Michael Brown
Executive Director
1. Blade Runner
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Omega Man
4. Silent Running
5. Dark Star
Vincent Keane
Creative Director, Producer
1. Delicatessen
2. 12 Monkeys
3. The Fifth Element
4. Wall-e
5. MIB
Hiroshi Kono
Outreach Director
1. Planet of the Apes
2. A Clockwork Orange
3. Back to the Future
4. The Fly
5. Cube
Sato Yamamoto
Social Media Coordinator
1. Godzilla (1954)
2. Evangelion
3. Akira
4. Ghost in the Shell
5. Spirited Away
Hiroshi Kono
New York Japan CineFest
1. Planet of the Apes
2. A Clockwork Orange
3. Back to the Future
4. The Fly
5. Cube
Travis Aitken
Director / Producer
My career began as an editor at the legendary Mad River Post in Los Angeles and New York. I moved out of the editing suite and into the director’s chair joining Liberal Media Films in 2006. I have written, directed, and produced many award-winning short films. Now as a producer at Deepwater Productions, working in development, I am focused on discovering, supporting, and bringing great stories to life.
Peter Bolte
Filmmaker
Peter Bolte is an award winning artist and filmmaker who has exhibited his work internationally. With a background in painting, he went on to work in the film industry for over two decades. He has directed the features All Roads Lead and Dandelion Man, several short films and music videos. Notable credits include being cinematographer on The Booksellers (Greenwich Entertainment) and the Emmy nominated documentary Casting By (HBO Documentaries).
Damaris Perez Pizarro
Journalist/Press/Blogger
I've been a juror for 5 years or more and I enjoyed to the fullest seen so many talented people producing and acting. I have an Associate degree in Tv Production and Multimedia and a Bachelor degree in Communications. I have done some short documentaries as well as video record weddings. I enjoy SciFi series, SciFi movies and among my favorites movies I love Star Wars, The Fifth Element, Men In Black among others.