Rona Edwards
Rona Edwards was VP of Creative Affairs for... Read More
Rona Edwards was VP of Creative Affairs for Emmy-winner John Larroquette, Academy Award-winner Michael Phillips, and Emmy-winning Producer Fern Field before becoming an independent producer. Film and TV credits include One Special Victory, The Companion, I Know What You Did, Out Of Sync, Blind Trust and “Der Morder Meiner Mutter” for German TV. She set up Matchmakers, a feature at Warner Bros. and produced a series of movies, Killer Hair and Hostile Makeover, for the Lifetime Movie Network. Documentaries include the Big Bear International Film Festival’s Jury award-winning Unforgettable, airing on PBS this spring, and Selling Sex in Heaven, which won the Beyond Borders Award for Best Documentary and aired on the CBC. Edwards is the co-author of the bestselling books, "I Liked It, Didn't Love It: Screenplay Development From the Inside Out" and "The Complete Filmmaker's Guide to Film Festivals.” A co-founder of ESE Film Workshops Online, she spent four years as Assistant Professor at Chapman University Singapore Campus.
Rona Edwards
Rona Edwards was VP of Creative Affairs for Emmy-winner John Larroquette, Academy Award-winner Michael Phillips, and Emmy-winning Producer Fern Field before becoming an independent producer. Film and TV credits include One Special Victory, The Companion, I Know What You Did, Out Of Sync, Blind Trust and “Der Morder Meiner Mutter” for German TV. She set up Matchmakers, a feature at Warner Bros. and produced a series of movies, Killer Hair and Hostile Makeover, for the Lifetime Movie Network. Documentaries include the Big Bear International Film Festival’s Jury award-winning Unforgettable, airing on PBS this spring, and Selling Sex in Heaven, which won the Beyond Borders Award for Best Documentary and aired on the CBC. Edwards is the co-author of the bestselling books, "I Liked It, Didn't Love It: Screenplay Development From the Inside Out" and "The Complete Filmmaker's Guide to Film Festivals.” A co-founder of ESE Film Workshops Online, she spent four years as Assistant Professor at Chapman University Singapore Campus.
Monika Skerbelis
Monika Skerbelis is a former studio executive and... Read More
Monika Skerbelis is a former studio executive and co-author of the critically acclaimed books, "The Complete Filmmaker's Guide to Film Festivals: Your All Access Pass to Launching Your Film on the Festival Circuit” and “I Liked It, Didn’t Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside Out.” She is the programming director for The American Pavilion's Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival and was the founding artistic and programming director for 14 years for the Big Bear Lake Int’l Film Festival. She teaches at Riverside City College, UCLA Extension and ESE Film Workshops Online. She also was an associate producer on Killer Hair and Hostile Makeover for Lifetime and is a member of the PGA.
Monika Skerbelis
Monika Skerbelis is a former studio executive and co-author of the critically acclaimed books, "The Complete Filmmaker's Guide to Film Festivals: Your All Access Pass to Launching Your Film on the Festival Circuit” and “I Liked It, Didn’t Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside Out.” She is the programming director for The American Pavilion's Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival and was the founding artistic and programming director for 14 years for the Big Bear Lake Int’l Film Festival. She teaches at Riverside City College, UCLA Extension and ESE Film Workshops Online. She also was an associate producer on Killer Hair and Hostile Makeover for Lifetime and is a member of the PGA.
Brian Truitt
Brian Truitt is an entertainment writer for USA... Read More
Brian Truitt is an entertainment writer for USA TODAY covering movies as well as books, TV, comics and pop culture. He previously was an editor and writer with USA WEEKEND magazine and entertainment editor for the Washington Examiner. A Northern Virginia native and UNC-Chapel Hill grad, Brian has a wife who puts up with his nerdy tendencies and a 2-year-old daughter/fledgling Star Wars fan.
Brian Truitt
Brian Truitt is an entertainment writer for USA TODAY covering movies as well as books, TV, comics and pop culture. He previously was an editor and writer with USA WEEKEND magazine and entertainment editor for the Washington Examiner. A Northern Virginia native and UNC-Chapel Hill grad, Brian has a wife who puts up with his nerdy tendencies and a 2-year-old daughter/fledgling Star Wars fan.
Chip Conley
Fest300, the online guide to the world’s best... Read More
Fest300, the online guide to the world’s best festivals, was founded by Joie de Vivre Hospitality founder, Burning Man board member, New York Times bestselling author and Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy at AirBnB, Chip Conley. Fest300 is about discovery and helping connect people – with a wide spectrum of interests – to the festival experiences that are most relevant to them. As the world grows ever more virtual people increasingly crave genuine face-to-face community and are finding it at festivals, where a shared interest can lead to transformative experiences. That’s the premise of Fest300, which presents personalized information on 300 festivals around the world, from the Bali Spirit Festival to Oktoberfest to Burning Man.
Chip Conley
Fest300, the online guide to the world’s best festivals, was founded by Joie de Vivre Hospitality founder, Burning Man board member, New York Times bestselling author and Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy at AirBnB, Chip Conley. Fest300 is about discovery and helping connect people – with a wide spectrum of interests – to the festival experiences that are most relevant to them. As the world grows ever more virtual people increasingly crave genuine face-to-face community and are finding it at festivals, where a shared interest can lead to transformative experiences. That’s the premise of Fest300, which presents personalized information on 300 festivals around the world, from the Bali Spirit Festival to Oktoberfest to Burning Man.