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Vincent Vargas Vincent “Rocco” Vargas was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. After several years of college baseball, Vincent enlisted in the US Army and went on to serve 3 combat deployments with 2nd Battalion of the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. After 4 years of active duty service to his country, he joined the U.S. Army Reserves and continues his service until retirement. In 2009 he became a Federal Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, and was a Medic with the Special Operations Group. Vincent is currently an entrepreneur, actor, writer, author and producer. Previous film credits include: Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace (2020-Actor and Co-Executive Producer), Not a War Story (2017-Self and Executive Producer,) and Dads in Parks (2016-Self and Writer). Currently, Vincent plays ‘Gilly' on the #1 cable television series “Mayans MC” for FX. A graduate of the Veterans Writers Guild Screenwriting program and has since been invited to write on Season 5 of Mayans MC. When time allows, he also is a motivational speaker that focuses on Veteran advocacy, Leadership, Military transition and motivating youth audiences. Vincent is married with 8 kids.

Arlyn Broche Breakout star and stunning Cuban beauty Arlyn Broche is taking Hollywood by storm in the highly anticipated Season 2 of NBC's "Young Rock.” Broche appeared in 6 of the 12 episodes in the season, starring as Dany Garcia, the woman behind the iconic Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Audiences will recognize Arlyn from series such as “Ballers,” “Gravesend,” and “The Haves and the Haves Nots”, produced by Tyler Perry to name a few. In “Gravesend,” the series about a Brooklyn mob family in the 1980's, Arlyn stars alongside Louis Lombardi, Leo Rossi and William DeMeo who also serves as writer and director of the series. Broche stars as Danielle, a Cuban that meets Benny once he leaves for Florida to leave the world of crime. The series is currently available on Amazon Prime and Tubi. Dubbed “La Broche,” by her Latin following, she is quickly becoming the newest Latina to take over Hollywood. Both on and off the screen, she is representing Latinas everywhere as the new VP of Content for Areu Bros. Studios, the largest Latin studio in the United States. As the daughter of Cuban immigrants, the Miami native had acting in her blood, quite literally. Her father was a very successful television, film and theatre actor in Cuba, Arlyn was destined to follow in his footsteps and from an early age envisioned herself to become a successful Hollywood actress. For political reasons the family had to flee the country in the Mariel boat lift with Arlyn's two older siblings. A gifted and creative child, at 9 years old, she was cast as Shakespeare's 'Juliet,' later chosen to recite Jose Marti's famous poem 'Cultivo una Rosa Blanca' at a Spanish Heritage Festival and subsequently cast in different roles, none too small, so long as they allowed her the opportunity to continue to express her passion for the arts. Arlyn went on to play different roles in her personal and professional life, including the role of young wife, mother of three kids and entrepreneur. After graduating from G Holmes Braddock High School, she went on to attend Florida International University to major in business. Simultaneously, she was managing a family bakery with her high school sweetheart turned husband and gave birth to her first child. The young wife and mother at only 19-years-old proved she could handle lots of responsibility. One thing led to another, and she decided to change her major to health care administration, and became the sole owner and administrator of a health care company. But, no matter what life threw at Arlyn, she never abandoned her dream of pursuing a career as an actress. Even while managing her business, she auditioned and was accepted into the FIU Theatre program, while also being mentored and trained privately by Crystina Wyler, Lori Wyman, Marc Macauley, Marjorie W. Morhaim and Jeanett Hopkins, among others. When she isn't on set or at an audition, Arlyn loves spending time with her husband, Osvaldo and their three children: Victoria, Justin and Sophia.

Francois Martin VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT. Francois Martin is currently a Business Development Associate at Vertical Entertainment, a global independent film distribution company. Vertical's impressive library includes titles such as CAPONE, Miami's own REEFA and CRITICAL THINKING along with recent new releases ALICE and LAST SEEN ALIVE. From 2018-2020, he worked for Aviron Pictures as Executive Vice President, Media Strategy and Content Distribution. Aviron Pictures was an American distribution company involved with THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT, SERENITY and AFTER. Prior to Aviron, Francois was a senior theatrical marketing and content sales executive at The Weinstein Company and Miramax Films. He led theatrical marketing strategy and awards media campaigns on WIND RIVER, LION, SOUTHPAW, WOMAN IN GOLD, INGLORIOUS BASTARDS and THE KING'S SPEECH. Francois has also overseen media, integrated promotions and marketing operations on KILL BILL, CHICAGO, SPY KIDS, SCARY MOVIE, Lee Daniel's THE BUTLER, DJANGO UNCHAINED, PADDINGTON and SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. Matthew Stein PRODUCER WITH M.E.S. PRODUCTIONS Matthew Stein is currently a producer with M.E.S. Productions, which is currently producing projects for Sony Pictures Entertainment, Live Nation, Warner Music Group, Rolling Stone, Amasia Entertainment, and many more. He also has a lead consulting role for McCourt Entertainment, working to develop a major film and TV development and production fund. Prior, Matt was the SVP, Scripted Film/TV Production at Live Nation Productions, the entertainment division of Live Nation, the world's largest live events company, where he oversaw a scripted team that developed and produced content in the music/film/TV crossover space. The overall division has executive produced the Warner Bros phenomenon A Star is Born, as well documentaries Lady Gaga 5 Foot 2, Imagine Dragons Believer, and more. Before Live Nation, Matt served as VP, at Sony Pictures Entertainment International Productions. This unique division developed English language television series, local language movies, and English language movies with heavy international appeal. He was brought it to help produce the Simon Pegg/Nick Frost feature Slaughterhouse Rulez. Matt has also executive produced Amityville: The Awakening for Dimension Films/Blumhouse and served as an executive producer on Dimension thrillers Kristy and Piranha 3DD, as well as Image Entertainment's The Houses That October Built. The first 12 years of Matt's career were spent working for Dimension Films, where he ascended through the ranks to run production as Executive Vice President of Production. He oversaw all phases of production, development, and casting for the division, and was Executive Producer on such varied films as Scream 4, Halloween, Halloween 2, Apollo 18, Hellride, Superhero Movie, and more. In total, Matt has been the executive in charge of production on over 35 films in his time, and also held the positions of Senior Vice President, Vice President, and started his career as an assistant to the co-Chairman. Matt graduated from The University of Miami, where he majored in Film/Political Science with a minor in Business. He is originally from New Jersey, lived and worked in New York City for years, and currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Brenda Gilbert is the President of BRON Media Corp, a company she co-founded and leads with her husband, Aaron L. Gilbert. BRON Media Corp. is the parent company to operating units BRON Studios, BRON Releasing, BRON Digital, and BRON Ventures (holds an interest in a portfolio of 10 content companies). The BRON group of companies are industry leaders in production, finance and the sales and marketing of film, series television and animation. Brenda has a special focus on BRON's non-scripted arm BRON Life and is currently an Executive Producer on several projects. Over her 20+ years in the media space, Brenda has produced, or executive produced more than two-dozen projects, including the animated film The Willoughbys, which premiered on Netflix in 2020. Founded in 2010, BRON has been behind more than 100 productions and is proud to have been part of 32 Academy Award nominations and 6 Academy Award wins for the films Fences, Joker, Bombshell, Roman J. Israel Esq., and Judas and The Black Messiah. In addition to her role on BRON's Board of Directors, Brenda sits on the board of Film Independent, she was the track chair for mentoring initiatives with Woman in Animation, is an Advisor to the Vancouver Film School and La Salle College, plus volunteers time with Vancouver Community College.

