Keynote Speakers
Charles B. Unger
Editor- Director
Charles Unger began filmmaking at 12 with a spec script for Battle of the Planets. His film The Rebels Strike Back was featured in The People Vs. George Lucas. After USC Film School, he edited over 20 films and TV shows.
His debut feature, Mr. Lucke, and his award-winning second feature, Come Together, gained global recognition.
Douglas J. Eboch
Writer-Actor-Director
Douglas J. Eboch is a screenwriter best known for writing the original screenplay for Sweet Home Alabama, starring Reese Witherspoon, which set a box office record for the biggest September opening that held for over a decade. Alongside his sister, Kris Bock, he co-authored the prequel novels Felony Melanie in Pageant Pandemonium, Felony Melanie in the Big Smashup, and Felony Melanie and the Prank War, exploring the teenage adventures of the characters from the movie. He also penned the original novel Totally Rad Wormhole.
Doug's diverse writing portfolio includes video games (Nightmare Cove), plays (Sleepover at the Stables, Magi Road Trip), and short stories published in magazines like Amazing Stories, The Colored Lens, and Science Fictionery. He is the author of the non-fiction book The Three Stages of Screenwriting and co-author, with producer Ken Aguado, of The Hollywood Pitching Bible.
Sebastian Twardosz
Producer
Born in Poland and raised near Detroit, he started making films at 11. A USC grad in 1993, his short film Silent Rain won a Student Academy Award. He worked on Star Trek and films like The Last Samurai, War of the Worlds, and Mission: Impossible III. He also scouted for Allumination Filmworks and co-founded Circus Road Films. He now leads Savant Artists and runs The Insiders web series.
