Film Advisory Panel

In 2019, we formed a 10-member advisory panel of local filmmaking stakeholders to grow community engagement in the film registration process and guidelines. In the future, the panel hopes to focus on arts education to bring on-set training opportunities to film students and at-risk youth.

Members of the panel include: 

• Julie Langham, Vice President of Economic Development at Augusta Technical College
• Matthew Buzzell, Emmy-nominated Filmmaker + Augusta University Film Professor
• Mark Crump, Location Manager, Production Manager, + Producer
• Scott Thorp, Pamplin College of Arts Department Chair at Augusta University
• Nick Laws, Sound Mixer, Boom Operator, + Director of Photography + President of Augusta Southeastern Filmmakers
• Daniel Sol, Co-founder of Hollyshorts Film Festival (Oscar qualifying festival) + Co-founder of Bitpix Short Film Streaming Service
• Susan Ratliff, Producer
• Sincerai Stallings, Entertainment Lawyer
• Terrence Williams, Key Grip + Operations Manager at IndieGrip Studio
• Barbara Zagrodnik (Lewis) - Writer, Director, + Assistant Director

Past Members:

• Krys Bailey, Black Cat Picture Show Film Festival Curator
• Jayson Akridge, Instructor for Speech & Theater at Augusta Technical College, Writer, + Director (work performed as part of the New York International Fringe Festival by the Honest Theater Co. in Chicago and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
• Teri Burnette, Chair of Department of Media Studies at Paine College
• Dr. Rebecca Stout, Vice President of Economic Development at Augusta Technical College
• Dr. Wesley Kisting, Associate Dean at Augusta University (overssaw filmmaking and performance faculty)