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CEO/Producer

Daphne Matthews 

At a young age Daphne knew she was headed somewhere but had no clue that it would land her where she is now. When she was in her 20's she went to school for Medical Assisting, after two years she figured out that she could not see anyone throw up so she changed her major to Forensic Psychology and CSI work. After attending school where she had passed her police exam and could have worked for a local police department her youngest daughter had fallen sick with what she later found out was Gastro issues so she decided to start her own business and run it in Ohio where she resides Running her business for 13 years later into it she had submitted for a casting call for the movie Donnybrook. Daphne was working so much that she had forgotten about even submitting for it. That was the first role that landed her in the film industry. Daphne had fell in love with everything in the industry, so she put aside her business to follow a career that had been calling her for her whole life She had already turned down modeling contracts when she was younger and a talent scout at the age of 24. Since she appeared in the movie Donnybrook she has went on to do great things. She has appeared in the new Wrong Turn (The Foundation) movie working with the great director Mike P. Nelson and worked on 10 Minutes Gone starring Bruce Willis and Michael Chiklis. Daphne has also been in the movie The Big Ugly with Vinnie Jones being one of the stars and has also been in Sistas working with Tyler Perry and appearing on the country TV show Nashville among many other things In the midst of all the things she has been on set for, she decided she wanted to learn all things film and music. So Daphne took a job at the Ascendent Studios working as a production coordinator and Management. Talent Manager and Talent agent at the company because she had already had a background in business. Daphne Has also done some casting and production work for the band (One Day Alive) featuring Jason Null from the band Saving Abel and will also be doing the casting for their next video as well as helping out with any production needs. Daphne can do just about anything. She has done everything from acting, modeling, PA work,Talent management and Casting. Daphne has also went back to doing a little print work as well, She just did a photo shoot for the magazine (The Heart of Hollywood). A little into Daphne's personal life where she was a small town Kentucky girl who grew in mainly in Las Vegas, she has traveled living in places like California, Utah, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana and so forth. She has 5 kids and 3 that she has helped raise. Daphne loves muscle cars and motorcycles. She loves to ride. Daphne is a very family oriented and work oriented person. She keeps her family life private from everyone. Daphne takes her work very seriously rather it comes lo acting or being on a set, to managing someone else. Daphne does believe in having fun at the same time (Motto: It's OK to have fun at work but the job will get done and done right). She believes that the stronger your team is, the better the product is and your work relationships will be but never, ever burn your bridges. It is always good to be able to build the kind of relationships that will last forever as far as work and friendships. Honesty is always key and reliability is not an option in this industry Time is money and the product must be the best. Daphne believes that we all must live our life with purpose and always have fun because you never know what can happen and where it will take you. Ms. Matthews is now the CEO of Lure Entertainment and DMTM Talent Management and now Producing a number of movies and TV series. She is also an award winning Screenplay writer for the upcoming film Shattered Dreams (The Leslie Vass Story) where the screenplay won best feature screenplay for the New York Movie Awards in January 2023. She is also now running segments on her Lure Entertainment website for different genres.

Producer/ Business Associate

Carla Christina Contreras

Carla Christina Contreras is an American Actress born in sunny Southern California under the cozy spotlight of tinsel town to Armando Contreras (entertainment Grip) and Diana Contreras (professional singer) in Torrance California, Carla Christina started her professional acting career at the ripe age of three selling Barbie Dolls and Tootsie Rolls; from eleven to sixteen she regularly worked on the TV series, 'The Waltons'.

Leaving the business to finish her formal education and after receiving a degree in business, Carla Christina ventured back to Hollywood to train at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute where she discovered her singing voice. She also studied acting intensively with Groundlings Founder Gary Austin, and further study with Kathrine Daley, Scott Arthur Allen, Bob Corff and Seth Riggs.

Upon an invitation to visit Nashville's Music Row, Carla Christina fell in love with Tennessee and decided to stay in 1992 to pursue music and experience a quality of life she couldn't find in Los Angeles. After living in Tennessee for a year, Carla Christina Co-Founded the Actors Alliance for the Nashville Film & Video Association, and has been a constant force in helping to build the film community we see today in Nashville.

A 28-year member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of the SAG-AFTRA Nashville Local. Carla Christina has been an active member of FilmNashville / Women in Film & TV Nashville / TN Women in Film & Media and Actor-Com, she continues to help other creative artists grow and prosper in the mid-west region. She is working on a Live Action Animated Musical web series 'Incognita's Infamous Adventures', a handful of indie projects, producing her first short film, has developed a situation comedy for network TV (being pitched), and in development for a limited series.

Carla Christina is married to Timothy E. Rumsey, with their two furry daughters Dolly (a Scottish Terrier) and Willie (a Black Cat rescue).

Carla Christina is also a world-renowned visual artist; her fine art works can be seen in various permanent collections as well as private collections around the world. She is also the author of the children's book Clint the Black Cat®, and is working on another literary work based on a shattering life experience.

Mariano Saulino

Two times Hollywood Music in Media Awards winner, film composer Mariano Saulino has scored music for over one hundred projects, including for features, documentaries, shorts and television series. He has composed music for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple Video, Lionsgate Fox and Disney among many others.

Mariano has won dozens of awards as a composer, including for Best Score at Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Los Angeles Film Awards, Los Angeles Shorts, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, and Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival.

Mariano is married to Photographer/ Producer Silvina Slatopolsky since 1993 and they have three sons: Dante, Lucio and Gonzalo.

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