Stephanie M. Yuhas graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Philadelphia University of the Arts with a BFA in Animation. In addition to Project Twenty1, Stephanie operates Shinygrape Studios, a Philadelphia-based animation & writing company. As an animator, Stephanie feels there is a large void in the time-based festival circuit for animation, given the typical constraints and intensity of the medium. She believes that Project Twenty1 provides enough time to produce polished films and creates a unique venue for animators to screen their work alongside live-action filmmakers.

Matt Conant, Artistic Director

Matt Conant graduated Magna Cum Laude from Temple University in 2002. He is the Creative Director of Cinevore Studios, which specializes in genre-bending narrative fiction, and owns Crystalline Studios, which produces commercial video work for clients throughout the Delaware Valley. He is currently in development on two features, the neo-noir Controls and the ensemble comedy Wizard, Rainbow, Unicorn. Matt loves that Project Twenty1 gives filmmakers multiple means of access to a mass audience, the motivation to create original films, and an opportunity to expand their creative networks.

Board of Directors

• Matt Conant, President
• Stephanie Yuhas, Vice-President
• Ryan Leib, Treasurer – Keystone Wealth Management
• Alex Levit, Secretary – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
• John Duffy – St. Clair CPA Solutions
• David S. Conant – WRTI 90.1FM Public Radio

Advisory Board

• Danielle Alderman – Triumph Brewery
• Jackie Borock
• Michele D’Aquino
• Heather Hain
• Dawn Harvey – Lansdale Theatre Works
• Pete Lauritzen
• Stephen M. Perry – Wachovia Bank
• Norman M. Valz – Norman M. Valz & Associates, P.C.

2011 Interns & In-House Volunteers

• Aislinn Tomchak – Drexel University co-op program
• Aaron Curtis – Temple University
• Amanda Cusumano
• Carolyn  Boyd – University of the Arts Alumni
• Devin Hassan – Drexel University
• Kelly Croke – Temple University
• Tim Morris