BURBANK, USA // Born and raised in London, James began his passion cutting trailers in 2010. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has worked at several top trailer houses, including Zealot, Empire Design, Seismic Productions, Wild Card, AV Squad, and now proudly resides as Vice President/Creative Director at Requiem. He has been fortunate to create multiple awarding pieces for every major studio and notably received 19 Clio awards in 2024 including 3… Read More
LOS ANGELES, USA // Brian Gawronski is currently the SVP, Creative Advertising at FOX, overseeing A/V and Custom Content for FOX Broadcasting and in partnership with FOX Entertainment Studios. He leads with a sharp eye for storytelling, a deep love of pop culture, and a strong desire to do it with as little copy as possible. Prior to this, he was VP Marketing, Comedy and Animation for FOX; Executive Creative Director for Comedy, Reality,… Read More
LOS ANGELES, USA // Matt Brubaker is considered one of the top creative entertainment marketers for over 30 years- a Clio and Golden Trailer award-winning creative director of film, television, streaming, social and digital campaigns. Responsible for consistently driving industry firsts through creative innovation, multi-platform business development and executive management. Currently, Matt is the new Chief Creative Officer for Buddha Jones…. Read More
WEST HOLLYWOOD, USA // Rob is currently the Head of Global Entertainment, Media and Telecom for Amazon Advertising’s Brand Innovation Lab. He is charged with building innovative ad campaigns and products that let brands stand out on Amazon. He has led the US part of the business for over 7+ years before increasing his scope to expand internationally. Prior to Amazon, he served as V.P. Executive Creative Director at Midnight Oil and Group… Read More
NEW YORK, USA // Lauren Hartstone is an Emmy-nominated creative director and graphic designer with over two decades of experience spanning entertainment, tech, and sports. As Partner and Executive Creative Director at Sibling Rivalry, she specializes in emotive visual identities, dynamic systems, and a compelling approach to brand storytelling. Lauren’s work has been recognized by TDC, ADC, Clios, Creative Review, and Brand New/Under… Read More
LOS ANGELES, USA // Darnell Brisco is the EVP, Head of Growth at BOND, serving as a strategic and creative leader with over 15+ years of experience in entertainment marketing and innovation. He is charged with identifying and developing new ways to build on the best of entertainment campaigns, while creating new opportunities that are unique to BOND’s fully-integrated operations. Darnell is a storyteller who loves cracking a compelling idea,… Read More
New York, NY // Monica Herman believes that when it comes to live experiences, anything is possible. Winner of multiple Clio Entertainment Awards–– including Grand Awards in both Innovation and Integrated Campaign–– Monica has headed Giant Spoon’s groundbreaking experiential practice since 2021. Previous to joining Giant Spoon, Monica led experiential creative globally across the VICE Media Group brand portfolio, which includes VICE, Refinery29… Read More
NOVATO, USA // Sami Thessman is 2K’s SVP of Global Creative, where he oversees 2K’s marketing and advertising strategy for unforgettable games that turn players into fanatics. Since joining 2K in 2019, Sami has been the driving force behind 2K’s creative strategy for franchises including NBA 2K, WWE 2K, PGA TOUR 2K, Borderlands, Civilization and Mafia. In recent years, 2K received multiple game award nominations, released over 20 titles,… Read More
CALABASAS, USA // Suzanne Kamenir is a Senior Creative Executive with over 25 years of experience leading award-winning entertainment marketing across film, television, and streaming. She has held executive roles at both The Walt Disney Studios and Twentieth Century Fox, serving as Vice President of Creative Advertising at Disney and Vice President of Global Creative Marketing at Fox. At Disney, Suzanne led A/V creative campaigns across all… Read More
LOS ANGELES, USA // After receiving his B.F.A. in Advertising Art Direction from The College For Creative Studies in Detroit, MI – and advertising internships at Young and Rubicam and Ross Roy also in Detroit, Michigan, Massey eventually landed as a Junior Art Director at Warner Bros. in-house advertising agency at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank in 1990. After 5 years Massey transitioned to being a WB theatrical Marketing creative executive… Read More
CENTURY CITY, USA // Lindsay Ross is a VP of Content & Editorial at FX Networks, where she helps to shape the AV campaigns for some of the network’s most acclaimed series. With a background in writing, producing, and directing, she’s spent nearly 20 years working across a wide range of projects. She had her first job at age six, writing children’s movie reviews for the Boston Herald, where she gave “Return to Oz” a devastating “no thumbs up”.
LOS ANGELES, USA // NEON CMO since inception. Previous tours include Nike, Levi’s, Stan’s Video. Created the largest genre festival in the US. Loves movies. Especially JAWS.
