Nathan Samdahl is the SVP at Walter Hamada's 18hz Productions and was previously the VP of Development and Production at Paramount Players and Creative Executive at Paramount Studios where he was instrumental in making the horror hit SMILE as well as notching up movies such as A QUIET PLACE, OVERLORD, PET SEMATARY, ORPHAN: FIRST KILL, and Alex Garland’s ANNIHILATION. Before working at Paramount Studios, he worked in development at Paramount Insurge which was Paramount's indie division specializing in projects under $5M where he worked on films including 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE. Nathan worked at agency powerhouse APA in the lit department. He originally worked for agents Debbie Deuble, Sheryl Peterson, and Sarah Amico before being promoted to features coordinator. Before APA he read and developed scripts at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (MONEYBALL, THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES) and New Regency Productions (MR AND MRS SMITH).

Jake Wagner is one of the most respected Literary Managers and Producers working in the business today, he served as the Executive Producer on the hit Netflix comedy SENIOR YEAR starring Rebel Wilson, the action-comedy STUBER starring Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani, and the horror feature BAGHEAD starring Freya Allan (KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, THE WITCHER, and HBO's THE THIRD DAY). Jake signed Stage 32 writer Christina Pamies who wrote the hit film BAGHEAD for Studio Canal which was featured in the Hollywood Reporter. Jake has also been one of the top-selling spec script managers of the last decade. Jake was responsible for the largest spec sale of the last 10 years (and one of the biggest in history), with SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN which sold to Universal Pictures. After an illustrious and celebrated career at Benderspink and Good Fear and Film + Management, Jake owns and founded Alibi Management. Jake’s clients have made some of the most popular recent horror films including POLAROID, CRAWL, and CHILD'S PLAY. Jake has a long history of finding material for development and loves working with Stage 32 writers.

Jeremy Elliott is a physical production producer with 20+ years experience in the industry working in features, television and commercials. For the past 7 years, he's been Head of Production at Crypt TV, the horror content company founded by Jack Davis and Eli Roth. At Crypt TV, he leads a department of 15+ employees and manage the pipeline of content from Development, through Production and Post, to Final Delivery. During his time at the company, he's Executive Produced a wide range of series and films including THE GIRL IN THE WOODS for Peacock, DON'T WATCH THIS for Netflix, THE BIRCH Seasons 1 & 2 for Facebook Watch and the feature film THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL & HER MONSTER which premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival and was distributed theatrically by RLJE Films. Prior to Crypt TV, he produced several feature films including BIG BEAR starring Adam Brody and Tyler Labine, NOBODY WALKS IN L.A. and COFFEE KILL BOSS.

John Dunne is a Literary Manager & Producer based in LA. After starting his career at APA (now IAG), John eventually settled as a Manager with Dave Rath’s group at Imagine Artists Management. Now known as Independent Artists Media, John leads the feature film division and, alongside Rath, produced the SXSW Grand Jury & Audience award-winning film I LOVE MY DAD starring IAM client Patton Oswalt. In addition to packaging and development, John represents a list of edgy, up & coming writers, filmmakers and comedians with projects set-up at Imagine Entertainment, CAA Media Finance, XYZ Films, Spyglass Media & Bazelevs. Prior to joining Independent Artists Media, John worked at Aperture Entertainment, whose films include MY FRIEND DAHMER, EXTRACTION, and THE LAST WITCH HUNTER.

Jonathan Barkan is an Executive Producer who has a long history in horror having started his career as the Editor-in-Chief of Dread Central and Bloody Disgusting. His recent producing credits include Kyle Edward Ball's experimental supernatural horror SKINAMARINK (SHUDDER, IFC MIDNIGHT), MY CHERRY PIE, distributed by BayView Enterainment, as well as TV shows like ETHERIA for Amazon and DREAD: THE UNSOLVED for Dread Central. Jonathan is also credited on over two dozen feature films in which he has lent his expertise. He is currently producing MENTAL HEALTH AND HORROR, a documentary discussing the positive impact horror films can have. He served as the Head of Distribution at VMI Releasing (through VMI Worldwide). Previously, he was Head of Acquisitions and Development Director for Distribution Company at Mutiny Pictures. Mutiny Pictures distributed the horror-thriller I AM LISA, the Drama DRIVE ALL NIGHT, and the historical drama THE MATCH. Jonathan was the VP of Feature Film Acquisitions and Distribution for The Horror Collective, where he discovered and acquired horror, thriller, and sci-fi titles. The Horror Collective's latest release is the micro-budget horror project SHIFTER. Jonathan was also the Acquisitions Ambassador for DREAD Presents, a genre-centric distribution label under the banner of Epic Pictures Group. He has served as a jury member at various film festivals around the world, including South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, BIFAN in South Korea, Popcorn Frights in Florida, HARD: LINE in Germany, and Fantasia in Quebec, amongst others. Jonathan loves to find elevated genre stories he can develop.

Matt Black is a feature film Producer who Executive Produced UMMA, which was produced by Sam Raimi for Sony Pictures and featured in The Hollywood Reporter and starred Sandra Oh, as well as PORNO which premiered at SXSW and was also featured in The Hollywood Reporter and was released theatrically. In addition, he has developed studio television projects with veteran showrunners. Matt started his career as a screenwriter and has sold, optioned, or been hired to write nearly a dozen feature films.

