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Jennifer Tocquigny
Dana Ziyasheva
Screenwriter / Producer/ Director, Film Director
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Born in 1972 in Kazakhstan, Dana is a writer, screenwriter and director residing in Los Angeles, California.
Having been trained as a TV journalist, she worked as a reporter in various media outlets and a liaison officer at the Press Office of Foreign Affairs of her home country. In 1993, she studied political science at the Central European University in Prague, Czech Republic.
From 1995 to 2015, Dana was a staff member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Her work as Adviser for Communication and Information took her to 85 countries. She was stationed in Paris, Northern Iraq, Beijing and Costa Rica.
Her script “Dragon Angel” won the Best Project for Co-Production Award at the XV Shanghai Film Festival. A treasure-hunt that sends a French-American boy and his Chinese friends racing through China and down the history lane, “Dragon Angel” is a story of friendship and redemption. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/21/entertainment/la-et-mn-shanghai-film-festival-dragon-angel-2...
In 2014, Dana wrote and directed her first feature film “Defenders of Life.” Set in a rainforest of Costa Rica, it tells the story of three generation of Ngäbe indigenous women. The film enjoyed 22 selections by film festivals and 10 wins including Best Foreign Film at the Burbank Film Festival, the Viva Latino Film Festival NYC and Mostra Amazona de Cine. It is currently available on Amazon Prime and Flix Premiere. https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage-costa-rica-conversation-director-dana-ziyasheva/
Her novel “Shock” was published in France in 2017. “Shock” follows a tragic destiny of a young French idealist turned mercenary and cannibal in the 90s. https://criminocorpus.hypotheses.org/31305
In April 2018 Dana has completed production of her second feature film entitled “Greatland.” Shot entirely on location in Los Angeles with a 50-strong crew, “Greatland” is a crazy ride into the modern day American mindset.
Dana attended script-writing classes with particular focus on TV pilots at the Writing Pad and the Script Anatomy in Los Angeles. She considers Pat Charles (Black Lighting, Bones, Sons of Anarchy) her mentor in the world of TV series.
Dana’s son Arman Darbo is a young, up-and-coming actor. His film “And Then I Go” is currently receiving rave reviews from Indiewire, Forbes, Hollywood Reporter, etc. and is 83% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. http://ew.com/movies/2018/04/17/and-then-i-go-review/
Besides her native Kazakh, Dana speaks English, French, Russian, fluent Spanish and survival Chinese.
Below are a few links to Dana's work coverage in the press:
https://theartofmonteque.com/2017/05/25/tea-with-filmmaker-dana-ziyasheva/
https://www.corrientelatina.com/movies-entertainment/48532/
InterestsDocumentary Film, Women Directors
SkillsScreenwriting/Drafting/Pre Production, Directing
Kirsten D'Andrea Hollander
Beatriz Carvalho
Production Manager, Executive Producer, Head Film Sales| Distribution | Production, Producer
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I am a film and television producer and the company’s executive producer. She has been a partner at the company since 2012. With a Bachelor’s degree in Film by FAAP (São Paulo – 2002), she also studied Mise en Scène Documentaire at École Supérieure D’Études Cinématographiques – ESEC (Paris, France – 2004). She holds a graduate degree in Executive Education in Film and TV from FGV (São Paulo – 2006).
She has more than 10 years of experience in the Brazilian audiovisual industry, working as executive producer and production manager of feature films and TV series at the country’s main production companies. She worked as executive producer in feature films like “On Wheels” (Mauro D’Addio, 2017), “A Marriage” (Mônica Simões, 2016), the feature documentary “All For Love of the Movies” (Aurélio Michiles, 2015), and the short films “Submarine” (Rafael Aidar, 2015) and “The Package” (Rafael Aidar, 2013). She worked as production manager of the feature films “Zoom” (Pedro Morelli), “Boca” (Flavio Frederico), “Estamos Juntos” (Toni Venturi), “Alice Especial, Part 1: The First Day of the Rest of My Life” (Karim Ainouz), “Alice Especial, Part 2: The Last Night” (Sergio Machado), “Carmo” (Murilo Pasta), “End of the Line” (Gustavo Steinberg), and the TV series “Passionais” (Henrique Goldman), “Contos do Edgar” (Pedro Morelli) and “Sound & Fury” (Fernando Meirelles).
Esther Hyneman
Cinematografer, Film Director, Producer
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About Me
Esther Hyneman - Producer, Videographer. Esther Hyneman has been a feminist activist since the 70s. She taught feminist theory in a NYC university and upon retirement spent about six months a year in Afghanistan
as a volunteer with the women’s rights organization Women for Afghan Women.
In 2011, Esther was named a Purpose Prize Fellow for her work on women’s and child rights in Afghanistan.
InterestsNature, Social Activism, Photography, Painting, Documentary Films
SkillsFighting, Organizing People, Promoting Social Change, Photography
Teresa Torchiano
Cinematographer, Editor, Director
Irene Zoe Alameda
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Spanish film director, fiction writer, screenwriter, music composer, producer and actress who lives in the US. Director of La cinta de Alex (Alex's Strip), Uniformadas (Uniformed), Jaisalmer, Buen viaje (Have a Nice Trip), Tarde de homenaje (A Tribute's Evening), Migraciones de Gloria Gervitz and Reber's Backstage. She has directed all the music videos of Reber and dozens of commercials.
Founder of Storylines Projects (Multimedia Production Company). Director of the Spansk Film festival, Stockholm (Sweden).
She holds a Masters degree and a PhD from Columbia University (New York).InterestsDocumentary Film, Narrative Drama, Action Films, Comedy
SkillsProduction, Screenwriting/Drafting/Pre Production, Directing
Pailin Wedel
Cinematographer, Director, Producer
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About Me
Pailin Wedel (director) Pailin is a Thai-American journalist and filmmaker. She is the founder of 2050 Productions. Hope Frozen, Pailin's first feature documentary, won The Whickers pitch competition at Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2017 as well as pitch prizes at TokyoDoc, Asian Side of the Doc and a spot in Crossing Borders, EDN's documentary development program.
Pailin regularly produces documentary programs for Al Jazeera English, namely for its current events program: 101 East. Aside from her television work, Pailin also films pieces for The New York Times, National Geographic and Monocle. She was formerly the Asia Interactive producer for the Associated Press. Her work centers on themes of faith, trauma, and adaptation to modernity.
She began her career in 2004 as a photojournalist shooting stills for an American newspaper but quickly fell in love with video narratives and taught herself how to shoot video. In her spare time, Pailin teaches short courses on video and mobile journalism and contributes to the acclaimed Instagram feed @everydayasia.
SkillsCinematographer, Directing
anne Goursaud
Kathryn L. Scurry
Screenwriter / Producer/ Director
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My name is Kathryn L. Scurry and I am a multi -genre screenwriter based here in Houston, Texas. Growing up a native Newyorker, I have always had a taste for the arts dabbling in many different forms ranging from music to poetry but my passion is writing. I have currently written (20) films to date and are now making it's round through film festivals.
My goal is to start my own network of movies for "Woman Indie" film makers and screenwriter. Being an Independent screenwriter myself I understand the struggle of what it takes to make yourself relavent while building your brand. Since I started on this journey of screenwriting I've learned so much about not limiting myself and to open my mind to a vast range of opportunities and to not let them slip through the cracks.To learn more about films in the "Lotus Fire Film Network" follow us on Instagram at http://Instagram.com/Lotus_Fire_Film_Network.
InterestsFemale Film / Short Films / Genre Films / Experimental Films
SkillsScreenwriting/Drafting/Pre Production