Film Jury of 2021 Universe Multicultural Film Festival

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2021 Universe Multicultural Film Festival Film Jury Committee

 

Rick Tuber, Emmy Award film maker.
Rick Tuber is an American author and film editor. He attended California State University, Northridge, and has been working in film since the 1980s, earning a Primetime Emmy award and an ACE (American Cinema Editors) award for best editing for a drama. He has written four books. The first, Shanghai Cuts: A Hollywood Film Editor's Misadventures in China, details his experience working on location in Shanghai. The trilogy, Should Have Seen It Coming, Just My F***ing Luck, and Well, I'll Be Damned are dark humored murder mysteries. He is currently working with Hollywood Impact Studios helping teach non-violent offenders the film business as well as producing a baseball documentary.
Sharri Hefner, Producer, Director, Writer
Sharri Hefner is an award-winning Southern California-based filmmaker and film professor. She produced Eli Daughdrill's Faith, Sharon Hoffman's Almost and co-wrote Gene Rhee's The Trouble with Romance, (produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom - Miss Representation). As a member of the independent production entity Hyphenate Films, Sharri line produced Joel Viertel's 'Strictly Sexual' and production coordinated/guerrilla marketed Mora Stephens' 'Conventioneers', which won the Independent Spirit Awards' John Cassavetes Award..
Sharri has produced several award-winning shorts, including Nathan Butera's 'Brother' and Janet McIntyre's 'Bird in Hand'. Sharri has also worked as a field producer for E! Entertainment's 'True Hollywood Stories' series. As an artist, Sharri has received grants and scholarships for her work, including the American Women in Radio and TV, Theresa MacNeil Memorial. As an actor, Sharri starred in the world premieres of Emmy-winning Peter Lefcourt's 'La Ronde De Lunch and Sweet Talk' and played Curley's Wife under the direction of Los Angeles Theatre Center founder Bill Bushnell.
  Anthony Francis, Film Critic, Journalist, Screenwriter, Director
Anthony Francis is a Film Critic and Journalist residing on the East Coast. After writing film reviews for an Illinois paper, Anthony worked for the Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival for a time. There he interviewed visiting guests (filmmakers, writers, actors/actresses) and was involved in panel discussions with the attending talent. In 2010, Anthony became a writer/reviewer for Hellnotes.com where he reviewed films and books and wrote essays on the film world. Anthony is also the screenwriter and director of an independent film that is awaiting pre-production.Currently, he is the Senior Film Reviewer for Screencomment.com, where he has published numerous film reviews and articles and has conducted interviews with several artists in the film and television communities. Anthony also contributes freelance articles to ScreenRant.com .Anthony Francis is currently working on a film project while he writes for Screen Comment and is set to do a retrospective on actor L.Q. Jones
Camille Bacos; Screenwriter-Producer, Book Author
Camille Bacos is a Romanian filmmaker that lives in Los Angeles. 
She loves experimenting with words and images. From her experimental work to the narrative one, she is looking at beats that give meaning to everyday life. 
She wrote and co-produced several award-winning shorts. She is the co-author of the animation series, Friendship Sanctuary, from which the first book was published last year. Her experience as curator and jury member include curating the multimedia section of Mad Hatters' Review, one of the first NYC based online avant-garde magazines that flourished under late Carol Novack mastership and jury member of several films festivals in Romania such as Film4Fun and Bucharest Best Comedy Film

Gregory Blair, Entertainment Professional
A Southern California native, Gregory Blair studied at various locations, including UCLA in California and Cambridge University in England. As an actor, Gregory has graced the stage (Working, Six Degrees of Separation, etc.) the big screen (Ooga Booga, Fang, etc.), and the small screen (Escape the Night, Love That Girl!, etc.). As a writer, Gregory’s been represented on stage (Cold Lang Syne, The Last Banana and Nicholas Nickleby) and in prose offerings such as The Ritual, Little Shivers and the Stonewall Award winning Spewing Pulp. His film writing credits include the psychological thriller Deadly Revisions, the horror/comedy Garden Party Massacre and the story for the period horror film The Convent. He also directs, produces and does screenplay consulting. Gregory's goal is to entertain and enlighten people to make the world a little bit better for his having been here.. His web site is www.gregoryblair.info

