MARYANN BRANDON, A.C.E. is a film and television editor, best known as a frequent collaborator with director J.J. Abrams. She earned an Oscar nomination for STAR WARS: EPISODE VII -THE FORCE AWAKENS and an Emmy nomination for the series ALIAS. Other film credits include VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, VENOM, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, SUPER 8, KUNG FU PANDA 2, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III.

Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

DAMIÁN ROMAY is an Argentinean American film and television producer, writer, and director with some 79 producing credits on TV movies. His production company, Sunshine Films, based in Miami, has made nearly 100 movies for Tubi, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Lifetime, BET and Marvista Entertainment, among others. For example, Damián wrote and directed ISLE OF HOPE, starring Diane Ladd and based on the play “Dias Contados.” Among his prizes is the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival award for Best Story for a motion picture.

Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

NEVILLE SPITERI is founder and CEO of WEVR, a creative development and production studio, pioneering the field of immersive interactive experiences. Signature projects include “Harry Potter VR” with Warner Brothers, “Gnomes & Goblins” created with Jon Favreau, an Emmy finalist for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media, and the immersive underwater VR experience “The Blu,” discovered at Sundance and presented at the LA County Natural History Museum. WEVR was named one of the “Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR” by Fast Company.

Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)