CORPORATIVO

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.

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.

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 TVCortos. 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.

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 TVCortos™ - 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 TVCortos 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.

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 TVCortos, 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 TVCortos, 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.