Imagined Futures

Los Angeles native Narineh Hacopian is a graduate of the American Film Institute and a producer of independent features, award-winning short films, music videos, and branded content in the United States and abroad.

Narineh is happiest when she’s on set and collaborating with passionate filmmakers to bring stories to life. Narineh's feature LOWLIFE was acquired by IFC Midnight and is currently streaming on Hulu. She’s currently developing a neo-noir thriller and a sports comeback dramedy that will go into production in Fall, 2020.

In 2018, Narineh co-produced FLESH & BLOOD for BlumhouseTV and Hulu, starring Dermot Mulroney, and SEVEN STAGES for SpectreVision, starring Kate Micucci and Dan Harmon. Her work has been featured in notable festivals including Sundance (BITCH, 2017), Tribeca (THE PERSIAN CONNECTION, 2016; SEVEN STAGES and IN A RELATIONSHIP, 2018), TIFF (SOUTHBOUND, 2015), Los Angeles Film Festival (BAND OF ROBBERS, 2015) and SXSW (THE FRONTIER, 2015, SOME GIRL(S), 2013). Her most recent film, WILDCAT, starring Georgina Campbell and Luke Benward, is in post-production for a 2020 release, and she recently wrapped principal photography on a new feature for Stampede Ventures that will have its festival debut in 2020.

Narineh is excited to participate in the Sundance Co//ab Challenge as a juror and looks forward to reading all the entries!

Amin Matalqa makes films that bridge the cultural gap between East and West. His first feature, Captain Abu Raed won the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Audience Award in 2008 and became Jordan’s first Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film. Next, he directed Disney’s first Arabic language film, the soccer dramedy, The United. With his third feature, Strangely In Love, he made a whimsical LA-set comedy take on Dostoevsky’s novella, White Nights, co-starring Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction); followed by the desert-set action-adventure, The Rendezvous, starring Stana Katic (Castle, Absentia). 

In Television, Amin co-wrote the pilot and directed two episodes of Netflix’s first Arabic original series, the supernatural show, Jinn. Next up, he is directing his first animated film, Hump, about a sweet camel who crosses the Arabian desert searching for his boy. Also in development are Fugee Hustle, a Midwest-set ping pong hustle film with a Syrian refugee in the lead, and a new TV show. 

Amin lives in Los Angeles with his fiance, Meg, their baby Zoey, and Husky beast, Migo. Between films, he teaches directing at the American Film Institute, from which he also has his MFA in Directing. 

Adam co-owns AVAdventure Productions (AVA), a videography and live event production company that specializes in short-form documentary content and interactive experiences. 

Recent clients include NASA, Destination Imagination, The College of William & Mary, and Oracle Academy, among other non-profits, corporations, and universities. 

Prior to AVAdventure, Adam worked as a Producer of children's PBS television programming for Colonial Williamsburg Productions.

Liz co-owns AVAdventure Productions (AVA), a videography and live event production company that specializes in short-form documentary content and interactive experiences. Recent clients include NASA, Destination Imagination, The College of William & Mary, and Oracle Academy, among other non-profits, corporations, and universities. Prior to AVA Liz worked in non-profit management and international development. She served as a volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps in China.

Meagan Costello is an Editor with over 16 years experience in the film industry. Raised in California, Meagan developed a passion for film while attending UC San Diego in pursuit of a Communications degree.  After college, Meagan expanded her skills at Sony Pictures, working for Richard Branca, CAS, in the post production sound department. This led to her first film experience, as a production assistant and later an apprentice editor, on Gridiron Gang. In the years to follow, she continued to grow in the editorial department on large-scale Hollywood features, including Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, Sony’s 21 Jump Street and Universal’s Bridesmaids. After assisting Oscar-winning editor Conrad Buff, ACE, she began a 3-year stint as a first assistant editor for Marvel Studios, working on such films as Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Strange. Meagan recently finished work on Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns and is currently an additional editor on Ricky Staub’s feature debut Concrete Cowboys.

An avid lover of all genres of movies, and having now worked on over 15 features, Meagan is ready to focus her pursuit on independent films with stories that resonate.