Barbara Bestor
Barbara Bestor is one of the country’s most renowned modernist architects. She has designed office and retail spaces for the likes of Grand Royal, X-Large, ROXY/Quiksilver, Geoff McFetridge, Trina Turk and Paramount Studios. Her book Bohemian Modern Living in Silverlake was recently published by HarperCollins.
Souris Hong-Porretta
Souris Hong-Porretta is a hustler of culture, games and lifestyle journalist, and is vice president of interactive media at Entertainment Media Ventures, a strategic entertainment consultancy. Her opinions have been documented in the media at Time Magazine, GQ, Wired News, CNET News.com, Salon.com, G4TV, and at her own personal site: www.hustlerofculture.com. Souris is a member of Faith Popcorn’s TalentBank and the International Game Developers Association.
Mike Jones
Mike Jones is Managing Editor of Film Festivals at Variety.com and a professional screenwriter. He is the former Managing Editor of Filmmaker Magazine.
John King
Grammy winning producer John King is known for producing and cowriting seminal albums like “Paul’s Boutique” for the Beastie Boys and “Odelay” for Beck, as well as the innovative film score for the movie “Fight Club”. Other artists he has worked with include Tone-Loc, The Rolling Stones, Santana, Tenacious D, Marilyn Manson, Blur, Garbage, Linkin Park, and No Doubt. He also works as part of the producing duo “The Dust Brothers”.
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have built an impressive body of work in a variety of mediums. After beginning their careers creating and directing the pioneering MTV show, The Cutting Edge, Jonathan and Valerie directed award-winning videos and documentaries for artists including R.E.M., The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction and The Smashing Pumpkins. In 2006, they made their feature film directorial debut with Fox Searchlight’s Little Miss Sunshine.