The Carrboro Film Festival Blue Ribbon Panel

Peter Bogart started working in film and television in the mid 1960’s, in New York City. Beginning as a Production Assistant, then becoming a Second Assistant Director he worked on feature films such as The French Connection, Klute, The Out of Towners, Midnight Cowboy, Zabriskie Point, The Subject Was Roses, Love Story, and others. Moving to Los Angeles in 1972, he became a First Assistant Director both in TV and feature films, working on Beverly Hills Cop I and II, Down And Out in Beverly Hills, The Blue Lagoon, Thief, American Gigolo, plus approximately fifteen others. Television included Lou Grant, Sinatra the mini series, and Remington Steele, totaling 18 in all.

Eventually he became a Unit Production Manager helming TV series and Movies of the Week. Features included Dangerous Minds. From UPM he then moved on to producing. Projects included Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Return to the Blue Lagoon, Con Air, Lake Placid and others. His career spanned 35 years. Now he is washed up and living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his two dogs, one cat and current wife.

Craig Gilmore - A North Carolina native, Craig Gilmore has been producing exciting 2d storyboards, concept and illustration art for motion pictures, television, music video, advertising, comic books, and interactive entertainment since 1989.

His studio FILM SHOTS STUDIO is a leader in exciting entertainment illustration. Some of his worldwide clients include: NBC/Universal, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Turner Broadcasting, Cartoon Network, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Blur Studios.

His most recent project: Storyboards and illustration for WB Network's "ONE TREE HILL." His official site is http://www.filmshotsstudio.com. For more information on Craig, please visit the recent press release: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb375457.htm

Melanie and Jeff Raskin

Jeff Raskin - After test-driving careers as lump coal distributor (too much coal dust), gift packing/delivery dude (too few acceptable hand-tied bows), and swimming coach (way too much yelling), Jeff Raskin has been working in the communication business for well over thirty years. Jeff, as an award-winning audio and video editor, has contributed to feature films, documentaries, television programs aired on PBS, Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, and Animal Planet, and literally hundreds of non-broadcast programs for corporate clients big and small. Jeff currently owns and operates N8Cutter, a full service post production and consultation company based in Chapel Hill. When not editing, Jeff enjoys (in no particular order) talking about technology, food in every form, being married to Melanie, spoiling his cat, and sleeping.

Melanie Raskin - An award-winning public relations/television writer and actress since 1982, Melanie Raskin has had fun getting the message to audiences ranging from children to older adults, line-workers to CEOs, sales forces to consumers. Highlights of her career include a week with the Hollywood Police Department on the Sunset Strip, riding with a trucker, channeling her inner chicken for a commercial radio campaign, and working with fitness guru Richard Simmons. Active in her community, she's served on the local, regional and international boards of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and as chapter president and 3-time Silver Reels Festival chair of the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill chapter of ITVA (International Television Association, now MCAI), and producer of the national association's Golden Reel awards show in Philadelphia. She's been the leader of the Triangle Writers Group since 1985 and volunteers at the Carrboro Farmers Market.

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