Advisory Board

Film School Advisors
The Film School’s advisors are an essential part of the Watkins Film School. These professionals share their knowledge, time, and resources in support of the school and its students. By teaching seminars and specialized courses as well as providing opportunities for internship and job placement, these advisors help the Film School remain connected with a constantly changing industry. The following is a partial list of our current advisors:

Bruce Beresford
Academy-award winning Director of Tender Mercies and Driving Miss Daisy

James Cromwell
Actor – The Green Mile, Babe, ER

Olympia Dukakis
Actor and winner of an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Moonstruck

Steven Haft
Producer of Dead Poets Society and Last Dance

Michael Lehman
Director of 40 Days and 40 Nights, The Truth about Cats and Dogs, Heathers, The West Wing, Homicide.

John McNaughton
Director of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Wild Things

Joan Tewkesbury
Screenwriter of Nashville and Director of Old Boyfriends, Cold Sassy Tree

Peggy Walton Walker
Screenwriter of Free Willy

Chris Zarpas
Golden Globe-winning Producer of RKO 281, G.I. Jane, Where the Money Is, Clay Pigeons