Step 4: Manager Track - October 2021

A graduate of Ithaca College, Cape Cod native Garrick Dion is currently an Independent Producer. Most recently, Garrick was at 5X where he has partnered with Scott Einbinder (HITMAN’S BODYGUARD) and Seth Nagel (LAID TO REST). Garrick has over 25 years of experience in the film and television industry. He began his career as an intern for producer Joel Silver (THE MATRIX) and has worked as a studio development exec for WB, New Regency (BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY), Artisan/Lionsgate, and Bold Films (NIGHTCRAWLER, DRIVE, WHIPLASH). While at BRON studios (TULLY, THE FRONT RUNNER, CAPONE), Garrick started and oversaw the in-house genre label The Realm, for which he produced the sci-fi feature PROSPECT (based on the SXSW award-winning short) and the darkly comic thriller VILLAINS, both released through Gunpowder + Sky. Garrick has also been a screenwriter and consultant on various projects for WB (A WALK TO REMEMBER), Mandalay (THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME), Endgame (MURDER MYSTERY), and the SyFy Channel.

David Chien is a talent and literary manager with over ten years of experience working with actors, writers, and directors. David fell in love with the business as a kid when he immigrated to America and absorbed the culture through his TV screen, experiencing firsthand how tv and film can connect people.

Starting in the business in 2008, working for talent agent Mark Scroggs, he helped launch the careers of Danny Pudi on COMMUNITY, Fiona Gubbelman on WILFRED, and Kaitlyn Black on HART OF DIXIE, amongst others. Realizing his love of building long-term strategies and 360 brands for clients, he decided to pivot from the agency side to talent management.

Joining Art/Work Entertainment in 2012, he discovered Awkwafina on YouTube and acquired her first television deal with Comedy Central. Through that experience he found his passion for working with multi-hyphenates and literary talents. With his then client, Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park, he set up three pilot development deals as well as his first feature deal, K-POPS, starring and directed by Anderson.Paak, which premiered at TIFF. While at Art//Work Entertainment he started their director division. He found an exceptional young director, Bola Ogun, and helped her advance from directing short films to directing the season 3 finale of THE WITCHER. In addition, he worked with writers, such as Tom Westfall, who co-created a limited series with Academy Award nominee, Lee Danials, as well as other writers and showrunners of high pedigree.

In the Fall of 2024, David left Art/Work Entertainment and founded Crossover Entertainment. Today, he identifies and brings to light underrepresented and undervalued voices and talents.

Andrew Beck is a New York City based producer and founder of Borderland Projects.

He is currently producing the short documentary A VERY FRAGILE THING which chronicles Ethiopia's first-ever open election and the political exiles journey home to fight for the new democracy. He also is an Executive Producer on documentary feature, LOS ÚLTIMOS FRIKIS, about Cuba's legendary heavy metal band ZEUS, which premiered on TOPIC on 9/16.

Beck has moved into producing off of his role as a production and development executive at Lantern Entertainment and The Weinstein Company, shepherding films like Academy Award nominated LION (dir. Garth Davis; starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman), TULIP FEVER (dir. Justin Chadwick; starring Alicia Vikander, Christoph Waltz), CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 2 (dir. Yuen Woo-Ping; starring Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen) and HANDS OF STONE (dir. Jonathan Jakubowicz; starring Edgar Ramirez, Robert De Niro, Ana de Armas). Beck is a graduate of New York University and Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts.

James is a best-selling author, working screenwriter, producer, director, and motivational speaker with a dynamic passion for the entertainment industry. James has worked as an actor and voice talent on numerous projects. He is a member of the Organization of Black Screenwriters and was recently accepted into the Independent Writers Caucus. He recently celebrated his first script sale of 2024, and his production company, Hammerjaxx Films, has previously sponsored one of the prizes in Roadmap Writers' Diversity Initiative. Ever creating, James launched Dark Anthem Press, a division of One Moorer last fall for book-to-screen projects. He's passionate about finding the story within the story and helping writers find both their voice and their own given greatness. His other passion is being the San Fernando Valley's expert on Pancakes.

