Juan Lopez Espantaleon
Photographer
Independent
Juan López Espantaleón was born in Madrid (Spain). He studied photography and video in Spain with influential artists and professionals in Europe. He moved to New York in 2006. Juan is a professional commercial photographer with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Juan has been teaching both studio and art history for the last 10 years. He has published his work in multiple magazines including The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Bon Appetit, Luxe, and Elle Spain and Italy. In addition, Juan has collaborated with other artists and film makers on different movie productions.
https://www.juanlopezphotography.com/
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Photographer
Independent
J-Walt Adamczyk
Director, Performer, Interactive Designer, Filmmaker, Graphic Artist, Music Composer, And VR Pioneer
Lucid Dreamscapes
J-Walt is a director, performer, interactive designer, filmmaker, graphic artist, music composer, and VR pioneer. For over three decades, he has been at the forefront of interactive art and computer performance. His Lucid Dreamscapes performances combine aspects of animation, video games, music, theater, dance, and architecture into a new art form. He has performed around the US and worldwide, creating art and performances in large immersive spaces. J-Walt won an Academy Award for his development of a real-time pre-visualization system, and received a Themed Entertainment Award for his digital puppetry. He has produced location-based video games for Sony, and was a founding member of Disney's VR studio. His movies and images have been exhibited at Ars Electronica, SIGGRAPH, MOCA, Sinking Creek Film Festival, New York Animation Festival, and DomeFest. He founded and ran the Los Angeles Abstract Movie Workshop.
https://www.luciddreamscapes.com
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Director, Performer, Interactive Designer, Filmmaker, Graphic Artist, Music Composer, And VR Pioneer
Lucid Dreamscapes
Phillip Russell
Post Manager NorthSouth Productions
NorthSouth Productions and Thursday Shoots LLC
Since 2017, FTC graduate Phillip Russell has been working for NorthSouth Productions as Post Manager on HGTV's 100 Day Dream Home & Lil Jon Wants to do What?, their repack shows, as well as truTV's Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes, Discovery+'s House Haunters, and more. Phil is also a multi award-winning independent filmmaker who co-runs production company Thursday Shoots LLC along with fellow FTC graduates Tom A. Capps, Kevin Etherson and Michael Mercadante. Phil prefers a single slice of pickle on sandwiches - any more than that and the flavor is too overpowering.
https://www.northsouth.tv
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NorthSouth Productions and Thursday Shoots LLC
Paul McKenna
Owner of EPS REMOTES
Empire Production Support
Paul began his career in the Film industry while still attending classes at FTC in 2003. He began working with Technocrane camera cranes at Panavision New York. In 2004 he joined IASTE Local 600 - International Camera Guild, while teching a crane for the film “War Of The Worlds”. He has made a career for himself as a technician on camera cranes and stabilized camera systems for a variety of feature films, episodic television shows, streaming shows,
commercials and concerts. Paul also operates cameras on cranes all over the world for live events, and has done 3 Super Bowls and 3 World Cups, in which the latter he has won 2 Emmy Awards for his work on. Paul now owns his own rental company offering telescopic camera cranes, Stabilized Remote Heads, Jibs and Remote Camera platforms named Empire Production Support (EPSRemotes.com). There he rents gear and shares his 20yrs of expertise to the film industry here in New York, New Jersey and the whole Northeast. His current work includes scenes on tv shows “Ghost”, “Evil”, “Law & Order”, “SVU”, “Organized Crime”, “And Just Like That”, among many others. He has just returned from 6 weeks in Qatar for the Men’s
World Cup, and 2 weeks in Arizona working on Super Bowl LVII.
https://www.epsremotes.com
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Owner of EPS REMOTES
Empire Production Support
Maria Capp
Award-Winning Writer, Director, Producer
Cappricielli Productions
Maria’s professional expertise includes work as an award-winning writer, director, producer, advocate, and acting coach. Her films have been screened at film festivals throughout the country and released in 10 of the top 20 major markets in the US. The Westfield International Film Festival honored Maria as best female producer, as well as nominated her film in several categories. Maria produces and directs music videos for artists like Chris Redd (Saturday Night Live) and Mo Meinhart (Hulu’s Pam and Tommy). Maria adapted the one act play, Pizza and Whine, to the screen in Four Cousins and a Christmas. Maria is currently focused on post and negotiating worldwide rights for two upcoming feature film releases, The Lady of the Lake and The Zombie Wedding.
