Gary Kout is a veteran producer/line producer with more than 35 years of experience across feature films, documentaries, television, commercials and branded content, with credits including the Academy Award-winning Rango (Paramount), the Peabody Award-winning Thoughts & Prayers (HBO), the Emmy-winning Fire in Paradise (Netflix), and projects for Apple, Nike, Facebook and Chevrolet. A USC School of Cinema Arts graduate, he is founder and president of Film Southern Oregon, serves on the board of the Ashland Independent Film Festival, and is a recipient of the Oregon Governor’s Film Advocate Award.