Corey Sienega

COREY SIENEGA 8308 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048 | H: 323-424-4658 | C: 818-209-3622 | [email protected] Executive Profile Entertainment executive with an entrepreneurial spirit, producer of 7 feature films, a mini-series, and a nationally distributed magazine brand. A compassionate results-oriented leader with a track record of success identifying, creating, developing and producing content, energized by working as part of a creative team. Goal: to continue to share stories through all forms of content delivery that will provoke laughter and imagination, inform, embolden the spirit, excite and inspire people. Skill Highlights Film and television Producing Project Management Film/TV/Digital Content Creation International Production: Vancouver, London,Toronto, Content Acquisition - source/negotiate IP rights Bucharest, Romania Story/Script development with professional Business Development screenwriters and film/television studios Trademark registration, purchase and sale Selling original content to major film/television Content Strategy studios Editorial Consultation Overseeing pre-production and post-production Magazine writing On-Set Producer Proficient in Microsoft Office, FileMaker Pro, Hiring/overseeing A-List Talent/Key Crew PowerPoint Core Accomplishments Produced a mini-series and 7 feature films, managing and overseeing all areas of production including: Managed and oversaw film budgets between $6.8 M and $30M, delivering all on-time and on-budget. Developed the pitch and screenplay for BRIDE OF CHUCKY, and helped sell to Universal Pictures, successfully re-launching the Child's Play franchise. BRIDE OF CHUCKY was the most profitable film for the studio that year. Developed and Produced FRAILTY starring Matthew McConaughey for Lions Gate Films, which made the National Board of Review's list of best films of the year. Identified, acquired IP, developed, packaged and negotiated the sale of pitch MARTIAN CHILD to New Line Cinema which resulted in the feature film starring John Cusack. Produced. Analyzed, recommended and sold the script KRISTY to Dimension Films, overseeing all aspects of pre-production, casting, hiring of crew and on-set production of the film in New Orleans. Launched the nationally distributed geek-culture lifestyle publication, Geek Magazine: Purchased the out-of-print title and trademark from Fusion Publishing and pitched and sold to Source Interlink Publications. Planned the content strategy and brand mission statement Launched the national publication, winning 3 Maggie Awards including Best New Publication in its first year. Negotiated royalty-free full use of the trademark and brand in the categories of film, broadcast, live events and comic books. Managed editorial budget, freelance staff and delivery of all digital assets with the EIC, never missing deadline or going over budget. Oversaw creation of all content across multiple delivery platforms, working closely with publisher's production and art departments. Brand ambassador at ComicCon and WonderCon, managing multiple popular panels and Geek Magazine booth. Professional Experience Producer 01/2012 to Current GEEK MEDIA VENTURES Los Angeles, CA Developing film, television, and online content that appeals to the geek culture/audience. Building and maintaining the Geek community and brand through the publication and social media. During publication, Sienega served as Executive Editorial Consultant and contributor for GEEK MAGAZINE, distributed by Source Interlink (MOTORTREND, SURFER). Building brand partnerships with others in the Geek community for live events including a midnight screening series in Los Angeles and a number popular panels at ComicCon, WonderCon, and SXSW. Producer 01/2010 to Current LA SIENEGA PRODUCTIONS Los Angeles, CA Developing film & television projects in the family, comedy, thriller, and drama genres. Produced the upcoming Weinstein Company/Netflix release, KRISTY, overseeing all aspects of development, pre-production and production of the New Orleans-based film. Sold the thriller spec, GARDEN DISTRICT, to Dimension Films. Development & Production Exec./Producer 08/1998 to 12/2009 DAVID KIRSCHNER PRODUCTIONS Hollywood, CA Promoted from Development Executive to Producer. Oversaw all aspects of development and production, including finding and analyzing stories to develop into feature films, negotiating underlying rights, working with screenwriters, and soliciting material from agents, managers and producers. Served as Producer on six theatrical features and as Executive Producer on one mini-series. Worked Internationally and in the U.S., hiring and managing multi-cultural crews as on-set producer in Toronto, Vancouver, Bucharest, Austin TX, London, and Los Angeles. Developed and sold multiple as-yet-unproduced feature film properties to major film studios including New Line Cinema, Fox, Universal, and Disney. Formed productive relationships with studio executives, marketing teams and financiers. Generated ideas and development notes on multiple ongoing projects, both live action and animation. FILMOGRAPHY KRISTY (2014) - The Weinstein Company/Dimension; Producer MARTIAN CHILD (2007) - New Line; Producer MISS POTTER (2006) - The Weinstein Company; Producer SEED OF CHUCKY (2004) - Universal/Rogue; Producer 5 DAYS TO MIDNIGHT (2004) - SyFy Channel; Executive Producer SECONDHAND LIONS (2003) - New Line; Producer FRAILTY (2001) - Lions Gate; Producer BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998) - Universal; Executive Producer Education Film Studies SFSU San Francisco, CA Named an SFSU Alumni "Hot Shot" in 2007 Affiliations Producers Guild of America Honored by the Hollywood Reporter in 2008 as one of The 25 Most Powerful Hispanic Women in Entertainment.

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