Creator and Independent Producer of numerous award winning movies and long form drama series including: The Man In The High Castle a 40 hour long Amazon series which has become the cornerstone of the streaming network's line-up, winner of two Primetime Emmy's and many other awards. Quartet Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut and Golden Globe nominee, starring Maggie Smith, The Invisible Woman Oscar nominated, starring and directed by Ralph Fiennes, the Emmy Award winning Peter and Wendy starring Stanley Tucci. The Miners winner of the Grierson Award, This Little Life BAFTA nominated and winner of the Dennis Potter, BANFF and RTS awards and Saboteurs the Prix Italia winning series. Stewart studied at the Edinburgh College of Art and Royal College of Art in London and after graduating regularly contributed illustrations for The Times, Sunday Times, Oz, Nova, Time Out, , Spare Rib, Ambit and Management Today amongst many others. He also produced the artwork for the British TV movie The War Game and designs for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His work was featured in the Radical Illustrators magazine published by the Association of Illustrators in which co-editor George Snow singled out Mackinnon as “perhaps the greatest single influence on today's Radical Illustrators.” After being awarded a DAAD scholarship for his film Border Crossing he spent a year in Berlin before returning to the UK where he founded Trade Films which produced films and television such as The Miners' Campaign, Woodbine Place and Grierson Award winner, When the Dog Bites. He was closely involved in devising the Workshop Declaration in partnership with Channel 4. The Workshops worked with their local communities, women's organisations and ethnic minority communities. So began a decade of experiment with progressive and aesthetically avant-garde documentaries and dramas screened on British television, which continued until 1990. Stewart set up the Northern Film and Television Archive in the late 1990s and some years later co-founded the Northern Screen Commission with Sir Peter Carr, and Media Training Centre which provided courses for deaf students which was the first of its kind in the world. In 2005 he founded Headline Pictures with the Head of BBC drama Mark Shivas and after delivering the fourth and final season of Man in the High Castle in 2020 founded Circle Pictures with US based Jere Sulivan with the aim of producing world class drama which explores the pressing issues of our times.

The Screen Heat "Podkids" are back! Join Sophia and Layla as they review the latest state-of-the art Walt Disney World Attraction at Epcot, Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind with their dad, co-host JL Martinez. Also Kevin Sharpley and JL cover the latest industry news from a big media conference move to a major merger in L.A.'s agency world.

Creator and Independent Producer of numerous award winning movies and long form drama series including: The Man In The High Castle a 40 hour long Amazon series which has become the cornerstone of the streaming network's line-up, winner of two Primetime Emmy's and many other awards. Quartet Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut and Golden Globe nominee, starring Maggie Smith, The Invisible Woman Oscar nominated, starring and directed by Ralph Fiennes, the Emmy Award winning Peter and Wendy starring Stanley Tucci. The Miners winner of the Grierson Award, This Little Life BAFTA nominated and winner of the Dennis Potter, BANFF and RTS awards and Saboteurs the Prix Italia winning series. Stewart studied at the Edinburgh College of Art and Royal College of Art in London and after graduating regularly contributed illustrations for The Times, Sunday Times, Oz, Nova, Time Out, , Spare Rib, Ambit and Management Today amongst many others. He also produced the artwork for the British TV movie The War Game and designs for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His work was featured in the Radical Illustrators magazine published by the Association of Illustrators in which co-editor George Snow singled out Mackinnon as “perhaps the greatest single influence on today's Radical Illustrators.” After being awarded a DAAD scholarship for his film Border Crossing he spent a year in Berlin before returning to the UK where he founded Trade Films which produced films and television such as The Miners' Campaign, Woodbine Place and Grierson Award winner, When the Dog Bites. He was closely involved in devising the Workshop Declaration in partnership with Channel 4. The Workshops worked with their local communities, women's organisations and ethnic minority communities. So began a decade of experiment with progressive and aesthetically avant-garde documentaries and dramas screened on British television, which continued until 1990. Stewart set up the Northern Film and Television Archive in the late 1990s and some years later co-founded the Northern Screen Commission with Sir Peter Carr, and Media Training Centre which provided courses for deaf students which was the first of its kind in the world. In 2005 he founded Headline Pictures with the Head of BBC drama Mark Shivas and after delivering the fourth and final season of Man in the High Castle in 2020 founded Circle Pictures with US based Jere Sulivan with the aim of producing world class drama which explores the pressing issues of our times.

On this special edition Screen Heat Miami Podcast, co-hosts Kevin Sharpley and Jose Luis "JL" Martinez talk shop with Miami Media and Film Market (MMFM) co-founder and chief exec Patty Arias about the upcoming MMFM 12 conference! MMFM 12 will take place July 21 to 24, 2022 at the luxury Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL. Registrations are now open and very limited at www.miamimediafilmmarket.org.

One of the most successful Cuban-American actors of a generation, Oscar Torre currently stars as Vinny Malone on Tyler Perry's hit series, "THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS." He is best known for his critically acclaimed performances in the dramas "THE BOATMAN" (which earned him a 2017 IMAGEN Award nomination for Best Lead Actor); Lionsgate's "LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON"; the boxing drama "COUNTERPUNCH" and the political drama, "LIBERTAD," and is widely recognized for his scene-stealing performance as Officer Vasquez opposite Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms in the hit comedy franchise, "THE HANGOVER 3." Torre has worked consistently in TV and film; shifting seamlessly from comedy to drama. The New York Times has called Torre "brilliantly funny," while The Los Angeles Times described his performance in "THE BOATMAN" as "powerful" and "darkly charismatic." Torre's TV credits include the hit shows, "GASLIT," "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH," "CSI: MIAMI," "NCIS," "THE MENTALIST," CBS' critically acclaimed series, "CANE" (opposite Jimmy Smits) and a heartbreaking turn on CBS' "COLD CASE." Torre infuses his performances with empathy, authenticity and soul.

Born and raised in Key West, Florida, Quincy Perkins began his film career working as a line producer and filmmaker for National Geographic Magazine. He has been been involved in both independent films and large Hollywood films for the last 20 years, including Master and Commander, Men in Black, Cat in the Hat, Sweet Home Alabama, Cronicas, and Curious Case of Benjamin Button. His short films have appeared at Sundance, Telluride, American Express Pavilion in Cannes, Miami, Napa and have won over 20 awards. His feature documentary The Little Firemen can be seen currently on Amazon Prime and his documentary Underwater, won Best Florida Documentary in 2007. He is a co-founder and president of the Key West Film Festival. He is currently working on a Netflix doc series scheduled for release in summer of 2022.

On this Oscars 2022 Special, our co-hosts Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez recap 2022's wild Academy Awards Oscar night including all the break out wins and high drama surrounding the now infamous Will Smith and Chris Rock slap incident and subsequent Industry reactions. Get all the latest screen heat surrounding this year's Oscars mayhem!

Alex Mashinsky is a prominent entrepreneur who has founded several companies over the years, including Celsius Network, GroundLink, Transit Wireless, Elematics and Arbinet. Alex disrupted several industries but he is most known as the inventor of VOIP which today enables over 1B people worldwide to use free voice over the internet for free. His new startup Celsius Network, is disrupting the banks, it is a community-based Proof-of-Stake blockchain protocol allowing members to borrow dollars against their crypto assets and to earn interest when they deposit (and lend) their crypto out. he wants 7.5B people to go From VOIP to MOIP (Money over IP). Alex's success as an entrepreneur stems from his acute ability to identify future trends, assemble world-class teams and raise enough money to fund his projects.

