Welcoming New TFC Team Members
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Welcoming New TFC Team Members
Please join us in welcoming two new members to our Production Department: Emily Hamel, Digital Media Production Consultant & Matt Miller, Production Specialist.
In Emily’s new role as Digital Media Production Consultant, she will implement plans to grow the animation, video game, visual effects, and VR/AR business in Texas. Emily will act as the liaison for these industries and the TFC by providing information and guidance regarding TFC programs and initiatives and supporting other production team members as needed.
A Texas native, Emily got her start through the Austin Film Society’s Film Referral Program. Over the past decade, she has worn many hats, working as an Assistant Director, Visual Effects Artist, and Production Supervisor on both independent and studio projects and in the wild west of SVoD series. She has deep ties not only to the Texas film community, but to the industry at large. Notable works include working on Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, the Wachowski Siblings’ Jupiter Ascending, and YouTube’s first original animated series Kings of Atlantis.
In Matt’s role as Production Specialist, he will support the TFC Production Department by maintaining the TFC internal production and locations database, coordinating the TFC internship program, and assisting with general production inquiries.
With over 10 years of experience in production, Matt has worked in Los Angeles, Santa Fe, and Pittsburgh, but always found his way back to Texas. After graduating early from film school on a Friday, he moved back home to Texas and started working on the Coen Brothers’ True Grit that Monday. Some of his notable works include serving as script coordinator on the Emmy®-winning, Texas-produced series American Crime as well as the Hollywood blockbuster Ben-Hur.