Shoshana Chagall Gungurstein JD/MBA, based in Alaska, is the General Partner of Aurora Venture Fund. Shoshana is a film financier, producer, and actor. She has previously co-founded Epsilon Theater Company and Popup Theater LA where she produced and directed contemporary plays. Her affinity for theater and visual arts developed during her training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). As a board member for Jen-NA (Jewish Entertainment Network of North America)- affiliate organization to JenLA, she liaisons with the board for fiscal sponsorship and investment opportunities.  

He has produced 24 films, beginning in 1998. Most recently, he has produced Truth (2015), Romeo & Juliet (2013), Nebraska (2013), The Numbers Station (2013), and Afternoon Delight (2013).

Nebraska was nominated for 6 Academy Awards and 5 Golden Globes. In 2002, Mankoff was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for the film Things Behind the Sun (2001).

Additionally, she is a founding member of the Unusual Suspects, a non-profit organization, which teaches youths in juvenile hall and group homes how to create and stage group-written plays via improvisation and collaboration. She has taught writing and improvisation workshops to underserved students and adults in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC.

David Lonner is the founder of Oasis Media Group, a management and production company based in Los Angeles. Under Oasis’ banner, Lonner represents writers, directors, and producers in the film, television, and online content arenas. Prior to founding his own company, Lonner was a talent agent at William Morris Agency from 2003-09. He was previously a partner at Endeavor where he established their Motion Picture division. Lonner also spent several years at Creative Artists Agency and began his career at ICM. Lonner is a committed philanthropist working with numerous organizations.

Marc Graboff, former head of television at NBCUniversal, former president of Core Media (creators of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance) and incoming head of Discovery Studios.

A married father of four, Jeff is the author of the bestselling book on story structure “My Story Can Beat Up Your Story” and has taught both the art and the business of the film and television industry all over the world.

Born and raised in New York City, David Sacks attended Harvard College, graduating with a degree in Government in 1984. While there he began his comedy writing career as an editor of the school’s humor magazine, The Harvard Lampoon. Upon graduating, David moved to Los Angeles and began writing for television.

Among the shows he’s worked for are “The Simpsons”, where he won an Emmy Award, and “Third Rock from the Sun” for which he won a Golden Globe Award, “Malcolm in the Middle”, and “Lewis Black: The Root of All Evil”. David is the co founder and Senior Lecturer of The Happy Minyan of Los Angeles. David is married and raises his family in Beverly Hills, CA.

Greenstein is a graduate of the University of Central Florida – College of Business Administration, where he majored marketing with a concentration in sales.

Prior to entering the film business, he was an Assistant Trainer for the Anthony Robbins Foundation, owned and published a performance driven magazine for young professionals, and owned and operated a commercial carpet cleaning company he started at the age of 19.