Hunter Weeks – Twitter: @hunterweeks Email: Hunter (AT) redpopsicle (DOT) com
Hunter directed and produced 10 MPH and 10 Yards: Fantasy Football. Currently, he’s directing a film about a 2700-mile mountain bike race from Canada through the USA in the Rocky Mountains. He’s led efforts to bring major partners on board to help fund and promote the films, including such companies as CBS Sports, Quiznos, YouTube, Crocs, SmartWool, Fender, and Chipotle. He’s also the author of the 10 MPH DIY Manual, which discusses unique PR, Marketing, and distribution insights on how to distribute indie films both digitally and conventionally without a major distributor. Hunter also has a strong background in social media platforms and web marketing, working in the past as lead of Blockbuster.com’s email program and as a web guru in a few startup companies.
Hunter is a contributor and consultant with Workbook Project and has spoken on his achievements in distributing and marketing films at various major film events, including Sundance Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh, The Conversation, and DIY Days.
Known for his strong eye for composition, Hunter has a passion for photography and world travel. He’s been published in numerous periodicals, including FHM, Maxim, Boston Globe, CNET, Sync Magazine, Hemispheres, and Intersection Magazine. Hunter currently lives in Denver, Colorado, where he splits his time between the mountains, film projects, and photography.
Mike Dion – Twitter: @goodlifecyclist Email: Mike (AT) redpopsicle (DOT) com
Mike Dion has 17 years of production experience with 6 years working as Managing Producer at Starz Entertainment, executive producing commercials and marketing communications for internal clients and external distribution partners such as DIRECTV, Dish Network, Comcast, Cox Communications,Time Warner Cable and Vongo.
Prior to Starz, Mike was Senior Producer at The Hallmark Channel writing, producing and editing tune-in promo’s, long form entertainment and marketing stunts for the International Channel, which broadcast in 100 countries and 17 different languages.
Prior to working for broadcast networks, Mike spent 7 years working on feature films such as Far and Away, A River Runs Through It, Dante’s Peak, The Brave and Reggie’s Prayer, as well as local and national commercials for clients such as TCI Cable, Toyota, Pearl Jam (Sony Music), Hewlett Packard and numerous corporate and political productions. In these positions Mike had the various responsibilities of writer, producer, camera operator, editor and production services.
Mike excels at eliciting a sense of confidence from any production team. Whether he’s working directly with a client, an agency, or a production company. Mike has the ability to communicate effectively in the technological language of the production professional as well as the business minded sales and marketing professional. He brings a unique balance to the table.
