THE TEAM

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SHANI BAYNE, PRODUCER

JACKIE JUNIPER, PRODUCER, HEAD OF GAMING

JEFF DOWD, SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Shani’s more than 30 years of experience in film, television, and advertising is as extensive as it is diverse. From acting and modeling to development and distribution, Shani's track record has proven that she is a well rounded producer capable of bringing concepts to completion. Some of Shani’s credits include Sister Act II, Riding In Cars With Boys, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Serendipity, Law and Order SVU, Third Watch, American Crime Story, Home Economics, Analog Days, Acts of Worship, Fools on the Hill, various award winning short films, and a 31 day experimental VR documentary on an active volcano in Masaya, Nicaragua for General Electric and Nat Geo Wild. Some of her previous clients include the NFL, Toyota, Ford, Jeep, Chevy, Taco Bell, Mountain Dew, Budweiser, Coors, Apple, Samsung, Home Depot, Loews, Old Navy, and many more. She has also worked for some of the top production companies such as Radical Media, Smuggler, Caviar, Bob Industries, and Park Pictures.

Her early experience includes working for the renowned film sales rep, Jeff “The Dude” Dowd, who discovered the Coen Brothers (No Country for Old Men, Intolerable Cruelty, Fargo) and was later commemorated as Lebowski in their smash cult classic, The Big Lebowski. She was also the Executive Assistant to Tom Rothman, CEO Sony Pictures on Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman and personal assistant to Bree Walker-Lamply.

Jackie Juniper is an entrepreneur with a career path that spans multiple sectors, which includes commercial real estate, stock trading, creative consulting for commercials, film, brand management, fashion design, mobile game development, and music production. She is creative and artistic with an eye for design, yet Jackie is analytical and an effective decision-maker.

Marketing: Madonna to wear Adidas licensed clothing line (1994) that Gucci reproduced in 2023. Determined to succeed producing relevant Pop culture infused films. Jackie is a skilled negotiator and has been witness to various startups to highly successful business ventures in crypto, tech, real estate, fashion sectors.

ROBIN SCHRODER, SVP, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION

Jeff “The Dude” Dowd is a writer, producer, producer’s representative, and a nationally recognized authority on marketing, distribution and exhibition of movies. Jeff Dowd helped Robert Redford start the Sundance Institute and Sundance Film Festival. Jeff Dowd was the marketing mind behind Blood Simple, The Blair Witch Project, The Black Stallion, Ghandi, War Games, Hoosiers, Desperately Seeking Susan, Chariots of Fire, Kissing Jessica Stein, Neil Young: Heart of Gold, and Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, and many other successful independent movies. “Everybody knows somebody like the Dude — and so do the Coen brothers. They based the character ”The Dude” played by Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski on a movie producer and distributor named Jeff Dowd, a familiar figure at film festivals, who is tall, large, and shaggy and a boil with enthusiasm.

Robin Schroder, former Vice President of International Marketing and Distribution at Lionsgate Films and graduate of UCLA Anderson’s School of Business, has joined Star Pony Film to oversee global marketing and distribution. Robin was a driving force behind the Twilight Saga and The Hunger Games, overseeing the franchises' in-theater, co-branded, and media promotions collectively reaching over $1B in earned media value. Other notable films Robin worked on include the Academy Award-Winners, 12 Years a Slave, Sicario, and La La Land. Robin has directed third-party partnerships with brands such as Samsung and Coke and launched event-driven marketing activations such as the John Wick VR experience at Brazil’s Comicon and La La Land’s pop-up musical flash mobs that spread virally across the globe. In addition, she was Sr. Brand Manager for preschool and family DVD and digital releases in Lionsgate’s home entertainment department. She grew Thomas & Friends to #1 preschool DVD brand and increased sales in a declining market and launched new DVD product lines and secured permanent space at Walmart, Target, and Kmart. Prior to Lionsgate, she also handled the global retail programs for Spider-Man 3 at Sony Pictures.