//Executive Producer and Author “Milkweed” author Jerry Spinelli is a Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor winner. His young adult novel, “Maniac Magee,” was made into a Nickelodeon television movie in 2003. His “Stargirl” is being made into a feature film by Disney; his sequel, “Love, Stargirl,” spent time on the New York Times bestseller list …
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// Producer Gail is a newspaper columnist, author, speaker and president of Minneapolis-based Roseberry Entertainment, producer of “Enough Already!” named one of the best children’s videos of the year by Child Magazine. (gailrosenblum.com)
//Artistic Director Annita Soble runs her own successful animation and illustration studio in Brooklyn NY. She is lauded for successfully translating abstract concepts into visual forms. As a parent of five Jewish children she is particularly invested in this project. AnnitaSoble.com
//Animation Director Mike Owens is an Emmy Award-winning animation director and show creator with 20-plus years of entertaining audiences of all ages on screens of every size. He is co-owner of WOMO Studio in St. Paul, MN., where he develops and produces original animated content and services for independent, commercial and studio entertainment. More at mikeowensproductions.com.
//Animation Director Wendy Owens is a creative filmmaker with over 20 years of production and leadership experience creating and producing video and audio stories. She has worked as a producer, director, camera operator, sound designer, editor, animator, and designer. Wendie’s career began as an animator for children’s television programming in Chicago. She is currently producing …
//Animation Producer Audrey is an animation and video producer. Owner of Wild Carrot Productions, she works with nonprofit organizations to help tell their storis. Her video about Japanese Barberry won 2016 Innovative Program Award from Minnesota Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals. Her recent series of videos with University of Minnesota Extension highlight the research …
//Animation Consultant Bruce has over thirty-five years of experience in producing animation for broadcast, web, and theater. His roots are in traditional, hand-drawn animation and cover all aspects of character animation — from storyboarding and character design, to layout and producing hand-drawn key-frame animation. His other areas of expertise include directing digital 2D and 3D …
//Music Superviser Tom was music supervisor for Ali Selim’s debut feature, “Sweet Land,” (2006) starring Alan Cumming and Ned Beatty. “Sweet Land” was on numerous Top 10 Films lists, and won the 2006 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, the Audience Choice Award at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival, and “Best Soundtrack” recognition from …
//Composer Multi award-winning composer Matt is rapidly carving out a name for himself in the Hollywood film music landscape. His musical style has drawn comparisons to John Williams, Danny Elfman, and Alan Silvestri. His extensive scoring experience has led him to the best recording stages in Hollywood including Capitol Records and Warner Brothers. In addition …
//Screenwriter While this is his first full-length feature screenplay, Chris is an award-winning writer and commercials director in London. He found his way to Milkweed the novel more than a decade ago, quickly realizing the impact a movie would have. He is excited and honored to be on the Milkweed team