INDUSTRY NEWS

Co-Founder & Executive Producer | Hinge

Roland is a Founder and Executive Producer of Hinge Digital, focusing his talents on the studio’s strategic development, client relationships & vendor partnerships, and public relations. With over 15 years of experience in the animation and VFX industries, and six of those as a business owner, Roland brings a wealth of experience in communications and strategy, production management and budgeting, as well as solutions-oriented problem solving and hands-on production. He is thrilled to contribute to OMPA’s continued growth as a vibrant and sustainable member-driven professional organization.

Director | W+K Studios / JOINT at Wieden+Kennedy

Patty Brebner is the Director of W+K Studios—Wieden + Kennedy’s film and experiential development and production studio. W+K Studios encompasses story development and treatment; live action, animation AR/VR/MX, VFX, and audio production; and W+K’s post facility, Joint.

Patty is responsible for the Studio’s Creator talent and development; finances, operations, and project development; and delivery standards of content from Creators Studio.

Prior to W+K Studios, Patty was Managing Director of W+K’s Portland and New York post production studios, Joint, which has produced some of the industry’s most awarded post work and talent.

Patty has worked with the leadership of W+K for over a decade to develop our creative studio capabilities and ensure it’s comparable to best-in-class production houses in talent, output, and culture; driving innovation in approach and opportunities. She’s collaborated with W+K’s brands across the network and had a hand in producing some of W+K’s most iconic work. Prior to joining W+K, Patty worked in film, music video, and TV production; and as a journalist.

Executive Producer, Owner & Co-Founder | Actual Industries

Annie has worked in the Portland production industry for 15 years. She is Executive Producer, Owner, and Co-Founder of Actual Industries, an end-to-end video production company creating content for product overviews, web campaigns, and broadcast commercial work for companies such as Google, YouTube, Nike, Amazon, the Oregon Culinary Institute, the City of Portland, Harry & David, and Costco.
Annie began her producing and directing career in New York City working on shows for the Food Network, Fine Living Channel, and PBS. As EP of Actual Industries, she oversees work supporting creative online campaigns and global communication for Fortune 100 companies.
She is a graduate of Brown University and also earned a Master’s Degree in TV, Radio, and Film Production from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications. She is currently a member of the Portland Chapter of Women in Film and the Couch Film Collective.

Executive Producer | Nike

Noah Stanik is Executive Producer at Nike in Global Brand Creative Production. He has worked as a producer, director, and writer in advertising/marketing and is an award-winning independent filmmaker whose work has screened at numerous festivals. At Nike he produces advertising and marketing for broadcast, digital, and retail distribution around the globe. Forever a maker, when not busy creating film and video, Noah is busy designing and making furniture, video game consoles, or whatever is next. He lives with his awesome family in Portland, OR.