Joyce Choi is the Features Coordinator at Imagine Entertainment and works in development and production across Imagine's features slate. She is passionate about inclusion and elevating new voices across the industry. Joyce began her career in the TV Scripted department at WME.

In addition to Ron Howard's THIRTEEN LIVES, Imagine Features is producing Lin Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, TICK, TICK…BOOM! starring Andrew Garfield, based on the Jonathan Larsen play and adapted by Steven Levenson for Netflix.

As a producer and manager of actors, writers and directors, Nicholas Bogner has vast experience in all areas of television and features. He has been an executive for major feature companies (such as Cruise-Wagner and for actor/producer Michael Dougas) as well as a television network (TNT) and also has two produced credits as a screenwriter, The Little Death and No Strings Attached. He also produced Soccer Mom starring Emily Osment (The Kominsky Method, Hannah Montana) and Missi Pyle (Jumanji, The Artist, Gone Girl) for Starz and Anchor Bay. Most recently, he produced A Nice Girl Like You (based on a non-fiction book by Ayn Carrillo- Gailey) which stars Lucy Hale (Katy Keene, Fantasy Island, Pretty Little Liars) and Jackie Cruz (Orange Is The New Black).

Bogner runs the literary branch of the management/production company Affirmative Entertainment. Bogner has sold features and pilots and pitches to the major studies and networks. Most recently, several clients have had their films produced: Wedding Season on Netflix; the theatrical film Infinite Storm starring Naomi Watts and Billy Howle; and Refuge, which is currently in post and is directed by Renny Harlin. Additionally, Bogner is attached to several other projects, including James Ellroy’s book Clandestine.

Prior to producing and managing, Bogner served as vice president of original programming for Turner Network Television (TNT) for seven years. In this capacity, he was responsible for the development of all long form – including two-hour movies, backdoor pilots, and mini-series. Bogner worked on several high-profile projects including Steven Spielberg’s twelve-hour mini Into The West as well as Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot. Beyond these projects, Bogner shepherded over 15 movies into production.

Prior to assuming his position at TNT, Bogner spent four years at Cruise-Wagner Productions (Tom Cruise and Paul Wagner), where he spearheaded the acquisition of material, supervised writers and collaborated with directors and talent on such films as Mission Impossible: 2, Without Limits, Vanilla Sky, and The Others, which he’s credited with finding and supervising. Bogner began his career at the Agency for Performing Arts (APA).

Bogner was born in London, England and left to attend UCLA, where he graduated with a BA in English Literature. His mother is a television producer and manager credited with discovering the British model Jean Shrimpton while his father is the author of some fifteen novels, including the best seller and highly regarded mini-series Seventh Avenue. His stepmother was the late Bettye McCartt, who Juno Temple depicted in The Offer. 

Hannah Baker got her start in this industry working at William Morris Endeavor, one of the leading agencies for talent. While an invaluable experience, she knew that representing clients was not her passion. From there, she transitioned into the world of producing and developing across both film and television at Red Hour Films (Ben Stiller's POD), where she worked on shows such as SEVERANCE and HIGH DESERT for Apple. She's joined Proximity Media's TV department where she works to help build their TV slate, focusing on stories and communities that are often overlooked.

Tori Chancellor presently works at Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions (Seth Meyers & Mike Shoemaker) as the assistant to the VP of development & production. She is also the executive producer of the 2023 acclaimed sitcom web series THE PARTY, which garnered numerous awards including Best Ensemble Cast at LA Web Fest and Best Streaming Content at GenCon. Previously, she worked as a literary assistant at Brillstein Entertainment Partners on a variety of projects such as the television reboot of THE MIGHTY DUCKS for Disney+ and Kaley Cuoco- led date night thriller ROLE PLAY. An avid enthusiast and participant in sketch and improv comedy, Tori's favorite intersection of media is where comedy meets genre.