PRODUCTION TEAM - USA

Lee Rudnicki is a transactional entertainment and technology attorney based in Los Angeles. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in providing legal counsel to film, television, music, and video game productions. He has worked on more than 35 feature films and TV series, structuring and finalizing complex distribution, financing, and licensing deals. His expertise spans equity finance, international co-productions, and foreign tax credit financing. In addition to his work as an attorney, Lee is an adjunct professor at the UWLA School of Law, where he teaches entertainment transactions.

In 2023, Lee joined LexisNexis Legal & Professional as an attorney contributor, drafting the 2025 edition of professional entertainment contract template agreements and offering expert analysis on emerging legal trends. He also serves as CEO for Roma Hollywood Cinema Club, LLC. Previously, Lee held senior roles at Lex and Otis Studios, where he led business affairs for major animation projects such as Ark: Survival Evolved (Paramount) and Trese (Netflix) and negotiated high-value IP acquisitions and production deals. He also served as General Counsel and Producer at Strange Quark Films and Eleven Arts, overseeing international production and securing key distribution and licensing agreements. Lee’s career began as an entertainment litigator, where he represented high-profile clients in the music industry. He later transitioned to corporate counsel for Vividence.com, a Silicon Valley startup, before shifting focus to entertainment and business affairs. Lee has a law degree from the University of San Francisco, a screenwriting certificate from UCLA, a bachelor’s degree in music, and has completed extensive studies international law and business at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and Charles University in Prague. 

David Brian Sanders producer, on-screen television host, interior designer, and chef. Before founding David Brian Sanders Interior Design in 1998, he worked for the luxury linen purveyor Peacock Alley. With a lifelong passion for interior design and architecture, he began taking on private clients, which led to the creation of his namesake design firm. Sanders holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami, with concentrations in sociology and psychology. He is also a graduate of the Peter Kump School of Culinary Arts in New York City. Before moving to LA in 1995, David was the executive corporate sous chef at the Flavors Restaurant in New York. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Renovation Style, Traditional Home, The New York Daily News, The Washington Post, Angeleno Magazine, and The LA Times. He has appeared on Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker as the resident interior designer, HGTV’s House Hunters Renovation, Sundance’s The Lazy Environmentalist, and a special home makeover edition of Fox’s America’s Most Wanted. Sanders also served as a series regular as host.  

Bobbie Page served as Sr. VP Production at Warner Bros. Animation for 24 years where she was responsible for all production operations. She managed schedules and budgets for up to 50 active television programs at once, including television series, Direct-to-Video, Theatricals, Shorts, and Pilots. During her time at Warner Bros. Animation, Bobbie spearheaded a data-driven end-to-end digital pipeline to modernize the production process. Starting in 2017, she transitioned project management to a digital workspace that utilized automated workflows, reporting tools, and resource planning to scale up to 50 projects in active production. This end-to-end digital pipeline streamlined operations and improved efficiencies and communication across all WBA and external departments. A graduate of New York University, Bobbie holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre.

Hiroko Stanhope has over 25 years of experience bridging Hollywood and Japan. She began her career running the U.S. office of OZLA Pictures, where she played a pivotal role in the production of the legendary horror films, THE GRUDGE 1 & 2 (Dir. Takashi Shimizu), Shutter(Dir. Masayuki Ochiai), and GOEMON (Dir. Kazuaki Kiriya). Her leadership and strategic insight secured a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox. In 2014, Hiroko was tapped by Amuse Group, one of Japan’s largest entertainment conglomerates, to head its U.S. subsidiary, Amuse Group USA. As President, she launched innovative projects such as the IP-matching event J-Creation, produced the U.S.-Canada-Japan TV series The Pinkertons, and managed global operations for three huge J-pop artists BABYMETAL, Perfume, and ONE OK ROCK. Her ability to adapt to diverse markets and foster international collaboration made her a driving force behind their global success. Currently serving as an Advisor to Amuse USA, Hiroko also works as a freelance producer, coordinator, and consultant on a variety of projects and events.  

