Academy Award–winning filmmaker
Nick Vallelonga
Green Book
✦ HOLLYWOOD & INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE VOICES
People who move the story forward.
Talent profiles from festival planning materials. Featured profiles do not guarantee personal attendance. Confirmed event-host information is identified where available.
Actor · Producer · 2026 event host/judge
Richard T. Jones
The Rookie · Judging Amy · Godzilla
Actor
Ricco Ross
Aliens · Bosch: Legacy · Beauty in Black
Actor
Richard Lawson
For Colored Girls · House of Payne · Beauty in Black
Producer · Author · Executive
DeVon Franklin
Miracles from Heaven · Breakthrough
Actress · Singer
Demetria McKinney
House of Payne · Saints & Sinners
AGFF2026
Actor
Stan Shaw
Rocky · The Monster Squad
Grammy-winning producer · 2026 judge
Theron “Neff-U” Feemster
Music production · Film and television
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