ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

MEL GIBSON (Director/Producer/Co-Screenwriter) directed, co-wrote and produced the worldwide box-office phenomenon “The Passion of the Christ” (2004), the highest- grossing independent film in history (over $600 million worldwide). He directed, produced and starred in the critical and box-office success “Braveheart” (1995), which received 10 Academy Award® nominations and won five, including Best Picture and Best Director. In addition, he received a Golden Globe® as Best Director, a Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award from the National Board of Review, the National Association of Theatre Owners/ShoWest award as Director of the Year, and was named Best Director by the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association. He was further nominated for the David Lean Award for Direction and for an Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures award by the Directors Guild of America.

Gibson attended the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) at the University of New South Wales, where his stage appearances included the role of Biff in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” On the strength of his stage work, Gibson came to the attention of physician- turned-film-director George Miller, who cast him in the title role in “Mad Max” (1979), the low-budget, science-fiction car-chase thriller that became a surprise smash around the world. That same year he played an almost diametrically opposite role as a gentle, mentally handicapped man in “Tim,” and won the Australian Film Institute’s Best Actor award. He was further established as an international star by Peter Weir’s “Gallipoli” (1981), which brought him a second Australian Best Actor prize, and by Miller’s “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” (1981), which was released in the USA by Warner Bros.

Gibson solidified his reputation when he teamed with Weir again for “The Year of Living Dangerously” (1983), for which he was nominated Best Actor in a Lead Role by the Australian Film Institute. He then made his American debut opposite Sissy Spacek in “The River” (1984), portrayed mutineer Fletcher Christian in Roger Donaldson’s “The Bounty” (1984), and played a charismatic young convict in Gillian Armstrong’s dark romance “Mrs. Soffel” (1984). But it was undoubtedly the continuation of the Mad Max series, “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome” (1985), and the opening salvo of an even more durable action-adventure franchise, “Lethal Weapon” (1987), that truly certified his standing as a global superstar.

After starring in “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), “Lethal Weapon 2” (1989), “Air America” (1990), and “Bird on a Wire” (1990), Gibson formed Icon Productions with partner Bruce Davey to produce “Hamlet” (1990), directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The role brought him the William Shakespeare Award from the Folger Library in Washington, DC. Gibson has since starred in several Icon projects, including “Forever Young” (1992), “Maverick” (1994), “Payback” (1999) and “What Women Want” (2000), while continuing to work in films produced by other companies, such as Ron Howard’s “Ransom” (1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe® in the Best Actor, Motion Picture Drama category and Richard Donner’s “Conspiracy Theory” (1997). Gibson also made his directorial debut in 1993 with Icon’s “The Man Without a Face.”

In 2000, Gibson became the first actor to star in three films in the same year that each earned $100 million in domestic gross: Roland Emmerich’s “The Patriot,” the animated adventure comedy “Chicken Run,” lending his voice to Rocky, and the smash hit “What Women Want,” co-starring Helen Hunt. He was nominated for a Golden Globe® for his performance, in the Best Actor, Motion Picture Comedy category. In 2002, Gibson starred in Randall Wallace’s “We Were Soldiers” and in M. Night Shyamalan’s box-office smash (over $400 million) “Signs.”

Academy Award®-winner BRUCE DAVEY (Producer) is president/CEO/producer at Icon Productions, the company he co-founded with partner Mel Gibson in 1989. In this capacity, Davey oversees every facet of Icon’s day-to-day operations, from the creative to the financial. A native of Sydney, Australia, Davey began his career as an accountant and business manager for actors, rock groups and musicians. He first met Gibson in a professional capacity in 1980, and when the actor was putting together “Hamlet” (1990), he asked Davey to move to L.A. to work with him as his production partner. In addition to APOCALYPTO, he produced in 2005 the Icon motion picture “Seraphim Falls,” starring Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan.

Davey has produced such Icon films as “The Passion of the Christ” (2004), “Forever Young” (1992), “Immortal Beloved” (1994), Gibson’s directorial debut “The Man Without a Face” (1993), “Maverick” (1994), “Airborne” (1993), “An Ideal Husband” (1999), Gibson’s multi-Oscar®-winning Best Picture “Braveheart” (1995), “Payback” (1999), Atom Egoyan’s “Felicia’s Journey” (1999), Wim Wender’s “The Million Dollar Hotel” (2000), “What Women Want” (2000), “We Were Soldiers” (2002), “The Singing Detective” (2003) and “Paparazzi” (2004). Davey has been a driving force behind Icon’s ongoing commitment to superior family films, including “FairyTale: A True Story” (1997), recipient of the 1998 BAFTA Award for Best Children’s Picture.

FARHAD SAFINIA (Co-Screenwriter/Co-Producer) was born in Tehran in 1975. He left Iran with his family at the age of four to live in Paris, then London. At King’s College Cambridge, where he read Economics, he directed and acted in a number of stage productions for the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club and other theater companies. After graduating, he moved to New York City where he studied film at the New School University and at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. APOCALYPTO, which he co-wrote with director/producer Mel Gibson, is his first feature-length screenplay. He presently lives in Los Angeles.

NED DOWD (Executive Producer) has had a varied and successful career for 30 years in motion pictures as an executive producer, producer, assistant director and production executive at Caravan Pictures. He produced the upcoming feature film “Ghostwood” (2006), “The 13th Warrior” (1999) and “State of Grace” (1998) and served as executive producer on “Last of the Mohicans” (1992). He also produced TV’s “Lip Service” (1988). In addition to APOCALYPTO, Ned executive produced “Speed Dating” (2006), “King Arthur” (2004), “Veronica Guerin” (2003), and “Wonder Boys” (2000), and he was line producer on “Reign of Fire” (2002) and “The Count of Monte Cristo” (2002), and he co-produced “Shanghai Noon” (2000), “The Three Musketeers” (1993) and “Let It Ride” (1989).

As Head of Production at Caravan Pictures, he was responsible for such motion pictures as “Rocket Man” (1997), “Washington Square” (1997), “G.I. Jane” (1997), “Gone Fishin’” (1997), “Grosse Pointe Blank” (1997), “Metro” (1997), “The Rich Man’s Wife” (1996), “First Kid” (1996), “Celtic Pride” (1996), “Before and After” (1996), “The Big Green” (1995), “Powder” (1995), “While You Were Sleeping” (1995), “Tall Tale” (1995), “Heavy Weights” (1995), “The Jerky Boys” (1995), “Houseguest” (1995), “A Low Down Dirty Shame” (1994), “Angels in the Outfield” (1994) and “Angie” (1994).

A former professional hockey player, Ned got his start in motion-picture production as an actor, technical advisor and stunt coordinator on “Slap Shot” (1997), written by his sister Nancy Dowd (who won an Oscar® for “Coming Home”). He then segued into physical production as a second and first assistant director. He also acted early on his career with roles in “Popeye” (1980), “Southern Comfort” (1981), “Endangered Species” (1982) and “48 Hrs.” (1982).

VICKI CHRISTIANSON (Executive Producer) has been with Icon Productions since 1991 and is the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer responsible for the review of worldwide operations and tax planning for the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Prior to joining Icon, Ms. Christianson worked at KPMG Peat Marwick entertainment tax practice in Century City, California, and at The Walt Disney Company in Burbank, California. She began her career as a Certified Public Accountant with a master’s degree in Taxation. She is based out of Icon’s Santa Monica offices.

DEAN SEMLER, ASC, ACS (Director of Photography), won an Academy Award® for his work on Kevin Costner’s epic of the American West, “Dances With Wolves” (1990), and also won the top honor that year from the American Society of Cinematographers. One of the world’s most accomplished cinematographers, Semler has photographed a wide range of productions both in his native Australia, the United States and around the world.

Semler began his career at a local television station photographing news stories. This led to a nine-year-long stint at Film Australia, where he made documentaries and anthropological films for educational and research purposes. His first credit as a feature cinematographer was “Let the Balloon Go” in 1976. In Australia, Semler served as cinematographer for “Hoodwink” (1981), the now classic futuristic thriller “The Road Warrior” (1981) and its follow up “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome” (1985), “Razorback” (1984), for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award, “The Coca-Cola Kid” (1985), “The Lighthorseman” (1987) and “Dead Calm” (1989). His U.S. credits include “Young Guns” (1988) and “Young Guns II” (1990), “Cocktail” (1987), “Farewell to the King” (1987),“City Slickers” (1991), “The Power of One” (1992), “The Three Musketeers” (1993), “The Cowboy Way” (1994), “Waterworld” (1995), “The Bone Collector” (1999), “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps” (2000), “Heartbreakers” (2001), “Dragonfly” (2002), “We Were Soldiers” (2002), “XXX” (2002), “Bruce Almighty” (2003) and “The Alamo” (2004), among others.

Semler most recently was the director of photography on “Click” (2006), the romantic comedy “Just My Luck” (2006), the box-office hit “The Longest Yard” (2005), and director Rob Cohen’s action-adventure science-fiction thriller “Stealth” (2005). He also directed the feature film “Firestorm” (1998).

For television, Semler photographed “Return to Eden” in Australia and “Passion Flower” in the U.S. He also served as cinematographer and second unit director of the television miniseries “Lonesome Dove” and “Son of the Morning Star.”

During the filming of “XXX,” it was announced that Semler was the recipient of a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia, appointed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts, an honor bestowed upon him by his fellow countrymen. Two years later, he received the Centenary Medal for services to international cinematography.

TOM SANDERS (Production Designer) received Academy Award® nominations in Art Direction for his work on “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) and “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992). He previously worked with Icon and Mel Gibson as Production Designer on “We Were Soldiers” (2002), the Oscar®-winning “Braveheart” (1994) and “Maverick” (1994), and also served as Production Designer on “Rumor Has It” (2005), “Mission: Impossible II” (2000), “Fathers’ Day” (1997), “Assassins” (1995) and “Days of Thunder” (1990). Sanders was also Art Director on “Hook” (1991), “Naked Tango” (1991) and “Revenge” (1990) and served as visual consultant on “Timeline” (2003) and directed in 1996 the “About Face” episode for HBO’s successful series “Tales from the Crypt.”

JOHN WRIGHT (Editor) is a two-time Academy Award® nominee for his work on “The Hunt for Red October” (1990) and “Speed” (1994) and garnered a British Academy Award (BAFTA) for the latter. Wright previously worked with Mel Gibson as film editor on “The Passion of the Christ” (2004) and most recently completed work on “Glory Road” (2006). Among the many films he has edited are “The Thomas Crown Affair” (1999), “X-Men” (2000), “The Rock” (1996), “Die Hard: With a Vengeance” (1995), “Broken Arrow” (1996), “Last Action Hero” (1993), “Frances” (1982) and “Sea of Love” (1989). For his work on the acclaimed telefilm “Sarah, Plain and Tall” (1991), Wright received an Emmy® award for Outstanding Editing as well as the American Cinema Editors’ Eddie® Award.

After serving in the U.S. Army, Wright began his career as an apprentice editor with David Wolpert Productions, assisting on such documentary projects as “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.” He went on to become a film editor and associate producer on several National Geographic specials. Early in his career, Wright won his first Eddie® Award for the documentary “Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front.”

JAMES HORNER (Music) is one of the most celebrated of modern film composers. Having created the music for dozens of the most memorable and successful films of the past two decades, Horner was honored with two Academy Awards® and two Golden Globes® for James Cameron’s “Titanic.” In addition, he has earned Academy Award® nominations for his Original Scores for “House of Sand and Fog,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Braveheart,” “Apollo 13,” “Field of Dreams” and “Aliens” and for the Original Song “Somewhere Out There” from “An American Tail.” He has also garnered four more Golden Globe® nominations and has won six Grammy® awards, including Song of the Year in both 1987 (“Somewhere Out There”) and 1998 (“My Heart Will Go On”).

In April 1998, Horner’s “Titanic” soundtrack completed an unprecedented run of 16 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart, setting a new record for the most consecutive weeks at #1 for a score album.

Known for his stylistic diversity, Horner’s most recent film credits include “All the King’s Men,” “The New World,” “The Legend of Zorro,” “Chumscrubber,” “Flightplan,” “The Forgotten,” “Troy,” “The Missing,” “Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius,” “Radio,” “Beyond Borders,” “Enemy at the Gates,” “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “The Four Feathers,” “The Perfect Storm,” “Freedom Song,” “Bicentennial Man,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “The Mask of Zorro,” “Deep Impact,” “The Devil’s Own,” “Ransom,” “Courage Under Fire,” “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday,” “The Spitfire Grill,” “Casper,” “Legends of the Fall,” “Clear and Present Danger,” “The Pagemaster,” “Bopha!,” “The Pelican Brief,” “The Man Without a Face,” “Patriot Games,” “Thunderheart,” “Sneakers,” “The Rocketeer,” “Glory,” “In Country,” “Field of Dreams,” “Honey I Shrunk the Kids,” “The Land Before Time,” “Willow,” “An American Tail,” “The Name of the Rose,” “Cocoon,” “Gorky Park,” “48 Hrs.” and “Star Trek II.” He also wrote the score for this year’s “The Good Shepherd.”

MAYES C. RUBEO (Costume Designer) worked as an assistant costume designer and costume supervisor for many costume designers including Shay Cunliffe, Erica Phillips, and Ellen Mirojnick, as well as on many collaborations with her mentor Enrico Sabbatini. She began her career as a costume supervisor for extras on Oliver Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989) and as an associate costume designer on Taylor Hackford’s “Bound by Honor” (1993). Since then, she has been a costume designer and/or supervisor on a number of motion- picture and television projects and was nominated for a Costume Designers Guild Award for her work on Showtime’s “Fidel” (2002). Among her most noted credits are four John Sayles films—“Casa de los Babys” (2003), “Sunshine State” (2002), “Men Without Guns” (1997) and “Lone Star” (1996) serving on the latter as assistant costume designer—“The Librarian: Quest for the Spear” (2004), “Warden of Red Rock” (2001), “Desert Heat” (1999), “The Arrival” (1996), “On the Air” (1995), “The Client” (1994), and “Last Light” (1993) as well as her work in commercials. Mayes was born in Mexico City and completed her studies in Costume Design at the Los Angeles Trade Tech and also studied at UCLA and the Institute Statale d’arte in Italy. Married to production designer Bruno Rubeo for the past 22 years, Mayes divides her time between assignments in Los Angeles and Umbria, Italy, where she and her husband reside and have their studio.

ALDO SIGNORETTI (Hair & Makeup Designer), a native of Italy, has worked in motion pictures in the USA and internationally as a hair designer, supervisor and stylist. Among his most noted credits are “Fade to Black” (2006), “Capote” (2005), TV’s “Rome” (2005), “Kingdom of Heaven” (2005), “Troy” (2004), TV’s “The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone” (2003), “Gangs of New York” (2002), “Callas Forever” (2002), “Moulin Rouge” (2001), “The Grey Zone” (2001), TV’s “Arabian Nights” (2000), “Up at the Villa” (2000), “Liberate i Pesci” (2000), “Cookie’s Fortune” (1999), “Leggenda del Pianista sull’Oceano” (1998), “Sandrach” (1998), “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997), “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), “Kansas City” (1996), “Dolores Claiborne” (1995), “Only You” (1994), “M. Butterfly” (1993), “Cliffhanger” (1993), “Year of the Gun” (1991), TV’s “The Josephine Baker Story” (1990), “La Putain du Roi” (1990), “Leviathan” (1989), “Transformations” (1989), “The Last Temptation of Christ” (1987), “Rent-a-Cop” (1987), “Raw Deal” (1986), “Ginger e Fred” (1986), “La Sposa Americana” (1986), TV’s “Louisiana” (1984), TV’s “The Scarlet and the Black” (1983), “Perche non Facciamo l’Amore?” (1982), “Popeye” (1980), “Al di la del Bene del Male” (1997), “Suspiria” (1977), “Mogliamante” (1997), “L’Innocente” (1976), “Salon Kitty” (1976), “Gruppo di Famiglia in un Interno” (1974) and “Il Coltello di Ghiaccio” (1972).

VITTORIO SODANO (Makeup Designer), a native of Italy, has worked in motion pictures in the USA and internationally as a makeup designer and artist. Among his most noted credits are “Fade to Black” (2006), on which he was prosthetic and special effects designer, “Liscio” (2006), “Casanova” (2005), “The Black Dahlia” (2006) for makeup special effects, “L’Empire des Loups” (2005), TV’s “Imperium: Nerone” (2004), “Il Siero della Vanità” (2004), “L’Amore Ritorna” (2004), TV’s “Part Time” (2004), “Ricordati di Me” (2003), TV’s “Il Papa Buono” (2003), “Ma Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi” (2003), “Il Più Bel Giorno della Mia Vita” (2002), the TV miniseries “Incompreso” (2002), “Tre Mogli” (2001), “Le Fate Ignoranti” (2001), “Controvento” (2000), “Prima del Tramonto” (1999), and TV’s “Le Madri” (1999).

TED RAE (Visual Effects Supervisor) worked previously with Mel Gibson as Visual Effects Supervisor and 2nd Unit Director on “The Passion of the Christ.” He has been working for 25 years on feature films, television series, music videos, and commercials, serving as Director of Photography, 2nd Unit Director, or Visual Effects Supervisor. He is the recipient of several international awards and nominations: an Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects for “Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods” two-hour premiere; both a British Academy Award (BAFTA) nomination and a Saturn Award nomination for Best Special Effects for “Beetlejuice”; a Clio® Award for Make-up Effects for Epyx “Mindblow”; a Telly® Award as Cinematographer for At Home Healthcare “Remember When”; and the Best Cinematography Award at the 8th Annual Magnolia Film Festival for the short film “Solomon Bernstein’s Bathroom” on which Rae served as Director of Photography and Associate Producer.

Previously Rae provided select on-set supervision for director Oliver Stone’s “Any Given Sunday” (1999) and “Nixon” (1995). Rae has contributed to other feature films such as “Idle Hands” (1999), “Drive” (1997), “Pontiac Moon” (1994), “The Resurrected” (1992), “Memoirs of an Invisible Man” (1992), “Bugsy” (1991), “The Abyss” (1989), “Beetlejuice” (1988), “Mystic Pizza” (1988) and “The Terminator” (1984). Rae’s television projects include VFX supervision and/or 2nd Unit direction/photography for “Stargate: SG-1” (two-hour pilot and two episodes), “Babylon 5” (22 one-hour episodes), Disney’s “You Wish” (12 half-hour episodes), “Troubleshooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth,” Disney’s “Still Not Quite Human,” and “The Birds II: Land’s End” for Showtime.

MIC RODGERS (Stunt Coordinator) has been a stunt double for 15 years and has worked with Mel Gibson since 1983 as a Stunt Coordinator, 2nd Unit Director and Stunt Double. He worked with Gibson as 2nd Unit Director and Stunt Coordinator on “Payback” (1999), “Lethal Weapon 4” (1998), “Braveheart” (1995), “Maverick” (1994), “Lethal Weapon 3” (1992), “Bird on a Wire” (1990), “Lethal Weapon 2” (1989) as well as on “Conspiracy Theory” (1997), “Ransom” (1996), “Forever Young” (1992), “Tequila Sunrise” (1988) and “Lethal Weapon” (1987). In addition, he has worked on stunts and as a stunt coordinator on such major films as “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (2005), “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” (2003), “The Fast and the Furious” (2001), “Volcano” (1997), “Twister” (1996), “Virtuosity” (1995), “Intersection” (1994) and “Scrooged” (1988), among others.

SIMON ATHERTON (Weapons Master) began training as a gunsmith before beginning his career as a film armourer, which he has been doing for the past 26 years. He has worked on weapons of all kinds from crossbows to pulse rifles, from blowpipes to bazookas, and is one of the most sought-after professionals in the business. He has created weaponry for a number of major motion pictures spanning historical epics to science-fiction spectacles, among them “The Da Vinci Code” (2006), “Munich” (2005), “Kingdom of Heaven” (2005), “V for Vendetta” (2005), “Cold Mountain” (2003), “King Arthur” (2004), “Troy” (2004), “Timeline” (2003), “Black Hawk Down” (2001), “Gladiator” (2000), “The Mummy” (1999), “The Mask of Zorro” (1998), “Saving Private Ryan” (1998), “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” (1998), “The Fifth Element” (1997), “Hamlet” (1996), “Othello” (1995), “Cutthroat Island” (1995), “Braveheart” (1995), “The 3 Musketeers” (1992), “1492: Conquest of Paradise” (1992), “Aliens 3” (1992), “Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves” (1991), “Highlander

II: The Quickening” (1991), “Memphis Belle” (1990), “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989), “Aliens” (1986), “The Mission” (1986), “A View to a Kill” (1985), “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes” (1984), “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984), and “The Killing Fields” (1984). Among his major credits for television are the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers” and “The Professionals.”

JESUS “CHUCO” DURAN (Special Effects Supervisor), a native of Mexico, has a distinguished career in motion pictures and television special effects for American and Mexican productions. Among his most noted credits are “The Legend of Zorro” (2004), “Voces Inocentes” (2004), “Man on Fire” (2003), “High Crimes” (2002), “Revenus” (2001), “Toby’s History” (2001), “Original Sin” (2000), “McHale’s Navy” (1997), “The Cisco Kid” (1994), “Gunman” (1994), “The Cover Girl Murders” (1993), “Revenge” (1990), “At Play in the Fields of the Lord” (1990), “Naked Tango” (1989), “Old Gringo” (1989), “Born in East L.A.” (1987), “Predator” (1987), “Let’s Get Harry” (1986), “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins” (1985), “The Falcon and the Snowman” (1985), “Under the Volcano” (1984), “Under Fire” (1983), “Missing” (1982), “Cattle Annie and Little Britches” (1981), “Cabo Blanco” (1980), “Sunburn” (1979) and “The Revengers” (1972).

ANNA ROTH (Unit Production Manager), a native of Poland who moved to Mexico City at the age of 11, has a career in production spanning over 30 years. In addition to being UPM on APOCALYPTO, Ms. Roth served in that role on “The Legend of Zorro,” “Man on Fire,” “Dancing in the Dark” and “Titanic.” She also served as an executive consultant developing several projects for Altavista Films and produced their film “Por La Libre.” She also was executive producer on “Innocent Voices” and associate producer on “The Wrong Man” and “Under Fire.” As a 2nd AD, her credits include “Under Fire” as well as “Missing.”

Roth has worked in physical production in a number of capacities, including production consultant on “Master and Commander: Far Side of the World” (2002), “Frida” (2001), “Collateral Damage” (2002), “Deep Blue Sea” (1998), and “Ravenous” (1998), and production supervisor on “Stigmata” (1998). As production manager, Ms. Roth worked on “Titanic” (1997), “The Juror” (1995), “Clear and Present Danger” (1993), “Gunmen” (1992), “Medicine Man” (1991), “One Man’s War” (1990), “Revenge” (1988), “Predator” (1987), “Hot Pursuit” (1986), “Power” (1985) and “Falcon’s World” (1982). She was location manager on “Total Recall” (1989), “Old Gringo” (1988), “Let’s Get Harry” (1985), “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins” (1985), “Miracles” (1984), “The Falcon and the Snowman” (1984), “The Evil That Men Do” (1983), “Falcon’s Gold” (1982) and “Zorro the Gay Blade” (1980).

Roth began her career in 1974 as assistant at Lonka Becker, the largest actors’ agent and casting agency in Mexico, segueing into production on several Mexican features as production assistant, assistant director, and as production coordinator on “10,” “Mr. Horn,” “Sorcerer,” “Domino Principle” and “Swashbuckler.”

CARLA HOOL (Casting Director), a native of Mexico City, was Casting Director on the films “La Ticla” (2006), “The Air I Breathe” (2006), “Camino del Diablo” (2006), “Cansada de Besar Ranas” (2006), “Welcome to America” (2006), “Nacho Libre” (2006), “Morirse en Domingo” (2005), “Cuando las Cosas Sueden” (2005), “Amapola” (2005), “I Love Miami” (2005), “Bandita” (2004), “The Matador” (2005), “The Librarian” (2004), “Innocent Voices” (2004), “Siete Dias” (2003) and “Zapata” (2003). She also was Casting Consultant/Mexico for the feature films “Meet the Fockers” (2004), “Spanglish” (2004), “Puno Rosas” (2003) and “The Fountain” (2003). She did additional casting and was dialogue coach on “Man on Fire” (2003) and was Casting Supervisor on “Club Dread” (2004). Carla also was Casting Director on the short films “Ofelia” (2005), “Por Eso No Tienes Novio” (2005), “A Calle Es de Todo” (2004) and “Aqui No Hay Nadie” (2003), as well as on the television series “Los Simuladores.” Her company, Bazooka Films Casting, has offices in Mexico City and Los Angeles.

DR. RICHARD D. HANSEN, Ph.D. (Consultant), is a specialist on the early Maya and is the Director of the Mirador Basin Project in northern Guatemala. Formerly a Research Scientist (Level IV) with the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at UCLA, he is now Affiliate Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, American Indian Studies Program, at Idaho State University. Dr. Hansen is the founder and president of the Foundation for Anthropological Research and Environmental Studies (FARES), a nonprofit scientific research institution, based in Idaho and Salt Lake City. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Archaeology from UCLA in January 1992, and previously held a double major B.S. degree in Spanish and Archaeology from Brigham Young University (1978), and a M.S. degree in Anthropology (1984). While a Ph.D. student at UCLA, he was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Graduate Fellow and a Jacob Javits Fellow from all college and university students throughout the nation in the arts, humanities and social sciences for five years. He was named the UCLA Distinguished Scholar in 1988, a Fulbright Scholar in 1990, the UCLA Outstanding Graduate Student in 1991 and the UCLA Chancellor’s Marshall in 1992.

He has published 83 papers and book chapters in scientific and popular publications and has presented more than 151 professional papers in scientific symposia throughout the world. He has conducted and/or directed archaeological research in Israel, the U.S. Great Basin, the

U.S. Southwest and Central America. Dr. Hansen has conducted research in the remote rainforests of northern Guatemala since 1978 and is currently the director of the Mirador Basin Project, representing one of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the ancient Maya in Guatemala, which currently involves scholars from 36 universities and research institutions from throughout the world. As a project, his team has currently published 192 papers and books. Hansen’s studies have identified some of the largest and earliest ancient cities in Central America, and his work has been an important contribution to the developmental history of Maya civilization. His work has recently been featured in film documentaries on the Learning Channel, the Discovery Channel, “20/20,” “60 Minutes Australia,” “CNN Global Challenge,” the BBC and the National Geographic Special “Dawn of the Maya.” He also was a consultant for “Survivor: Guatemala.” Among his most recent honors are the National Order of the Cultural Patrimony of Guatemala, bestowed upon him in 2005 by President Oscar Berger; Isuzu Worldwide Environmental Award (2002), Elected to the Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala (2000), Medal of Peace, Guatemala from the Ministerio de Cultura (1998), and grants from the Foundation for Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies and National Geographic, among others. He is currently involved in the formation of a new protected preserve system in northern Guatemala with the government of Guatemala, the Fundación Carlos F. Novella, Cementos Progreso of Guatemala, Friends of the Natural and Cultural Patrimony of Guatemala (APANAC), the Guatemalan Institute of Tourism (INGUAT), the Institute of Anthropology and History of Guatemala (IDAEH), the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and the National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP). He currently lives with his family in Idaho.

HILARIO CHI CANUL (Mayan Language Dialogue Coach), whose last name in Mayan means “Language Keeper,” is a native speaker of Mayan who only began learning Spanish at the age of 14. He comes from the small Mayan village of Naranjal Poniente in Quintana Roo where be teaches residents how to write Mayan and speak and write Spanish. He also hosts a bilingual Mayan-Spanish radio show on Radio Chan Santa Cruz in Quintana Roo. Hilario studied at El Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Felipe Carrillo Puerto for his license in Tourism Administration and Business and recently won an academic achievement award. Hilario also worked in 1996-97 for El Consejo Nacional de Fomento Educativo (CONAFE), teaching children Mayan and Spanish in the village of Triunfo.

MIRIAM MARIA TUN HAU (Mayan Language Dialogue Coach) was born in the small Maya village of Tixhualahtun Municipio de Peto in the Yucatan and spoke only the Mayan language until she was 10 years old, when she began learning Spanish. She studied for her Licenciatura en Administracion de Empresas Turistica at El Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Felipe Carrillo Puerto in Quintana Roo. Before her assignment on APOCALYPTO, she worked in production at Radio Chan Santa Cruz in Quintana Roo.