Writer/Director Temple Mathews, a graduate of the University of Washington and a producer at the American Film Institute, has written dozens of half-hour animation TV episodes and several animated and live action features and direct-to-DVD and video films. Mathews has sold scripts and/or worked for hire at every major studio in Hollywood. His credits include the Walt Disney animated feature films "Return to Neverland" and "The Little Mermaid 2" and the MGM feature film "Picture This!" Mathews also recently wrote, produced and directed “HOLIDAY BREAKUP,” a romcom distributed by Gravitas and available on all digital and cable platforms. Additionally, Mathews wrote and produced the feature film "Off the Mark."

As a novelist, Mathews has five published novels to his credit, including The New Kid YA Trilogy, “THE NEW KID,” “THE RISING,” and “THE SWORD OF ARMAGEDDON,” “THE GOOD FATHER.” (Writing as William Payton) and the upcoming St. Martin’s Press Young Adult hardcover novel “BAD GIRL GONE,” which has been optioned by pop star Iggy Azalea.