Mauro Borrelli

President/CEO

Mauro Borrelli has an impressive background as a conceptual artist in A-list movies. For the past 20 years, he has worked with many of Hollywood's top filmmakers, including Francis Ford Coppola, Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, and Gore Verbinski, on a wide variety of projects, such as THE GODFATHER III, THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, BARON MAUNCHAUSEN, and PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN III: AT WORLD'S END. Mr. Borrelli has also been employed as a mainstream screenwriter, penning Francis Ford Coppola's live-action version of PINOCCHIO, which he sold to Zoetrope Studios. In 1993, Mr.Borrelli wrote, directed, and edited his first short film, DONNA DEL, which received the "Best Short Movie Award" at the Venice Film Festival. His debut directorial feature, GOODBYE CASANOVA, starring Flea (from the Red Hot Chilly Peppers) and Jasmine Bleeth (from Baywatch) won awards at LAIFA and the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, and his second motion picture, THE HAUNTED FOREST, a creepy supernatural thriller made on a modest budget, was picked up and distributed domestically by Lionsgate.

Ed Polgardy

President of Production

Ed Polgardy has been an Emmy award-winning television producer-director, a successful feature film writer-producer-director, and an acclaimed comic book writer-editor for over 25 years. As a feature film producer, Mr. Polgardy has over 15 years experience putting together and selling numerous independent movies, including THE HALFWAY HOUSE (Skouras/Ventura, Shoreline Entertainment), BOILER MAKER (Empire Film Group), and LAID TO REST (Anchor Bay, Starz Media) that have all received critical acclaim and have been marketed to worldwide audiences. For examples of Mr. Polgardy's work, you can visit his web site at www.edpolgardy.com.

Scott Svatos

Writer

Scott Svatos is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television and has worked in the film and Internet industries for over 10 years. He is co-author of BOX OF SHADOWS with director Mauro Borrelli, and has written several other horror scripts with Borrelli, including WITCH SOLDIERS and WOLF RIDERS. In 2009 he wrote and co-produced the short serial killer vampire film SUCKER, which appeared in the Vampire Film Festival and Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival. He also recently wrote and produced the zombie horror comedy STABBIN CABIN, currently in post production. Mr. Svatos is also an accomplished web developer and new media creator. He is artist and author of the online webcomic Odin and Friends and has taught courses in digital moviemaking, web design, and new technology in the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. In 2000 he was winner of Bear Deluxe Journal's Edward Abbey Award for Short Fiction. To learn more about Mr. Svatos, visit www.svatos.com.