LA Webfest 2025 – Panel Topic: “How to Produce a Family and Faith Project”

🎤 Panel Topic: “How to Produce a Family and Faith Project” (A broader look at creating content with heart and purpose)

🧑‍⚖️ Moderator: Rich Halke

🎬 Panelists:

✨ Brian Bird – Writer / Showrunner / Executive Producer Co-creator and EP of Hallmark’s When Calls the Heart. Brian has written/produced nearly three dozen films and over 450 TV episodes. He’s currently developing new projects with Michael Landon Jr. and Angel Studios.

✨ Brandon Clark – Director / Producer President of TrueBrand Entertainment. Brandon has directed award-winning music videos, commercials, and feature films like The Engagement Plot and A Little Women’s Christmas (Movieguide Award winner).

✨ Cress Williams – Actor / Producer Best known for starring in Black Lightning (The CW) and Never Been Kissed. Cress has a long-running TV and film career, including roles in Hart of Dixie, E.R., The West Wing, and Friday Night Lights.

✨ Nathan Scoggins – Writer / Director / Producer Director of What Remains starring Cress Williams and Anne Heche. Nathan has written for Lionsgate, Sony, and Blumhouse, and recently directed Destination Heaven for Great American Media.