Rose Ganguzza Known in indie circles as the ‘godmother of emerging filmmakers', many of Rose Ganguzza's films have been made by first-time filmmakers, including Afterschool (Antonio Campos), Kill Your Darlings (John Krokidas), Margin Call (J.C. Chandor) and The Guitar (Amy Redford). Ganguzza's other films include New York, I Love You; The Romantics; The Words; and Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You. Recently she produced the period drama The Chaperone with PBS, written by Julian Fellowes; Poms with STX, a comedy starring Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver, and Fatima, with Sonia Braga and Harvey Keitel, distributed by Picturehouse and now on Netflix. Ganguzza has also produced or executive produced a number of documentaries, including Blue Gold: American Jeans, Trashed and New York at the Movies. She is in pre-production on the feature films It Never Entered My Mind, to be directed by Claire Van Kampen, Roman Nights, about Italian actress Anna Magnani and American playwright Tennessee Williams, and the psychological thriller Ever There. She is also co-producing a TV series about the only British superhero, Jack Staff, for Sony Television, and producing a TV series about Coco Chanel, written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold. Ganguzza is extensively experienced in the global market and has carried out numerous co-productions, structuring film and television deals throughout Europe, South America and Asia. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Jason P. Rothberg Jason P.. Rothberg is a Label Executive, Artist Manager, Music Producer, Music Supervisor and Filmmaker. Rothberg's diverse 30-year career in the Entertainment Industry started off work under esteemed TV director/producer Steve Binder, writer/actor/producer George McGrath, as well as film and TV producer Lewis Chester,. Shifting from TV production to music Rothberg formed a partnership with Miles Copeland (IRS Records) all by the age of 26, which – in turn – resulted in the creation of charity label Lion's Pride Recordings. He's managed an array of global names, among them legendary Clash frontman Joe Strummer, Andy Summer (The Police) and Rock Hall of Fame inductee Donovan. A lateral thinker, Rothberg has been instrumental in coordinating a slew of collaborations, melding the worlds of music, fashion and charity. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Rodrigo Arboleda Rodrigo Arboleda is a senior executive with 50 years of experience in the fields of Architecture, International Business Development, Education and Technology, Civic and Philanthropic endeavors. After graduating from MIT as an architect in 1965, he became an award-winning architect in his native Medellin, Colombia, as well as the honorary president of the Colombian Society of Architects. As an entrepreneur he entered into several businesses both in Colombia and later in the U.S., ranging from developing a fresh-cut flowers farm for export and later in the transportation and distribution of flowers and other perishables and regular cargo both in ocean vessels and airplanes. In addition to these businesses, Rodrigo managed the expansion of Ogden Corporation, in the fields of airport management, the development of venues in which entertainment and sport events took place in Latin America and in Spain. He was the first president of 33 of Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 33 airports as well as the construction of the Rural Society's Fair and Exhibit grounds in Buenos Aires, and the Isla Mágica's theme park in Seville, Spain. For more than 33 years, he promoted the use of technology in education with his friend and classmate Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the Media Lab at MIT, in Colombia and later as the worldwide CEO of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. He managed the logistics, implementation, training and deployment of the latest versions of the emblematic XO Laptop, and managed the delivery of many of the three million laptops in developing nations. He served in the BOD of Save the Children Foundation and is currently in the board of several philanthropic institutions. In addition, his current areas of endeavor are related to the impact on education of cheap mobile devices, the promotion of free internet access for children in remote areas of the world and the idea of coding-to-learn, areas of endeavor acquired while at the helm of OLPC. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Moishe Mana is a billionaire businessman and real estate developer. Originally from Israel, Mana emigrated to the US in 1983, where he founded his first business, Moishe's Moving Systems. He started further businesses including GRM Document Management, the country's third largest document storage business, Milk Studios, a media and entertainment conglomerate, and Mana Contemporary, an art center. He was one of the founders of some of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, The Meat Packing District in New York and Wynwood in Miami.

Part two of our live podcast at the 2021 CAMACOL Jabas featured a continuing plethora of great guests including CAMACOL President Joe Chi and his father Luis Chi, CAMACOL Community Director Dr. Dennis Rod, MMFM screenwriting guru Joe Garcia with some insider Hollywood Industry tips along with MMFM's Patty Arias, Carlos GM from Coca-Cola Beverages of Florida, Santa Clause, and Pedro Mesa from Sedano's Supermarkets.

Part one of our live podcast at the 2021 CAMACOL Jabas featured a plethora of great guests including Patty Arias, Former City of Miami Commissioner Willy Gort, current Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins plus live Jabas updates from our own international man of Mystery John Macho. Plus, the latest on the film, tv, and streaming wars including the all new Disney Plus Series The Book of Boba Fett and Netflix red hot Cobra Kai Season 4.

Screen Heat Miami gives back broadcasting live from the Jabas 2021 community giveback for second year. Here is a special interview segment with Saint Nick himself, Santa Claus giving behind the scenes info on what keeps him going , a special Miami treat!

Robert Rice is an Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and XR Cloud pioneer and expert. He is an experienced startup founder and executive, speaker, adviser, consultant, and industry evangelist with 25+ years of experience. Robert is a passionate innovator and evangelist for advancing the state-of-the-art of interactive and immersive media. He is currently focusing on the fundamental technologies for the convergence of AR and VR, spatial intelligence, social commerce, AI-driven avatars and intelligent agents, virtual goods, the Internet of Things, and geolocal contextual media. This is the XR cloud. Robert coined the term XR in 2014 as an umbrella term for AR, MR, and VR as a whole, or the seamless combination of each together. Robert is the author of MMO Evolution, a contributing author in Working Through Synthetic Worlds (Augmented Reality Tools for Enhanced Forensics Simulations and Crime Scene Analysis), and the creator of Social Kinematics. Recognized as an Internet Gaming Pioneer by Advertising Age magazine in 1996, Robert was also called a Founding Father of the Digital Nation in 1998 by The Raleigh News & Observer. He is an authority on mobile augmented reality, persistent immersive environments, virtual reality and worlds, massively multi-user online games, and simulations. Robert worked on some of the first multiplayer virtual reality arcade games in the early 90s, starting with the conversion of Wolfenstein 3D into multi-player Wolfenstein VR (arcade) and was an early pioneer in designing real-time 3D MMORPGs.

Adrian Grenier Adrian Grenier is an actor, producer, director, musician and environmentalist. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of Vincent Chase in the HBO television series "Entourage" he has also been featured in films such as "Drive Me Crazy," "The Devil Wears Prada," "Trash Fire," and "Marauders." Grenier was born in New Mexico but raised in New York City, having attended the famous NYC "FAME", Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where he studied Drama. Grenier would go on to train at Bard College and with Broadway actress and innovative theater educator Nancy Hillman. With some partners, Grenier launched Reckless Productions in 2001, a production company focused on producing socially minded films. One of its first productions, "Shot in the Dark," chronicled Grenier's journey to reconnect with his estranged father. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was later distributed by HBO. An advocate of sustainable living, Grenier and his business partner and film producer Peter Glatzer founded the lifestyle brand SHFT.com in 2010. SHFT is a brand that promotes sustainability through film, design, art and culture and lives both online and offline. In 2017, Grenier was appointed a "Goodwill Ambassador" by the United Nations' environment program for his work with the Lonely Whale Foundation, advocating for reducing single-use plastic and for the protection of marine species. Grenier is a bitcoin advocate and is developing a farming community in Austin, Texas which would use cryptocurrency for exchange. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

SHM Bitcoin Bonanza This episode is a Screen Heat Miami special edition featuring one of the most talked about phenomena of the past 10 years, crypto currency. The bitcoin conference in Miami was the biggest of its kind in history and Screen Heat Miami was there to take no prisoners. In addition to interviewing some of the biggest in the entertainment biz like Adrain Grenier and Kevin O'Leary SHM was able to interview some of the luminaries and greatest thinkers in the crypto world. The Block Chain Technology that allows crypto to maintain the ability to be authenticated promises to hold the key to the future of entertainment in many ways, but in a more present way the breakthrough of NFT's or Non Fungible Tokens has created a revenue stream unparalleled in today's market creating an overnight success with the artist Beeple after his NFT sold for $69 million making him the second highest paid living artist in a matter of minutes. What does the future hold for cryoto currency and the Blockchain Technology? Listen to our first in a three-part series to find out. The episode features Joshua Frank of The Tie, Jay of Ozone Universe Metaverse and Blake Griner of Musk Mining. In our Bitcoin talks look for XR-turning the web into 3D, the Minority Report effect, VR and AR working together, the Total Recall effect, Digital Twinning of the Universe, Virtual Burning Man, Musk Mining, Eco Mining-ethically mined from ethanol gas burn off and wind farms and Bitcoin ATM's. And as always, the latest, greatest and not so great of the film, media and entertainment biz! Our Screen Heat Miami follow up with our very own Intern Andre who broke the story last year on the Disney Ride Cinematic Universe with the first movie dropping soon Jungle Book. Other drops include who's winning the streaming wars, Pluto and Goofy (who walks who) and of course the Emmys! Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Born and raised in South Carolina, Kaity developed a passion for cinematography and the craft of visual storytelling and moved with her sister to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue filmmaking as a career. At the time, she noted that her competition was primarily working with HDSLR type cameras and she decided to take a major gamble and leap beyond her competition by investing in her career and purchasing an ARRI AMIRA camera. This decision allowed her to be taken more seriously more quickly than some of her contemporaries and since she has been continuously booked shooting documentaries, commercials, short films, features and music videos. In the feature film world, Kaity photographed the multi-award-winning romantic drama Before the Dawn as well as additional photography on the Biblical epic The Penitent Thief. In documentaies, Kaity photographed the award-winning racing doc short Sonya Slidez and the custom super-car series with Nelson Racing Engines. Her doc/industrial work also includes shooting such artists as comedian/producer George Lopez, actor/host Mario Lopez, T.I., Meek Mill, horror-master John Carpenter and popular television host Tom Bergeron. Her prolific work in short films includes Alone Together, One More Step, Dissonance, and the upcoming Glaistig. She is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers Motion Imaging Technology Council Lens Committee and has been featured in American Cinematographer Magazine.

RANDALL EMMETT (Producer), one of the entertainment industry's most prolific film producers, has produced over 120 feature films since his start as Mark Wahlberg's assistant in the 1990s. Combining financial acumen with an incisive creative sensibility, Emmett is partner and co-founder alongside George Furla of Emmett / Furla Oasis Films, a production company dedicated to the development, financing and production of top tier filmed entertainment for the theatrical marketplace with its own equity fund. Emmett recently directed two films. The first one is his debut feature called, MIDNIGHT IN THE SWITCHGRASS, starring Megan Fox, Emile Hirsch, and Machine Gun Kelly which had its World Premiere at Florida's Gasparilla International Film Festival. The second feature he just wrapped is called WASH ME IN THE RIVER, starring Robert DeNiro, Jack Huston, Willa FItzgerald, John Malkovich, and Quavo from the Migos. He has been very active during the Covid-19 Pandemic. In the last decade, Emmett's ability to package films with well-known actors and filmmakers resulted in major box office success – netting more than a billion dollars in the U.S. box office alone. His films have played at world acclaimed film festivals such as Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, Venice, Telluride, and many have been nominated for Independent Spirit Awards and Golden Globe Awards. In 2017, he premiered the highly anticipated film SILENCE directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver. Recently, Emmett wrapped production on IRISHMAN and is in pre-production on BOSS LEVEL, directed by Joe Carnahanstarring Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo. Later in 2018, he will premiere THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JOHN GOTTI starring John Travolta. Additionally, Emmett executive produced the hit Starz TV series Power, which won an NAACP award and is currently filming Season 5. Emmett / Furla Oasis have a slate of films for production in 2018 and 2019. Other films he produced and were released include the hit film LONE SURVIVOR starring Mark Wahlberg and Taylor Kitsch directed by Peter Berg, BROKEN CITY, starring Oscar winner Russell Crowe, Mark Wahlberg and Oscar winner Catherine Zeta Jones; the critically acclaimed END OF WATCH, written and directed by David Ayer, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña. Born and raised in Miami, Emmett graduated from the respected performing arts high school, New World School of the Arts. As an undergrad, he attended the prestigious The School of Visual Arts in NYC where he found his calling as a producer. Presently, he speaks at various industry conferences and mentors up and coming filmmakers at UCLA's School of Continuing Education. He lives in Los Angeles with his family. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Kevin O'Leary Kevin O'Leary was born to a middle class family in 1954. The combination of Kevin's mother's family heritage as merchants and his father's Irish charisma truly meant that O'Leary was born for business. Kevin learned most of his business intuition from his mother. She taught him key business and financial insights from an early age. These became Kevin's core philosophies, and the pillars upon which he would one day build his empire. After getting his MBA, he founded Special Event Television, an independent production company producing such original sports programming as The Original Six, Don Cherry's Grapevine and Bobby Orr and the Hockey Legends. In 1986, O'Leary founded SoftKey Software Products (later called The Learning Company), the first software company to apply the principles of consumer goods marketing to the software industry. SoftKey grew quickly as the price of personal computers declined, and millions of American families began to buy software for education and entertainment. In 2003, O'Leary co-founded Storage Now, a leading developer of climate controlled storage facilities. Today, O'Leary leads the O'Leary Financial Group – a group of companies that includes O'Shares ETFs, O'Leary Publishing and a continually growing roster of other businesses. He is also the founder and Chief Sommelier of O'Leary Fine Wines, an award-winning wine label, as well as a member of Boston's 107-year old Hamilton Trust. In addition to Shark Tank, O'Leary co-hosted Discovery Channel's Project Earth television series that explored the financial implications of global climate change, and he is a regular contributor on CNBC. Kevin is an avid guitarist, photographer and author. He has written three bestselling books, including Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women and Money, and most recently, Cold Hard Truth on Family, Kids and Money. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Carlos V. Gutierrez Carlos V. Gutierrez is a film and television director whose work has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Emmy Award, and has been featured on HBO and Showtime. In the commercial world, Carlos is a highly sought after director who works on national campaigns for Turbo Tax, Princess Cruises, Exxon / Mobil, Chevy and numerous others. His commercial work for clients includes a Super Bowl commercial and PSA's that have won international recognition. Born and raised in Miami, Carlos V. Gutierrez did his undergraduate studies at Tufts University, where his honors thesis project, a documentary entitled JOURNEY INTO EXILE, garnered numerous awards in the festival circuits, including the NY Independent Film Festival and the World Fest Houston. After Tufts, Carlos was awarded a Graduate Fellowship to New York University’s prestigious Master’s Film Program. During his time at NYU, he won the DGA Student Film Awards as Best Latino Filmmaker for his short film SLEIGHT OF HAND, which was an official selection at the Palm Springs Film Festival and won several awards at the First Run Film Festival in New York City. He was also awarded the Grand Prize in the HBO Latino Film Festival Short Film Contest that resulted in his HBO short, LECHON, which was an official selection at the Slamdance Film Festival. Both LECHON and SLEIGHT OF HAND were purchased and aired by the Sí TV network. SLEIGHT OF HAND was also sold nationally in the U.S. with the Sony Playstation (PSP) in a short film compilation titled: ShortsPlay. While still a student at NYU, Carlos’ commercial, TYPECASTING was awarded an Emmy for Best PSA. Carlos’ NYU thesis film, WET FOOT/DRY FOOT, was nominated for the Student Academy Awards by the AMPTP, and was also selected as winner of the Showtime Network’s Latino Filmmakers Showcase. Carlos’ follow-up film ESCONDIDO was produced by Showtime, premiered on the Showtime Networks. His feature screenplay BLACK & BLUE, was named one of three finalists in the FADE IN Awards for Best Feature Screenplay. Carlos' screenplay SELF STORAGE was runner-up in the BREAKING WALLS Screenplay Contest. His recent short films include VINO TINTO, which won the In Focus Award at the Miami International Film Festival, and MIAMI BEACH, a promotional film for Bacardi & SLS Hotels. His feature film debut Locked In starring Mena Survari lands day and date in theaters and VOD May 7th. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Fred Seibert (Fred Films) credits & achievements have established him as a true legend in animation and a visionary in television branding (MTV, Nickelodeon). He has served as executive producer for such blockbusters as Pendelton Ward’s Adventure Time and Bravest Warriors (Cartoon Network and Cartoon Hangover), Butch Hartman’s The Fairly Oddparents (Nickelodeon), Kevin Kolde’s and Warren Ellis’ Castlevania (Netflix), and Natasha Allegri’s Bee & Puppycat (the most backed animated series in Kickstarter history). While President of Hanna-Barbera, Seibert oversaw the development of a string of hits from The Powerpuff Girls to Dexter’s Laboratory. He has also helped discover Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky, Pendelton Ward and Seth MacFarlane. (more at www.screenheatmiami.com/fred-seibert) Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

On this Screen Heat Miami special excerpt, writer/producer/director/DP/actor Quincy Perkins speaks on his two year assignment from National Geographic to the Galapagos Islands, the vital nature of one of the most important ecosystems in the world and how it's always in danger. This excerpt has it all, how the island is protected by the military and machine gun mounted boats vs machine gun mounted boats and ships pushing to encroach on the delicate environment daily. Oh, and how he was invited to work on one of the most expensive movies of all time by non other than Russell Crowe and Peter Weir! Well, we only take it to a certain point, this is about Earth Day, you'll have to keep checking in for the rest of that story and more coming soon! More on Quincy Perkins Born and raised in Key West, Florida, Quincy Perkins began his film career working as a line producer and filmmaker for National Geographic Magazine. He has been been involved in both independent films and large Hollywood films for the last 20 years, including Master and Commander, Men in Black, Cat in the Hat, Sweet Home Alabama, Cronicas, and Curious Case of Benjamin Button. His short films have appeared at Sundance, Telluride, American Express Pavilion in Cannes, Miami, Napa and have won over 20 awards. His feature documentary The Little Firemen can be seen currently on Amazon Prime and his documentary Underwater, won Best Florida Documentary in 2007. He is a co-founder and president of the Key West Film Festival. He is currently working on a Netflix doc series scheduled for release in summer of 2022. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Jonathan Delgado Jonathan Delgado was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He started his careers as a Production Assistant at Turner South network at Turner Broadcasting and in 2006 he moved to Turner Sports as a production coordinator. He later moved to Cartoon Network as an executive assistant and then moved to Adult Swim where he now serves as an On-Air manager promoting original content, sponsorship promotions and music festivals. Jonathan is a graduate of Howard University with a B.A. in Marketing and Management. Erika Delgado Erika Delgado is a media buff and an experienced storyteller with a passion for consuming and analyzing content, especially horror films and shows, dystopian series, and twisted comedies. As a freelance writer, she crafts content to entertain, inform, and challenge fans. As a media professional of nearly 20 years, Erika has worked hand in hand with film and television studio executives in creative and corporate settings. As a Senior Writer/Producer, she spearheaded on-air promo campaigns with a special focus in cobranded content. She has written and produced a range of short-form media content to promote networks, products, and brands. Through her experience, Erika has developed a deep understanding of the television and film industries and gained an appreciation for the craft. Her expert-level knowledge combined with my enormous appetite for entertainment gives her a unique perspective as a writer. When she’s not watching TV or writing, you may find her running, traveling, or running while traveling. Erika Delgado was born and raised in Ohio and graduated with a BBA from Howard University in Washington, DC. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA with her husband, son, and dog. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Jordi Vilasuso Jordi Vilasuso began his career doing theater and film/television work in South Florida. At the age of 18, he moved to New York City and joined the cast of the CBS daytime drama, Guiding Light. In 2003, he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Young Actor in a Drama Series for his work as Tony Santos. When Vilasuso moved to Los Angeles, he built an extensive resume working in critically acclaimed films, primetime television, and theater. He's also known to daytime drama fans for his work as Griffin Castillo on All My Children and as Dario Hernandez on Days of Our Lives. In August of 2018, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless, Daytime's #1 Drama. Jordi is an avid yoga practitioner and is involved and supports numerous charities, especially those focusing on mental health. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Alicia K. Harris Alicia K. Harris is an award-winning filmmaker from Toronto, Canada. Her latest short film PICK won Best Live Action Short at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards, making her the first Black woman to win. Her films have been broadcast on CBC, TVO, Bell Fibe TV, and at numerous festivals, including Vancouver International Film Festival, Atlantic Film Festival and Miami Film Festival, where PICK was awarded Best Short Film. Alicia directs television, music videos and films; recent credits include the “Pressure” music video for Grammy award-winner Koffee, and a Black hair documentary for LUSH. Alicia is dedicated to sharing the perspective and experiences of Black women and girls, and is passionate about telling stories that will have a lasting impact on youth. Alicia K. Harris work Naturally / 7min / 2020 / short documentary Three people discuss the tribulations and triumphs of the natural hair journeys, in this documentary that showcases the power and magic of Black hair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS5F5i3oS3M Koffee - Pressure / 3min30 / 2020 / music video Celebrating the resilience of Black people in the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement. Music video for Grammy award winning artist, Koffee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDq9QC206eU Savannah Re / 3min / 2020 / music video Lovers trapped in an emotion purgatory reflect on their past relationships. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_J-0C-w134 Screen Heat Miami

Paul Tei Paul Tei was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida. As an actor he's been in some of the most indelible television shows such as Bloodline on Netflix and Burn Notice-one of cables biggest hits. After Paul received his MFA in directing at The Theatre School at De Paul University,he moved back to Miami where he founded the Mad Cat Theatre Company. Paul has remained the Artistic Director since it's humble origins in the fall of 2000. Paul has directed all but two of the company's productions and has written or co-written almost half of the company's plays over it's history. In addition to Mad Cat, Paul has directed over 70 productions from Miami to San Francisco, LA to New York as well as the re-mounting of Kristina Wong's Going Green the Wong Way at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which had it's world premiere in Miami with Mad Cat Theatre Company. His BA in Theatre from Barry University helped round out his talents in the theatre by allowing him to pursue puppetry, sound, light, costume and set design. He currently resides in LA. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

In this special edition podcast recorded during a special charity event this past December which gifted 1000 local needy families with a large Holiday food basket known locally as The Jabas we rebroadcast an interview with newly elected Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, the first woman Mayor elected in Miami Dade County history. The Jabas has been presented by Camacol one of Screen Heat Miami's main sponsors, for well over 35 years and is considered one of the biggest Holiday food drives in the State of Florida. During this event, Screen Heat Miami volunteered to power and host Jabas Radio, a local radio station broadcasting live from Marlins Park, the host of this year's Jabas, which was a drive-thru only event in order to safely provide for needy families during the Covid-19 Pandemic. In addition, we interview CAMACOL President Joe Chi as well as Executive Director and MMFM co-founder and Chief Exec Patty Arias about her time on the hit PBS show Que Pasa USA? Plus we get an update from local TV and screenwriting guru Joe Garcia. All this plus all the latest Industry, Golden Globes and streaming buzz that has been heating up screens worldwide!

