Dan Gurlitz
Soundview Media Partners Founding Member and CEO Dan Gurlitz entered the entertainment distribution industry in 1984. His career began in advertising, and includes over ten years in sales followed by 15 years in senior management within rapid-growth, independent environments. Prior to launching Soundview, Dan was the Senior Vice President and General Manager, Video, for Entertainment One U.S ...
Easmanie Michel
Easmanie Michel manages NYWIFT’s fiscal sponsorship program; works closely with NYWIFT’s CEO and treasurer on the monthly profit and loss statement and annual budget; handles the day-to-day tasks of recording financial transactions; works with the Finance Controller on reconciliations and the yearly audit; co-produces the Muse Awards and Designing Women; coordinates the Animation Series; and curates the Immigrant Screening Series ...
Ian Holt
A graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ian Holt studied under the late great Stella Adler and Beatrice Straight. Ian is the co-author, with Dacre Stoker, of the international best seller, Dracula The Un-Dead, the official sequel to Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel, Dracula. Ian wrote the cult classic slasher, Dr. Chopper starring Costas Mandylor, and wrote and produced the hit supernatural found footage thriller, Episode 50, co-produced by Ehud Bleiberg and Compound B. Most recently, Ian produced the horror feature Death Metal and wrote the story for and produced the acclaimed thriller, From The Shadows starring ...
Jalen Vasquez
Jalen Vasquez serves as the Director of Freelancers Hub, a coworking space operated by Freelancers Union. He is also a dedicated freelance multidisciplinary designer specializing in illustrations, graphic design, toy design, and design strategy. Passionate about community building, Jalen empowers freelancers to achieve sustainable careers through his various initiatives and leadership roles ...
Jim Thalman
Jim Thalman is the Managing Director of i*Deal Films, a film finance fund that provides first monies to curated high concept independent feature films. i*Deal’s current slate of films include “MISERIA” (“The Mummy” meets “Murder on the Orient Express”) and “Psychopathy” (“Dinner at Andre’s” with serial killers.) In addition, Jim is overseeing the development of three more optioned scripts scheduled for production in 2025 & 2026. Jim is also the President of MoviVue, a premiere genre streaming service that went live in October of 2024. MoviVue is backed by Wealth of Geeks a mini-major conglomerate that owns hundreds of websites ...
Joanna Rudolph
Joanna Rudolph is a producer of several short films and is an executive producer of the indie feature film “Burning Annie,” which was acquired by Lightyear Entertainment for distribution, and later self-released on TVOD platforms via Sundance Institute's Creative Distribution Initiative. A member of New York Women in Film and Television and The D-Word, Joanna is currently producing the feature documentary “The Co-op: The Kids of Dorie Miller.” The film is supported by Firelight Media Documentary Lab, California Film Institute’s DocPitch Competition and New York State Council on the Arts. She has written articles for NoFilmSchool.com and Agnes.com and is ...
Mike Brown
NYC Improv Comedian, Mike Brown has a lot of experience & cool things he’s done. Why don’t you shake his hand and ask him to tell you a story or two! ...
Rafael Espinal
Rafael Espinal is the Executive Director of the Freelancers Union and is dedicated to amplifying the voices of freelancers, strengthening the movement, and empowering independent workers to thrive in an ever-changing economy ...
