About Us

Jerry Spinelli

//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 to rave reviews. When published in 2003, Milkweed won the prestigious Golden Kite Award.

Gail Rosenblum

// 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) 

Annita Soble

//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

Mike Owens

//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.

Wendy Owens

//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 original animated and illustrated content at WOMO Studio.

AUDREY ROBINSON FAVORITO

//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 of K-12 students conducting citizen science in their schoolyards and introduces them to conservation biologists conducting research in the field. Experienced with managing animation production teams, Audrey served 12 years as executive producer for Reelworks Animation, a commercial animation studio known for high quality traditional hand-drawn animation. Clients included top-tier advertising agencies producing national commercials for Target, Time Magazine and Hersheys. She produced 3D animation projects at Lamb & Company for six years, working with the team that pioneered the use of motion capture technology for dramatic narrative animation. She served as producer for Lamb’s 1996 critically acclaimed short film Huzzah, Bobaloo the Beast Boy, written and performed by Kevin Kling.

TOM LIEBERMAN

//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 the 2005 Nashville Film Festival. Tom contributed original music to Sweet Land’s soundtrack, including a performance of his composition, “Eskimo Kisses,” which was described as “a triumph of inventive storytelling” by Variety reviewer Ronnie Scheib.  (www.liebermania.com.)

MATT HERBST

//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 to his work in film, he has written music for such brands as Samsung and Durex. Matt studied film scoring at the University of Southern California’s world famous Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program where he learned the techniques and processes of modern film music. He has won the prestigious BMI Award for Achievement in Film Scoring and is a distinguished member of ASCAP and works from his studio in Los Angeles.