John Jacobsen - Director
Director and host of The Artist Toolbox, Jacobsen is the director of the recent short films Arthur, winner of the Best of Fest Award, and Spinning, and he directed the feature film Around the Fire which premiered at The Seattle International Film Festival where it was nominated for The Best Independent Filmmaker's Award, moving on to take top prize at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy.

John has also produced feature films and numerous award winning shorts. He has directed over thirty plays, assisted legendary Broadway director, Hal Prince, produced the Tribute to Katherine Dunham on CBS's Emmy Award winning Kennedy Center Honors, and worked under the Academy Award-winning documentary maker, Charles Guggenheim.

He has served as the Vice President of Seattle's ACT Theatre, one of this country's leading regional theatres and is President of TheFilmSchool which he co-founded with actor Tom Skerritt, Stewart Stern and other leading filmmakers. He managed the Motion Picture and Television Department at UCLA Extension, and was a Directing Fellow at the American Film Institute (AFI). He is a partner in the production company Moga Jacobsen, is a screenwriter, and teaches writing and directing around the country.

Chris Oliver - Producer
Chris Oliver is an award-winning producer currently working in the Seattle area. His career has included producing, directing, writing, and production of feature films, short films, commercials, and television shows. He is the President and Founder of Wishing Star Pictures. His most recent credits include the short films Arthur and Spinning, a PBS Nova special, and the national television show The Artist Toolbox. He has worked with such stars as Tom Skerritt, Eric Roberts, Elizabeth Rohm, and Jason Alexander.

Oliver graduated from the University of Washington School of Business with degrees in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. In an effort to understand all elements of film production, Oliver chose to build a strong background in film by attending TheFilmSchool's competitive screenwriting program, directing courses, and personal acting classes in the Seattle area. He currently has numerous film projects in various stages of development in Seattle and Los Angeles.

Ramona Guentzel - Writer
Ramona Guentzel is a writer and director in the Seattle area. In 2009 she went after her longtime dream of becoming a screenwriter and director and attended TheFilmSchool in Seattle, Washington.

Her short film, Spinning, was featured in TheFilmSchool's Caught in the ACT Screenwriting series performed live at the ACT Theatre in Seattle.

Guentzel started out as a photographer and features writer but her passion has always been in the dramatic arts. She has worked in the writing industry for such Northwest icons as Nintendo of America and Microsoft. She wrote and directed live theatre for several years as the director of Lake Sammamish Drama Team. She is the founder and managing member of Little SnowGirl Productions.

Jeff Guentzel - Executive Producer
Spinning is Mr. Guentzel's debut film. This film is special in that it succeeded in bringing a part of the writer's passion to film and has opened the door for future projects. Spinning is a film in which Jeff Guentzel is proud to have been a part.

Eliot Rockett - Director of Photography
For over fifteen years Eliot has been shooting feature films, commercials, documentaries, and music videos. Along with The House Of The Devil his feature credits include: Liberty Kid directed by Ilya Chaiken, Dirty directed by Chris Fisher starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Clifton Collins, The Specials directed by Craig Maizin starring Rob Lowe, Thomas Hayden Church and Jamie Kennedy, Around The Fire directed by John Jacobsen starring Devon Smith and Tara Reid, Late Last Night directed by Steven Brill starring Emilio Esteves, and My Tiny Universe starring John Heard, Debra Mazar and Leslie Ann Warren. Eliot was most recently hired to shoot an episode of the hit TV show CSI.

Charles-Henri Avelange - Composer
Charles-Henri Avelange is a French award-winning composer and producer residing in the greater Seattle area. In Washington State, he is known for his first symphony, The Age of Heroes composed in honor of the fire fighters in America and the servicemen and women in Iraq.

Charles-Henri's most recent work include the score for the 2011 PBS TV series Official Best of Fest. He was the composer of the official music theme for the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), which was performed at Benaroya Hall in front of a full house. In 2009, Avelange also scored the SIFF 2009 opening night film, directed by Rick Stevenson and starring Paul Allen, Tom Skerritt, Matt Hasselbeck, Howard Schultz and other Seattle luminaries. Avelange was awarded of a 2010 Accolade - Award of Excellence for producing and scoring the video BattleCell: Briefing 001 from the online strategy game BattleCell.

Fred Beahm - Editor
Fred Beahm has been an active editor in the Pacific Northwest for nearly a decade. He is also the owner of Spliced Media, a well respected and established production company in Seattle, WA. Fred's past clientele include companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Xfire, among others. In 2008, Fred edited a television spot for the Obama Presidential Campaign, which aired on many national networks. He has also received awards and critical acclaim for a variety of films including Courage Doesn't Ask (official Cannes entry), Rock Zombie (Telly Award for editing), Shuffle (winner, Best Regional Film: Tacoma Film Festival) and The Taken (winner, Best Editing: Oklahoma Horror Film Festival), his first feature film cut for Valentine Entertainment.

With his unique background in film, graphic design, and web development, Fred has accumulated a wide variety of skills beyond the average editor. He is an Apple certified Final Cut Pro editor, visual effects and motion graphics artist, a colorist, and an accomplished web designer.