Panelists
2016-2017 Media Arts

September 16, 2015
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Brenda Shoffner
Program Manager: Hillary Crawford

Elizabeth Danker

Orange County

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida School of Visual Arts & Design
Produces, directs, and edits 16mm films and videos, specializing in experimental non-fiction
Named a CINTAS Finalist in Visual Arts in 2014
Her work has screened internationally in film festivals and programs including at Anthology Film Archives in New York City; The Wisconsin Film Festival; the Puerto Rico Film Festival; Indie Grits; and Artists’ Television Access in San Francisco
Co-founder of Iowa City Experimental Film Festival
M.F.A., Film, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Collier County

Owner of Hughes Video Productions located in Naples, Florida
Has produced over 50 Television shows and hundreds of Internet presentations on South Florida History and Culture, Nature, and People.
Has recorded over 100 presentations for the Marco Island Historical Society, www.MarcoIslandCommunityTelevision.com
Served 4.5 years as Collier County Environmental Advisory Council Chair.
Member Marco Island Historical Society
Graduate of State University of New York at Morrisville; attended University of Georgia

Leon County

Assistant in Film, Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts
Director and screenwriter, whose latest film Aquí y Allá premiered at Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012, where it was awarded the Grand Prix
Received awards for Best Latino Director from the East Coast by the DGA, Best Short by the L.A. Film Festival, and Best Spanish Short by the national Spanish state TV channel TVE
Co-founder of Aquí y Allí Films, a feature film production company with a special interest in fostering the work of young filmmakers
M.F.A., Film Production, Columbia University School of the Arts

Miami-Dade County

Works at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, an independent art cinema in the heart of historic South Beach
Director, Ectotherms, premiered at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival
Inaugural Knight Fellow at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Currently in post-production on her next feature film, Hearts of Palm
M.F.A., Film, University of California Los Angeles

Alachua County

Founding Director, Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival
Environmental journalist and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business; The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living; and Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami & the Florida Keys: A Complete Guide
Past board member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and an honorary member of Golden Key International Honour Society
Publisher of www.GoGreenNation.org, an environmental news resource to help build sustainable communities
Business member of Green America, a non-profit organization that supports sustainable businesses

Orange County

Executive Director, Orlando Film Festival and CEO, Dirty Martini Productions
Producer and director, known for Deadly Species (2002), Survival's End (2015) and The Reel (1997)
Member, Director’s Guild of America
A.S., Film, Valencia College