Perry Grebin (co-founder, Acme Pictures)

After distinguishing himself as a broadcast designer for CNN in Atlanta, Perry was soon producing news and promotion for several Turner networks. By 1995, Perry began his tenure as art director and producer at CBS in New York, working on news, sports and original programming. He developed, designed and produced material for other major network and cable outlets including ABC, Nickelodeon and MTV; his design work
for VH1’s Pop-Up Video led to several more high-profile pop-culture TV projects in advertising and post-production. Perry also worked extensively in print media, designing corporate logo systems and layouts for advertising campaigns. His writing and photography included reportage and reviews for national magazines like Interview, Spin and the short-lived but acclaimed Might. He is a visiting critic at Parsons School of Design.

Michael Nigro (co-founder, Acme pictures)

While his stage plays were produced in the early ‘90s at theatres across the United States, Michael’s non-fiction articles were published in newspapers and magazines in both the U.S. and the U.K. During his stint stint in academia, where he taught screenwriting at American University, Michael won a finalist slot in Scenario magazine’s inaugural Screenplay Competition and signed with a major talent agency. By 1996, after completing a novel and a collections of short stories and settling in New York, Michael was chosen by the editors of William Morrow as one of the best short story writers under 35 and was subsequently anthologized in Rob Weisbach’s imprint Virgin Fiction. For his varied television writing, L.A.-based Buzz Magazine declared Michael “one of TV’s best writers”, and he went on to write, produce and direct television shows for ABC, MTV, Vh1 and the BBC. He recently finished the second in a series of children's books titled "Daddy Can't Draw" and is currently writing a graphic novel created from the thousands of found photographs he has collected while living in New York City.