• Dylan Powers

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    Writer/Director - "Observer"

    Dylan Powers is a writer and director from Asheboro, North Carolina. His works often feel like a blend of video games and film, inspired by his career in game trailers and cinematics. Dylan's films are most known for their distinct atmosphere and strange stories that keep the audience thinking after their viewing experience.

  • C.J. Arellano

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    Writer/Director - "Dry January"

  • Miguel Miranda

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    Animation Director - "Helen"

    Miguel Miranda is an animation director and supervisor at 3Doubles Producciones, working on international 2D and 3D projects such as Giants of La Mancha, La vie en slip, SuperKlaus, Norbert, and "Helen." He has directed animation for children’s series like Cleo and short films such as "La historia de Lila", also participating in executive production and co-production at international markets and festivals

  • A Burnett

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    Director - "The Outsider"

    A. Burnett is an illustrator and animation student from Montreal with a particular love for monster movies. "The Outsider" is their second animated film and their USA directorial debut. When not studying, they have a passion for knitting and torturing their D&D players.

  • Xander Copp

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    Director - "Carter"

    Xander Copp is an emerging filmmaker from Toronto, Canada, whose films have a precise, omniscient visual style, with hard-hitting themes and suspenseful pacing.  CARTER, his second short film, is an H.P. Lovecraft adaptation and an exploration of grief dedicated to his late father.

  • Chris Rentzel

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    Chris Rentzel is a Portland-based filmmaker, songwriter, and photographer whose work blends dark comedy with surreal and poignant storytelling. A native of Dallas, Texas, Chris has created feature films, quirky shorts, and experimental music videos that showcase his unique humor and cinematic style. His latest work continues exploring the strange and the beautiful, often through improvised performances and one-take scenes.

  • Daniel Gildark

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    Director - "Bucolic"

  • Parker Clements

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    Parker Clements is a queer filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon who focuses on films around identity and femininity with getting women in front of and behind the camera. She runs a production company @sockbox_studios over on instagram with a specific focus on storytelling. While mainly focusing on producing she steps back into the directing seat after nearly four years.

  • Mark Schneider

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    Mark Schneider is a mask maker, puppet fabricator and fantasy creature/character artist based in Portland, OR.  Over the last 15 years his workshop “Faust and Company” has contributed to theme parks, movies, television and live theatre companies across the globe.  In 2025 he started the puppet film production company PAGAN CIRCUS (with fellow Portland artist Monstark) to further their shared passion for fantasy puppet cinema.

  • Casey Walker

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    Over the course of a 26-year career spanning Emmy Award-winning television, cult genre cinema, and Cannes-calibre historical horror, Casey Walker has consistently done things his own way — and consistently come out ahead. His is a filmography defined not by the path of least resistance but by the conviction that the stories worth telling are the ones worth fighting for. He began his filmmaking career with the legendary Frank Oz, working on the Robert De Niro thriller The Score.

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