Nicole Sylvester is a writer/director/producer whose credits include the collaborative feature film, The Owner, where Nicole joined forces with 25 filmmakers from 13 countries to produce/direct the first international feature film of its kind. The film was screened to packed theaters and landed the 25  filmmakers in the Guinness World Records for “Most Directors on an international film.”

2021's Maya & Her Lover is her first feature film as producer, writer and director. The film, inspired by true events, is about a woman who stifled by complicated memories of her overbearing father and on the verge of becoming a recluse, begins a sexual relationship with a much younger man who is barely navigating his way through life as a Black Man in America. The film has played at several film festivals including 2021 Pan African Film Festival and 2021 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival.

​Leeah Dollar-Olmos is the Global Engagement Coordinator for the Rainforest Partnership
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Leeah’s background has centered on exploring the connections between human behavior, marketing, and sustainability. Inspired by sustainability practices while studying abroad in Europe, Leeah has made it her mission to apply her skills in business management and market research to land conservation.

In addition to building relationships with corporate sponsors, Leeah coordinates global initiatives such as Films for the Forest and Flavors of the Forest for Rainforest Partnership. She also assists with coordinating programs for World Rainforest Day.

Leeah holds a BSc in Psychology from Georgia State University and a Masters in International Management from Audencia Business School. 

The Animalis Fabula film Festival team is very excited about working with our newest jurors and the perspective they bring to the jury process.

The AniFab team are also looking forward to working Leeah on her initiative Films For the Forest, or F3

​​Mye Hoang is a Los Angeles based producer and director. 

Mye, a producer on the award-winning noir thriller MAN FROM RENO (Best Feature at the LA Film Festival and Spirit Award Nominee 2015) as well as the narrative feature I WILL MAKE YOU MINE by Lynn Chen (SXSW 2020).

Mye has directed several narrative short films that have screened at film festivals around the world. Her first narrative feature VIETTE, a Vietnamese American coming-of-age story, debuted in 2012 and screened at dozens of film festivals, including the Asian American International Film Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Fest.

Mye is the founder and former Executive Director of the Asian Film Festival of Dallas, and former Artistic Director of the San Diego Asian Film Festival.  She has a BA in Cinema from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX where she was born and raised.  Get to know Mye at Grey Hat Films or below: