PAUL SYRSTAD
DIRECTOR
Paul Syrstad is a director, writer, and producer based in London, England. After training as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, he soon felt drawn to behind the camera to expand his work as a storyteller. He is currently the director and showrunner of the upcoming TV series "TESTAMENT"
TIM SLOVER
WRITER
Tim Slover is a screenwriter, playwright, and a Professor at the University of Utah. His screenplay, A More Perfect Union (PBS, Amazon), garnered a Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge George Washington Honor Medal. His plays include Joyful Noise (Lamb’s Theatre off Broadway), Treasure and Lightning Rod (Fulton Theatre), March Tale (Seven Angels Theatre), Utah (Tuacahn Theatre), Hancock County (Westminster College.
SHELLEY RUDDOCK
PRODUCER
Shelley Ruddock is a Film and TV producer and co-founder of the award-winning UK-based production company View35 films. Shelley studied producing at NFTS and has produced several narrative films & creative content. In 2023, Shelley produced her debut feature, The Draw, a sci-fi thriller recently acquired by Film Seekers. The Draw was featured in Screen Daily’s Cannes 2024 buzz titles from the UK. In April 2024, the historical feature film, The Hopeful, via Hope Studios, was released cinematically for which Shelley was the Scotland Unit Producer. Also in 2024, Shelley completed Season One of the TV series Testament for Angel Studios as both the Line Producer and 2nd Unit Producer alongside Fellowship Director, Paul Syrstad
JUDD FUNK
PRODUCER
Judd Funk has worked as an attorney and senior executive in the entertainment industry for 30 years. Funk has worked as either an attorney, business affairs executive or departmental head for over 300 films that have earned a total of nearly $12.3 billion in box office revenues, the more notable of which include: The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Field of Dreams, Back to the Future II & III, Born on the 4th of July, Kindergarten Cop, Backdraft, Scent of a Woman, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Seven, Shine, Austin Powers I, II & III, Wag the Dog, Rush Hour I & II, The Lord of the Rings I, II & III, I Am Sam, Elf, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers, 1941, Kramer vs. Kramer and Sex and the City.
ARTHUR VAN WAGENEN
PRODUCER
Arthur Van Wagenen is a film producer and entertainment lawyer known for his work with Excel Entertainment, where he oversaw the distribution of several films, including Just Let Go, Jane and Emma, and The Cokeville Miracle. He earned a degree in German from Brigham Young University and a law degree from the University of Utah, later working at New Line Cinema during the production of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He currently works as a Business Affairs Executive at Angel Studios.