Genevieve Mariko Wilson, Paul Bickel

ACTRESS | SINGER | DANCER - Genevieve Mariko Wilson co-stars with Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills 90210) in the highly acclaimed short film entitled "Turning Japanese" which has so far won 16 film festival awards, including: Best Picture at the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmakers Showcase in Cannes. Genevieve began her career at 12 years old studying ballet with her father who was an English Ballet Choreographer. Genevieve performed with the Shiki Musical Theatre Company in their nationwide opening Broadway production of "The Lion King" in Japan, as Velma in "Chicago" among others. Genevieve has performed more than 4,000 shows with Universal Studios in Japan. SCREENWRITER | DIRECTOR - Paul Bickel's first short film was entitled "Marigold: Portrait of a Hooker" followed by "Hollow" which was shown at over 40 film festivals around the world and has won 3 awards. Paul's latest film, "Turning Japanese" starring Brian Austin Green, Zibby Allen and Genevieve Mariko Wilson has won 16 awards, including Best Picture at the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmakers Showcase in Cannes. Paul has recently directed a few commercial spots for Fox Sports that aired during the Super Bowl pre-game show, and a Beats by Dre spot that has been nominated for a Promax BDA Award. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS INCLUDE: What are some of your pet peeves about actors at auditions or after you cast them? What can I do as an actor that would make me memorable to you and you would want to work with me again? What steps do I take to begin building a successful directing career? WEBSITES: TurningJapaneseMovie.com PaulBickel.com GenevieveMarikoWilson.com