Digital Hollywood Spring, March, 2006 Speaker Brandon Schultz, President, ImajiMation, Inc. Brandon Schultz, President ImajiMation Studios, Inc.: After graduating from Morehouse College with a BA in Psychology, Schultz enrolled in the New York Film Academy’s program in Manhattan. There, he wrote and directed a short film entitled, "KNIGHT TAKES QUEEN" and a series of spec commercials for Adidas called "Adidas Dreams". In June of 2000 he became a founding partner and the Creative Director of ImajiMation Studios in Santa Monica, California. The industry's leading African-American owned animation studio, ImajiMation's clients include Adidas, Nestle, UPN, Jive Records, Arista Records and New Line Cinema. Brandon managed the production of several high-profile projects on behalf of ImajiMation. In 2003, Schultz became President of ImajiMation and his responsibilities grew to include the development of original properties. In December of 2003 Brandon penned the breakthrough comic book "BLOKHEDZ" created by his business partners Mark and Mike Davis. The comic meshes supernatural elements with a gritty street reality that’s grounded in Hip-Hop culture. The comic and line of toys that it spawned have received coverage on several news outlets including CNN, Reuters, VIBE, Stuff, Maxim, MSNBC.COM, and ABC news. The series was called "dope" by comics legend Stan Lee has and also drawn praise from Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons and filmmaker Reginald Hudlin. The BLOKHEDZ animated feature–film goes into pre-production in January of 2005, which Schultz will write and produce. Recently Brandon wrote and produced "BLOOD THIRSTY" a Blade-inspired animated short featured on New Line Cinema’s "BLADE TRINITY" soundtrack. Currently, he is writing a new 1-shot comic book for Marvel comics featuring platinum selling hip-hop artists, Fat Joe, Fabulous, and Lil’ Kim. Brandon also gives back by serving as a jury member for the Pan-African Film Festival, and has given several lectures to graduate students at the USC School Of Cinema and Television on animation production and writing for animation.