Dana Flowers, EVP of Crea. Adv. at Sony Pics + a member of the Academy, has worked on award-winning campaigns in the theatrical, home entertainment and Broadway space incl. Acrimony, Insecure, Deep Water Horizon, Gemini Man, Anchorman 2, Frozen, Monsters University + many more. At Sony, Dana oversees the studio’s movie campaigns including trailers, media spots as well as in-theater and outdoor advertising and proudly serves on the Sony Action Council, the studio’s racial equity and inclusion initiative.

Bill Neil, editor/producer at Buddha Jones, is often regarded as one of the leading trailer editors of all time, in particular for his work in horror, but really across multiple genres and in trailers as an artform. Two of his trailers, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dawn of the Dead, are often cited among the top trailers of all time. His other work includes Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, It, It Chapter 2, The Wolf of Wall Street, Amityville Horror, Split, Glass, Mother!, 10 Cloverfield Lane and many more. 

Skip Chaisson, one of the greatest trailer editors of all time from his days at Kaleidoscope Films, is founder of Skip Film + Chief Creative Officer of El Rey Network. At Skip Film, in addition to trailers, his team’s done brilliant work in broadcast, main titles, original content, commercials + more. Skip’s trailer work includes Mission: Impossible, Space Jam, Titanic, The Lost World, Gone In 60 Seconds, Shaft, Man on Fire, I Am Legend, Machete, Prometheus, Gravity, Wolverine, Sin City 2 + many more. 

Jennie Wilkes - Director, Global Crea. Mktg. @ Netflix + part of the team named Ad Age’s Top Marketer of 2016, has worked on campaigns for Marvel properties Jessica Jones + Daredevil, with Shawn Levy on Stranger Things + I Am Not Ok With This, with Ryan Murphy on Hollywood + Politician + many more. *This was recorded in early May at the onset of Corona Virus but before the murder of George Floyd. So we wouldn’t want to communicate anything other than the utmost support for Black Lives Matter + the protests.

Founded in 1979, Intralink was a force in entertainment advertising for over 30 years contributing to the marketing of such films as  E.T.,  The Color Purple,  Rain Man,  Thelma & Louise,  The Da Vinci Code, the Batman movies and many more. It is also where some of the greatest contributors to the industry got their start.  Anthony’s and Intralink’s impact on the art and the industry as a whole is indelible and lives on.

Founded in 1979, Intralink was a force in entertainment advertising for over 30 years contributing to the marketing of such films as E.T., The Color Purple, Rain Man, Thelma & Louise, The Da Vinci Code, the Batman movies and many more. It is also where some of the greatest contributors to the industry got their start. Anthony’s and Intralink’s impact on the art and the industry as a whole is indelible and lives on.

Stephanie Allen started in NYC at Rolling Stone Mag. as Assoc. Photo Editor. She went on to Tri-Star as Dir. of Advertising, and then promoted to VP of Creative Adv. In her career, she also worked at Seiniger Advertising, Orion and Digital Pulp. In 2000, Stephanie relocated to L.A. to join Fox Searchlight as the SVP Crea. Adv. and New Media, having worked on Slumdog Millionaire, Sideways, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, I Heart Huckabees, Thirteen, Garden State, Crazy Heart and many others.

Wayne Watson, Creative Dir. and President of Ignition Creative, initially wrote a long winded 6 paragraph bio overusing words like “passion” and “inspiration”.  Remembering his humble beginnings as a trailer editor, he realized he needed to get it down to “time” and wrote a simple paragraph… For over 15 years, he’s worked across the entertainment spectrum in every genre, platform and style. He loves music, film, working on great projects and collaborating with a team of extremely talented people.  

Ryan Hegenberger is the owner of Big Picture Ent, the “creative, talented, obsessed” trailer shop that’s worked with Disney, Dreamworks, Focus, Fox Sports, Happy Madison, Hulu, Lionsgate, Netflix, NFL Network, Paramount, Searchlight Sony Pictures, Universal, Warner Brothers and YouTube among others. Ryan came to Hollywood by way of Clemson where he played D1 football. He started in the trailer industry with the legendary Intralink Film alongside several other trailer geeks and teaser gods.

Adam Fogelson, Chairman STXfilms. Currently Leading all aspects of film production, marketing, distribution and home entertainment. Former Chairman of Universal Pictures, Adam was involved in films including, Ted, Bridesmaids, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Purge, Les Miserables, Despicable Me 1 and 2, and Fast and Furious 5 and 6.