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Line Rainville & Franco Pirrone

Line Rainville, a writer from Quebec, Canada, was called upon to adapt her novel onIndigenous culture, which she knows well, into a TV series. She dreams of writing a sci-fiseries. Cargo is the pilot of Alpha Centauri, her first sci-fi TV series. Meteor is the pilot ofPromethium 2122, a work co-written with Franco. Franco Pirrone, an Italian software developer and martial artist, grew up with science fiction.Since the early 70s, he had the good fortune to witness the golden age of classic sciencefiction movies and series. He loves to delve into technology and study space explorationmissions. Meteor is the pilot …

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Delu Duan

Delu Duan is an acclaimed composer and skilled sound designer based in the vibrant metropolis of New York City. Throughout 2022-2023, Delu played an instrumental role in catapulting numerous artists to success, securing over 30 festival selections and prestigious awards. His exceptional sound design work was notably featured in the Netflix-sponsored film, “Sunflower Girl,” while his recent composition and sound design contributions to “Dear Vanessa” took center stage at the NewFest Film Festival. Delu earned his Master’s Degree in Music Theory and Composition at NYU, with a concentration in Scoring for film and multimedia. Delu holds a BA in Recording …

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Oyejoke Oke

Oyejoke Oke is a female producer/ director / writer of Nigerian descent. She is also the founder and CEO of Black Thread Media, a Nigerian movie production company and the producer and writer of this movie Love Lies and Lasgidi. Hi Oyejoke, nice to meet you and thanks for granting us this interview. How was born your passion for the world of cinema? Black Thread Media is an expression of my passion for the world of cinema, which began with a desire to tell Nigerian and African stories in an authentic yet entertaining way. At Black Thread Media we believe …

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ANGELO DONZELLA

Angelo Donzella was born in Turin in 1964. He has three great passions: music, photography and cinema. He has played in some rock bands since 1982 and, since 1983, has been cultivating the art of photography. Since 1993 he has shown his love for cinema, starring in many feature films and short films. The need to express himself through the use of images (borrowed from his love for photography)led him to make his first short film as a director. ISOLATION was created during the 2020 lockdown, with the help of director Roberto Loiacono. Angelo Donzella in this short film, in …

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EDWIN L. WILLIAMS II

Edwin L. Williams II is an award-winning Actor, Director, Writer and Cinematographer.He has been a filmmaker for 9 years, with an Associate Degree in Performance Acting from KD Conservatory in Dallas, Texas. He was born in Seoul, South Korea, and currently filming out of Dallas, Texas.  Furthermore, he has directed and provided cinematography for over 10 projects ranging from book trailers, short films, webseries, feature films along with original short films. Likewise, he runs a small production company in Dallas, TX called Digital ELW Productions. His personal projects fly under the banner “a Seoul in the Cloud films” honoring his Korean heritage …

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RODA NA

Roda Na is a character artist & filmmaker who won in student short of Robinson Film Awards 2021 with her debut film “Larvae Story”. She is from South Korea and currently taking an MFA in 3D Animation & VFX at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication Design at Korea National University of Arts in 2018. Officially, she has worked as a package designer at an LA-based food distribution company and as a manager of design projects at a mobile contents company until 2021, but she has personally created character artwork through illustrations. She started to …

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KRIS KRAINOCK

Kris Krainock wears many hats — screenwriter, director, producer, playwright and poet — but if one were to boil him down to one word, you could simply call him a humanist. Krainock has been described as “high concept,” and his work is undoubtedly cloaked in homage to the greats — Bergman’s emotional rawness, Fellini’s fantastical exploration, and Hitchcock’s cerebral sense of mystery are all found in Krainock’s film, television and written work — but he is not afraid to entertain, exploring life and death through trademark erudite philosophizing and pitch-black humor. IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5189646/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Hi Kris, nice to meet you and …

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ARIYARATHNA ATHUGALA

I am Senior Professor of Mass Communication, Department of Mass Communication. In addition, I have been teaching since 1991. I am presently teaching advanced Placement Mass Communication (Honours/General), as well as MA, MSSC, PhD and Communication Diploma courses. I have been teaching in the following areas.Theories of Mass Communication , Media History , Creative Communications , Applied Communications, Film studies, Communication and Media Research , Media Criticism, Television Studies , Multi-Media studies and Visual Art , Communication theories and concepts and Communication for Development. Hi Ariyarathna, nice to meet you and thanks for granting us this interview. How was born …

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COREY TRAHAN

Dr. Corey Trahan was born in 1976 and raised in Beaumont, TX. Trahan has had a relatively active role in the film industry through the years, though mostly on the audio side.  He is noted for creating original film scores, foley, sound engineering and general film audio production/mastering.  He has also written a number of short movie scripts.  The Witch’s Bargain was his first film as Director.  Trahan’s most recent film thrust, however, has been as executive producer and owner of HorrorWeb Productions, a production studio out of Austin, TX.  HorrorWeb has a large social media following and is well …

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BILAL HUSSAIN

Bilal Hussain is an award winning indie filmmaker. Since 2011. he has written, directed & produced eight short films. This year (2021) he celebrated his tenth year anniversary as an indie filmmaker. He is a Pakistani-Canadian citizen, who lives in Esbjerg, Denmark. He works at a local television station “Tv-Glad Esbjerg” as an reporter, anchor & cameraman. Besides work and filmmaking, he has written two crime-fiction books, he has also been a film judge at the “Tokyo Lift-Off Sessions”, “Box Short Film Festival” & “Istanbul Kisa Golden Film Festival”. ​IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8707256/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Hi Bilal, nice to meet you and thanks for …

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