Wade Boyes is an accomplished Australian screen industry executive producer with a committed focus on global relationships and cutting edge storytelling. Wade has a progressive slate of reality, feature documentary and drama projects at all stages of production. He has established a reputation for pushing boundaries on social issues while at the same time understanding the nuances of dynamic contemporary international screen markets.

He has been awarded the coveted roles of Global Ambassador for both MIPTV and MIPCOM in Cannes. Wade embraces the modern era in screen storytelling where markets change quickly and industry disruptors constant, believing this strengthens and enhances possibilities for executive producers and key creatives. He also believes Australia has a pivotal role to play.

Amie Casey is a Director of Sanctuary Film Festival and Queensland International Film Festival. Amie entered the film industry formally in 2015 with her first major producing role in the sci-fi series We Were Tomorrow, which shot internationally across four countries. Amie continues to produce on a variety of Australian productions, including Stage Mums S1 & S2 (Network 10), the beloved brand Humphrey B. Bear, reality horror series The Darkside Downunder.

In 2017 Amie established Red Empire Productions which develops film and series content as well as innovative IP diversification. Amie also produces for the virtual production company, Fika Entertainment and has a diverse slate of international projects in partnership with Steve Chicorel’s Organic Media Group. Amie is a published novelist, of Interface: The Creator’s Champion. She is excited about her audio drama podcast production of the same name soon to release on spotify, upcoming comedy series WTFitness and esports/sci-fi series Interface (Nine Network).

Producer Alex Kessel founded Sputnik Vostok Production in 2010. The company creates a high quality series, TV shows, documentaries and feature films for the leading broadcasters and OTT-platforms.

They are the first Russian production that has landed at both an Amazon Prime and Netflix Original. The company’s creative portfolio includes original titles BETTER THAN US (Netflix Original, Channel One), THE COUNTED (Start.ru), LONDONGRAD (Amazon Prime, CTC Network), DOCTOR’S DIARY (CTC Network), LAST COP (Channel 5) and others.

One of the top grossing writers in Australia, Shirley Pierce has worked as a Professional Screenwriter for the past three decades. Her work has had a cumulative box office gross of over a quarter of a billion US dollars. Among her countless works she has developed projects for MGM Studios, Sony Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures, where she worked on projects ranging from the Holocaust drama Misha to the animated films Dinosaur, Home on the Range and Meet the Robinsons.

Shirley has also worked on John Henry, which has won international film festivals and was a finalist in its category for an Academy Award nomination, as well as on an adaption of the opera Aida. Her magnificent work on Aida was the source material for Elton John’s successful Broadway production.

Shiva Nassab is a Creative Executive at Weed Road Pictures, an MGM-based film and TV production company, founded by Academy-Award winning writer/producer, Akiva Goldsman (whose credits include A BEAUTIFUL MIND, I AM LEGEND and STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS.

Prior to Weed Road, she served as a member of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Development and Production team on films such as THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT starring Nicolas Cage, SHOTGUN WEDDING starring Jennifer Lopez and Eli Roth’s BORDERLAND’S starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart.

An Australian native, Shiva grew up in Brisbane where she attended the Queensland University of Technology.

With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Damien has directed and operated camera across a myriad of highly successful and award-winning projects in Australia and worldwide, working with Oscar winners and renowned professionals like Michael Bay, Dion Beebe, Tom Cruise, Doug Liman, Penelope Cruz , Emily Blunt to name a few.

His most recent work includes the acclaimed remake of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’, ’13 Hours’, ‘Edge of Tomorrow’, ‘Into the Woods’ as well as the cinematographic direction of Australian features ‘Aiyai: Wrathful Soul’ and ‘Black Water: Abyss’. Damien constantly explores his technical brilliance to capture the true essence of the story with his cinematic creativity, camera angles and movements which are spectacular and entertaining.

John Walton has directed and performed action and stunts for over 32 years, working on major productions both in Australia and across the globe. He is a true Aussie stunt legend with an impressive resume with highlights including ‘Mad Max’, ‘Elvis’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, ‘Ghosts in the Shell’, and many more.

His recent directorial debut for feature film, ‘The Last Zombie’, is set to deliver an action-packed comedy utilizing his range of expertise in stunts including horse trick riding, fire stunts and car/ motorcycle stunts.

Based in Greater China for over ten years, Steve is one of the few independent producers today who has successfully bridged the gap between China and the United States, offering a unique blend of on set production experience, creative development, distribution and studio-grade financing experience.

He is best known for productions including THE LAZARUS PROJECT with Paul Walker, THE WOMEN with Meg Ryan, THE KING OF FIGHTERS with Maggie Q and most recently the FBI codebreaking series exclusively premiering on the Roku Channel, CYPHER.