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Monique van der Werff
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Monique van der Werff werd op 6 september 1982 geboren in Haarlem. Tijdens haar Gymnasium volgde zij tevens klassieke zangles van Anneliese Post en klassieke en modern ballet in studio 118 van Conny Lodewijk. Monique won in 1998 en1999 de eerste prijs met Dans en in 2000 de Publieksprijs, die door de Kunstbende wordt georganiseerd.
Na haar middelbare school heeft ze lessen bij de De Nieuw Amsterdam gevolgd en vervolgens is zij aan de Amsterdamse Theater Academie afgestudeerd. Aansluitend heeft Monique ook de Cabaret Academie van Paul Rooyakkers afgerond. Momenteel studeert zij aan de Theaterkade. Daarnaast heeft ze verschillende workshops gevolgd bij Josha Haman, genaamd Surpuls en Relaxation in Action van Tony Grahn.
In 2001 heeft zij als productie- en regieassistent meegewerkt in Later als ik oud ben (spel en regie van Mary Michon) en tevens bij het Wereld Kindertheater (regie: Karim Traidia).
Monique speelde in de toneelvoorstellingen De jongste en de oudste (regie: Marjolein Bierens en Guy Sonnen) en in 2003 in Tartuffe van het Nationeel Toneel (regie: Jurgen Gosch). Tevens speelde ze 2005 de rol van Donna in onze eigen productie i.s.m. Stichting de Praktijk Hurly Burly (regie: Ivar van Urk). Vanaf 2006 speelt zij voorstellingen bij theatergroep Oeloek, tot begin 2007 is zij te zien in Psychosis of the Lemming.
Op televisie was ze in 2002 en 2003 te zien in de Yorin serie Onderweg naar Morgen in de rol van Suzy de Ruyg. Ook schitterde Monique in 2004 en 2005 in de Nickelodeon serie Zoop I, II en III als Taffie Arends.
Haar beginnende film-carrière begon met de hoofdrol in de telefilm Loverboy (regie: Lodewijk Crijns) die in 2002 werd uitgezonden door de VPRO. Een jaar later heeft zij in de NFTA eindexamenfilms 2003 meegespeeld. De rol van Taffie Arends zette zij voort in de succesvolle films Zoop in Afrika (2005), Zoop in India (2006) en Zoop in Argentinië (2007).
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Medhat El Adl
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Medhat Tawfeek al-Adl was born Mansoura (Delta of Egypt) in 1951. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1981 and worked for two years as a doctor. He started his career in art in the mid 1980’s when he wrote the lyrics of a number of songs of Amr Diab’s film “Ice cream fi Gleem” for which he wrote the dialogue. He also wrote the dialogue of a big number of films; “Amrika shikabika”, “Harb al-farawla”, “Qeshr al-bondok”, “Saeedy fel-game’a al-Amrikeyya”, “Short we fanella we cap”, “Walad we bent” and “Al-dealer”. Medhat also prepared the script of a number of TV series; “Mahmoud al-Masry, “Al-andaleeb”, and “Kessat hobb”.
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Janet Gayford
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Gayford has started her career as production secretary on David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988, starring Geneviève Bujold) and War of the Worlds (1988-90, starring Richard Chaves) and worked as assistant production coordinator on Camilla (1994) and as assistant production manager on the television drama Christmas in My Hometown (1996) and Johnny 2.0 (1997, with John Neville). Among her credits as production coordinator are the television thriller The Absolute Truth (1997, with Bruce Greenwood), I'll Be Home for Christmas (1997, with Jack Palance), the television drama Flood: A River's Rampage (1998, with Kate Vernon), the television drama My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998, with John Colicos), Deep in My Heart (1999, with Alice Krige), the thriller Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story (1999), the television sport comedy Coming Unglued (1999, with Melanie Nicholls-King), Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004, with Brian Markinson, Glenn Morshower, Niel Wray and James Holt), The Big White (2005, with Robin Williams), the television drama Four Minutes (2005, with Christopher Plummer, music by John Frizzell, and executive produced by Gerald W. Abrams), Doomstown (2006), Daniel's Daughter (2008, produced by David Till and executive produced by Gerald W. Abrams), The National Tree (2009, also produced by Till and Abrams), and the television series The Wonderful World of Disney (1999), A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001, with Bill Smitrovich and Saul Rubinek), Veritas: The Quest (2003), Runaway (2006, with Leslie Hope), Nikita (2010-13, starring Melinda Clarke), Beauty & the Beast (2013-15), and Heroes Reborn (2015, with Nazneen Contractor, Greg Grunberg, Cristine Rose, Eve Harlow and Raven Dauda).
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Diego Rodríguez
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Diego Rodríguez, born in Santiago, Chile, is a cinema director and producer, currently studying at Universidad del Desarrollo. His filmography includes the short films Fuego Selectivo (2023) and Vital (2024), two projects in which he experimented with rotoscope animation. In 2025 he produces Double Line, a suspense shortfilm about the writters block. His work explores themes such as nature, death, and the animality of human beings. Diego is currently developing his debut feature film “INFAME”.
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Mitchell Leib
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As President of Music & Soundtracks for The Walt Disney Studios, Mitchell Leib oversees music creative, production, and administration support for all of Disney Studios' live action films while optimizing ancillary development of Disney's soundtrack interests. Leib has been with Disney on and off for nearly 30 years, and has been President of Music & Soundtracks for 15 years. More recently, and in addition to managing the overall live action film slate, Leib oversaw music production and soundtrack releases for the live action film adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast-- the biggest box office film of 2017, as well as the most successful live actions film musical in movie history.
