Nello DiGiandomenico
Writer / director
Nello DiGiandomenico’s short films, HARDY and HAPPY LITTLE BLUEBIRDS, garnered accolades in festivals spanning three continents. His screenplays have been recognized as top 10% entries to the Academy Nicholl Fellowships and Second Rounders at Austin Film Festival. Nello served on the Los Feliz Neighborhood council as Treasurer and Chairman of the Cultural Affairs Committee. He was born in Schenectady, New York.
olia zimarova
producer
Olia has an MBA in economics but decided to pursue her true passion – filmmaking. Working for various production companies, she has experience in development, distribution, and international sales. She has worked with Red Wagon (alongside Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher) and Millennium Films, who produced well-known blockbusters including “Hitman’s Bodyguard”, “Olympus Has Fallen” and “Rambo. Last Blood”. To further her education in film, Olia graduated the AFI Conservatory, one of the highest ranked film schools in the world.
YULIA SAFoNOVA
producer
As a producer and production manager and member of the Director’s Guild of America, Yulia has spent over a decade in the film industry. Her production credits include MTV-nominated music videos and the Oscar short-listed feature film “Slipaway”.
Yulia has also produced award-winning short films, six feature films, and music videos that have collectively received over 800 million views, including a notable music video “a lot” for 21 Savage featuring J Cole.
MATT SMITH
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Matthew Smith is a graduate of Temple University, with a BA in Film & Media Arts. He developed a strong technical proficiency working as a camera technician at Keslow Camera, a technical director for interactive live stream company Super Deluxe and a camera assistant and DIT on various feature films, television programs and commercials.
ARMAAN PUJANI
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Armaan Pujani is a native of Mumbai, India. He is a graduate of the University of Mumbai, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture. He represented the institute at the National Association for Students of Architecture (NASA), a national platform. He has spent time employed in the architecture field and has been an assistant production designer for over two years. Armaan’s recent portfolio includes projects ranging from commercials to music videos, the low budget feature SILENCE and the web series MADE IN HEAVEN 2. He is a Production Design Fellow at AFI, aspiring to widen his portfolio with films from varied genres.
MERCURY SONG
EDITOR
Jiehan “Mercury” Song is a recent graduate of UC Riverside, with BA in Theatre, Film and Digital Production. During the summer of 2018, Mercury interned at Sohu TV. She worked as the editor of the short film AWKWARD SILENCE, winner of Riverside International Film Festival audience choice. In 2019, Mercury served as first editor of UC Riverside film, IS NOT FOR YOU.
