Carol Bidault de l’Isle is an award-winning producer, specialized in international motion picture/television financing, distribution, media asset acquisitions, and management. She brings with her over 30 years of industry experience in the United States, Europe and, Latin America. She recently co-produced in association with Serein Productions DALI LAND directed by Mary Harron (AMERICAN PSYCHO), starring Erza Miller, Ben Kingsley, produced THE SECURITY OF FEAR, starring Brad Dourif, William Baldwin, Jean-Marc Barr); in pre-production & development features on three continents (US, Europe and, the Middle East). Read more

Simone Brown is a Brazilian filmmaker living in New Orleans, Louisiana. For the past 30 years, she has worked on productions in Brazil that include documentaries, short movies, movies, commercials, tv series, game shows, talk shows, live shows, lifestyle shows, and video clips. In Brazil, she worked at various TV Broadcasts like Rede Record, Rede Bandeirantes, TV Cultura, Rede TV. She worked at Productions Film Houses like Fly Productions, Framewave Productions, Lightstar Studios, and O2 Filmes. She had the pleasure to work at O2 Filmes with the Oscar-nominated director Fernando Meirelles. Besides working as a Production Coordinator and, Line Producer in Films and TV, she worked for 12 years as a University Professor at Sao Judas University teaching Production to the Major Film and TV Audiovisual. She has natural leadership and management skills, which make her an experienced and creative Production Coordinator who enjoys taking on new challenges. Read more

DAVID N BRUSKIN has been a professional story analyst for over 30 years, nearly 25 of them at the Hollywood studios where he performed story analysis services on screenplays for films including FORREST GUMP, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS, THE THREE STOOGES, and more. Over the years, he has written coverage (synopsis and comments) for over 10,000 screenplays, books, articles, plays, and other potential sources for screen stories. Somewhere in there, David was Director of Development at Laura Ziskin Productions. He has lectured on Story Analysis throughout his career, was President of IATSE Story Analysts Local 854,  and later a board member of the Editors Guild. He attended USC’s School of Cinematic Arts where he earned a B.A. and M.A. in Cinema-TV Production, and an MFA in Motion Picture Producing from the Peter Stark Motion Picture Producing Program. He is the author/interviewer/editor of BEHIND THE THREE STOOGES: The White Brothers, the published version of an oral history he created on commission from the Directors Guild of America.

Merissa Pico is an attorney based out of New York, whose practice focuses on media, technology, and intellectual property in the entertainment and sports spaces. Merissa regularly advises clients on film and tv deals as well as complex transactions involving new media such as the metaverse, NFTs, and AI. Merissa received her B.S. from Boston University's College of Communication and her J.D. from Boston University School of Law. 

Claire C. Ambrosio is a transactional lawyer with emphasis in the area of media and entertainment law. She acted as general counsel and director of business and legal affairs for several independent production companies. She handled all of the negotiations and drafting of the entertainment and media agreements required per project. In addition, she prepared business plans, investment materials, and prospectuses. She assisted her clients in attaching talent, financing, and distribution to their various projects. Read more

Monika Michelle Arceneaux is an attorney by profession, who now devotes her career to her purpose and passion- storytelling. After graduating from Xavier University of Louisiana and Loyola University of New Orleans College of Law and participating in the legal profession for seven years, she realized her true passion was writing stories that had not yet been told. 

Monika has now worked as a writer and associate producer on Hearst Network’s “My Amazing Cheap Date,” as well as an associate producer on Lavoi Creative’s “Roots of Fire” and the independent feature film, “The Preservation of Roux Lee.” In 2021, she produced Carl Earl-Ocran’s short film, “Second Line,” under MediaFusion Entertainment, and in 2022, she worked as a freelance producer for the Women’s Foundation of the South’s “Learn With Us” web series. Recently, Monika has worked as a staff writer for MediaFusion Entertainment’s feature film, “Mona Lisa,” as well as a writers’ assistant for Roku’s upcoming season of “Cypher.”

Monika is not only a screenwriter, but also a poet and playwright. In 2021, the New York theater company, Unworldly Ensemble, selected Monika’s play,  "A Conversation at the Grave," as one of four plays performed during their Spring season. She also placed as a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Screencraft Fellowship Competition and a semifinalist in the 2022 Black Boy/Girl Writes Fellowship for her screenplay, "Noir." Monika’s dreams include one day writing and producing television shows and feature films in her own production studio.

Paola Andrade is a Honduran filmmaker living in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a senior at Loyola University New Orleans studying digital filmmaking and mass communication. She films the sports events at Tulane University during the school year such as volleyball, football, baseball, and basketball. During her time at Loyola, she worked on student films and created her own films. She has also worked on social media for the school of communication at Loyola. As of now, she creates content and markets upcoming projects on the MediaFusion Entertainment socials.