Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Victor Hawks made his way out East after high school to Washington DC, where he attended The Catholic University of America for Musical Theatre. Directly from college, he wanted to tackle the big stage so he moved to New York City. In a short time he booked his first Broadway show, joining the original company of Urinetown the Musical. From there he made Broadway his home for the next 10 years starring in shows like the Producers, playing the dream role of Jean Val Jean in Les Miserables, and playing Stewpot in the Tony Award winning revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center.
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Although Victor has a true love for the stage, his true passion has always existed in writing TV/ and Film. During the Producer years, as he calls them, he started writing his first play, Construction (First draft 167 pages). Dozens of readings later, and a near brush with getting Construction produced on Broadway, he knew that the true audience for this piece was for the screen, so the play became a screenplay, and the rest is history.
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After South Pacific, Victor made the move out West to see what he could do with his screen writing dreams. He met Malcolm on the first day he arrived, and the two men just instantly clicked on all of the levels of creativity, and once Angie met Malcolm, she knew he was the right guy to complete the partnership. A few months later Victor, Angie, and Malcolm filmed Construction back in it's original home of New York City. After the filming of this movie, Victor knew that this partnership would stick. After Construction Victor, Malcolm, and Angie formed Vision Vehicle Productions. Under the umbrella of Vision Vehicle productions, Victor wrote and produced Vision Vehicle's 2nd film, called Pass The Light. He is currently writing and developing over 8 films and 12 TV pilots. Such upcoming projects on the film side include Trigger w/ Malcolm Goodwin. Finding Faith, The Road to You, Into The Sunset and The Jury. Projects he is developing on the TV side include Pinguis Unus - the story of the only fat vampire, Happy Place, Super Star, and many more.
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July 2024
Shanna Ferrigno is a life coach, author, creator, & producer. Ferrigno began her career as an actress. You may have recognized her in the early aught’s, ‘Filthy Rich Cattle Drive’, or in a stint on 'Days of Our Lives’. She very quickly found a love for the other side of the camera and began working as a producer for the WB in numerous video game productions and documentaries.
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In that capacity, she discovered a way to express and share her passion for health and fitness education. For the last ten years she has worked to balance thousands of people’s lives as a behavioral coach and creator producing wellness projects and content that have contributed to the wellness, fitness and mental health communities.
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As a host and motivational speaker in the entertainment space, Shanna bridges her producing talents and belief in the well-being of others to improve the lives all. Shanna has authored, ‘The Reset Plan. Lose the Secrets. Lose the Excuses. Lose the Weight.’; and a podcast, ‘Raw Talk Not Food’, available wherever books and podcasts are sold. And is a regular host of the MS Fitness Camps with Lyons Productions.
GUEST JUDGE
May 2024
Born in Malaysia and raised in Los Angeles, Rosanne Tan, ACE, discovered her love for editing at a young age, using VHS-to-VHS editing to compile all her favorite programs. That spark of passion, clever ingenuity, and genuine curiosity helped focus her inspiration, but it was ultimately her love of storytelling and workaholic nature that built her esteemed career in picture editing. Rosanne is known for her work in a variety of genres, exploring dramatic, visceral worlds and searing action through character and emotion.
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Some of her extensive variety of work includes high profile projects such as Lucasfilm’s series “Star Wars: Ahsoka,” created by Dave Filoni and starring Rosario Dawson, Marvel Studios’ series “Hawkeye,” starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld, “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier,” starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, and USA Network’s critically acclaimed series “Mr. Robot,” created by Sam Esmail, starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater.
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Her outstanding achievements in editing have earned her two ACE Eddie Award nominations in 2020 and 2021 for her incredibly versatile work on “Mr. Robot.” She was also nominated for an ACE Eddie Award and an HPA Award in 2019 for her work on the Julia Roberts-led Amazon series, “Homecoming.”
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When she’s not editing, Rosanne is passionately giving back to the community that fostered her growth. She is an active member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and a mentor in their ACE Diversity Mentorship Program.
Rosanne currently resides in Los Angeles with her family.
GUEST JUDGE
March 2024
MALCOLM J GOODWIN
Classically trained, consummate actor, Malcolm Goodwin can currently be seen starring alongside Alan Ritchson and Willa Fitzgerald in Amazon’s most watched series REACHER as Chief Detective Oscar Finaly. He will next be seen in the Netflix limited series THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER for creator Mike Flanagan. Goodwin starred opposite Rose McIver on the CW’s iZombie for 5 seasons.
He began his career in film working with seminal directors - Ridley Scott in AMERICAN GANGSTER, Spike Lee in MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA and George Clooney in LEATHERHEADS in which he developed a relationship with co-star, John Krasinski who then hired Goodwin to play a key role in his directorial debut, BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN. Other leading roles include THE LONGSHOTS with Ice Cube and Keke Palmer, THE LAZARUS PROJECT alongside Paul Walker and Linda Cardellini, RUN ALL NIGHT with Liam Neeson and Ed Harris, THE ARCHITECT opposite Viola Davis and MISSISSIPPI DAMNED opposite Tessa Thompson and directed by Tina Mabry (Sundance Premiere). Television credits include a series regular role on BREAKOUT KINGS, guest leads on HOUSE OF CARDS (dir. Jodie Foster), PROJECT BLUE BOOK (prod. Robert Zemeckis), TRUE BLOOD, WAYWARD PINES (dir. M. Night Shyamalan), and RAISING THE BAR (prod. Steven Bochco). Goodwin also makes an appearance in the music video for hit song "Party Rock Anthem”, which has over 2 billion views on YouTube.
Behind the camera Goodwin has directed four feature films: A True Story (Netflix), Construction (Audience Award Kansas International Film Festival), Pass the Light (Carmike Cinema), and Be the Light (Freestyle Digital Media). After completing the WARNER BROTHER'S Directors’ Workshop, he directed an episode of iZombie (CW). He has established his own production company for which he is producing and developing new work.