2025 panelists & speakers

Prepare to be inspired by a lineup of remarkable speakers at Prince George’s Film Festival. Our festival is not only about showcasing outstanding films but also about providing a platform for thought-provoking discussions, insights, and conversations.

  • STEFAN YOUNGBLOOD

    Founder & CEO, Black AI Think Tank

    MODERATOR: AI Storytelling

  • RON LAWRENCE

    AI Creator/Executive Producer

    PANELIST: AI Storytelling

  • STEPHANIE FREDERIC

    Founder & CEO, FGWAI

    PANELIST: AI Storytelling

  • DANNY ROSS

    AI Founder, Digital Express

    PANELIST: AI Storytelling

  • kimberly offord

    AI Creator, Playground Pastime

    PANELIST: AI Storytelling

  • RHETT BUTLER

    MODERATOR: Producing Your First Film ; Financing Your Vision ; HBCU in LA Informational Session/Panel in partnership with EICOP, Capitol Battle of the Bands, and the Motion Picture Association ; Distribution And Promotion ; Homegrown Screenings

  • TIA SMITH

    Producer/Director

    PANELIST: Producing Your First Film

  • MONTY ROSS

    Producer Director 

    PANELIST: Producing Your First Film

  • RENEE GREEN

    Producer, Director, Writer, and Editor

    PANELIST: Producing Your First Film

  • Leon Mitchell

    PANEL: Lights, Cameras, Action: Hands-On Filmmaking Experience

  • Spencer Grundler

    Cinematographer

    PANELIST: Lights, Cameras, Action: Hands-On Filmmaking Experience

  • Kirby Griffin

    Cinematographer

    PANELIST: Lights, Cameras, Action: Hands-On Filmmaking Experience

  • Alexis Chinery

    Cinematographer and Technical Director

    PANELIST: Lights, Cameras, Action: Hands-On Filmmaking Experience

  • Mark Lawrence

    Managing Partner, Innucuvate

    PANELIST: Financing Your Vision

  • Stacy Milner

    President & CEO, EICOP

    PANELIST: HBCU in LA Informational Session/Panel in partnership with EICOP, Capitol Battle of the Bands, and the Motion Picture Association

  • John Gibson

    VP, Public Affairs & Industry Relations, The Motion Picture Association

    PANELIST: HBCU in LA Informational Session/Panel in partnership with EICOP, Capitol Battle of the Bands, and the Motion Picture Association

  • TEWODROSS M. WILLIAMS

    Professor, Dept. Chair & Animator/Filmmaker - DFPA | VCDMA | Bowie State University

    MODERATOR: Soul In Motion: HBCUS, Animation and the Afrofuture AND Film In the Pocket: GoGo, Hip-Hop and Cinema in the DMV

  • Ajamoo Raheem KMT

    Creator of HBCU Superheroes and  Unplugged

    PANELIST: Soul In Motion: HBCUS, Animation and the Afrofuture

  • DEDREN SNEAD

    Founder of Subsume

    PANELIST: Soul In Motion: HBCUS, Animation and the Afrofuture

  • Nabi Bilal and Candice Taylor

    Founders of CreativeJunkfood

    PANELIST: Soul In Motion: HBCUS, Animation and the Afrofuture

  • Priest Da Nomad

    PANELIST: Film In the Pocket: GoGo, Hip-Hop and Cinema in the DMV

  • DJ Lance Reynolds

    PANELIST: Film In the Pocket: GoGo, Hip-Hop and Cinema in the DMV

  • Kevin “Silk” Brewer

    PANELIST: Film In the Pocket: GoGo, Hip-Hop and Cinema in the DMV

  • Shorty Corleone

    PANELIST: Film In the Pocket: GoGo, Hip-Hop and Cinema in the DMV

  • Johnny Miles

    Content Distribution Executive Fevor, TV

    PANELIST: Distribution And Promotion

  • Camille Thelemaque-Bearden

    Director of Marketing Partnerships, TVOne

    PANELIST: Distribution And Promotion

  • MARK MCKINNON

    Actor & Acting Coach - Founder of McKinnon Acting Studio

    MODERATOR: The Actors’ Study

  • TRESSA SMALLWOOD

    Producer - Founder & CEO of MegaMind Media

    MODERATOR: Pitch Party

  • Sam Walker

    Producer, WalkRight Media, former BET Executive

    PANELIST: Pitch Party

  • Phakiso Collins

    Former VP Original Series, Development & Unscripted Paramount

    PANELIST: Pitch Party

  • SHUAIB MITCHELL

    President/CEO United Filmmakers, LLC

    PANELIST: Pitch Party