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Matt KuiperPRODUCERMatt Kuiper has been immersed in film and television production since 1999, when he made the leap from a career in insurance to follow his passion for storytelling. Over the years, he’s brought his diverse talents to top-tier projects, freelancing for industry giants like NBC, 900 Frames, BHM, Phil Cooke Pictures, MB4 Productions, Silvercrest Entertainment, Marker Entertainment, and more. In addition to his freelance work, Matt has produced several projects under his own banner, Matt Kuiper Productions. Starting out as a production assistant and quickly rising to assistant editor, Matt's journey has spanned every phase of production. From reality TV producer to seasoned expert in pre-production, production, and post-production, he’s honed his craft in areas ranging from grip and lighting to camera operation, directing actors, and editing full shows and documentaries. No task is too big, and no detail is overlooked in his quest to bring compelling stories to life.
"Whether I'm carrying a jib into the Kodak Theatre for the Oscar's, location scouting for Japanese commercials, producing Chinese infomercials, shooting and editing doctors discussing diabetes treatments, or directing a video for a non-profit, I'm here to serve." Matt Kuiper... . |
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Paul EmamiProducer Paul Emami is an accomplished filmmaker with over 400 commercial and television credits. He is the founder and president of Marker Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based film production company.
Mr. Emami’s directing credits include projects for clients such as McDonald’s, Honda and Coca-Cola. He is represented domestically and internationally as a commercial director. Most recently, Mr. Emami produced and served as director of photography on the 2005 thriller “Lost,” starring Dean Cain, Danny Trejo and Ashley Scott. In addition, he wrote and directed the short film “Niche,” which garnered many accolades at film festivals around the country. He is currently developing the feature film “Genuine Imitation,” loosely based on this film. Mr. Emami is a graduate of USC and has been a guest speaker at Chapman University, UCLA, CSUF and USC. Mr. Emami has been recognized with many prestigious directing awards, including the Telly Award, Golden Angle Award, CAPA Awards, Aurora Excellence In Commercial Awards, and Monitor Directing Award. Mr. Emami has also been recognized by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers/AICP, The New York Film Festival Advertising Awards and, most recently, The London International Advertising Awards for his work on the Nokia mobile phones campaign. Paul Emami is a communicator in every sense of the word, communicating to cast, crew and -- most importantly -- to the audience. He is a director who not only has full command of the storytelling process, but completely understands actors and works freely with them. |
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Tom MikovitsExecutive ProducerMr. Mikovits has been a Las Vegas casino marketing and branding expert for over twenty years. He served the sixteen of the last twenty years as Executive Director in charge of Marketing for the construction, launch and branding of three Las Vegas casino resorts totaling over $2 billion. Since inception, The Orleans, Suncoast and South Point have been considered some of the most successful brands in the Las Vegas locals’ market. He helped Suncoast achieve one of the three quickest ROIs in Las Vegas history. Tom also launched the Real Gaming Network brand, one of only two licensed, real-money wagering sites operating in Nevada.
In 11 years old, he sold four sets of World Series tickets to buy his first camera and editing system. At 20, he became the youngest executive producer in the country as he created and financed the nationally syndicated “College Football Magazine” on Fox Sports Networks while attending college in Washington, DC. He has been a field reporter for multiple sports programs and has served as a producer on independent feature films. Represented by CAA, he starred and served as consulting producer for Travel Channel’s “Vegas Stripped” and most recently as executive producer of Air Force Elite, which can currently be found on Amazon Prime Video. Tom has also served on advisory boards for Special Olympics of Nevada, First Tee of Southern Nevada and Win-Win Entertainment and consulted for non-profits NextStep Fitness, helping para- and tetraplegics, and Lili Claire Foundation, assisting families of children with neurogenetic birth disorders. He was named a “Top 40 Under 40” executive by Vegas, Inc. magazine in 2011. He is an equity partner, patent-holder in multiple start-up ventures. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and minor in Psychology from Georgetown University and resides in Las Vegas, NV with his wife, two children and their dog MonteRey. |
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Jeremy WardLine ProducerJeremy W. Ward is an award-winning producer for film, television and new media. An honors graduate of Columbia College of Chicago, he began his filmmaking career in Los Angeles in 2010 and has produced multiple documentary, narrative and commercial projects over the past ten years.
These include the The Three Hikers, a feature documentary about the three Americans imprisoned in Iran in 2009. The film premiered at the AFI Film Festival in Washington, DC in 2015 and was invited to participate in the Impact Labs summit at the Obama White House. He also produced State of Control that covered the Chinese media blackout in Tibet during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the state-sponsored hacking that plagued the production afterwards. The film premiered at the United Nations Film Festival in 2011. More recently, Jeremy co-produced the feature thriller Dissonance shot on location in the Arctic Circle in 2018 and is scheduled for release in 2021. He has also recently joined the producing team for the riveting feature drama Power & Way currently in development and scheduled for production in 2021. |
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