We would like to introduce you to the amazing men and women
who made up this year’s Jury Members. At
the head of this year’s event sat Kevin L. Powers as the Festival Judge and underneath
him was a group of dedicated film-makers and film lovers who judged all the
submissions and helped decide what was to be screened this year and what films
deserved to be nominated for awards.
They had a hard task to dwindle down the huge list of amazing shorts and
features from all over the world from animation to fantasy, from horror to
science fiction, and experimental to non-fiction. It was a monumental task for which we at
Something Wicked FF are entirely grateful.
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| Anne McCarthy |
ANNE McCARTHY
A writer/producer/director of short films whose films Movie
Night and Monster in the Wash (both 2014) screened at Something Wicked Film
Festival from previous years. Although
now living in California she is originally from Georgia and got her start in
live theater before moving and focusing on film work.
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| Dave R. Watkins |
DAVE R. WATKINS
Dave R. Watkins is a Georgia
based Director, Producer, Writer & Actor. He directs and starts in the
Comedy Web Series "Lumber Baron of Jasper County" and he is producing
and directing a new Psychological Thriller series called "Herman Jones".
He also directed the feature length movies "Stragglers" and the
"Return of the Jackalope" and starred in the Lions Gate release of
Jack O'Lantern.
https://www.facebook.com/HermanJonesTheSeries/
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| David Young |
DAVID YOUNG
David Young first
discovered his passion for film while he attended high school in a small town
in Virginia. Devouring classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Ridley
Scott and many more, he decided to enroll in the New York Film Academy's
filmmaking program upon graduation in 2005. There, he received a crash course
in everything from directing to screenwriting to editing and even acting, all
of which he put to use when co-founding a filmmakers' club in college. With an
eventual BS in Computer Science and an additional formal training in audio
recording and engineering, David moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in the
entertainment industry in 2011. Since then, he has been working as a
professional live sound engineer at multiple venues around the metro area. He
has lent his services as a production sound mixer to recently-released feature
film "Go Mad and Mark" which debuted at the Plaza Theater, and he
continues to moonlight as a boom mic operator and sound editor/mixer as
projects arise.
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| Nate Hill |
NATE HILL
Nate Hill lives in the
Atlanta area and reads more horror novels and comics than could be considered
healthy. He’s also the writer of the graphic novel “Giant Robot Warrior
Maintenance Crew,” and the co-writer of the forthcoming online series “Herman Jones.”
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| Chris Simoes |
CHRIS SIMOES
Simoes is a film-maker based out of Georgia. He is the writer/producer/director of the
feature films Bigfoot: The Curse of Blood Mountain (2015), which screened at SWFF
in a previous year, and most recently Halfway to Hell: The Movie (2018) which
had a special World Festival Premiere this year.
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| Heather Place |
HEATHER PLACE
Heather Place is a Charlotte-based, award winning
Actor/Producer, member of SAG-AFTRA, Founding Member of Falling Tree Films, and
Managing Partner of Four Leaf Features, LLC. Heather has worked as a
professional actress for over 25 years in theatre, film, television and as a
voice-over artist.
Some of Place's credits include, the cult favorite
"Basketcase 3" and several independent films which have won awards on
the festival circuit. Some of her award
winning "indies" include:
"Searching for Signals", "Winter's Tale",
"Muted" and "We Three Kings". Heather also produced and
acted in the short film, "Second Wind Storms McKenzie Farms", which
won the award for "Best Short or Web Series" at the Georgia
Entertainment Awards. She is currently in pre-production on two feature films:
"Forgotten Word", a religious thriller, and “Alive and Kicking”, a
Southern ensemble comedy set in an Assisted Living Center. Heather is part of
the producing team for both projects and will play roles in both films.
Here's the link to Heather’s IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1239849/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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| Regina PArtee |
REGINA PARTEE
Regina Partee is a graduate of Full
Sail University with a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing, of Georgia State
University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film, and a graduate of The New
York Film Academy director’s certificate program.
Regina has written, produced and
directed several short films, a documentary, musical stage plays and a sketch
comedy television show that ran for two seasons on a local station in Atlanta.
She has also written multiple short films, feature films and television shows
for multiple independent production companies.
Most recently, Regina developed the
characters for the upcoming production “Coming of Age.” She has also added
author to her title with her book, Bold Obedience, and is currently
working a musical stage production.
Regina’s related work experience
includes an internship at Rainforest Films as a script consultant, a script
supervisor on a short film for Blank Stage Productions, and a screenwriting
instructor for the Independent Black Film Festival in Atlanta.
Some of Regina’s accomplishments
are: Best Sci-Fi Short (Goodnight Princess), Women in Film Atlanta Short
Film Showcase 2015; Honorable mention (A Latte’ Love Story), Short Film
Showcase 2013 for Women in Film Atlanta; Quarter-finalist, Creative
Screenwriting Cyberspace Open Competition in 2009; Full Sail Course Director
Award in Editing for Film, Games and Animation for Outstanding Script Coverage;
Full Sail Course Director Award in Creative Writing Portfolio II for
Outstanding Writing; and graduated with a 4.0 from Full Sail University.
Regina is a member of Women in Film
and Television Atlanta and Women in Film and Television International.
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| Joshua Haire |
JOSHUA HAIRE
Joshua Haire has been acting in
Atlanta for 8 years and has appeared in This Old Machine (2017), Murder Comes
To Town (2018), Full Count (2018), 3am Live (2018), All Hallows Evil: Lord of
the Harvest (2012), and most recently Herman Jones (which was the Opening Night
film for this year’s festival), among many other titles. His love for the arts
and craft of acting drive his passion for film and he is excited to be a judge
this year!
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| Evan Avers |
EVAN AVERS
Evan Avers is a graduate of Kennesaw State University with a
BA in English. Evan is twenty-three years old and is a native of Gwinnett
County. He works as a high school teacher and has a love for film of every
sort. Evan is very excited for the opportunity to get to share in the art
of so many wonderful filmmakers, and he hopes you'll find his feedback
valuable.
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| Philip Wray |
PHILIP WRAY
Philip Wray (Judge)- This is the first time Philip has been
a part of the Something Wicked Film Festival but he is no stranger to film
festivals. Philip served as a volunteer and volunteer chair for the
Milledgeville Film Festival in 2014 and 2015. He also worked as a production
assistant for the film, “Side Harm” that was submitted to the Atlanta Film
Festival in 2015. He has also worked as an extra, production assistant, and
assistant director for a couple of other short films and television pilots.
When Philip isn’t judging, he mostly works as a freelance theater lighting
designer and technician.
SAM WILSON
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