Tim Richardson is an award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker and owner of Richardson Productions LLC. He has shot over 30 films, a 40 episode cable program, and a recurring internet sitcom. His feature film Kill The Messenger is a Civil War epic currently with distribution through Echelon Studios in Los Angeles and his latest project is The Dork of the Rings, a feature-length parody of the Lord of the Rings saga which has been receiving international attention with previews and screenings in Germany, Toronto, Seattle, Orlando, Pasadena, New York, Atlanta and Indianapolis. It currently has non-exclusive distribution through Alliance Games and Midwest Tape.  Richardson holds a B.A. in Speech & Theatre from I.U. South Bend and is the founder and chairman of The I.U. South Bend Independent Video & Filmmakers Festival. He also serves as president of the not-for-profit group Mid America Filmmakers based in South Bend, Indiana.

MICHAEL KOUROUBETES (Writer/ Producer)

Michael Kouroubetes is an accomplished screenwriter and two-time winner of the Lester M. Wilson award for writing. He co-wrote and/or produced several feature films including Bloodlines, Kill The Messenger and The Dork of the Rings and wrote A:\kill and the short film Plunge. He has also severed as an assistant director, actor and producer and is currently shooting two short films Stuffy Kill and The Birth of Film.  He holds a B.A. in Philosophy and has helped organize several writer conferences and is a committee member of The I.U. South Bend Independent Video & Filmmakers Festival.

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