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Arik Treston, Co-Founder/CEO, founded Green Tonic, LLC in 2003, an independent filmmaker and studio consulting firm. Through Green Tonic, Treston acted as President of Distribution at Cinema Libre Studio overseeing their new internal home entertainment division, releasing dozens of quality documentaries and narrative films. Treston’s experience includes his current sales consulting work for leading G&L distributor Wolfe Video, and past positions such as Director of Marketing for York Entertainment, sales at Starlight Home Entertainment, and sales and marketing positions at VPD. Treston also co-owns Standing Room Pictures, LLC, a Los Angeles-based production company which produced the upcoming 4th Q feature film Scab.

Nicole Ballivian, Co-Founder/President, comes from serving as Vice President of International Sales at Cinema Libre Studio but began with US Theatrical Distribution for the company’s catalogue of films ranging from niche political documentaries to highly commercial narrative features. Nicole’s technical background allowed her to oversee post production which included distribution operations and delivery. Nicole founded BintFilm in 2002, a film production company based out of Los Angeles, whose first international comedy feature, Driving to Zigzigland, is currently traveling through the world festival circuit.

Sinohui "Joel" Hinojosa, VP Home Entertainment, a writer-producer-director and the co-founder of Emerging Artist Productions, a SF based production house that specializes in HD content and post solutions for independent films. Hinojosa produced and directed Scare Me: Behind the Screams, a feature documentary screened at Dreamland Village (at Sundance in 2007). Past positions within the industry include Director of Training at the retailer Major Video, Account Development with Valley Media Inc, National Sales Manager with Wolfe Video and Western Regional Sales Representative with KOCH Entertainment. Hinojosa is scheduled to produce and direct the feature A Forgotten Innocence set to lens this winter.