For this special edition of Screen Heat Miami Producer Shona Tuckman and Director Yaniv Raz speak about their new film Dr. Birds Advice For Sad Poets. Shona Tuckman As founder of Kreate Films, Shona Tuckman wrote and produced their first feature, FINDING JOY, a romantic comedy-drama, which was released in theaters in 2013. She then produced the drama FAT, a touching, gut-wrenching story of a man battling food addictions. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and is now in wide release on digital platforms. Her third film, WAR STORY (Catherine Keener, Ben Kingsley), a drama shot entirely in Sicily, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014, and was released by IFC Films. Shona just completed post production on DR BIRD’S ADVICE FOR SAD POETS, an adaptation of the critically acclaimed YA novel, starring Lucas Jade Zumann (20th Century Women), Taylor Russell (Escape Room, Lost in Space), Lisa Edelstein (Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, The Kominsky Method), Jason Isaacs (The OA, Harry Potter) and Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton). On the slate for later this year are action-thriller, GRAVE, and MAGGIE, a thriller, which Shona wrote and will direct, with an A-list star attached to play the lead. Yaniv Raz YANIV RAZ grew up in Boca Raton, Florida. He attended NYU (Tisch School Of the Arts) and graduated from VASSAR College. He also studied psychology at YALE and worked for the METROPOLITAN OPERA as an assistant director. Raz adapted and directed the feature film, DR. BIRD’S ADVICE FOR SAD POETS for KREATE FILMS, KETCHUP and RELATIVITY MEDIA. It is being released exclusively on AMAZON on Dec. 8th, 2020. Yaniv is currently in development at STARZ on his original series, THE ART OF DYING and in pre-production to direct the feature film THE GREAT EMU WAR produced by VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES. Previously, he has written screenplays or developed TV shows for: UNIVERSAL, SONY, FOX, WARNER BOTHERS, The CW and NETFLIX. He has worked as a writer for CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, JERRY BRUCKHEIMER, and Gale Anne Hurd's VALHALLA ENTERTAINMENT. Yaniv wrote, directed, and produced the short film THINGS FALL APART which was nominated for the “City Of Venice Award” at the VENICE FILM FESTIVAL and was named “Favorite Short Film” by critics for THE LONDON TIMES and THE GUARDIAN newspapers at the LONDON FILM FESTIVAL. He has worked as a writer/director for the political advocacy group MOVEON.ORG, during which time he directed commercials starring: Olivia Wilde, Heather Graham, Justin Long and Lisa Edelstein. Yaniv has directed various other commercials as well. When he was younger and more flexible, Raz danced and sang in a series of national GAP ads. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

In this special 2 on 2 edition of the Screen Heat Miami podcast, we interview Critical Thinking co-star and rising talent Jeffry Batista along with the film's Producer Carla Berkowitz on releasing this hot indie film starring and directed by John Leguizamo during the Covid-19 pandemic. As always, our co-hosts Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez provide all the latest screen industry buzz and newsworthy moments of the week.

Lucius Baston Lucius Baston Junior, the youngest of three boys, was born in South Richmond Hill Queens, NY to a father who was Army veteran turned transportation (train) conductor and a mother who was a nurse and home maker. Lucius played high school basketball, and was an 11-year-old disk jockey (DJ) in the early days of Hip-Hop music. Following grade school, Lucius enlisted to the United States Air Force, where he was active duty for 11 years. Shortly after separating from the Air Force, working in the computer chip industry, and becoming an on air personality, Lucius's love for music and passion for show business would lead him to pursue a career in acting. Lucius has since aggressively built an impressive body of work with roles in Emmy & Golden Globe Award winning shows like Atlanta (2016), Roots (2016), and Homeland (2011) as well as appearances in Netflix's Stranger Things (2016), OWN's Queen Sugar (2016) & Love Is_ (2018), HBO's Treme (2010) and Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2006). Also, supporting roles in films such as The Best of Enemies (2019), The Front Runner (2018), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and Ride Along (2014), just to name a few. Now developing projects of his own, Lucius is focused on producing content for multimedia platforms with Seeing being his first feature length film. Lucius is an extraordinarily versatile actor and producer. He now lives in Atlanta, GA. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Seth Schachner Seth Schachner is Managing Director of Strat Americas, a Los Angeles-based consultancy that provides strategic guidance and helps clients with media and technology partnerships. Strat Americas has worked with clients in digital & social music, beauty subscriptions, AI and enterprise software. Recent clients include Microsoft, IPSY, live streamer Dream Stage, and social music community Smule. Seth is an experienced business development executive who spent eleven years with Sony Music, where he held senior digital leadership roles in Latin America and for Sony’s Jive Records label in North America. At Sony Music, Seth created multi-million selling mobile handset partnerships for the artists Shakira and Ricky Martin. Previously, Schachner held business development roles with Microsoft, Liberty Media, Viacom, and Universal Music. Seth was AOL’s first music business development executive. Seth earned Bachelor and MBA degrees from Columbia University in New York. Seth served as Chairman of Florida's Film & Entertainment Advisory Council, which helped guide the state on film and entertainment growth strategies. Seth’s Articles have appeared in Venture Beat and The Guardian, recent television appearances include NBC, CNN, Fox Business, Cheddar TV, and CGTN America. He is a member of PEN America’s Los Angeles board. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

