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MEET THE FILMMAKERS |
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Dean Hyers (co-founder/film director-in-residence) was already directing and screening his feature films at festivals nationally by age 18. Upon graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College, Dean launched his own interactive media company, Digital Café, as his entrée into the movie business. Through Digital Café, Dean directed and distributed electronic promotions for mainstream Hollywood blockbusters like Godzilla, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: the Movie, and Die Hard III. Upon selling Digital Café to advertising heavy-hitter Campell Mithun in 1999, Dean returned to the director’s chair with his debut feature, Bill’s Gun Shop, which he also produced. Dean took top honors at the SMMASH Film Festival and won Minnesota’s top directing prize, the DL Maberry Award, for his work on Bill’s Gun Shop, which was subsequently released through Warner Bros. |
The Director |
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Pete Machalek (co-founder/curriculum designer) is a communications expert who has helped professionals find the right words and deliver them for maximum impact since 1999. He holds a Master's degree in a unique program he designed at the University of Iowa, combining Film Production and Communication Theory, as well as a Bachelor's in Speech & Communications from Gustavus Adolphus College. He produced and directed an Academy Awards semifinalist in 1991, and is past Director of Communications for the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD). |
The Message Designer |
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