Another collection of the best and brightest (panelists listed in alphabetical order)...

Bread and Roses

	Elpidia Carrillo With 50 roles in feature films and television, as Rosa in Bread and Roses, and her recent win at the ALMA awards for her role in Nine Lives, Elipidia has established herself as an important actress in two cultures.
	Lillian Hurst Lillian Hurst began actiing as a teenager and has extensive film and television credits. Most recently she has appeared on The Nine, Huff, and Lost. She also played Juanita in English as a Second Language (2005), a film not too far removed from Bread and Roses in its concerns.
	Rob Kirbyson Robert Kirbyson currently works for the Act One Executive Program in Hollywood, which trains Christians for executive careers in mainstream entertainment. Previously, Robert produced and directed four seasons of the award winning series, It's A Living, for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Robert also wrote and produced for seven seasons of Sesame Street, with many of his segments now distributed to over 100 countries. Robert began his career as a cinematographer and from 1997 – 2004, served as the cinematography instructor at the University of British Columbia Film School.
	Bridie Roberts Bridie C. Roberts is the appointed Pastor of Pico Union Shalom Ministries, a United Methodist Mission Ministry in Los Angeles. She also serves as Lead Clergy and Campaign Organizer and Coordinator of the Young Leaders Project at Clergy and Laity United For Economic Justice. She is a graduate of Grinnell College with a BA in Political Science. In 2006 she graduated from the Claremont School of Theology with a Masters of Divinity, where, among other things, she studied Religion and Film with  Dr. Jack Coogan. She is a long time community organizer focused on issues of economic justice.

A Man for All Seasons

	Michael Gose Michael Gose is a Professor in the Humanities/Teacher Education Division at Pepperdine University’s Seaver College, where he has taught since 1980. He has written in such areas as film, educational administration, teaching, religion, ethics, organizational behavior, curriculum change. His most recent publication is, notably, Getting Reel: A Social Science Perspective on Film (Cambria, 2006).
	Rob Kirbyson Robert Kirbyson currently works for the Act One Executive Program in Hollywood, which trains Christians for executive careers in mainstream entertainment. Previously, Robert produced and directed four seasons of the award winning series, It's A Living, for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Robert also wrote and produced for seven seasons of Sesame Street, with many of his segments now distributed to over 100 countries. Robert began his career as a cinematographer and from 1997 – 2004, served as the cinematography instructor at the University of British Columbia Film School.
	Fr. Robert Scholla Robert William Scholla, S.J. is a native of Los Angeles and a graduate of the University of Southern California (‘74).  He earned his Doctorate in Sacred Theology (’92) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Father Scholla has had the opportunity of teaching in variety of Jesuit institutions, including Santa Clara University and Loyola Marymount University.  From 2000 to 2005, he served as Chaplain at Loyola Law School; during those years he collaborated with Professor Scott Wood, and taught a course in Law and Catholic Tradition.  In his years of ministry, Father Scholla has had the opportunity of serving women and men in the legal profession in Santa Clara, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Presently Father Scholla is the Rector of the Jesuit Community at Loyola Marymount University and teaches in the Theological Studies Department at LMU.
	Randall Wallace, Special Guest (visit his page)

We Were Soldiers

	Marc Fishman Marc has been a sound editor, music editor and/or sound mixer for over 100 feature films since 1991 including Crash (Marc was nominated for a BAFTA award) and We Were Soldiers.
	Rob Kirbyson Robert Kirbyson currently works for the Act One Executive Program in Hollywood, which trains Christians for executive careers in mainstream entertainment. Previously, Robert produced and directed four seasons of the award winning series, It's A Living, for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Robert also wrote and produced for seven seasons of Sesame Street, with many of his segments now distributed to over 100 countries. Robert began his career as a cinematographer and from 1997 – 2004, served as the cinematography instructor at the University of British Columbia Film School.
	Stephen McEveety Stephen literally grew up in the entertainment industry. As a boy he appeared in episodes of Gunsmoke, My Three Sons, and Star Trek, and was influenced by his father's success as a writer, director and producer of family entertainment films. McEveety became an assistant director on Real Genius and Early Frost. He then served as production manager for films like The Trip to Bountiful, Flatliners and Mel Gibson's Forever Young, and associate produced Hotshots. Through Icon Productions, McEveety produced What Women Want, Payback, Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Immortal Beloved, The Man Without A Face and Braveheart, whick garnered ten Acedemy Awards® nominations and won five, including Best Picture and Best Director. He also served as producer for The Passion of the Christ, Paparazzi, We Were Soldiers, 187 and Airborne, which he also wrote. He was Executive Producer of Bella, winner of this year's audience award at the Toronto Film Festival. He is currently in preproduction on The Monkey Trial. McEveety has recently partnered with Ken Ferguson of the National Geographic Channel forming "The Mpower Company," involved in all aspects of the arts including film, TV, radio, cell phones and the internet.
	Randall Wallace, Special Guest (visit his page)

The Man In the Iron Mask

	Monika Moreno Director of the Angelus Awards Student Film Festival, honoring student filmmakers whose work reflects the complexity of the human condition and triumph of the human spirit. A screenwriter, she is now completing the UCLA Writers Program, and has won or placed in several competitions, including UCLA Diane Thomas Dreamworks, HBO Montage, & Telluride. Her radio play credits include The Midget and the Music and Ship of Hearts. Story Editor, Family Theater Productions & Associate Producer and story analyst for the Nicholls Foundation, project of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences.
	Randall Wallace, Special Guest (visit his page)

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

	Jerry L. Jackson Jerry is a dad and an Elder in the Disciples of Christ church. Other passions include being an award-winning feature writer/producer/director, cinematographer/videographer, web designer, photographer and critic.  Jerry is an active member of the Writer's Guild of America where he is a founding member of the Writers Education Committee and chairs the New Members Committee.  He has developed curriculum for UCLA Extension as a member of their Curriculum Advisory Board.  Jerry was the Executive Director of the groundbreaking Refocus International Film Festival in the mid 70's and VisionFest in the mid 80's.  He has also served as a judge for Excellence in Media's Angel Awards and The Gabriel Awards.  This is Jerry's eighth year with CAFF.
	Michael C. Smith Michael is the Assistant Director of the Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC) where he has taught since 2003. He enjoys sharing his passion for cinema, education and cross-cultural experience with his students. As a filmmaker, Michael has worked around the world in documentary and narrative productions – experiences which include lensing documentary episodes for ESPN and independent films in Scotland.  As a cinephile, he produced the City of the Angels Film Festival in 2005 and has served as the director of the CCCU Cinema Studies Conference. As an educator, Michael is currently pursuing a doctorate in education at the Educational Leadership Program at UCLA. He also is conducting research in the realm of spiritual development in off-campus study. Michael is an alumnus of Wheaton College and a former Peace Corps Volunteer who went on to earn an MFA in film and video production at the University of Southern California.  He started out his college years intent on a career in journalism, but making his first film changed all that. Journalism stuck with him though, as he has written many articles of film criticism for publications including Policy Review, and Relevant magazine. Michael enjoys travel, good food, serving as a lay eucharistic visitor at his church, USC and UCLA football, The Economist, The Daily Show, the internet, and learning new things.  He is an all-around information junky.  On occasion, he’ll even watch a movie.
	Randall Wallace, Special Guest (visit his page)
Braveheart
	Randall Wallace, Special Guest (visit his page)