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Culver City, California native Production Designer Korey Washington has designed for theatre, television, film and tours for the past three decades. His design projects include All American, Rectify and currently Ambitions for the OWN Network. He also spoke exclusively with us regarding his work on the TV series All Rise, including developing characters beyond their jobs, the emotional ties to the sets he built, and more.

Malinda Zehner Guerra was recently Emmy-nominated for her editing work on the fourth and final season of A Black Lady Sketch Show, for which she worked alongside an all female editing team. Her co-nominees include Taylor Mason and Stephanie Filo, both of whom have previously made history for their inclusion in the first all Black editing team to win an Emmy, for their work on last year's season of A Black Lady Sketch Show.

Located in Pleasantville, NY, the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) developed its Creative Culture fellowship program to help champion underrepresented voices and diverse storytelling. Now in its fourth year, Creative Culture has helped 35 filmmakers create projects that have been selected by top tier film festivals, such as Sundance, Berlinale, and SXSW, and acquired by Fox Searchlight, POV, NY Times Op Docs, and Staff Pick’d at Vimeo. This includes recent projects such as Adam Meeks’ “Union County” which premiered at this year’s Berlinale, and Crystal Kayiza’s “See You Next Time” which was selected at Sundance 2020 and recently acquired by The New Yorker.

Twenty-five years, one of the most thought-provoking science fiction films of all time hit theaters. With a story by Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan, 1997’s “Contact” was destined to be a cut above the rest.

Michael Trainer (Matthew Modine) is a high-powered corporate lawyer, estranged from his family and his humanity; Jamal Randolph (Shane Paul McGhie) is an angry young man who has been imprisoned after enduring years of abuse in the corrupt foster care system. If Michael and Jamal can overcome their differences, they may find justice for Jamal and expose the immorality of for-profit foster care. That's the synopsis for the highly anticipated film Foster Boy, directed by Youssef Delara. We got the chance to talk exclusively to the powerhouse company, Gravitas Ventures, which connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe, about their work on the film—including writer Jay Paul Deratany, Producer Andrew Sugarman and DI & VFX Executive Producer Steve Bannerman.

Jules O'Loughlin, one of the cinematographers on Disney+’s Ms. Marvel (episodes 4 and 5), as well as FX's new drama series, The Old Man (3 and 4). She recently spoke with us about the portions of Ms. Marvel she worked on, which filmed in Thailand, which included extreme weather conditions and close collaboration with the VFX team. She also delved into working on The Old Man, based on a novel by Thomas Perry and set in North America, which required a much different perspective.

Nina Ayres is the costume designer for the second season of Carnival Row, which premiered February 17 on Amazon Prime Video. Starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevinge, season two of Carnival Row follows former inspector Rycroft Philostrate as he investigates a series of gruesome murders in a Victorian fantasy world where humans and creatures clash.