Category: Annual Awards 2026

With award-winning work across commercials, short films, episodic television, animation, and feature development, David Mahmoudieh brings a versatile perspective on directing across formats to this year’s Industry Panel.

With award-winning work in feature films, short films, episodic storytelling, performance, and commercial production, Stacey Maltin brings a multidisciplinary perspective as a writer, director, producer, and actor to this year’s Industry Panel.

With more than 100 stage productions, 175 commercials, and 50 television credits to his name—plus decades of experience as a writer, producer, and acting coach—Frank Crim brings a wealth of practical knowledge to this year’s Industry Panel.

With a career spanning Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope, independent film production, literary adaptation, and film education, Susie Landau Finch brings decades of creative and industry experience to this year’s Industry Panel.