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Jay Bogdanowitsch - Writer, Director, Producer
Jay grew up in Orlando, Florida and graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Drama and Scriptwriting.  Upon graduation, Jay worked on such television series as The Newz and WMAC Masters.  Following these shows, Jay worked as the Creative Assistant to legendary film producer Ilya Salkind (producer Superman I, II, and III).  In Los Angeles, Jay produced the short film “The Meeting” which screened at the Slamdance Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, and the  Los Angeles Film Festival. Jay went on to produce “The Burkittsville 7”, and “Shadow of the Blair Witch” for Artisan Entertainment, which aired separately on Showtime and the Sci-Fi Channel.  The short film Tea Time, which recently won the First Place Award in its category at Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival, was shot by Neal Fredericks (The Blair Witch Project).  Currently, Jay works as a writer, director and actor, as well as, developing a reality-based gameshow for television and writing a feature length screenplay that he plans to direct.  Jay lives in Los Angeles, California.
 
 
Jennifer Meislohn - Producer
Jennifer has relocated to the Los Angeles area from the Orlando film market.  She began her career in the production office in the independent film market after receiving a degree in film studies from Full Sail Center of the Recording Arts. She also graduated Cum Laude from Manattee Community College with honors in Business, this is where she met some of the members of Mirror Image Productions.

She moved into the production of nationally recognized commercials while staying active in the independent film community. Upon receiving the prestigious WIF Film Production Grant, she, along with her partner at the time Sandra Woodward, opened their own production company, Vapor Films, Inc.

Currently Jennifer is working in the Visual FX department of a major Hollywood studio; several of her recent films have been I, Robot, Daredevil and Gone In 60 Seconds. She continues developing several features, short films and documentaries for Vapor Films, Inc..

Currently she is working as a Visual FX Associate Producer on I, Robot.
 
 
 
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Curt Apanovich and Chad Sahley - Executive Producers

These gentlemen grew up in South Florida, and attended film school in Central Florida. Following film school, they both moved to Los Angeles and started Hieroglyphic Productions, which quickly became a full service production company boasting complete video and audio post, as well as broadcast video and film production.

Initially producing network promos, Hiero now services a list of clients that include ABC, Disney, Dreamworks, Playboy, Warner Bros and many more, producing EPK's, PSA's, presentations, music videos, and interstitial programming.

Hiero has just started its natural evolution down the path of long-form programming, and intends to focus all of its energy and resources towards that goal. Hiero has also developed original programming such as “Webscapers” for Comedy Central, as well as, executive producing such short films as “Tea Time” with Jay Bogdanowitsch. "When Stand Up Stood Out" directed by Fran Solomita is Hiero's first feature film produced and financed solely by Hieroglyphic Productions.

 
 
Ben Rock - Co. Executive Producer

Ben received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Motion Picture Technology from University of Central Florida. While there, he directed “Vapor Man” and the award-winning “Meeting Mr. Subian”. Ben recently served as the Production Designer on “The Blair Witch Project” and wrote the “The Curse of the Blair Witch” - the Sci-Fi Channel’s most watched special program to date.


Recently Ben wrote and directed two television specials, “The Burkittsville 7,” and “Shadow of the Blair Witch” for Artisan Entertainment, which screened separately on Showtime Networks and the Sci-Fi Channel.  Ben also directed the television special “B.P.R.D. Declassified” for the F/X Network.

Ben has also served as Co-Executive Producer on the TV series “In Search Of” and “The Scariest Places on Earth,” as well as, fulfilling the position on Jay Bogdanowitsch’s short film “Tea Time.” 

As a director Ben directed the short film “The Meeting” which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and went on to screen at the Slamdance Film Fesitval among others.  The short film was produced by Jay Bogdanowitsch.  Additionally, Ben most recently directed “Conversations” starring Curtis Armstrong (“Revenge of the Nerds”), which premiered at the 2004 Florida Film Festival.