is all about wine, auditioning, studying psychology at UCLA, and making dreams come true.1 Articles

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