https://www.cappricielli.com
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Award-Winning Writer, Director, Producer
Cappricielli Productions
Robert DiGiacomo
Local 600 Camera Union / Cinematography nstructor
IATSE Local 600 / Five Towns College
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Local 600 Camera Union / Cinematography nstructor
IATSE Local 600 / Five Towns College
Steven Kessler
Photographer
Photography
Steven is a retired Nassau BOCES school principal who worked in Special Education for over 40 years. He has been an avid photographer since buying his first SLR in 1976 & built a darkroom. Steven’s main interests are macro, nature & creative photography. He was an adult education instructor through Farmingdale High School where he taught a basic digital photography class for several years. Currently, Steven is a member of the Nassau County Camera Club where he is the membership chairperson, PFLI rep and assists in club programming.
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Photographer
Photography
Colin Goldberg
American Artist
Techspressionism
At a solo exhibition in 2011, Colin coined the term “Techspressionism,” an artistic approach in which technology is utilized as a means to express emotional experience. There are over 55K posts published on Instagram using the hashtag #techspressionism. Colin recently curated an exhibit which included works by 90+ artists from 20+ countries. In the mid-1990’s, Colin coded and designed some of the Web’s first consumer-facing sites, launching brands such as Snapple, Golf Magazine, and Popular Science online. His current work bridges multiple disciplines, notably painting, printmaking and digital media. Colin is a graduate of Southampton High School’s class of 1990.
https://techspressionism.com
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American Artist
Techspressionism
Harold Naideau
Photographer
Naideau Photography / Educator
Harold is an educator, artist, and author, as well as a published studio, product, and portraiture photographer. He has photographed David Bowie, Andy Warhol, Catherine Deneuve, Gina Davis, Robin Williams, KISS, the Mayors of New York, the NY Giants, and the NY Jets, as well as the citizens and inhabitants of the boroughs of New York. Harold’s product, fashion, beauty, and fine art photography has appeared in publications like Vogue, Marie Claire, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Artforum and Studio Photography.
https://www.naideauphoto.com
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Photographer
Naideau Photography / Educator
Masatora Goya
Resident Composer of Kadoma Film Commission
MasatoraGoya.com
Masatora explores the musical landscape of drama, space, and emotion where hidden memories and indescribable feelings dwell. His unique eclecticism has attracted many musicians performing in nontraditional chamber ensembles, as well as visual artists and filmmakers. Masatora is a resident composer of Kadoma Film Commission and a composer member of Random Access Music.
https://www.masatoragoya.com/
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Resident Composer of Kadoma Film Commission
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John Machado
Audio Engineer
Five Towns College
Professional audio engineer with 20 years' experience working in the world of audio recording technology. Engineer/producer on many projects that range from independent recordings to major and indie label recordings, and post production for movies, television, radio, and theatre. John MAchado is the director of the audio program at Five Towns College.
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Audio Engineer
Five Towns College
Ramfis Myrthil
Filmmaker
RAMFIS.COM
Ramfis Myrthil is a New York-based filmmaker who champions films by people of color, women, and the LGBTQ community, while promoting themes of passion and integrity in all of his work. Ramfis’ started his journey into the film industry by premiering his first short film, entitled Love and the Small Print (2012), at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival, where it was picked up by Shorts International for worldwide distribution. Ramfis has joined as an advisor for Sundance Film Institute’s Sundance Collab producing program, and is also a co-founder of the Hyphen Grant, a program built to fund, develop, support, and champion Caribbean filmmakers and the development of the film industry throughout the Caribbean and West Indies. He was named to Stars' 2018 40 Under 40 list in 2018, and has served as a recognized panelist across a variety of film festivals, including Cannes, South by Southwest, and most recently the British Film Institute. Recently, Ramfis became the co-president of the Black TV & Film Collective, where he continues to bring more black voices into the world of film and television.
