Staff

Edgar Alvarez, Office Manager

Sharese Bullock-Bailey, Chief Strategy & Partnership Officer

Neil Butler, Production Coordinator, LA

Derrick Cameron, Executive Director, NY 

Elaine Delgado, Chief Development Officer 

Nicholas Farfan, Program Coordinator, NY

Tony Fernandes, Managing Director, LDN

Taina Madera, Executive Assistant

Stosh Mintek, CEO

Rachel Moton, Program Coordinator, LA

Linda Pianigiani, Industry Manager, LA

Shurize X. Richards, Industry Manager, NY

Montea Robinson, Executive Director, LA

Daquan Saxton, Digital Bodega VP of Production

Iasmel Vasquez, Digital Bodega President

George Velez, Production Coordinator, NY

Guest Instructors

The following is a select list of industry experts who have led guest classes, workshops, and creative instruction at GFS.

JJ Abrams

Amy Adams

Henry Adebonojo

Laz Alonzo

Wes Anderson

Andrea Arnold

Andre Arroyo

John August

Peter Becker

Annette Bening

Halle Berry

Jan de Bont

Stephen Broussard

Martin Brest

Shari Springer Berman

Sara Bernstein

Jarin Blaschke

Scott Budnick

Edward Burns

Pete Chatmon

Stan Chervin

Derek Cianfrance

Ryan Coogler

Gia Coppola 

Lisa Cortes

Damon Dash

Tamra Davis

Pam Demetrius

Christopher Doyle

Anthony Drazan

Ansel Elgort

Carlos Lopez Estrada

Antonio Fargas

Cary Fukunaga

Antoine Fuqua

Tyrese Gibson

David Gordon Green

Max Greenfield

Omari Hardwick

Catherine Hardwicke

Jaime Hector

Simon Helberg

Thomas Higgins

Ted Hope

Jamila Hunter

Susan Jacobs

Jim Jarmusch

Barry Jenkins

Sarah Jones

Spike Jonze

Jamal Joseph

Myron Kerstein

Jon Kilik

Ellen Kuras

Fran Lebowitz

Spike Lee

John Leguizamo

Melissa Leo

Baz Luhrmann

Chris Mack

Maurice Marable

Malia Scotch Marmo

Joshua Marston

Cybel Martin

Melina Matsoukas

Katie McGrath 

Steve McQueen

Paola Mendoza

Anastas Michos

Rebecca Miller

Chris Milk

Elvis Mitchell

Nate Moore

Mums

Konsonant Music

Dee Dee Myers

Terrance Nance

Chantal Nong

Gavin O'Conner

Richard Pena

Todd Phillips

Dascha Polanco

Jason Reitman

Pedro Resto

Tony Revolori

Bashir Salahuddin

Xavier Salomon

Adam Shankman

Joseph Sikora

Christian Slater 

Peter Sollett

Sebastian Stan

Julia Stiles

Matt Stone

Chris Tucker

John Turturro

Christine Vachon

Matthew Vaughn

Bart Walker

Olivia Washington

Ken Weiss

Armond White

Olivia Wilde

James Wong

Alfre Woodard

Bradford Young