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Fran Burst-Terranella
Co-President
Producer/Director Fran Burst-Terranella has created more than 700 programs -- from television shows, commercials, PSA's and documentaries, to corporate image, sales and marketing, public relations, fundraising, training and video for the web. An independent film and video maker, Fran is a founding member of IMAGE and Women in Film, Atlanta. She has served on the Governor's Film and Video Advisory Board and is currently on the Board of NATAS' Southeast chapter. She also serves on the Digital Media faculty at The Art Institute of Atlanta. As a director and producer, Fran specializes in projects that engage and entertain, and that move people to act. She has earned more than 100 national and international awards and her documentaries have aired nationally on TBS and ABC and statewide on GPTV. Fran's clients include businesses and non-profits of every size and scope -- from international Fortune 500 companies to national and Georgia non-profits. Although she works in many subject areas, she particularly seeks out projects on environmental issues. Fran is a life-long Southerner with degrees in Studio Art and Filmmaking from the University of Texas at Austin. |
Craig Miller
Co-President
Respected filmmaker and founder of Craig
Miller Productions, Craig Miller has produced award-winning productions for an extensive list of Fortune 500 clientele. Craig's long-term relationships with companies like The Coca-Cola Company, BellSouth, Delta Air Lines, UPS and The Weather Channel are a testament to the company's creative and technical capabilities. In 2002, Craig opened C Pictures, a commercial production company, to meet the growing need for spot production in Atlanta. Craig is currently the Vice President of the Southeast Chapter of the Association for Independent Commercial Producers (AICP). He has served on the executive board of the Georgia Production Partnership for the past six years and is a past member of the National Board of Directors of AICP and the Governor’s Film Advisory Board. Craig's renowned film, "One Day in Search of the South," developed for the Welcome South Visitors Center, was recognized by the Southeast Tourism Society as "the most comprehensive picture of Southern living on record today." |
Bill VanDerKloot
Vice President
William VanDerKloot is an independent director and producer whose work includes commercials, short films, television documentaries and theatrical features. He is the founder and creator and of the children's programs, The BIG Adventure Series® from Little Mammoth Media. VanDerKloot's projects have been distributed on such venues as PBS, Discovery, Turner Broadcasting, CNN, HBO, Showtime, domestic and international home video, as well as VOD and theatrical release. VanDerKloot is also the founder and president of Magick Lantern, a full service post-production facility. Magick features a talented group of editors, compositors, animators and designers -- working in a 22,000 square-foot facility that offers editorial, design, CGI, compositing, animation, and audio services, along with a fully-equipped sound stage and television production studio. |
Sheryl Myers
Treasurer
Sheryl is the President and Executive Producer of Comotion
Films, a television commercial production company she founded
with Director John Davis in 1991. Comotion Films represents
in addition to John Davis, directors Mark Claywell, Stephen
Moe and Glen Owen. Comotion Films has won numerous industry
awards, both regional and national, over the years. Comotion
Films is a member of the Association of Independent Commercial
Producers (AICP), a national trade organization and Sheryl
serves on the AICP National Labor committee. |
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Secretary
Wilbur is the president of Fitzgerald Productions, Inc. and has been acting in film, television, commercials, and voiceovers for over 28 years. He is a member of Screen Actors Guild, The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the State Bar of Georgia. Wilbur has recently had recurring roles in the televison shows Prison Break and Friday Night Lights. He has worked in major feature films throughout the Southeast and has been a voice for NBC Sports, MTV News, ABC Daytime, CBS, and Showtime. |
Ric Reitz
Immediate Past President
Ric is a professional writer, composer, director, producer and actor
who has been active in show business for over 25 years. He is a current
member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), The Recording Academy,
the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the National Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American
Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA), and Actors' Equity.
Ric has appeared in over 75 national television shows, feature films
and stage productions, and more than 1,000 commercials. He is also president
of Ric
Reitz Writes, Inc., a 16-time international award-winning writing
company, and Sir Fir Books & Music, a children's book and entertainment
publishing company. |
Vivian Jones
Immediate Past President
Vivian is President and Executive Producer of Karmavision
Films, Inc., a full service film and television production company. During the years in which she has worked in the film industry, she has distinguished herself with a number of achievements and awards. Vivian was named one of Atlanta's Top Ten Businesswomen by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and Woman of the Year by the Georgia chapter of Women in Film for her work in the commercial production Industry. She is recognized as one of the Southeast's top commercial producers, as well as an Executive Producer of several prime time broadcast and cable television specials. Vivian has served as co-chair of the
Governor's Georgia Film and Videotape Advisory Board and was a founding member of Mayor Maynard Jackson's Commission on the Atlanta Entertainment Industry. In addition to the GPP, she is on the Executive Committee for Women in Film. Vivian is most proud of Executive Producing her son, Walker. |
Mark Wofford
Chair |
Deborah Childs
Vice Chair |
Bill LaBorde
Chair |
Vice Chair |
Mike Akins
Chair |
Barry Stoltze
Vice Chair |
Aaron Weiler
Chair |
Vice Chair |
Tia Powell
Chair |
Tim McCabe
Vice Chair |
Shay Bentley-Griffin
Chair |
Vice
Chair |
Kathy Hardegree
Chair |
Vice Chair |
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Chair |
Ric Reitz
Vice Chair |
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