https://ramfisproductions.com/
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Filmmaker
RAMFIS.COM
Brianna McEnroe
Discover Long Island’s Senior Manager of Social Media & Branded Content
Discover Long Island
As Discover Long Island’s Senior Manager of Social Media & Branded Content, Brianna spearheads strategy and content creation for the organization’s 10 prolific social accounts, which earned the organization the 2021 ESTO Award for Best Social Media by U.S. Travel Association. She has received multiple industry recognitions, including ETSY’s 2022 “Emerging Tourism Star” by E-Tourism Summit, “30 under 30” Class of 2022 for Destinations International and Long Island Business News, and a “People’s Telly Award” for the YouTube series she hosts, Long Island TV. With the goal of driving consumers to area businesses and attractions, Brianna produces and promotes engaging custom content.
https://www.discoverlongisland.com/
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Discover Long Island’s Senior Manager of Social Media & Branded Content
Discover Long Island
Justine DiGiglio
Vice President of Communications for Discover Long Island
Discover Long Island
Justine is the Vice President of Communications for Discover Long Island, the region’s official destination marketing organization. Justine is a creative, results-driven PR strategist with 12 years of global experience working with a range of clients from name-brands to start-ups. She works to secure a steady stream of positive press coverage, enhancing awareness and exposure. She also oversees the organization’s social media strategy and content creation for their 10 award-winning digital media channels. Previously, Justine served as Senior Communications Advisor to Nassau County Executive, Laura Curran and prior to that she was Senior Account Executive at the prestigious PR agency Nicholas & Lence representing some of New York City’s most iconic tourism attractions.
https://www.discoverlongisland.com/
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Vice President of Communications for Discover Long Island
Discover Long Island
Motomichi Nakamura
Award-Winning Animator & Projection Artist
Motomichi.com
Motomichi is an award-winning Animator, Projection Artist, and educator. Drawing on the emotions of fear and excitement, he creates his own monsters by using black, white, and red with minimalistic graphic elements. He has exhibited globally in museums and galleries including the New Museum of Contemporary Art, Winzavod - Moscow Contemporary Art Center, and Olympia Park Munich. His animated films have been screened at Sundance Film Festival, Onedotzero Festival, and Edinburgh International Film Festival and his recent experimental film “Okami” won in The Leeds International Film Festival. Commercially he has worked on projects for clients such as EA, MTV, USA Networks, and Sony and produced music videos for artists including Nicola Cruz and the Swedish band The Knife which earned him international recognition.
https://www.motomichi.com/
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Award-Winning Animator & Projection Artist
Motomichi.com
Donald Pruden, Jr.
President of Left Turn Productions
Left Turn Productions
Donald is a film director and President of Left Turn Productions, Inc. He directed the award-winning short Gat Crazy, the political-suspense thriller Fallout, and is Executive Producer of many documentaries, the most recent of which is Twice: The Rescues of Arthur Pinajian.
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President of Left Turn Productions
Left Turn Productions
Sandra Mardenfeld
Freelance Writer, Editor, Social Media Manager
sandramardenfeld.com
Sandra is a freelance writer, editor, social media manager, marketing consultant, and educator. She has worked as the managing editor for several national magazines, as the editor of Broadway’s Playbill, and as an editor/writer on many websites. She currently teaches in Hofstra University’s Continuing Education program and in the Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations at Five Towns College. She’s also served on the faculty of LIU Post, St. Thomas Aquinas College and Mercy College.
https://sandramardenfeld.com/
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Freelance Writer, Editor, Social Media Manager
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Michael Prywes
FTC Film Chair / Managing Attorney for Artists
Five Towns College
Michael is Chair of Film and Television at Five Towns College and a bestselling author and former media professional with a background in film, video, art, music, Internet, and law. Michael is the former President of 2 Life! Films, LLC. He has served as an advisor to a number of production companies and film festivals, as well as a producer on Sundance and Tribeca entries. He has served as Law Clerk for New Video Group/Docurama, distributor of the A&E/History, Scholastic, and Major League Baseball labels, and has worked for ASCAP, and has done legal work with Amazon, Unbox, Apple iTunes, and Netflix.
http://www.michaelprywes.com/
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FTC Film Chair / Managing Attorney for Artists
Five Towns College
John Callejas
Chief Executive Officer at AEROCINE Films
AeroCine Films
John worked as a freelance cinematographer and a helicopter photographer for several years, until moving on to producing his own independent content. He founded a drone company that provides aerial content for independent films, commercial productions, music videos, and boutique architecture firms.
https://www.aerocinefilms.com/
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Chief Executive Officer at AEROCINE Films
AeroCine Films
