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Tom is an independent media consultant based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the former executive vice president and general manager for both Turner Classic Movies and Turner South. Karsch worked at Turner Broadcasting in various capacities from 1991 to 2007 and before that held positions at American Movie Classics, SportsChannel America and Showtime Networks, Inc. Under his watch, Turner Classic Movies grew from 6 million subscribers to 75 million subscribers, produced several EMMY award nominated documentaries, and implemented some of the networks' most popular programming programming and marketing initiatives including the Private Screenings interview series, the Young Film Composers Competition, and The Essentials film franchise. He also oversaw the expansion of the network into Home Video, Publishing, Licensing & Merchandising, and launched the popular TCM.com and TCM-on-Demand .Karsch was the Film Selection Co-Chair for the 2009 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and also serves on the Boards of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and the Georgia Innocence Project. He is also on the Dean's Advisory Council for American University's School of Communications and actively mentors students and former students from American University as well as Atlanta's Emory University and Morehouse College. He resides in Atlanta GA with his wife Randy and sons, Michael and Zachary.

Charles Judson, Communications Director

Charles Judson, a rare Atlanta native, is a staple in the local independent film and video community. Charles studied computer science at Georgia Tech and concentrated on communications at Kennesaw State University. First and foremost, Charles is known for his writing, some of which include film reviews for CinemATL, advertising spots for Google, YaHoo! and Infospace, and he penned the lead article for OZ magazine’s 2007 Atlanta Film Festival program guide. As a specialist in search-engine optimization, Charles ensures ATL365 is current, accessible and relevant. Because of his deep passion and involvement in the film and media communities, Charles is committed to exposing, increasing and expanding the awareness of Out On Film and The Atlanta Film Festival.