Hollywood's oldest rebel and icon of the industry, Roger Corman endures as one of the most influential filmmakers in motion picture history. Almost single-handedly carrying the low-budget film industry, he is known as the Godfather of Independent Film and the King of B-Movies. He discovered a generation of talent, including Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorcese and James Cameron and brought the cinema of international auteurs such as Francois Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini and Akira Kurosawa to America.

In 2009, Roger was awarded the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Relentlessly innovative, he remains on the cutting edge of new media and distribution platforms.

A powerhouse and veteran of the industry, Julie Corman has produced over 30 films across all genres. In addition to co-founding New World Pictures and later Concorde-New Horizons Pictures with her husband, she headed Trinity Pictures, where she produced family entertainment that stood apart from Roger's science fiction and fantasy offerings. Julie has served as Chair of the Graduate Film Department at NYU. In 2010 she gave the commencement address for the UCLA English department.