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CCI-IFF 2010 Judges

Lloyd Kaufman

Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Entertainment and creator of the Toxic Avenger, has been a pioneer in the world of independent cinema, championing dozens of successful yet completely independent films. His works include The Toxic Avenger, The Class of Nuke 'Em High, and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman's most recent film is the critically acclaimed Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. More recently, Kaufman published the fifth installment in his world-famous "Make Your Own Damn Movie" series of books and master classes, Produce Your Own Damn Movie! He is currently working on preparing The Toxic Avenger Part V: The Toxic Twins.

Kerry O'Quinn

Kerry O'Quinn is most famous for creating Starlog in 1976. The science fiction film and TV genre magazine became the voice of the field. Kerry, along with publishing partner Norman Jacobs, went on to create Fangoria, Cinemagic, Future Life, and Comics Scene, along with a a series of genre books, soundtrack albums, and live events. Kerry launched O'Quinn Productions with Scream Greats, a video series for Paramount, and developed FutureTales, a science fiction series for HBO. Working with Lucasfilm and others, O'Quinn's company became the world's largest publisher of licensed movie and TV magazines�with two dozen monthlies targeting a young worldwide audience. After writing, producing, and directing several short films, TV commercials, and a documentary, O'Quinn moved to Hollywood to become a full-time filmmaker. Currently, he's developing a dozen features, including Ayn Rand's Anthem.

Mike Roush

Mike Roush has been animating for Titmouse inc. on a variety of commercial and television projects since 2004. Among other things, Mike has served as lead animator and director on [adult swim]'s smash hit Metalocalypse. Mike's animated short film The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl has played at over 40 film festivals worldwide and is currently touring with Spike and Mike's New Generation Animation Show. His short also took home both the Best Animation and Judges' Award at the 2009 Comic-Con International Film Festival. Mike graduated from California State Fullerton with a BFA in entertainment arts/animation, and he is one of the founding members of the artist collective The Those Guys. Mike currently lives in southern California with his brilliant wife Mari and awesome dog Riley.

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Comic-Con International would like to thank the following for their sponsorship of the Film Festival by providing prizes for the award winners, including:

Write Bros. for their sponsorship of the Film Festival by providing prizes for the award winners, including copies of Movie Magic Screenwriter and Screenplay Studio software.
Entertainment Weekly for their prize of one-year subscriptions to the magazine for the award winners.

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