From 2001–2008, Russell Schwartz served as President of Theatrical Marketing at New Line Cinema, overseeing all of the company’s marketing efforts, which resulted in over 44 Academy Award nominations and billions of dollars at the domestic box office; his campaigns included films such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Hairspray, Wedding Crashers, Elf, Rush Hour 2 and 3, The Notebook, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, About Schmidt and Little Children. He later served as President of Worldwide Marketing at Relativity Media, overseeing a slate that included The Family, Don Jon and Beyond the Lights; President of USA Films, which released Traffic, Nurse Betty, Topsy Turvy, Being John Malkovich and Pitch Black; and President of Gramercy Pictures, where he oversaw the marketing of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Fargo, The Usual Suspects, Elizabeth, The Big Lebowski, Dazed and Confused, Dead Man Walking and many others. Russell has been President of Pandemic Marketing Corp since its inception in 2008, providing strategic marketing, theatrical distribution, ancillary placement solutions and digital execution for the motion picture industry. Russell is a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and also an ongoing juror for the Student Academy Awards.

Bobby Yan is a filmmaker who has built a singular cinematic vision at the crossroads of culture, community, and storytelling. Born in Washington Heights and raised in Hollis, Queens before finding a second home in New Orleans, he absorbed a rich gumbo of cultural influences that continues to pulse through every frame he makes. Before transitioning to narrative film, he directed over one hundred music videos and commercials with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, and Gospel across major labels and networks, developing a kinetic, precise visual language attuned to the emotional life within the image. His debut short Marz, a bold exploration of sexuality and identity within Hip Hop culture, premiered at the Frameline Film Festival at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theater and led to his selection for the Disney Directing Program. Yan has since directed feature films for Lifetime, BET+, TV One, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, helmed episodes of the international drama series K-Love in the Philippines, and saw his feature Sugar Mama become one of Tubi’s most successful original films, ranking for two consecutive weeks on Variety's Most Watched Original Streamed Movies chart. An eight-time Emmy Award recipient and a graduate of Tulane University and NYU, he serves on the boards of several film festivals, teaches directing, and is developing an ambitious slate of science fiction, horror, and fantasy projects rooted in the belief that every life deserves to be seen and every voice deserves to be heard.