David F. Walker (2017)
David F. Walker Award-winning Comic Book Writer (Marvel, DC), filmmaker, co-founder/curator of the Portland Black Film Festival @DavidWalker1201 Personal Website David F. Walker started his writing career in the 1990s with the self-published ‘zine, BadAzz MoFo. He is an award-winning comic book writer, filmmaker, journalist, and educator. Walker is best known for his work in... Bio Details →
Kim Adams (2017)
Kim Adams Virtual Reality Producer (Oculus Story Studio, Google Spotlight Stories), Animation Producer (Pixar) @kjorgie7 LinkedIn Page Kim Adams most recently was the Head of Production at Emmy Award-winning Oculus Story Studio, a team at Oculus that focused on narrative virtual reality content. Before Oculus, Kim transitioned into VR at Google Spotlight Stories, where she... Bio Details →
Peter Kuran (2017)
Peter Kuran Academy Award Winner. Visual Effects Artist (Star Wars: Episode IV, Star Wars: Episode V, Men in Black, and 300 others) @atomcentral IMDb page Peter Kuran began his career at the age of 19 working as an effects animator on the original "Star Wars" in 1977. After completing work as animation supervisor for Industrial... Bio Details →
Wes Studi (2017)
Wes Studi Award-winning Native American Actor (Avatar, Heat, Dances with Wolves, Geronimo: An American Legend) @WesleyStudi Personal Website IMDb Page From small-town Oklahoma native to internationally acclaimed actor and musician, Wes Studi credits his passion and multi-faceted background for his powerful character portrayals that forever changed a Hollywood stereotype. Drawing from his rich life experience,... Bio Details →
Beth Harrington (2016)
Beth Harrington Documentary Film Producer, Director and Writer @Winding_Stream Personal Website Beth Harrington is an acclaimed independent producer, director and writer, born in Boston and transplanted to the Pacific Northwest. Her work most often explores American music, history and culture. Harrington’s independent production Welcome to the Club – The Women of Rockabilly, a music documentary... Bio Details →
Paul Guyot (2016)
Paul Guyot Film and TV screenwriter/Producer (Leverage, The Librarians) @Fizzhogg Personal Website Paul Guyot is an award-winning screenwriter having written for the Golden Globe winning series FELICITY, created by JJ Abrams, the Emmy-winning CBS series JUDGING AMY, and the completely winless LEVEL 9, a UPN drama which aired before Shasta McNasty and after HOMEBOYS IN... Bio Details →
Michelle Lesniak (2016)
Michelle Lesniak Fashion Designer, Project Runway winner @michelleiswell Website The winner of Project Runway Season 11, fashion designer Michelle Lesniak (a Portland native) hasn’t followed the traditional path down fashion lane. Born into a family of quilters, seamstresses, and interior decorators, needle and thread were predestined to find their way into her hands. From a young age, Michelle... Bio Details →
Brian Michael Bendis (2016)
Brian Michael Bendis Comics Creator/Writer (Marvel's Avengers, X-Men, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy) @BRIANMBendis JINXWORLD Brian Michael Bendis is an award winning comics creator, New York Times bestseller and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For the last sixteen years, Brian’s books have consistently sat on the top of the nationwide... Bio Details →