 

Julian Flynn, Actor, Producer
Julian Flynn is enjoying his supporting role in the new Netflix international spy drama "Wasp Network" that is helmed by French director Olivier Assayas in 2020.
He was born in Havana, Cuba and at age 4 migrated to the United States After graduating from high school, he served as an airborne infantry paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division in the US Army. When completing his service with an honorable discharge, Julian went back to school to pursue an acting career. Flynn's first starring role was as Nico in 'Lying Right Here,' The film received the Audience Choice Award @ 2010 Hollyshorts Film festival in Hollywood, CA.
Flynn co-produced and had a supporting role in the film, 'Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story'. He's also co-written a stage play titled, 'Tea For Four. Julian is collaborating as a co-writer and co-producer of the action-thriller, 'The Last Hit, The film is in pre-production and slated to start principal photography in Fall 2021.

 

Andy Wolf, Filmmaker
Andy is a Sit-Down Comedian, Filmmaker, Puppeteer, Improv Teacher/Creative Drama Specialist, and actually other things, too. Trained at Northwestern University (love Chicago!), he grew up and lives in Southern California. He’s working on a bunch of projects, from running Film Festivals, to producing feature films and television pilots, to puppeteering and performing comedy when asked (sometimes when not asked….) Some of his favorite roles include “Into the Woods” (Jack), “The Importance of Being Earnest”(Algernon), and“Beauty & the Beast” (LeFou). The most recent Rom-Com he produced was released in February, 2021 --“Bride +1”is the story of a 39-year-old Latina who races against her Biological Clock by throwing herself a wedding; now all she needs to do is Manifest her Groom. You can view the Trailer and links/viewing options at www.brideplusone.com – including Amazon Prime, AppleTV, and many more. Please enjoy and Share!

  Bob Landau, Writer, Producer
Bob Landau is an independent Producer and Writer. Currently, he is producing, writing and editing for a federal agency, while also doing work for numerous freelance clients.
In the past, after graduating at top of his class in Film Production from Cal State, Northridge (go Matadors!), and when still living in the L.A. area, Bob worked as a Producer/Production Manager/Production Coordinator on films, television shows and specials. He was also a professional Reader, working for producers, agents and production companies, such as Saban Entertainment, Cinetel, Kings Road and others.
Bob is now living and working out of the Chesapeake Bay (almost literally) in Maryland - about 45 mile miles due east of Washington, DC. There, he is surrounded by 4+ acres of nature, along with his wife and their son, Josh, (who is about to move to Cal State Northridge) and their two dogs, Kooza and Yoshi.
   Ravien Bracero,Director, Producer, Writer
Ravien is a Filipino Director, Producer, Writer and a Film maker. He got his Master in Motion Picture and TV from Academy of Art University San Francisco, California. His short film Christmas Bonus was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director in 2015 AAU Multi-Media awards. Christmas Bonus was also an Official Selection for: 2015
Fall Depth of Field International Film Festival; 2020 F5: Prosperity Partnership Financial Focus Film Festival; 2021 Buenos Aires International Festival.
Upon his return in the Philippines. He directed some Commercials and Corporate videos. In 2018, he became the show runner of a talk show about Overseas Filipino Workers titled Bagong Bayani TV, the show lasted for 4 seasons. In the same year, he also produced the short film Nena by Donie Ordiales. Nena an Official Selection in Japan Indies Film Festival 2021. He was also an Assistant Director and 2nd Unit Director for Suarez: The Healing Priest, this film was one of the entry in 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival.