A meetup for casual networking, conversation and meeting other film makers. After the first 45 minutes of the mixer our panel guests, Alex Javo and Dewayne Bontrager will answer questions from your hosts. For the remaining 15 minutes attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panel.

Co-sponsored by the Atlanta Comedy Writing Meetup group.

Manuel's Tavern
602 North Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307

There is free parking for Manuel's Tavern across the street, south of the laundromat.

Christopher Sartorius

Morgan Wiley

Atlanta Screenwriters Anonymous

Hobbies & Passions

Screenwriting

Indie Film

Scriptwriting

Creative Writing

Film

Acting

Independent Filmmaking

Voice Acting

Animation

Alex Javo

Alex Javo has always had a love for movies and TV shows. Alex started as an extra then moved on to pursue stand in work on shows Cobra Kai and The Gifted. He later on started in Student Films and Short films he auditioned for and landed. He landed his first agent in 2019 and he has been told he is “very driven” and is “a class act“ from higher ups in the industry.

“For me Acting is my way of expressing myself honestly and completely. I remember one of the first scenes I did on a film where there was a bunch of people around me and it was just me and my fellow co-star exchanging dialogue and when the scene finished I just remember having this thrill inside of me. That fulfillment of being truly happy and loving something like I had never loved anything before. That’s when I knew this is where I belonged and what I want to do forever.“

Alex Javo is known for Ambrogio: The First Vampire (2025), Fatal Attraction (2013) and Condor's Nest (2023). He has 125 credits to his name since 2017, including feature films, TV shows, and short films.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9957142/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1
https://filmfreeway.com/AlexJavo

Watch Ambrogio The First Vampire on Amazon Prime!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DRWLSM89/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

Dewayne Bontrager

Dewayne and his twin brother Lawayne run a production company called Bontrager Twins Productions. They have created 55 shorts together since 2008. They are mostly know for a feel good teenage zomedy called Zombie Crush. They have won numerous awards
including Best Music Video and Best of Show.

Dewayne has branched out working with other producers and directors to make feature films, TV pilot episodes and other independent productions. He has worked on numerous projects wearing different hats as a DP, DIT, editor, drone operator, actor and producer. He has even appeared as himself alongside brother Lawayne in a documentary about the 2024 100 Hour Film Race.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4534191/?ref_=nmbio_ov_bk
https://www.twiinmedia.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYR6llPVGCg



Mixer and Filmmaker Panel with Alex Javo and Dewayne Bontrager

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