Austin Action Fest & Market - Talking the Business of Show Business

Austin Action Fest & Friends #5 - Michelle Millette, 2nd AD, AD, Blogger

Assistant Director for Film and T.V. including “Support The Girls”. "Michelle Millette went to The Massachusetts College of Art & Design where she took one look at the terribly competitive and cut throat illustration majors and ran screaming - straight into the arms of the experimental film school. Since then, Millette has been professionally working in the film industry (yes, actually getting paid) as a 1st Assistant Director (and AD). Another Texas resident, Millette continues to be prolific in her field and prove why Texas is the Bestest.

Austin Action Fest & Friends #4 - Wesley Louis - Animation Professional, Clean Up Artist of The Line

Animation Professional. Clean up Artist/Inbetweens and Assistant Animator “The Amazing World of Gumball” and Sylvain Chomets “The Illusionist” at Ink Digital. Co-directed, Animated, and Designed on “Drawing Inspiration”, a short directed by Timothy Mc Court. Wesley Louis has created some truly amazing work.

Austin Action Fest & Friends #3 - Kyle Sullivan - Producer, Actor - Founder of DoorMonster TV

Kyle makes stuff and doesn't do anything else, ever. He specializes in writing and storytelling, and out of necessity, picked up skills in illustration, animation, cinematography, editing, special effects, web design, costume design, prop building, and 3D modeling along the way. He has made great use of this knowledge by devoting all his time to making internet videos. DoorMonster has done Monstrous numbers in their crowdfunding, raising almost 200k over a couple fo campaigns alone. We look forward to seeing what this central Texas based creative company will do in the future.

Austin Action Fest & Friends #2 - Erik Bernard - Producer, Director - CEO of TLG Motion Pictures

Committed to producing thought-provoking entertainment that will make solid financial returns by utilizing every avenue of content distribution available. The writers and filmmakers at TLG have produced award-winning films and screenplays, and with our network of international collaborators, we aim to bridge the gap between mega-budget studio pictures and the niche market of independent film. Erik resides in Texas and is constantly producing quality content.

Austin Action Fest & Friends #1 - Panelist Alex Ferrari - filmmaker, author and founder of Indie Film Hustle

Alex runs the #1 filmmaking and Screenwriting podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Indie Film Hustle. He is a filmmaker, author and founder of Indie Film Hustle and Bulletproof Screenwriting. The crew sat down with him, Covid style to discuss distribution, filmmaking in a Covid world, CATS and Star Wars.

Austin Action Fest & Friends # 6 Jennifer Hutchins, Producer of Film & T.V.

JENNIFER HUTCHINS has been producing hit shows, distributed film & high-profile branded content for over a decade including over 200 episodes of television for ABC, CBS, CNN, A&E, Spike, TLC, Syfy, Discovery, Speed, and NatGeo. Some of her highlights are having produced two separate series with magician Criss Angel - 100 episodes of "Criss Angel Mindfreak," and "Criss Angel BeLIEve"; and producing two separate car-themed shows with Adam Carolla - "The Car Show" and "To Catch A Car Guy." She has produced several TV shows in the paranormal space - Syfy's "Haunted Collector," and "Ghost Hunters International." Jennifer has also produced and directed for "Dr. Phil." Jennifer's highlighted feature films include, "Most Likely To Die" distributed by Mar Vista Entertainment, "Time Toys" directed by Mark Rosman (A Cinderella Story) starring Ed Begley Jr. (Pineapple Express), Greg Germann (Ally McBeal) , "Unfollowed" produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch) and Expendable Assets starring Jake Busey (Starship Troopers) and Ted McGinley (Married With Children). She is the founder of Austin Entertainment Business networking group.

Austin Action Fest & Friends Podcast #7 - Brian Satterwhite

We sit down with the talented Brian Satterwhite and get into the nitty gritty of music and film composing. Brian Satterwhite is a professional film composer based in Austin, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Music with dual majors in Film Scoring and Composition from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Brian's music has been featured in over one hundred and sixty short and feature films including The Next Kill (2018), The Lone Ranger (2013), Sushi: The Global Catch (2012), Switch (2012), Man On A Mission (2012), Artois The Goat (2009), Quarter to Noon (2008), The Children's War (2008), Cowboy Smoke (2008), Mr. Hell (2006), and the award-winning IMAX(TM) film Ride Around The World (2006). Brian's many accolades include twelve gold medals and four silver medals from the Park City Film Music Festival. Brian has composed a handful of scores for silent films performed by the Dallas Chamber Symphony including Metropolis (1927), The Cabinet of Dr. Calgari (1920), the Buster Keaton short film The Scarecrow (1920), and the Harold Lloyd feature A Sailor-Made Man (1921) which was a finalist for a Jerry Goldsmith Award in 2013. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766418/

Austin action Fest & Friends #9- Chris Scollard, VFX Supervisor #2

Christopher Scollard was born on April 22, 1964 in New Rochelle, New York, USA as Christopher Fatone. He is known for his work on Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) and Limitless (2011). He is currently VFX Supervisor on one an extremely popular tv show.

Austin action Fest & Friends #8- Chris Scollard, VFX Supervisor #1

Christopher Scollard was born on April 22, 1964 in New Rochelle, New York, USA as Christopher Fatone. He is known for his work on Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) and Limitless (2011). He is currently VFX Supervisor on one an extremely popular tv show.

Austin Action Fest & Friends #11 - Anais Zborowski&.Bob Fokoua

The Austin Action Fest & Market team got the chance to sit down with the very talented french filmmakers Anais Zborowski and Bob Fokoua and discuss their short action film, Ascension. Enjoy!