Prior to his position as President of Music & Soundtracks, Leib served as Senior Vice President of Soundtracks at Disney's Buena Vista Music Group and Hollywood Records for 7 years.
Preceding his career at Disney, Mitchell Leib worked as Senior Vice President of Music at Regency Enterprises/Warner Brothers, where he was the head of film music, music publishing, and their Elektra Records distributed label imprint. Before joining regency, Leib held the position of Senior Vice President of A&R and Soundtracks, working with Clive Davis at Arista Records. Prior to that, Leib was head of A&R West Coast for the EMI Records Group.
Before his involvement with EMI Records, Leib had his first experience at Disney. As Senior Director of Music, he spent 5 years in the newly formed studio's music department. In addition to the daily management of music production and administration, Leib oversaw production of the multi-platinum soundtracks to Pretty Woman, Cocktail, Beaches, and Good Morning Vietnam.
Before his involvement with EMI Records, Leib had his first experience at Disney. As Senior Director of Music, he spent 5 years in the newly formed studio's music department. In addition to the daily management of music production and administration, Leib oversaw production of the multi-platinum soundtracks to Pretty Woman, Cocktail, Beaches, and Good Morning Vietnam.
Over his 35+ years in the industry, Leib has been an artist manager, music publisher, label executive, and film music executive. Mitchell Leib has been involved in over 400 feature films, produced soundtracks achieving record sales of 75 million records, and has paired music with film visual imagery to some of the most iconic movies of all time.
A third generation native Los Angelean, Leib is married to his wife Stacy of 28 years, and has two children, Rachel and Jordan.
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Damani Baker
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A native of the Bay Area, Damani Baker is a Brooklyn-based director and filmmaker. His first feature documentary (with co-director Alex Vlack) about the life and music of Bill Withers, “Still Bill,” opened theatrically to critical acclaim in 2009 and was acquired by Netflix, Showtime, and BBC. Previous work includes “Return,” an award-winning film that explores the genius of traditional African medicine. Damani’s career spans documentaries, music videos, museum installations, and advertisements, and he has worked for clients including Rainforest Alliance, Puma, IBM, and Wieden+Kennedy, among others.
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Ellis Gage
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Ellis Gage is an American actor and vocalist who's been working in theatre since the age of ten. He graduated from St. Mark’s School in 2017 where he is credited with single-handedly creating the institution’s first musical theatre program in over twenty years. In his early years, he was a boy soprano performing and recording new opera by Glen Roven, Tony winner Stephen Schwartz, and more. Ellis also providing vocals for The Metropolitan Opera's featured contemporary works and had singing roles at Boston Lyric Opera.
Ellis is active in community and equity work in the theatre industry and is a part of organisations such as the Theatre Industry Political Action Community and National Asian Artists Project. He is a proud eating disorder recovery influencer and works to change the entertainment industry’s conversations around beauty standards and appearance discrimination.
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Sarah Lancashire
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Sarah Lancashire is an English actress whose career began in 1986. Lancashire's first acting roles were in local theatre, with small guest roles in television dramas and sitcoms. After coming to public attention with roles in popular programmes including Coronation Street (1991-1996, 2000), Where the Heart Is (1997–1999) and Clocking Off (2000), Lancashire signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, appearing exclusively in ITV1 programming for the next two years. Lancashire has continued to work extensively across a variety of television drama genres, including guest appearances, regular roles in returning series and with featured roles in standalone miniseries' and television films. Her more prolific work includes the drama series' Lark Rise to Candleford (2008-2011), Last Tango in Halifax (2012-2020) and Happy Valley (2014, 2016, 2023).
Lancashire has appeared in the feature films And When Did You Last See Your Father? and Dad's Army and has returned to West End Theatre several times since her 1990 stint in Blood Brothers. Her combined acting credits have earned Lancashire a number of awards and nominations over a career spanning four decades and a prominent status within the British Television Industry of the 21st century. Lancashire was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
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Mark Humphrey
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Mark Humphrey (born December 27, 1960, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Jake Antonelli in the Canadian television series E.N.G. He made his feature film debut in Iron Eagle II (1988) as Captain Matt Cooper. Humphrey studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York and has worked extensively in both Canada and the United States. He has appeared in numerous TV series and films, including Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart as Pastor Frank Hogan. Humphrey comes from a family involved in the entertainment industry, with his father Jack Humphrey working as a radio and television producer. He has a son, Luke Humphrey, who is also an actor.
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Kalapács József
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Pokolgép Totális metál (1986) Pokoli színjáték (1987) Éjszakai bevetés (1989) Metál az ész (1990) Koncertlemez (1990) - koncertalbum Best of "Régi" Gép (1995) - válogatás Utolsó merénylet (1995) - koncertalbum Omen Feketében (1991) Brutális tangó (1992) Anarchia (1993) Jelek (1994) Koncert (1994) - koncertalbum Idegen anyag (1997) Szóló Kalapács (1996) Kalapács Első merénylet (2000) - korai Pokolgép dalok Ösztön (2002) Totem (2003) Keresztes háború (2005) Életreítélt (2006) Mítosz (2008) Apokalipszis (2009) Dühös nemzedék 2000-2010 (2010) - válogatás Hard Égni kell (2005) - EP Égi jel (2005) 100% HARD (2007)
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