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Mr. Shuguang Gao, Actor
Mr. Gao is a first rank movie star in China since 1993. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, has been created many classic roles in silver and TV screens. He has been in many TV Series and films that with very high audience viewing rate. People know him through TV series “ Full Stars”, “ Chinese Business Man”, “ Miss News”; “ As the shadow ” ; “ Live or Die” ; “ Bad Feeling”; “ Arriving Shanghai”; “ Chinese Family 421”, “ Beautiful House Wife”; “ Why love you”; “ Big Rescue”; “ Happy Wife”; “ Happy Noodle “ etc. He won the best performance award at the 8th San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival via film “ The Story of a Piano”. |
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Charles Carr; Author, Director, Musician, Art Judge
Mr. Carr is the President of Art Animates Life Films and San Diego Union-Tribune writer. He is a multiple award-winning author written literally thousands of newspaper articles, magazine stories, and columns. He has founded Art Animates Life which is a scalable, replicable nonprofit model aimed at properly acknowledging the role of culture bearers in the community. He is also a professional musician for more than 20 years, his guitar playing and arranging have been featured on many recordings. As a director, his stage shows have garnered broad acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Charles has been a contributor and technical advisor to L.A. and San Diego Parent magazines and receives dozens of requests each year to appear on Southern California television and radio stations to talk about important events. and judging the national PRSA Journalism Awards |
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Huang He, Actress
Stage Name Miaomiao, national first-level actor; China children’s film association deputy secretary-general; Television Artists Association director; St Culture Advocacy (USA) Chinese culture ambassador. Best Actress winner of the 13th Flower Film Awards and received by the China President Jiang Zemin (China); Best Performance winner of the 9th San Diego international Kids Film festival ( USA); The 14th Nantes three continents international film festival award "golden globes" ( France); Berlin International Film Festival “youth forum award “ (Germany); Shanghai film critics association award top ten best films (China); China Times Express “Outstanding films”award ( Taiwan); The golden rooster award for best directorial debut; The best Childers's film in Huabiao Film awards, and the best Childers's film in Cairo Film awards and won the special spirits award in the 15th International Family Film Festival ( USA). |
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Marco Rea; Talent Agent, Producer
Marco’s experience encompasses 20 years in the entertainment, marketing and advertising industry. His professional background consists of 10 years in the commercial casting industry working alongside top casting, advertising, production executives and creative professionals in the mainstream and Latino markets. His entrepreneurial path began as co-owning and operating the Casting Group, the first full service digital casting facility. Later, Marco Jointed the William Morris Agency (now WME). His experience at WME Entertainment expanded for six years. Currently, Marco is designing and finalizing domestic/international co-production and co-financing models for the independent film industry. Over the years, he has reviewed and packaged creative and business film structures for 60 film projects in the Action/Thriller, comedy & Drama genres totaling a budget of over $200 million. |
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Tim Swain, Producer
Tim has overseen key profit centers of some of the most successful independent film companies in the last 30 years - including New World Pictures and Trimark Entertainment (currently Lions Gate Entertainment). He is an innovative distributor, marketer and producer. In his extensive experience in the distribution, sales, marketing, and production of theatrical, DVD, PPV,VOD and television films in the worldwide marketplace, Tim has served in a variety of positions including Executive Vice President of Domestic Distribution of Trimark Entertainment. He was also one of the initial partners of MovieWeb.com.
In addition to currently representing clients in all areas of the worldwide marketplace, Tim has produced and executive produced 13 Feature Films, including "Dahmer", which was nominated for 3 IFP Spirit Awards, and the award-winning and critically acclaimed documentaries "Screamers" - featuring System of a Down - and "Class C" - featuring NBA legend Phil Jackson. Tim has produced films featuring the talented Jeremy Renner (2 Academy Award nominations) Beau Bridges (11 Emmys and 4 Golden Globes nominations), Bruce Davidson (1 Academy Award nomination) and worldwide singing sensation Whitney Houston.
Also, Tim recently co-founded Russian Film Releasing which releases theatrically successful Russian language films in the US. Tim currently oversees Domestic Distribution for Aldamisa Entertainment which just finished production on the Billy Bob Thornton directed "JAYNE MANSFIELDS CAR", D.J. Caruso's "GOAT ISLAND", Renny Harlin's "DYATLOV PASS" and is in Production on Robert Rodriguez"s "MACHETE KILLS" and is Pre-Production on Robert Rodriguez's "SIN CITY 2". |
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Ms.Yanhong Deng, Fashion Designer
Ms. Deng graduated from Donghua University, majored in Fashion design. She is teaching the fashion design in TV and Movie at Eastern Film Institute, has been involved with many film and TV projects. The film “For Your Smile”, she in charge of the whole film’s art design, fashion, make up, image design and props. “ For Your smile “ will be screening at the 2015 San Diego International Kids’ film Festival |
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2015 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival