Shorts International

Carter founded Shorts International in 2000. Coming from a background in both investment banking and law, Carter has made Shorts International the world's leading short movie Entertainment Company, functioning as distributor, broadcaster and producer. Carter has extensive experience in short movie production and short movie entertainment. He is a voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and a member of the Short Film and Feature Animation Branch of The US Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) – the guys who pick the Oscars. Carter, originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, received a B.S. from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a J.D. from Georgetown University, is a member of the New York Bar and attended the London Business School Corporate Finance Evening Program.

John is Executive Vice President, Finance at AMC Networks and oversees Financial Planning & Analysis as well as all financial functions of the AMCN International business units – including the AMC and Sundance Global brands. AMC Networks is the award-winning cable television programmer behind the enormously successful Walking Dead franchise as well as iconic shows such as Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul. AMC International’s portfolio consists of 60+ channels broadcast in over 140 countries around the globe. John joined AMC Networks from Leftfield Entertainment, the leading independent producer of unscripted television programs in North America, where he held the role of CFO and assisted the company in its sale to ITV. Prior to Leftfield, John was SVP, Finance at HIT Entertainment, the leading independent children’s content provider best known for pre-school properties such as Thomas & Friends, Barney, and Bob the Builder. John helped lead the sale of HIT to Mattel in 2012. John has an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and a BS from Fitchburg State University.

John is Executive Chairman of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan and has over 40 years of industry experience. Prior to co-founding Morgan Joseph, he was President of New Street Advisors LP. He previously held various positions at Drexel Burnham Lambert, including Co-head of Investment Banking and Chief Executive Officer, and started his career as an investment banker at Shearson Hammill. John received his MBA from Harvard and both BA and ME degrees from Rice University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Vail Resorts Inc. and Shorts International Ltd.

Born in Wyoming, USA, a former lawyer and economist, now an entrepreneur and investor with over 30 years experience in the fields of cable, telephony, broadband, satellite and wireless technologies. Co-founder of UIH, better known as Liberty Global Inc. today. Mark specialises in managing business development, acquisitions, finance and investments. As Founder of Schneider Media & Holdings Group LLC, Mark invests with other associate entrepreneurs in new business, principally in media, communications distribution, content and technology.

Leif started his career in the U.S. Air Force as a communications electronics officer and spent time with the Alaskan Air Command, U.S Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Special Operations command. His primary areas of expertise were contingency planning, resource management, and mobile communications deployment. He briefly spent time with Booz Allan and Hamilton working on C3I architectures. He’s held various positions at General Motors supporting Full Size truck product launches and various positions in assembly plant management. He has expert knowledge of Toyota Production, Industrial Engineering, Quality Control, resource management and continuous improvement. Leif currently runs Operations at ShortsTV and is responsible for Production, Graphics Design, Technology, Media Processing, and TV Scheduling. He leads all product launch activities and produces the OSCAR Nominated Short Film theatrical releases. Leif is originally from Orland Park, Illinois, and received a B.S. from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a M.S. in International Relations from Troy State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Jesse has an extensive media background. In the early 2000 's he joined pay-tv channel CANAL+ in The Netherlands fully responsible for revenue / subscriber sales. He moved in 2005 to Chellomedia (part of Liberty Global), the company that had acquired CANAL+. As a board member of Chellomedia Benelux Jesse started being responsible for all affiliate related business including subscriber sales acceleration and b2b marketing. As of 2010 he had full commercial responsibility. In 2013 Jesse left Chellomedia and started his own consultancy company in implementing sales acceleration tactics and developing marketing strategies. Jesse joined ShortsTV early 2017. He lives in Amstelveen (The Netherlands) with his wife and two sons.

Tarun has extensive experience across the full media bandwidth – internet, television, print, and live. Having worked in international media conglomerates, the likes of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Zee TV Europe, Bennett & Coleman across Europe & Asia, he has extensive experience of digital & pay television landscape across Europe & Asia. Based out of London, he oversees the Asia business.

Rob joined Shorts International in January 2017 and leads the commercial finance function for the group. He brings over twenty years' experience of media finance to the business, including TV broadcast, content acquisition and commissioning, advertising, worldwide theatrical and TV distribution and TV and film production. Prior to joining Shorts International, Rob held senior roles in SMEs as well as US and UK listed companies. He was previously the CFO of a leading international producer and theatrical distributor of Event Cinema films. Rob also worked for BSkyB's advertising business and had a long-standing career in Virgin Media's Content division, leading the strategy, planning and reporting for a portfolio of nine major pay and free to air TV channels. He also provides financial consultancy and support for individuals and small businesses. When he's not counting beans, as his young children like to say, Rob loves outdoor life, from walks and cycling with his family to mountain biking and motorsport. Rob has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting and Finance and is ACCA qualified.

Scott handles all legal and business affairs for Shorts International. Prior to joining the company, he worked at ITV Studios as a member of their business affairs team. He trained as a lawyer at Lovells.

Simon has been an integral member of the short film community since 2000 when he joined the Barcelona-based distributor Morphe Art Pictures. In 2002 he moved back to the UK to join Shorts International and has since built up an impressively diverse catalogue of high-quality short films that are distributed to broadcasters and new media outlets worldwide including iTunes and Shorts International's own TV Network ShortsTV. A veteran of the short film festival circuit, Simon is also a regular jury and panel member at film events. He has also been working as one of the Short Film Advisors at the BFI London Film Festival for more than a decade.

Efren has worked across the broadest spectrum of operations and acquisitions activities since he joined Shorts Entertainment Networks in 2012. Initially part of the team acquiring and releasing the “Oscar Nominated Short Films”, he was a key team member in the first theatrical release of “Stars in Shorts”. He has expanded his work as a member of the acquisitions team, taking the in-house lead in growing a sizeable Hispanic and Latino film library. He has successfully represented the Company at key Latino festivals such as: Hola Mexico FF, San Diego FF, Guadalajara International FF (FICG in LA), Latino International Film Institute & Festival (LALIFF), Shorts Mexico FF, Mexico International FF, and Corto Creativo FF – Tijuana, looking for the best of Latino content and offering distribution deals for iTunes, Amazon, and TV licenses for ShortsTV™ for both the US and European channels. Efren has more than 10 years in the film and TV industry, and received his first exposure to television development while working at El Norte Productions (US) where he worked alongside writer and director Gregory Nava. While at El Norte, he worked in the development department during the production of the PBS series, "American Family" and the feature film, “Bordertown" (2006). After leaving El Norte, Efren worked in film and TV production as a camera operator and post-production freelance editor. Efren is an accomplished short film writer and producer, and has written and produced short films, both personally and professionally, in the US & Mexico. Efren is an Angeleno and attended The Art Institute of Los Angeles where he received his Bachelor of Science in Digital Video Production and Motion Picture.

Linda Campos Olszewski affectionately known in the entertainment industry as “Linda O” is one of the most passionate and knowledgeable people in the short film industry. After trying to get a shorts division launched at several studios, she joined SHORTS INTERNATIONAL in January 2006 to oversee the launch and acquisitions of the Oscar Shorts Theatrical/VOD/iTunes releases as an Associate Producer. She has served on over 100 international film fest juries and panels throughout North and South America and Europe, offering distribution deals for iTunes, Amazon, and TV license for ShortsTV™ - The Short Movie Channel. Linda has contributed to “Swimming Upstream: A Lifesaving Guide to Short Film Distribution,” “The Guerilla Filmmakers Pocketbook,” and “Making it Big in Shorts: The Ultimate Filmmaker's Guide to Short Films.” She holds an MA in film, and runs festival strategy and distribution workshops in the US, Mexico and South America. She was recently one of 6 short film executives from around the world chosen to participate in Guadalajara Film Festival’s “Shorts UP,” has participated in Guanajuato Intl Film Festival’s “Think Tank,” and FICIL BIO BIO Global Industry Initiative across central Chile. Recent favorite juries include Louisiana Film Prize, Monterrey FF, Hollyshorts and SXSW. She remains steadfast in championing diversity on ShortsTV with programming efforts to promote women directors through “Films by HER”, Latino filmmakers in “Latino Films” spotlights, and Indigenous filmmakers in the upcoming Global First Nation spotlight. Before joining Shorts, she acquired short films for The Hatchery and EVEO, developed shorts for Hanna-Barbera’s WHAT A CARTOON for Cartoon Network, programmed shorts for the DreamWorks Short FF, Palm Springs Short FF, Newport Beach FF and Sofia Independent FF, and pre-screened shorts and features for Fear Fete and Sundance FF. Additional credits include SHREK, THE ROAD TO EL DORADO, PRINCE OF EGYPT, REALITY BITES, and THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE. She began her career as a documentary cameraman and photojournalist in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and with the Totonacs in Huehuetla, Mexico. She remains an avid photographer, making pictures of the short film world, and is a new member of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) for their Short Film and Feature Animation branch’s class of 2016.

Cathy leads the US marketing efforts in strategy and implementation across ShortsTV’s multiple platforms including channel affiliates, online and EST (iTunes US). With over 12 years of marketing experience at Universal Home Entertainment and Genius Products, Cathy created and implemented successful programs for major theatrical DVD releases at top retailers such as Best Buy, WalMart, Costco and Amazon. Prior to that, she spent 8 years in film and television production and visual effects before focusing her skills in marketing.

Aaron manages TVCortos, the Spanish language version of ShortsTV that’s available throughout Latin America. Having worked for media giants Univision, Playboy Enterprises and Playboy TV Latin America and independent network NuvoTV, Aaron brings over 15 years of affiliate sales, affiliate marketing and digital distribution experience to TVCortos. An expert in the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American market, Aaron works on growing awareness of TVCortos within the Hispanic community and assists on growing distribution of TVCortos across multiple operators.

Bruce has over 25 years of content management experience. During that time, he was head of programming for Disney Channel for 11 years. After leaving Disney, he was one of the founders of the Tennis Channel where he was responsible for managing the startup as well as programming, marketing and operations. At ShortsTV Bruce oversees program scheduling and content strategy.

Stephanie has over ten years of experience line producing for film and TV, working with companies such as Sky, Telefilm Canada, Warp X amongst others as well as with a wide range of independent filmmakers. She has worked on productions in the US, Europe, India, China and Africa. Stephanie has also produced award winning short films as well as films commissioned by international brands such as Unilever, Coca Cola, British Airways, Top Man and Burger King. Prior to joining ShortsTV, she was head of production for an international non-profit organisation in London raising awareness through filmmaking, working with celebrities such as Jude Law, Akon, Annie Lennox and Forest Whitaker. As Head of Production at ShortsTV, Stephanie is responsible for running the entire production department, channelling the team’s creative juices to ensure the best TV experience for viewers. Born in Burgundy, France, Stephanie studied both in France and the UK and has an MA from the University of London. In her spare time, she volunteers for LAFF (Latin American Foundation for the Future) and Border Crossings.