The 48 Hour Film Project
2008 Tour About the 48HFP For Filmmakers Kitchen Sink

Meet the Producers


A crackerjack team has worked together to run the 48 Hour Film Project since 2001.

Mark Ruppert
Mark Ruppert
Creator and Executive Producer

Ruppert is a film director/producer ("Lottie's Quest", "Seeing Red", and "Black Monday") and an editor/producer ("Planet Krulik 2000"). He is also the creator, producer and host of the 11 O'Clock Show; and was the host of the DC Peer Awards 2000-2003. Ruppert lives with his wife, Meg, and their two children in DC.

He manages the 48HFP, processes team entries, seeks distribution channels for the films, manages the 3000 films in our storage space, evaluates new opportunities for the 48HFP, and picks the elements for each city's 48HFP competition.


Liz Langston
Liz Langston
Co-Founder and Executive Producer

Langston is a film writer/producer ("Lottie's Quest", "Seeing Red", and "Black Monday"); a film director ("Housemates"); and an associate producer/talent scout for the 11 O'Clock Show. She has a Master's degree in Applied Psychology. She is also a guitarist/bass player in various rock bands. Langston lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

She manages the 48HFP, talks to the press, oversees the creation of the 48HFP's publicity materials, and evaluates new opportunities for the 48HFP. She is spearheading our end-of-year event--Filmapalooza.


Christina Ruppert
Christina Ruppert
Director of Operations

Ruppert manages the day-to-day operations of the 48HFP, helps our Local Producers manage their cities, documents and improves procedures, updates our website, and manages projects that involve the rest of the HQ staff. She lives with her husband Michael in Washington, DC.
Ben Guaraldi
Ben Guaraldi
Director of Outreach

Guaraldi finds new Local Producers to run the Project across the world; maintains our website and develops new features for it; and searches for opportunities for the 48 Hour Film Project to expand and fulfill its mission. He lives in Boston.


Also on our Headquarters Staff...


Lindsey Benoit
Lindsey Benoit
Publicist

Deirdre Cohalan
Deirdre Cohalan
Web Designer

Nicole Haddock
Nicole Haddock
Post-Production Manager

Sam Tuomi
Sam Tuomi
Recruiting Coordinator



And Your Local Producer Is...


Chris Parker & Richard Schut
Chris Parker & Richard Schut
Amsterdam

Tom Trainor
Tom Trainor
Anchorage

Denise Kiernan
Denise Kiernan
Asheville

Francesco Vitali
Francesco Vitali
Athens / Αθήνα

Anjanette Levert
Anjanette Levert
Atlanta

Sherry Mills
Sherry Mills
Austin

Rob Hatch
Rob Hatch
Baltimore

Unai Garcia
Unai Garcia
Barcelona

Daniel Wilson
Daniel Wilson
Berlin

Ben Guaraldi
Ben Guaraldi
Boston

Alana Jessop, Adam Green, & <nobr>Jade van der Lei</nobr>
Alana Jessop, Adam Green, & Jade van der Lei
Brisbane

Terry Fisher
Terry Fisher
Buffalo

Barret Burlage
Barret Burlage
Charleston

Stephen Patterson
Stephen Patterson
Chicago

Christian Appleby
Christian Appleby
Cincinnati

Brian Bowers
Brian Bowers
Cleveland

KC Allen
KC Allen
Columbus

Libby Mitchell
Libby Mitchell
Dallas

Kristin Nolan
Kristin Nolan
Denver

Sam Tuomi
Sam Tuomi
Des Moines

Frank Casaceli
Frank Casaceli
Detroit

Sam Goldblatt
Sam Goldblatt
Edinburgh

Veronika Placencia
Veronika Placencia
El Paso

Ira Livingston
Ira Livingston
Fargo

Neal Hartman
Neal Hartman
Geneva / Genève

Pedro Chaves
Pedro Chaves
Ghent / Gent

Mindy Scott & Suzan Magee
Mindy Scott & Suzan Magee
Greensboro

Laura Schlecht
Laura Schlecht
Houston

Phil Barcio
Phil Barcio
Indianapolis

Sarah Blevins
Sarah Blevins
Inland Empire

Mac McDonald
Mac McDonald
Jacksonville

David Maddox
David Maddox
Kansas City

John Fernandez
John Fernandez
Key West

Angela Abshier
Angela Abshier
Las Vegas

Steve Stone
Steve Stone
Little Rock

Paul Kutasi
Paul Kutasi
London

Peter Fox
Peter Fox
Los Angeles

Sheila Berman
Sheila Berman
Louisville

Sierra Shea
Sierra Shea
Madison

Fábio Wichert Silva
Fábio Wichert Silva
Miami

Angie Nemanic
Angie Nemanic
Milwaukee

Ira Livingston
Ira Livingston
Minneapolis

Robina Gupta
Robina Gupta
Mumbai / मुंबई

Andy van Roon
Andy van Roon
Nashville

Liz Langston
Liz Langston
New Mexico

Flora Sousa
Flora Sousa
New York

Sunrise Tippeconnie
Sunrise Tippeconnie
Oklahoma City

Teri Bilewitch
Teri Bilewitch
Orlando

Frédéric de Brabant
Frédéric de Brabant
Paris

Scott Johnston
Scott Johnston
Philadelphia

Kim Wagner-Hemmes & <nobr>Paul Hemmes</nobr>
Kim Wagner-Hemmes & Paul Hemmes
Phoenix

Rick Frisco
Rick Frisco
Pittsburgh

Kate Kaminski
Kate Kaminski
Portland, Maine

Rob Hatch
Rob Hatch
Portland, Oregon

Mike Ryan
Mike Ryan
Providence

Ellie St. John
Ellie St. John
Richmond

Enrico Ventrice
Enrico Ventrice
Rome / Roma

Lance Youngberg
Lance Youngberg
Salt Lake City

Erik Bosse
Erik Bosse
San Antonio

Lisa Thompson
Lisa Thompson
San Diego

Elena Cruz
Elena Cruz
San Francisco

Vincent Lowe
Vincent Lowe
San Jose

krk noderstrom
krk noderstrom
Seattle

Melissa Robison & Michael Domingo
Melissa Robison & Michael Domingo
Second Life

Meghan Shea & Michael Rogers
Meghan Shea & Michael Rogers
Singapore

Doug Whyte
Doug Whyte
St. Louis

Coco & Kerri Bermudez
Coco & Kerri Bermudez
Tampa-St. Petersburg

Ruth Efroni
Ruth Efroni
Tel Aviv / תֵּל־אָבִיב

Chris Parker & Richard Schut
Chris Parker & Richard Schut
Utrecht

Bonifacio Herrera
Bonifacio Herrera
Virginia Beach

Mark Ruppert & Liz Langston
Mark Ruppert & Liz Langston
Washington, DC

Website credits:
Web design by Deirdre Cohalan from Thundersites.
Web development by Ben Guaraldi.
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