Laurie Cook is a feature film producer and Head of Development for Jason Newmark's Newscope Films who has worked on almost two dozen feature films with recent films including William Brent Bell’s LORD OF MISRULE, starring Tuppence Middleton and Ralph Ineson, Chris Smith’s CONSECRATION, starring Jena Malone and Danny Huston and THE HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY, starring Alice Eve & Joel Fry. Laurie is producing William Brent Bell’s exorcist film THE ASCENT, and ski heist thriller THE FALL LINE, with Balthazar Kormakur. Laurie develops and produces commercially positioned, high concept, elevated genre films with international sales appeal. Previous titles Laurie has worked on include underwater survival thriller PRESSURE, starring Danny Huston and Matthew Goode, teen horror DON’T HANG UP, Neil Biswas’ debut DARKNESS VISIBLE, Charles Dorfman’s debut BARBARIANS for Media Finance Capital, and Chris Smith’s THE BANISHING for WestEnd Films.

Nikki Bohm is a multi-faceted Producer who has worked on over 2 dozen film and television shows, in addition to being the founder of genre-oriented independent film production company, Crystal Pantera Productions. She produced Patrick Kennelly’s award-winning thriller HAMMURABI and was on the producing team of the award-nominated drama THE TSAREVICH. Formerly, she was an Associate Literary Agent and Talent Manager at The Robb Company, in addition to her work as a Casting Director where she secured celebrity talent such as Hassan Johnson (THE WIRE) for the award-nominated short film BUG and Dean Winters (LAW & ORDER: SVU) for the thriller MEMOIRE. She has programmed and is regularly invited to juries and panels at prominent International Film Festivals and Markets. Furthermore, Nikki has written, directed, and produced a number of experimental drama, action/thriller, and avant-garde horror feature films. Nikki is always looking for bold & original scripts to develop, produce and/or recommend to her Co-production partners.

Michael runs Development for Phoenix Pictures with Mike Medavoy, where he worked on THE 33 with Antonio Banderas, THE PROMISE with Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac, and the Monty Python comedy ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING with Kate Beckinsale and Simon Pegg. They are in development on an NFT documentary. Michael was also involved in the development of THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER starring Corey Hawkins, based on Bram Stoker's Dracula novel, and in production partnership with Steven Spielberg's Amblin, Universal, and Dreamworks. Phoenix Pictures, known for producing critical and commercial hit films, including the Oscar-winning film BLACK SWAN, Martin Scorsese's SHUTTER ISLAND, and WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING. Michael produced The Critics Choice-nominated series THE LONG ROAD HOME for National Geographic and the animated film OZI: VOICE OF THE FOREST with Medavoy, which premiered at the Annecy International Film Festival. Prior to joining Medavoy at Phoenix, Michael worked in independent production as a producer and production manager. Michael has great experience in development and is always looking for more projects to develop and grow writers' talents.

Rudy Scalese is a producer who has worked on over two dozen film and television productions, including Sofia Coppola’s THE BLING RING starring Emma Watson for A24 and CASA DE MI PADRE starring Will Ferrell, Diego Luna, and Gael Garcia Bernal for Netflix and Gary Sánchez Productions. He’s also worked with Oscar winners Julianne Moore, Brendan Fraser, and Paul Haggis. Scalese specializes in horror having worked with horror legend Wes Craven on NEW NIGHTMARE and GREENLIGHT with the Horror Collective. He has also produced a number of projects for Crypt TV, ran by top producer Eli Roth (KNOCK KNOCK and DEATH WISH), and spoken at the Television Critics Press Tour for Starz. Prior to producing an upcoming slate of Horror films in development, Scalese recently served as Vice President of Production and Development for NALA Films where he oversaw the development, production and distribution of the company’s slate, including Sofia Coppola’s THE BLING RING and Warner Independent Pictures' IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH directed by Academy Award winner Paul Haggis. Scalese also served as producer on Casa De Mi Padre, Ceremony starring Uma Thurman, Michael Angarano & Lee Pace, IM Global's 6 Souls starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and THE AIR I BREATHE starring Kevin Bacon and Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser. Scalese also produced the critically acclaimed documentary “Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film” for Starz/Encore based upon the book of the same title by author Adam Rockoff. Prior to producing the documentary, Scalese helped run an LA Horror Film Festival alongside “genre great” Stan Winston and was a Literary Manager at D-No Entertainment.

Ethan Erwin is a writer and producer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. Erwin's films have grossed over $1.5 billion dollars worldwide, including credits such as SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, BOOK OF ELI, UNKNOWN, THE GUNMAN, THE NICE GUYS, ORPHAN, and it's sequel, ORPHAN: FIRST KILL. Erwin also served as a producer on SUPERFLY, starring Michael Kenneth Williams and released by Columbia Pictures, the Coen brothers-penned caper SUBURBICON, directed by George Clooney and starring Matt Damon, and WHITEOUT, directed by Dominic Sena, starring Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht, and produced by Warner Brothers, in addition to the films COLLIDE, THE APPARITION, THE HILLS RUN RED, and RETURN TO HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL. He also wrote the film SOLSTICE, as well as on the CBS cult hit TV show MOONLIGHT. Erwin has developed and produced film, television and digital projects with A-list stars, directors and writers including Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Bullock, Denzel Washington, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Sean Penn, Hilary Swank, Guy Ritchie, George Clooney and Shane Black. He now serves as principal of his own production company Beryllium Entertainment.