William Garcia William Garcia, a Multi-Suncoast EMMY® award-winning producer is based in Los Angeles, California. Having a passion for television and film, he has been involved in filming and producing television and feature films for over 25 years. As a producer and director of photography, he started his career at ABC-TV in Miami, FL in 1983. Traveling the world, he documented programming on historical events and news stories across the Globe. In the 1990’s he was selected to represent WTSP-TV in a Soviet/American journalist exchange program with USSR Gosteleradio from the former Soviet Union during perestroika. His work in the former Soviet Union earned him a Sungoast Emmy for best documentary and an award from The Radio and Television News Director Association. He also covered the Space Shuttle missions from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration facility in Cocoa Beach, FL and was instrumental for the weekly sports television show ”Sports Jam Live” and “The Don Shula Show” covering the NFL and MLB for the South Florida television market. William, filmed some of the most newsworthy, political, sporting and historical events of the late 20th Century for which he won over a dozen awards and nominations. After 15 years in live television, news, and sports programming, William transitioned into General Manager for Moving Pictures in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. a leading provider of rental and production services. The company provided services to independent producers, television broadcasters, commercials and music video productions in the domestic and international markets. In 2004 William produced and directed the Grammy Nominated song Antes from Obie Bermudez, the music video he produced and directed reached number one on the MTV Latin America, Top 20 Music Video Countdown. A popular award-winning music video and commercial producer/director, he has produced and filmed some of the biggest names in music including: musical legend Paul McCartney, Lenny Kravitz, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Michael Jackson, Juanes, Shakira, and Christina Aguilera just to name a few artists. Since 2005, William’s feature film and television credits include the award-winning film ”Red Bird,” the critically acclaimed ”Loren Cass” nominated for; The Gotham Independent Film Award, Locarno Leopard Filmmakers of the Present, and Cinevegas Grand Jury Prize. William followed the success of Loren Cass with The Palm Beach International Film Festival Audience Award winner ”The Shift” starring Danny Glover. His Spanish films include ”Amor Y Frijoles,” ”Mi Verano Con Amanda 3”, and the smash hit ”Quien Paga La Cuenta?” one of the top-grossing films of all times in Honduras. In 2017 William completed the feature film ”American Dreams” starring Brad Dourif and Mekhi Phifer, the web series ”H8ters” for studio Astronauts Wanted/Sony Entertainment and Television shows “Selling Jets,” “Mega Mansions,” “Selling Yachts” and “Private Island” for the AWE Network. In television and digital media William has worked for the following broadcasters; MTV, TLC India, AWE, VH-1, Animal Planet, HBO, and many others. Currently, William is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Executive VP of Development and Production for Rebel Way Entertainment, a Feature Film Production company based in West Hollywood, CA Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Part two of two Kyle Patrick Alvarez Kyle Patrick Alvarez most recently directed and executive produced every episodes of Season 2 of the Amazon series HOMECOMING, starring Janelle Monae, Chris Cooper, Hong Chau, Stephan James and Joan Cusack. Prior to HOMECOMING, he worked on two Netflix series, directing and producing episodes in the first and second season of the hit show 13 REASONS WHY, and directing the finale of the revival of the seminal LGBTQ show TALES OF THE CITY, starring Laura Linney and Ellen Page. Kyle’s film work includes two features that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT starring Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Thomas Mann, and Tye Sheridan, premiered at the 2015 festival where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. C.O.G., starring Jonathan Groff, and the first and only film to be made from the work of noted humorist and author David Sedaris, premiered at Sundance in 2013. Kyle, the openly gay son of Cuban immigrants, grew up in Sacramento and went to school at the University of Miami. After college Kyle wrote and directed his first feature film in 2010, EASIER WITH PRACTICE, which won him the prestigious “Someone to Watch Award” at the Independent Spirit Awards. His other TV work includes the recent spy series, COUNTERPART, starring J.K. Simmons. Kyle lives in Los Angeles. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Part one of two Kyle Patrick Alvarez Kyle Patrick Alvarez most recently directed and executive produced every episodes of Season 2 of the Amazon series HOMECOMING, starring Janelle Monae, Chris Cooper, Hong Chau, Stephan James and Joan Cusack. Prior to HOMECOMING, he worked on two Netflix series, directing and producing episodes in the first and second season of the hit show 13 REASONS WHY, and directing the finale of the revival of the seminal LGBTQ show TALES OF THE CITY, starring Laura Linney and Ellen Page. Kyle’s film work includes two features that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT starring Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Thomas Mann, and Tye Sheridan, premiered at the 2015 festival where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. C.O.G., starring Jonathan Groff, and the first and only film to be made from the work of noted humorist and author David Sedaris, premiered at Sundance in 2013. Kyle, the openly gay son of Cuban immigrants, grew up in Sacramento and went to school at the University of Miami. After college Kyle wrote and directed his first feature film in 2010, EASIER WITH PRACTICE, which won him the prestigious “Someone to Watch Award” at the Independent Spirit Awards. His other TV work includes the recent spy series, COUNTERPART, starring J.K. Simmons. Kyle lives in Los Angeles. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Sandra Avila Sandra Avila is a partner-manager at Inclusion in Los Angeles where she is oversees a roster of talented, diverse film & TV screenwriters and directors. A priority of which is creating content for the U.S. Latino Market. Prior to joining Inclusion, she had her own production company, Avila Entertainment for six years. She also did a four-year stint at Maya Entertainment where she oversaw all TV and film projects for the company. These include the indie comedy, TACO SHOP starring Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), the completion of the features, HARLEM HOSTEL starring Ramon Rodriguez (TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen), VALE TODO and in 2009, Maya’s first TV production, ONE HOT SUMMER starring Vanessa Marcil and Jon Seda, in collaboration with the Lifetime Movie Network. Under her own banner, Avila produced ENDGAME starring Rico Rodriguez (Modern Family) and Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) released by (Cinemark Theatres/ HBO in July 2016) and the 1⁄2 hr. scripted dramedy, TABLE MANNERS starring Monica Barbaro (Top Gun, Chicago Justice) and directed by Angel Gracia (From Prada to Nada). Prior to her tenure at Maya, Avila worked in TV development at Showtime Networks for seven years, where she worked on such notable shows as QUEER AS FOLK, DEXTER, RESURRECTION BLVD., and BARBERSHOP. In addition, she oversaw the LATINO FILMMAKER SHOWCASE, highlighting Latino filmmakers from around the world. Avila received her BA from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX and her JD from Loyola Law School in New Orleans, LA. She was nominated in 2018 as a “Latina of Influence” by Hispanic Lifestyle and by NALIP as “TV Producers on the Rise” at MIP Cancun, 2016. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Adriana Barraza Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza is considered one of the most accomplished and respected Latina film and television actresses in the entertainment industry. In 2018 Forbes Magazine Latin America named Adriana the most influential Latina film actress and one of the 100 most powerful Latin American actors of all time. Her big breakthrough role was in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s (The Revenant, Birdman) film Amores Perros, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She re-collaborated with Iñárritu in Babel opposite Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and became one of only 6 Mexican actresses to ever receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Some of Barraza's most notable credits include Cake opposite Jennifer Aniston, The 33 directed by Patricia Riggen, the worldwide hit Dora and the Lost City of Gold and the upcoming feature film We Can Be Heroes directed by Robert Rodriguez. She can also currently be seen in the successful short film Bibi opposite JM Longoria and directed by Víctor Dueñas. Barraza has also had an incredible career in television and has starred in successful series that include Capadocia, The Strain, Al Otro Lado Del Muro, Snowfall and most recently is one of the lead characters in the Showtime critically acclaimed original series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels written and created by Academy Award nominee John Logan. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Dudley Alexis An independent filmmaker and visual artist. Dudley Alexis is both a cultural anthropologist and historian who sees his world through unique multicultural eyes. His mission as a Creative is to mine the wealth of hidden details that provide meaning to the lives of those often written off by the mainstream, finding in their stories, real treasure. His gift is in gaining the trust of others who then poignantly share their personal stories, often filled with tragedy and triumph. Alexis vividly portrays their drive to thrive and to live with dignity and equality in a world that would too often attempt to keep them marginalized. Born in Haiti, Alexis immigrated to the United States in his teens, attending high school and college in Miami where he began studying fine art. His body of work includes a vast number of short documentaries including stories about the First Nation Micousukee Tribe of Florida, made while employed by Micousukee Magazine. He went on to write, film, direct and edit his first full length documentary, ‘Liberty in a Soup’ completed in 2016. ‘Liberty in a Soup’ tells the historical significance of Soup Joumou, the national dish of Haiti, which commemorates the island nation’s triumphant independence from France, making it the first independent Black Republic in the Western Hemisphere. His work on the Arthur McDuffie story began almost immediately after, but not at the exclusion of creating and exhibiting his fine art, and was most recently was selected and featured in the exhibition ‘Kingdom of This World, Reimagined’, curated by noted artist Edouard Duval Carrié , during Miami’s 2019 Art Week as part of the prestigious Art Basel festivities. Definitely a contemporary ‘Renaissance Man’, Alexis is not just creative but is also a risk taker possessing focused perseverance, self-discipline and a thirst for knowledge and new experiences. Alexis continues to develop his mastery of multiple mediums. His gift of seemingly endless curiosity and keen insight brings us all closer to confronting global issues as part of his ongoing effort to facilitate public awareness and bring societal parity and change wherever needed . Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Gloria Fan works at Fox21 Television Studios as the Head of the Current Department. Some of the shows she covers include HOMELAND (series finale this Sunday April 26), GENIUS: EINSTEIN, PICASSO, USA’S QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, and MAYANS, the spin-off to FX’s SONS OF ANARCHY (along with FX Productions). In addition, she is developing several new shows including PROMISED NEVERLAND (based on the popular Japanese manga/anime) with Rodney Rothman and Meghan Malloy (INTO THE SPIDERVERSE) and THE DRESDEN FILES with Evan Spiliotopolos. Her roots began as a feature producer at Mosaic Productions and Atlas Entertainment, where she produced a number of films such as Tom Tykwer’s INTERNATIONAL starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, along with several genre movies including SHUTTER, SEASON OF THE WITCH, and IN THE TALL GRASS. Gloria has a uniquely global perspective, having travelled around the world in search of stories, artists, and cultural experiences. She seeks to incorporate these findings into her daily work. She is thrilled that her career path has taken her from producer to studio executive in both television and film, and is grateful to work on such inspiring projects. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Shane Perez (bio) - Shane's Puerto Rican-Irish background has always provided a rich palette of inspiration to fuel the creative streak he displayed from a young age. He landed his first writing job at age twelve after approaching a local newspaper about a weekly kid-centric current events column. A born and bred New Yorker, Shane went on to study Film & English at Hunter College/CUNY. To date, Shane has had one feature screenplay produced and numerous other projects sold or optioned. Shane eventually decided to experience new horizons in Ireland, his mother’s homeland. In Dublin, he worked as a film/entertainment reviewer and feature writer for a national newspaper before heading back to school and attaining his MA in Screenwriting from the National University of Ireland. Shane has worked as a screenwriter, journalist, script editor and reader on both sides of the Atlantic, including extensive project evaluation work with the Irish Film Board as well as many of the then NY based production companies such as Miramax and New Line. Shane has received further development training from the EU MEDIA funded Sources 2 and the UCLA Professional Writers Program, and was also chosen for the prestigious eQuinoxe Germany screenwriting workshop Recently, Shane has written several episodes of the Sony/ BRB Internacional children’s cartoon Invizimals, and Aurora World’s forthcoming animated series CubyZoo, as well as an episode of MyTeeVee.tv/Colaborator.com’s anthology series Match. Shane is currently overseeing the bible/script development of Aurora World’s forthcoming reboot of the animated YooHoo & Friends. As if life wasn’t busy enough, Shane teaches screenwriting part-time at the National University of Ireland, at both the MA and BA level, and mentors the MA students on their thesis projects.

