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BOARD MEMBERS
Chairman/Jared Corwin wrote and produced the feature film, “Audio.” He also created the short film, “Time Enforcer” which was purchased by the sci-fi streaming platform, Dust, and screened to great response at film festivals such as Fantastic Fest and Hollyshorts. Jared has worked with Bento Box and Adult Swim as a writer/producer through their incubator programs. Jared first came on as the Co-Director/Curator of Silver Lake Shorts in January 2022. Since joining Silver Lake Shorts, Jared helped the screening series grow into one of the most popular festivals in Los Angeles, featuring cutting-edge indie films and animations and filling to audience capacity every screening.
(contact: jcorwin923@gmail.com)
Treasurer/Benjamin Sharpe founded Silver Lake Shorts in 2019. Ben just finished a six-year stint of booking and managing the historic Silver Lake venue El Cid that reestablished it as an iconic Los Angeles venue. Ben has helped organize and book thousands of different events from dance parties to burlesque shows and screening events, both public and private.
(contact: benjamindsharpe@gmail.com)
Secretary/Katharine Ball is a 2D traditional & experimental animation director & designer. She is also the founder & curator of the LA-based screening series “Loose Frames.”
(contact: katie.brawl@gmail.com)
ADVISORY BOARD
Sean Buckelew is an award-winning animator and director based in Los Angeles, California. He received his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Experimental Animation and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2019, he was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Sean is a writer and co-executive producer on Scavengers Reign, a forthcoming adult-animated series for Max. In 2020 he co-founded Green Street Pictures, an independent animation studio. He is also president of the board of directors and head programmer at the GLAS Animation Festival.
Mia Di Pasquale is a producer and development executive who has built her career championing left-of-center and emerging voices in comedy. She currently manages the TV development slate for a brand-new production company helmed by showrunner Robert Padnick and recently served as VP of Development at Look Mom! Productions, where she oversaw series at Hulu, Roku, and CBS Studios. In her role as an independent producer, she developed series with Peacock and Bandera Entertainment, Adult Swim and Abso Lutely, Bento Box, and Comedy Bang! Bang! Projects she produced have screened at Sundance, Tribeca, and TIFF. Formerly, she served three years as VP of Original Series at Super Deluxe and worked on shows like Nathan for You, Hot Package, and Pound House.
James Belfer is the founder and CEO of Cartuna — an award-winning, Brooklyn-based, full-service animation studio. Belfer has produced original series and feature films with NBCUniversal, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, 20th Century, UCP, Fox, Nick Jr., Facebook Watch, SYFY, Peacock and YouTube Originals. As an independent film producer, Belfer has produced 15 feature films. He has premiered work at the Sundance Film Festival nine times, winning the 2011 Grand Jury Prize for the film Like Crazy and a 2016 Special Jury Prize for the animated documentary NUTS!. His films have also premiered at SXSW, Berlinale (Golden Bear for Best Director), Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. In 2023, Belfer joined the advisory board of The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University. Belfer is a graduate of Northwestern University and received his MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. Since 2013, Belfer has been an adjunct professor for NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Natalie Watson
Hannah Ulmen
Grace Palmer
VOLUNTEERS
Jake Reeves
Jim Punch
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