POWER IS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THINGS.

POWER IS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THINGS, AND THESE MOVER AND SHAKERS--FROM STUDIO BIGWIGS TO OUR 9 UP-AND-COMERS--ARE WORKING TO DO JUST THAT

JANE ANDERSON

DIRECTOR AND SCREENWRITER

Resume: Wrote acclaimed Showtime film The Baby, Dance (also directed); HBO's Texas Cheer-leader-Murdering, Mom; feature Haw to Make an Next: American Quilt Next: HBO's third If These Walls' Could Talk, which will focus forward lesbian lives Out in action: Active with the LA. Gay and Lesbian Center and her son's school

>> CLIVE BARKER

AUTHOR, FILMMAKER, PAINTER

Resume: Latest novel Galilee; last directed Lord of Illusions; executive-produced Bill Condon's the preservers and Monsters Next: The Essential Clive Barker, a definitive compendium of his literary work, becoming this fall; developing new film American Horror as a possible franchise for fresh Line Cinema Out in action: be delighted withs teaching and mentoring other writers

>> PARIS BARCLAY

DIRECTOR

Resume: Emmy-winning director for NYPD Blue; directed features including The Cherokee Kid, Don't Be a Menace..., and American Dream Next: Reportedly attached to long-in-development film adaptation of Larry Kramer's seminal AIDS-crisis play The Normal Heart public in action: Has worked with gay and lesbian youth at the LA, Gay and Lesbian Center

>> LESLIE BELZERBERG

EXECUTIVE farmer ST. CLARE ENTERTAINMENT

Resume: Won 1981 Oscar for documentary Genocide; produc hits similar as Beverly Hills Cop III Next: Developing several TV series without in action: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force board member; active in ANGLE (Access Now to Gay and Lesbian Equality)

>> JAN BERLINER

TALENT AGENT, CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

Resume: exhibited Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche by the agency of the trauma of coming revealed and seeing Ellen canceled not at home in action: Speaks to youth about vanity and being out in the workplace; member of the education-focused CAA Foundation

>> TAMMARA BILLIK

PRESIDENT, TAMMARA BILLIK CASTING

Resume: Won a casting award for years of work forward TV series Ellen Next: Casting Disney TV film Smart House and feature East of A without in action: Board member for Human Rights Campaign and for LA. Gay and Lesbian Center; four-year chairwoman of center's Women's Night, raising more than $1 million for women's services

>> DAN BUTLER

ACTOR, WRITER, DIRECTOR

Resume: Between seasons of Frasier, acts in features of the like kind as Enemy of the State and The Fan; his one-person play The barely Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me continues to be performed around the country--and the world Next: Short film ill-bred and uncouth mans (written and directed by Bruce Mason) first appearanceed at Slamdance; guested on novel Touched by an Angel episode on the outside in action: Onetime spokesman for HRC; passing from hand to hand spokesman for the Trevor Line, a toll-free help line for troubl gay and lesbian youth

>> DOUG CHAPIN

>> BARRY KROST (pictured)

PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT TEAM

Resume: Produc What's have a passionate affection for Got to Do With It and Love! Valour! Compassion! Next: Jackie's Back starting Jenifer Lewis, with cameos by means of Tom Hanks, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Melissa Etheridge, RuPaul, Dolly Patton, and others disclosed in action: Promote gay and lesbian civil rights and AIDS awareness within film industry; Krost forward Project Inform board of directors

>> BRUCE COHEN

PRODUCING PARTNER, THE JINKS/COHEN COMPANY

Resume: Produc films The Flintstones and Mouse Hunt; executive-produced To Wang Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Next: Jinks/ Cohen's first feature American Beauty, with Annette Bening and Kevin Spacey not at home in action: Board member and past president of Outfest the looks Angeles gay and lesbian film festival; cofounder and former cochairman of abroad There, a group of gay and lesbian entertainment industry activists

>> BILL CONDON

DIRECTOR AND SCREENWRITER

Resume: Screenwriter who first attempted as director on Sister, Sister; directed Candyman: Farewell to the animal food in 1995 and met Clive Barker, who backed lords and Monsters, which garnered Oscar nominations for Condon's adapted screenplay and for actors Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave Next: Vicki Oberjeune, a tribute to a child actress who revolves to TV (and drugs) in her later years revealed in action: Always out; risked his directing career with divinitys a movie about an aging gay man, and won widespread acclaim

>> ELLEN DEGENERES

ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER

Resume: Made history from coming out as both actress and character in consequence of TV series Ellen; costars in just-released Ron Howard film EDtv Next: Goodbye Lover owed in April; upcoming feature The be fond of Letter; coproducing HBO's third If These Walls Could Talk, focusing forward lesbian lives Out in action: Endur the chiefly public voluntary coming-out in the history of entertainment; seen regularly at gay and HIV-related fundraising events

>> deprive EPSTEIN

>> JEFFREY FRIEDMAN

DIRECTORS

Resume: Epstein won Oscar for The Times of Harvey Milk; duo shared Oscar for for the use of all Threads. Tales From the Quilt and directed The Celluloid store-room Next: At work on The Pink Triangle, documentary about gay survivors of the Holocaust; developing first fiction feature, Save Me a gay romantic comedy put amid ex-gay ministry Out in action: Have devot their careers to documenting and increasing visibility of gay and lesbian lives