Lan Kisner is an entrepreneur, CPA, and the founder of Lankis Entertainment, an independent film production company. With a passion for the movie industry, Lan executive produced two feature films, where she managed the production and ensured the team had the resources and support to execute the creative vision. Dark Asset, an action-packed thriller directed by Michael Winnick, features a riveting storyline and dynamic performances.. Lan is a philanthropist, providing support to charitable events within the Asian community. Her contributions have earned her numerous awards and recognition.  

Julian has been an executive since the start of his career, launching his journey in 2009 as the co-founder of MCB Network 55.4 KTBU, a groundbreaking broadcast television network based in Houston, Texas. Designed for English-speaking Latinos in the United States, the network was backed by Texas billionaire and telecommunications pioneer Lee Cook. Julian played a pivotal role in building the network from the ground up, managing its 24-hour programming schedule, acquiring content, overseeing contracts, and mastering the complexities of running a television network. Following this achievement, Julian joined Concepts in Advertising, a leading Hispanic advertising agency, where he quickly rose to the position of Production Manager. In this role, he supervised the production of nearly 1,000 television and radio commercials in a major top-10 market while fostering strong relationships with clients managing multimillion-dollar budgets. 

Today, Julian is a Los Angeles-based producer and feature film editor, a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, and an active participant in a prestigious mentorship led by Emmy Award-winning editor Mary DeChambres, A.C.E., as he works toward membership in the American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.). His credits span 17 feature films, including Netflix global hits like A California Christmas: City Lights (ranked #1 globally on Netflix in December 2021) and That’s Amor (ranked #2 in the USA and #3 globally in August/September 2022), as well as HBOMAX successes such as A Hollywood Christmas (#1 on HBOMAX in December 2022) and A Christmas Mystery (#4 on HBOMAX in the same period). Additionally, another film he worked on, I Believe in Santa, achieved the #2 spot on Netflix in the US and the #1 position in the UK in December 2023. As a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Julian continues to develop original scripted content for feature films and television, driven by his passion for storytelling and dedication to bringing compelling projects to life in the evolving landscape of entertainment. 

While best known for his role as one of the original developers of the seminal video games "Doom" and "Quake," Dave Taylor has had a varied career as an engineer, researcher, producer, teacher, representative, and advisor. Taylor helped create the IPO roadshow demo that launched the Trans- meta IPO with a first week market cap of $5B, served as an early advisor to Algorithmic, whose Substance tools would go onto become a part of the Adobe family, and helped mature the Game Design program at the Academy of Art University, the largest private art school in the US, where he both taught and advised. In his most recent role, he served as CTO of Blue Vishnu, which has developed a new breed of photogrammetry ingest pipelines for use in 3D character and avatar scans. 

Bryan Tuk is a practicing attorney with 25 years of experience advising entrepreneurs and creatives on corporate and intellectual property transactional matters. Bryan writes extensively about US copyright law in Tuk’s Copyright Law Reporter, which is followed by attorneys both in the United States and Europe. Bryan is also a professional jazz musician and producer, with several independent releases of his own. Bryan earned his J.D. from Temple University School of Law, and a Bachelor’s in Business Management from West Chester University. 

Yumi Takada began her career in the entertainment industry in 1982 as an agent representing European fashion models in Tokyo. She traveled extensively across Europe and the U.S., scouting talent for the Tokyo Collections and TV commercials. In 1988, Yumi relocated to Los Angeles, where she transitioned to an independent casting director role. Over the years, Yumi has led more than 2,500 casting projects, including the critically acclaimed Age of Samurai on Netflix (ranked #1 in Docuseries), and The Paper Tigers, which received a perfect score of 100% and was ranked #1 in the action film category by Rotten Tomatoes. Yumi also serves as a Japanese casting consultant on a wide range of high-profile films, including Pachinko (Apple TV+), Suicide Squad, Deadpool 2, and Sophie and the Rising Sun. With over 35 years of experience, she has become a go-to expert for casting in both U.S. and Asian markets, having worked on numerous TV commercial projects throughout her career.