Dustin Elm is an award-winning documentary film director, producer, and editor. He has directed notable films like THE FESTIFULL SUMMER and MANMADE WATERS which won Best Conservation Documentary at the Catalina Film Festival. Dustin edited Showtime's SOG: THE BOOK OF WARD, the Andrew Ward documentary executive produced by LeBron James.

He recently directed Warner Music's feature documentary on the classic rock band ‘America’ and is currently directing the upcoming true crime miniseries LITTLE RIVER. In addition to his documentary resume, Dustin has directed commercials for a variety of brands including Google, Cadillac, and Citizen Watches. Dustin is a graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. 

David Breschel is a producer and director with 18 years of experience in the film industry. He earned a BA in Film & TV Production from Arizona State University and an MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. David began his career co-producing the feature film CAR DOGS (2017), featuring Patrick J. Adams, George Lopez, and Octavia Spencer. Car Dogs had a multi-theater theatrical release before going to Netflix. He then went on to make two feature films with James Franco's Elysium Bandini Studios: THE MAD WHALE (2017), starring Camilla Belle and James Franco; and THE ADVENTURES OF THOMASINA SAWYER (2020). Both films are currently available on Amazon.

His most recent film, TRAP JAZZ (2023), featuring Quincy Jones, T.I., and Big Boi, was sold to Disney’s Andscape, and is now available on Hulu and Disney+. As a short film producer, he produced YORUGA, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as MAMMOTH, which won the Student Academy Award. As a Partner at Highway West Entertainment, he oversees the company’s film slate from development through distribution.

Jack Piatt is the Founder of Highway West Entertainment. He is a writer and filmmaker who grew up outside Dayton, Ohio and became a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division before attending undergraduate and graduate studies at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale for Journalism and Media Management. He spent time as a journalist, photographer and editor before embarking on a career in advertising at the Denver Post; but left to pursue his passion for writing and filmmaking where he worked on major motion pictures such as "Gone Girl" (David Fincher) and "Hail, Caesar!" (Cohen Brothers) before producing his own films.

He directed and produced the feature documentary, Far Behind: The Candlebox Story in partnership with Warner Music Entertainment, slated for a 2025 release. He was a producer on "Immediate Family" the follow up to the critically acclaimed "Wrecking Crew" as well as a producer on the Hulu original film Trap Jazz, released in August 2023. He is currently developing an exciting slate of scripted/unscripted projects, including a biopic on the famed Jazz musician, Chet Baker.

In addition to his professional endeavors, Piatt has long demonstrated his passion for global issues and social justice, working with Participant Media as a field producer on the Save My Oceans Tour and various other projects and campaigns such as the Palau Project, Imagining Geographies, Meals on Wheels, and Manifest Equality. His most recent project is developing music programs for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. He is on the advisory board for Songs for Good, as well as on the Board of Directors for Give a Beat and WisdoMania Foundation. He remains committed to raising awareness for important causes and creating impactful stories that empowers viewers and shifts global consciousness. 

Charlie Cohen has led Warner Music Entertainment since its inception in 2017. At Warner Music Entertainment, Charlie has been responsible for a slate of Emmy-winning television series and films, including Laurel Canyon: A Place in time, Genius: Aretha for NatGeo, as well as David Byrnes’ American Utopia. He previously served as COO and Senior Executive Vice President at MGM company’s motion picture and television businesses. During his twenty-five-year tenure at MGM, he was involved in film projects such as Rain Man, The Birdcage, the Rocky franchise, the Pink Panther franchise, and every James Bond film from The Living Daylights (1987) to Quantum of Solace (2008).

On the television side, he was involved in series such as the Stargate franchise, The Outer Limits, and Teen Wolf. He was also involved with the company’s capital-raising activities and mergers and acquisition transactions totaling about $20 billion. Charlie was one of the founding Board members for the Los Angeles chapter of Spark, a non-profit organization focused on matching at-risk middle school youths in the Los Angeles public school system with internship and mentoring opportunities to motivate them to remain in school. He raised the funding to establish the Los Angeles chapter. Additionally, he has been patron himself to a variety of non-profit organizations and his alma maters for the past few decades.

Natalia is responsible for creating monetizable opportunities across the entertainment and media landscapes for the Primary Wave’s legendary and iconic artists and music catalogs.  Natalia leads content development strategies in film, television, podcasts, emerging platforms and live events for artists, songwriters and estates.  Since joining Primary Wave in 2021, Natalia has been an executive producer on the James Brown docuseries, “Say It Loud”, the Luther Vandross documentary feature, “Never Too Much”, and the upcoming Olivia Newton-John documentary feature. 

 Prior to joining Primary Wave, Natalia was General Manager of the Global Music Group at United Talent Agency, where she oversaw a team of over 250 executives, agents and staff across six offices and helped to establish the group as a leader in talent representation. 

Recognized as a power player in the music industry, Natalia has received multiple features on Billboard’s annual Women In Music and Power 100 lists, and on Variety’s Women’s Impact lists.

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AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST MUSIC FILM

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AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST INDIE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY