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Shane Bagwell is an LA based cinematographer. His work spans both the narrative and branded space, having grabbed the attention of clients such as Tinder, Nike, Moonstone Rugs and many more. He has shot videos for Claud and Carlie Hanson, and many other major labels such as Warner Records and Sony Music. He's a full time freelance DP on most days, but in his freetime he's busy perfecting his recipe for air fried salmon.

In 2015, Tim was the youngest working director to ever screen in SXSW's Music Video section. Today, he is the oldest working director to still regularly struggle to tie his shoes. He aspires to: make stuff that shouldn't exist exist anyway, make wild, goofy spectacle with a heart secretly buried in it, make you uncomfortable, and be Edgar Wright. He was born in 1992 in an obscure corner of Texas, and is currently based in Pasadena.

Drea Clark is a longtime film festival programmer, currently at Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival and Sundance, and previously with Slamdance and LA Film Fest, where she served as Senior Programmer. As a producer, Drea has released three independent features. Mo Perkins’ THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN (Gravitas Ventures), Mike Ott’s LAKE LOS ANGELES (Under the Milky Way), and Amber Sealey’s NO LIGHT AND NO LAND ANYWHERE (Factory 25), executive produced by Miranda July. She’s also produced numerous shorts, music videos, webseries, and a pilot for FX directed by Charlie Day titled WE’RE GOOD THANKS. She is currently Producer-in-Residence at Film Independent. Drea co-hosts Who Shot Ya, a movie podcast that’s not just straight white guys, on Maximum Fun, and Ticklish Business, a podcast devoted to honoring and deconstructing classic cinema.

Doug Klinger is the co-founder of IMVDb.com and a Music Video Director’s Rep at Reprobates. He has been working in the music video industry for over 10 years and in that time has watched more music videos than anyone. He currently lives in Los Angeles, CA and likes to drink a lot of water.

Kyle Cogan is an Emmy® Award-winning director, producer and animator. He leads a full service production company, SIMIAN.LA. He’s worked with notable acts such as: Machine Gun Kelly, Jason Schwartzman, Iggy Azalea, Madison Beer, Jennifer Lopez, Breaking Benjamin, Eminem , Paul McCartney, and Tyler the Creator. He also worked for the historic NFL Films as an animator for over four seasons. He is a NFFTY 2015 alumni.