Craig Ouellette
Country: United States of AmericaCraig grew up in Denver, Colorado and Dallas, Texas. He graduated with honors from the University of Iowa. He also studied directing with Judith Weston.
Craig is the writer/director of the independent feature “All The Days Undone” and more than 25 short films, most in the horror, thriller and action genres. They have over 70,000,000 views online, have played numerous festivals and won multiple awards.
He also co-produced the award winning feature “Ball of Wax”. And was director of photography and editor on the feature “I Was A Teenage Wereskunk”, available on Amazon.
When his Mom was diagnosed with Cancer, Craig captured much of her year-long ordeal on video. The resulting feature “The Closer She Gets” was accepted into Slamdance, won best documentary feature at the Zero Film festival and has been used by hospice care professionals to help families cope with their own cancer journeys.
In addition to film, Craig is an avid traveler. He has been to 44 countries, all 50 United States and always finds inspiration in the uniqueness of other places and cultures. He blogs about it at CraigoTravels.com.
Ross Ozarka
Country: New ZealandRoss Ozarka is New Zealand's hottest animator. He is a winner of the 2022 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, and is four degrees away from Kevin Bacon.
He creates animated segments for a kid's news show in New Zealand, and also collaborates with New Zealand's top educators and experimental filmmakers to help bring their visions to life for not very much money (fortunately he has a rich girlfriend). He has recently started his own newspaper.
Dwight Petrovic
Country: CanadaDwight Petrovic was born in Montreal and grew up on the south shore, Lery. He discovered a video camera at the age of 7 and it's been his dream ever since to make films. He grew up watching the films and remembers going to Blockbuster every Friday night to rent movies and watch them over the course of the weekend.
In high school he was awarded with the prize for achievement in film and media. He also won best film in the school's film festival. After graduating he attended Dawson in the cinema video communications program and received his diploma in, Creative Arts Language and Literature. After Dawson, he went to Concordia University and received his diploma in photography.
Since then, he's made over 20 short films, including “The Wild World Itself” and "Nightmare for Real" which both premiered at Fantasia in 2023 and 2024. He’s also worked on feature films as a production assistant, as well as t.v shows like Amazing Race Canada and music videos with coming artists. He has recently started to take acting classes to help understand the art of acting with the intent of honing his directing and writing.
Danny Pineros
Country: United States of AmericaThe Colombian-born, Los Angeles-based creative first broke out in 2016 via his first feature documentary Fight Like a Boss, which won the Best of Fest award at the First Glance film festival, in addition to being accepted to multiple festivals.
Daniel's career began in music video / commercials production and editing, where he directed spots for international brands like IWC and edited commercials for respected companies such as Coca-Cola, LEGO, Samsung, Purina, and more. He also produced and edited captivating music videos for renowned artists like Ricky Martin, Sebastián Yatra and Christina Aguilera among others.
Driven by his passion for storytelling, Daniel has transitioned from music videos and commercials to narrative work. He has directed three short films, which have been recognized and showcased at various film festivals. Additionally, Daniel has written three scripts, aiming to direct his first feature film “Bisected”.
With a strong background in production and post-production, honed through his experiences working under one of the best directors from Colombia, Daniel is poised to embark on his directorial journey in the world of narrative feature filmmaking.
