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| John Henry Richardson |
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John Henry Richardson, Judge
John Henry Richardson has been honored with over 200 international film festival awards as filmmaker/director/writer/actor/cinematographer and producer. Having created the MFA, BFA and AFA courses in Film Studies at the New York Film Academy, he enjoys mentoring new filmmakers and actors. He travels the film festival circuit and is an Official Judge for the Hollywood Blood & Horror Film Festival, the Coal City Film Festival in Nigeria and the Atman Film Festival in Hollywood and Ukraine. He has also been a Lecturer at the Paris Film Academy, the Del York Creative Academy in Lajos, Nigeria and the Hollywood Academy of Acting and Film in Kiev, Ukraine.
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| Eric Conner |
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Eric Conner, Judge
Eric wears quite a few hats on a head best described as bulbous. He's an instructor at New York Film Academy, the chair of the Burbanks' Cultural Arts Commission and an advisory board member for the Burbank International Film Festival. Eric produced the documentary Other Voices, appears on multiple podcasts, acted in Call the ADA (Winner - Best Script, Disability Film Challenge) and was a finalist for the first (and last) Howard Stern Film Festival.
Burbank Cultural Arts Commission
Producer, "Other Voices" ON AMAZON VIDEO
Writer/Host The Backlot Podcast - Archived Episodes
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| Adam Ohl |
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| Adam Ohl, Judge
Adam Ohl was born and raised in Upstate New York, just outside of Rochester. Growing up on reruns of the muppet show and becoming a self taught puppeteer he knew he wanted to pursue a career as an actor, and puppeteer. He studied acting at NYFA under teachers like John Henry Richardson. He was mentored by Henson puppeteer Dan Garza, while performing puppets for the kids ministry at his church, and has his own roster of custom designed puppets.
Adam also served in the US Navy aboard the USS Enterprise, during its final two deployments, from 09-2013.
He has been in various commercials, was a founding member of the Sherry Theatre Company in North Hollywood, where he made his stage debut in the acclaimed play Devils Night written and directed by Scott Haze.
He has been in numerous independent films, tv shows, and movies such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Adolescence, under Darkness, and 88’ Seoul. Adam with his ethnically ambiguous bald look is often cast as international characters as well as maniacal larger than life villains.
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