top of page
OUR 2021 JURY PANEL
JonWagner.jpeg

Jon D. Wagner

(DGA)

Director, Producer 

JON D. WAGNER has been producing successful & exciting Indie hits for almost two decades, including Cheap Thrills (2013), Starry Eyes (2014), Bone Tomahawk (2015), The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) Haunt (2019), and Wrong Turn: The Foundation (2020). He is in early pre-production on the film adaptation of John Gardner's novel GRENDEL (starring Dave Bautista, Bryan Cranston, Jeff Bridges, and Sam Elliot), slated to shoot later this year in Europe.
 

He has directed numerous web series and commercial projects, several well received short films, music videos, and most recently the indie thriller feature CABIN GIRL which was released as a popular Tubi Original. Next up as a Director, he'll be helming the indie feature HELP ME in Ohio.

Griffin Matthews.jpg

Griffin Matthews

(SAG-AFTRA)

Actor, Writer, Director

Griffin Matthews is an American actor, writer, and director. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he graduated from CarnegieMelon University with a B.F.A. in musical theater.  Matthews served two years in the Peace Corps in West Africa. In 2005, he founded a nonprofit, UgandaProject (originally named Be The Change Uganda), to support the education of teenagers in Uganda.  Matthews co-wrote the musical Witness Uganda, later retitled Invisible Thread, based on his experience volunteering in Uganda. The musical won the 2014 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre in 2012 and 2014.  Matthews appears as fashion designer Luke Jacobson in the 2022 Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).  His other television credits include Dear White People (2019)The Flight Attendant (2020-2022)The Mentalist (2012)Weeds (2011)Torchwood (2011), and Law & Order: LA (2011).  

T028654_Goch_Barry.jpeg

Barry Goch

Post-Production Professional

​

Barry Goch is a post-production professional with more than 15 years of hands-on experience including the latest trends such as ACES, HDR, UHD, VR, and AR.

 

Barry is an accomplished feature film / TV finishing editor with credits including Spiderman: Homecoming, Passengers, Money Monster, and Eye in the Sky, and Game of Thrones. He is currently working on Black-ish and Grown-ish.

 

He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board and is West Coast Contributor for Post Perspective and he has also written for Post Magazine and the Editor’s Guild Magazine

Michael Toubassi_photo.jpg

Michael Toubassi

Producer, Director, Editor

Filmmaker Michael Toubassi is a graduate of the University of Arizona, and has to his credit a number of documentaries, behind-the-scenes feaurettes, red carpet live shows, short films and music videos. His award winning first feature High And Dry (2005), is a documentary about the history of the renowned Tucson, AZ music scene. His tenth short film Team Work (2014) a work place comedy, screened at numerous film festivals including Napa Valley, Maui, and Fargo. Michael lives in North Hollywood and is the co-owner of Upstairs Film, an independent production company whose past clients include Universal Pictures, Hypnotic Docs, Sony Pictures, and Marvel Studios. He has been an official judge for the Emmys News & Documentary category, and a screener for the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City Utah, and for HypeFest in Hollywood. Michael is also the founder and festival director of the Tucson Film Festival now in its 19th year.

bottom of page