Kareem Tabsch Kareem Tabsch is the co-founder and co-director of Miami's largest art house cinema, an Award winning documentary filmmaker and an Arts Advocate who strongly believes in the power of the arts, particularly film, to enrich lives and revitalize communities. FILMMAKER As a documentary filmmaker, Kareem's works has been included in several prestigious film festivals including Slamdance, AFI Docs, DocNYC, Rooftop Films, LA Film Fest where his film won the Best Short Documentary Prize, and Miami Jewish Film Festival where his film won Audience Favorite Documentary among several other festivals. His films have garnered international press attention from outlets like Comedy Central, Vice, The NY Post, Cosmopolitan, Jezebel, Bravo and from celebrities including Andy Cohen, Rush Limbaugh, and Howard Stern. In 2019, Kareem was named a ‘40 under 40’ filmmaker by DOCNYC, America’s largest documentary film festival. FILM PROGRAMMER Kareem is the co-founder and co-director of O Cinema, Miami's largest art house cinema with three locations throughout the area including the Wynwood Arts District, the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach and the Village of Miami Shores. He has served on the First Feature Jury for Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, lectured about the history of queer cinema at Florida International University, and has served as a Program Consultant for the Key West Film Festival. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Jesus Ramon aka "J. R." Poli is a graduate of Miami Dade College. Marcus (18), his second feature film, is based on his homonymous short film which screened last year at the Miami Film Festival. The short received numerous awards including "Best Actor" at the LA Shorts International Film Festival and "Best of Show" at IndieFest.

Alex Pereira – Bio I am the Founder and CEO of PMI Americas, a leading company in Latin America for payment solutions, online processing, digital wallets, and B2B payment logistics. But my career started very differently. For many years, my main focus was in management and media business, mostly packaging movies, and television deals, supervising sales across the globe, and managing multiple productions around the world. My shows won multiple international awards, including several Emmy Award nominations, and I also created and was the Executive Producer of the widely successful TV docu-series “Drug Wars” (Fusion, Discovery, Univision) , which took me to some very exotic and remote locations around the world as we followed police units in real counter-narcotics operations. As I oversaw productions with dozens of people in several countries, I started to run into a major stumbling block; how can I pay local crews, ac tors, and locations, from my US-based company, and how can I send per diems and cash to my crews working abroad? All options were expensive and unreliable. This led me to develop my own internal payment system, where I could create an account for all my TV crews, and fund these remotely as needed. As I started to further enhance and perfect my system, I soon found myself helping other businesses solve their payment needs by offering my service. Soon, I was servicing more clients in the payment business than in my TV production deals! I decided to pivot and dive into Fintech, and founded PMI Americas in 2018. Today, I help several European and US-based companies, by consulting and providing payment solutions to thousands of people in Latin America and around the globe. Screen heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Jim Hammond Executive Producer/Puppet Master Jim has been a puppeteer and producer since his first job at 17 working for an amusement park in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York. Jim is a puppeteer, live entertainment consultant, and character driven brand designer. Carrying a Masters degree in puppet arts design alongside credits as a puppet master for National Tour of Broadway’s The Lion King, he has over 25 years experience in the field designing and fabricating hundreds of productions. Jim specializes in producing international festivals, theatrical productions and NOW viral web/mobile content. As Founder of Puppet Network, his puppetry work has been showcased on PBS, MTV Latin America, ABC, Travel Channel, Huffington Post, AP, New York Post and dozens of media outlets in North and South America. Jim’s Florida Day of the Dead Celebration is a South Florida signature event attracting nearly 29,000 participants annually and was just named one of the “Top 10 Day of the Dead” Events in North America by The USA Today and Top 3 for The List/ABC Television. His design and performance work has been seen for the national Talking Wallets ad campaign for Allegiant Airlines and for Tobacco Free Florida campaign among other media projects. He has won South Florida's 2017 Outstanding Contributions in the Arts Award, 2016 Urban Design Award and 2014 Chamber of Commerce Workforce & Education Excellence Award and partnered in over $3M in Community Arts Engagement Grants and Sponsorships among many others. Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view.

Screen Heat Miami Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view. Sandy Lighterman Sandy Lighterman is the Film and Entertainment Commissioner for Miami-Dade County. Under her purview is County’s Office of Film & Entertainment. Ms. Lighterman is responsible for the growth and development of the film, television, music, digital media, commercial advertising and still photography industry in Miami-Dade County. In 2017, she created and helped shepherd through the County Commission, one of the first Countywide inducement programs in the wake of the State’s canceled film & entertainment industry tax incentive program. Ms. Lighterman is the Chief advocate for entertainment production for Miami-Dade County. She markets Miami-Dade County as a premiere filming location, as well as, attracts ancillary businesses and film and television conferences. She is the chief advocate for production-friendly policies on both the local and state level. Her passion lies in fostering the growth of indigenous content creators, as well as, educating and nurturing future generations of filmmakers. Ms. Lighterman is the Chairperson of the Miami Dade College School of Entertainment and Design Technology Advisory Board Ms. Lighterman serves on other Advisory Boards: Miami Media and Film Market, Florida International University School of Journalism and Slamdance Miami Film festival. Ms. Lighterman is also a participant in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program. And She has received several advocacy awards for her work supporting the industry. In 2019, she voted in as Vice President of Film Florida, the not-for–profit entertainment production trade association that represents Florida’s film, TV & digital media production industry. Ms. Lighterman joined the Miami-Dade County Office of Film & Entertainment in 2008, enjoying an extensive and successful 25+ year career as a film and Television producer. Ms. Lighterman brings a wealth of industry experience to her position from producing 200+ music videos and TV commercials, as well as, television series and independent films. In 2007, she retired from her production career in order to stay closer to home and her now grown children. Ms. Lighterman holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Miami.