We’re excited to have such talented judges on our panel this year. The judges will have three weeks to review all of the entries in the 2016 Kate Regan Short Film Festival and will be looking for technical ability and creative merit as they score each film using the Judges Scorecard. This year’s judges bring a wealth of creativity, expertise, and love of filmmaking to the festival making participation such a rewarding experience for all budding filmmakers.
Cassie Goodluck-Johnson is a Portland-based Navajo/Anglo filmmaker and photographer. She specializes in narrative and documentary films as well as promotional films and has incorporated portrait and event photography in the past few years. Her film credits include DON’T LOOK BEHIND YOU and LATENT POWERS (co-director), both airing on HBO Family Channel, production experience on PLANET GREEN: RENOVATION NATION, YOHAN: THE CHILD WANDERER, GRAMMY AWARDS, BET HIP HOP AWARDS, PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS and 39TH PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS, and post-production experience on JERSEY SHORE, DISASTER DATE and MY BIG FRIGGIN’ WEDDING. She served as a filmmaker mentor for Native American youth in The Superfly Filmmaking Experience in Seattle, WA in 2013-2014 (part of Seattle International Film Festival) and in Paper Rocket Productions’ filmmaking workshop on the Navajo reservation in Shiprock, NM in 2015.
Adam Guggenheim is a videographer and a photojournalist. He is currently a videographer for the Marketing Department at the University of Portland. He has produced broadcast, digital and print content for clients including Columbia Sportswear, LAIKA, Danner, Tanner Goods, Homeschool Snowboarding, The Multnomah Athletic Club, The American Institute of Architects, Terwilliger Plaza and Red Door Films [Red Door Films clients: Nick Jr., Goodwill, Spirit Mountain Casino]. He has also assisted with production of television trailers for shows and feature films including Alias, The Closer, Saved, Kingdom of Heaven, Guess Who, Stephen King’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes and Deuce Bigalow 2.
Leah Walters is a student at the University of Portland majoring in English. She is currently working on a documentary called “Under the Bridge” which focuses on the homeless community in downtown Portland. She was a 2015 participant in the Kate Regan Short Film Festival and a videographer in the 24-Hour Film A-Thon.