DIRECTOR/WRITER/
PRODUCER
Jess Fritz (she/her)
Jess is a Los Angeles based writer/director with a passion for complex characters on paths of self-discovery. Her writing has placed as a Second Rounder in the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, a quarterfinalist in the CineStory Feature Retreat, quarterfinalist in the AMPAS Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, and a Semi-Finalist in Women In Media’s CAMERAderie: Act 1 competition. Jess is slated to direct her debut feature based on the proof of concept short, Sane Men, with BelLipoma Entertainment.
PRODUCER
Stephanie Bell
A multi-award winning & Emmy nominated producer & PGA member, Stephanie has over 25 years of producing in multiple mediums. She is a founding partner & producer at BelLipoma Entertainment. Her features and shorts have garnered over 75 festival awards, including 14 for “Best Picture.” When not producing, Stephanie teaches producing at College of the Desert in Palm Springs, CA where she also serves on their film advisory board. She also serves as a programmer for Slamdance Film Festival. Stephanie’s films strive to tell daring and provocative stories that spark a dialogue about the human condition.
PRODUCER
Corinne Jayaweera
Corinne Jayaweera is an accomplished independent producer and director, passionate about creating impactful nonfiction and fiction content. Her films have been screened at numerous film festivals, including the American Pavilion at Cannes and before the US Congress. With over a decade of experience, Corinne has worked on a wide range of projects, including documentaries, PSAs, feature films, web series, and music videos. She is known for her collaborative approach, working closely with crew members to bring a creative vision to life, while celebrating the unique contributions of everyone on set.
EDITOR
Barrak Sitty
Barrak Sitty is an Emmy Award winning video editor in Los Angeles with experience in film, sports, and commercials. With clients and partners including FOX Sports, Valkyr Productions, Amazon, and Ford — Barrak enjoys finding the most compelling way to express a story in any given medium. In his downtime, he enjoys a good shawarma wrap and a nice game of basketball.
COMPOSER
Jeff Kryka
Jeff Kryka's work has been featured in major motion pictures, TV series, video games, and heard in concert halls across the globe. Jeff studied music composition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.M. 2006) and at UCLA (M.A. 2008 & Ph.D. 2011). Some of his recent credits include composing the score for the Disney+ documentary series The Imagineering Story, as well as orchestrations on: Marvel's Spider-Man Trilogy, the Jurassic World Trilogy, The Batman, Jojo Rabbit, Incredibles 2, Coco, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Doctor Strange, Star Trek Beyond, Inside Out, & Zootopia. For more information please visit www.jeffkrykamusic.com.
SOUND DESIGNER
Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz
Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz is a post production professional and writer-director from Chile who draws upon fantastical storytelling and magical realism from his Latin American heritage to create emotional and thought-provoking films. His award-winning work has been exhibited at over sixty film festivals around the world including the New York Film Festival, AFI Fest, Stockholm International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Los Angeles Latino Film Festival and SITGES Fantastic Film Festival. His debut feature that he wrote, directed and eentitled Pumpkinhole is available for streaming on Apple TV and Prime Video.
WRITER/
CO-PRODUCER
Krista Nave (she/they)
Krista, who also goes by Kes, is a Los Angeles writer and autistic horror enthusiast. Krista is a published author with their poem “Justice Favors Fortune” and short story, “The Gumshoe Detective” in The Bouchercon Anthology: Murder at the Beach. Although Krista writes across mediums, they especially enjoy exploring the complexities of identity through feature screenplays. Krista also enjoys curating and supporting others’ work, and is the Stage and Screen Editor of The Exposition Review.
PRODUCER
Michael Lipoma
A multiple award-winning WGA writer, Michael is a producer and founding partner at BelLipoma Entertainment. Michael was Executive Producer on a feature that earned ten festival wins for “Best Picture,” a Producer on a TV pilot, and is a Co-Creator and Executive Producer on a series slated for production in New Zealand. Michael works with writers to develop their projects into the most commercially viable embodiment of their vision. His experience in script/story development assures that BelLipoma properties compete at the highest level in today’s marketplace. Before writing and producing full time, Michael was Vice President of a $150M company.
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Bethany Michalski
Bethany Michalski is a Los Angeles-based cinematographer and director. The instincts from her Baltimore street photography days and MFA training from the AFI Conservatory (MFA Cinematography19') have shaped her focus today. Michalski embraces her naturalistic sensitivities and interest in blending the narrative & documentary worlds. She splits her time between narrative and documentary features, commercials, and music videos. Most notably, Bethany’s directing and cinematography work have premiered at the DGA, Nobudge, Camerimage, Outfest, and Cinequest. Her clients include Disney, Showtime, MTV, Nike, Dior, Chanel, US Bank, Paper Magazine, and the Travel Channel.
In 2022 her cinematography reel went viral on TikTok.
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Filippo Savoia
Filippo Savoia is a production designer and director based in Los Angeles. Filippo is known for Modern Animals (2019), Rossi Martini (2018) and Rocky Mountain Show (2017) including many other collaborations as Creative Director and Production Designer. Savoia has also directed music videos partnering with Empire Records and UnderWonder Content. Starting off in theatre, Filippo brought showy creative direction in his cinematic surrealist-noir directing style-remarkable in all of his films.
MUSIC SUPERVISOR
Jennifer Smith
Jennifer Smith is a native Southern Californian Music Supervisor who has worked in the industry for over a decade. Jennifer has a unique sonic story telling power that focuses on story, emotion, character, and environment that helps any filmmaker or team take their vision into existence. She has worked within many types of media such as television, film, documentary, with clients at Paramount+, Netflix, Amazon, Kiss & Tale Productions, and CBS. On her downtime, she likes to dance with her pet rats and teaches music business and writing music for picture at the Los Angeles College Of Music.
MAKEUP & HAIR
Emily Margaret
Graduating from Los Angeles based Cinema Makeup School in 2020, to date Emily Margaret has worked on more than 50 projects in film, television, commercials and music videos. Her work can be seen in the feature films M3GAN, The Accursed and The Send Off. She is at home working on set and on film locations, often hired as the Key Makeup Artist or the HMU Department Head. Being personally advised and taught by Academy Award winning Makeup Artist Ve Neill, Emily's Special Effects Makeup abilities range from beauty makeup; to period-piece transformations; to full prosthetic blood stunts and creatures!
STUNT
COORDINATOR
Jeff Ash
Jeff is an American-born actor / stunt coordinator based in Los Angeles. Jeff has acted in several network and cable shows, including Ray Donovan and The Fix. He also has numerous stage credits Nationally. Jeff takes pride in his past stunt performances, including a film for Madonna’s Maverick Productions. He also choreographed and doubled for the one and only Jackie Chan for the MTV Movie awards. Jeff now works as a stunt coordinator and stunt driver for many independent films. When he is not working he can be seen tripping and falling of natural causes all around the greater LA area.