Justin Bell
Producing and Entertainment Executive Programs Director
Justin is an active film & television producer, producing two movies for NBC in 2011 — “Magic Eye” and “Desmond Walker.” Justin comes to Act One having worked as Director of Development & Production for AcademyAward-winning producer Edward Saxon (The Silence of the Lambs). He helped Mr. Saxoncreatively produce two major motion pictures, Away We Go (2009, Focus Features) directed by Sam Mendes, and Our Family Wedding (2010, Fox Searchlight) starring Forest Whitaker. Bell is a graduate of USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program (MFA), and has also worked in development at Imagine Entertainment and Sony Pictures Animation. He currently has several feature films in active development.
Prior to film school, Justin was a producer of the 2004-2006 City of the Angels Film Festival. He also served as Assistant Director of Reel Spirituality, Fuller Theological Seminary’s film institute. He received a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Fuller in 2006. With a dual passion for ministry and entertainment, Bell continues to create media for churches and non-profit organizations. He loves spending time with Act One students, listening to their dreams and goals, and encouraging them to go for it!