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JAMES ANDREW FINO Starburnsindustries.Com J.Fino@Starburnsindustries.Com JAMES ANDREW FINO Starburnsindustries.com [email protected] SUMMARY Entertainment professional with 22 years’ production experience in traditional and new media platforms plus 5 years’ experience in corporate advertising. Experienced in a wide spectrum of live- action, animation, and visual effects techniques/technologies for traditional and new media entertainment experiences. Producer skill set includes writing, budgeting, scheduling, bidding, visual development, team building, production, mind reading, and delivery of project elements for clients such as Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Nickelodeon, Disney XD, Disney Internet Group, Disney Online/DXD, Walt Disney Short Films, 20th Century Fox, NBC/Universal Television, Sony Television, Paramount, Discovery Channel's Planet Green, Google/YouTube, Starz Entertainment Group, Sony Home Entertainment, Comedy Central, Weller/Grossman Productions, Endemol USA, Rainbow Media, Motorola, Kyocera Wireless, Vidiator Mobile, The San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and the rock group, Daft Punk. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Animation Production, Live Action Production, Visual Effects, New Media Production, Screenwriting, Story Development, Creative Advertising, Art Direction/Layout, Product Photography, Business Development, Client/Vendor Relations, Industry Relations, Event Planning/Sponsorship, and Professional Organization Leadership. RECENT WORK Executive Producer for Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa (stop motion feature), Rick and Morty Season 1 & 2 (animated series), Harmontown (documentary feature), HarmonQuest (digital animated series), Planet Phamus (digital animated series), Community: GI Jeff (animated episode), LEGO/ WB Home Entertainment short, History Cops (stop motion animated short). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010-Present STARBURNS INDUSTRIES, INC. Producer - Animation, Live-Action, Commercial, New Media Content Founding Partner/ Executive Producer 2006-Present UTLA Instructor: New Media and Emerging Entertainment University of Texas at Austin 2005-2009 23D FILMS, INC./ 23D SPOTS Producer - Animation, Live-Action, Commercial, New Media Content Owner/ President: Joe Russo II 1998-Present FINOFILMS Writer/Executive Producer - Original Film/TV/New Media Properties Owner, James A. Fino 2003-2005 SHADY ACRES/ TOUCHSTONE TELEVISION/ ABC Production Coordinator - "8 SIMPLE RULES" Live-Action TV Series Executive Producers: Flody Suarez, Tracy Gamble, Michael Bostick, Tom Shadyac 1998-2004 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX/ FOX SEARCHLIGHT Executive Producer - "THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD" Feature Film Producer/Director: Mike Judge, Producer J.J. Abrams 2000-2001 MEDIATRIP/ REVOLUTION STUDIOS/ CHEYENNE PRODUCTIONS Executive Producer Animation - Project Development , Studio Relations, Negotiating, Budgeting, Visual Development, Interactive Content Development, Production Supervision, Music Supervision, Post Supervision MediaTrip Producer - "GARY THE RAT" Online Animated Series & Interactive Content Executive Producer: Kelsey Grammer Online/Offline Project Development Executive Revolution Studios, Cheyenne Productions, Happy Madison Prod. Co., & Tom Green 1997-2000 TWENTIETH TELEVISION/ FOX BROADCASTING Animation Production Manager - "KING OF THE HILL" Animated TV Series Executive Producers: Greg Daniels, Mike Judge 1996 TWENTIETH TELEVISION/ FOX BROADCASTING Head Writer's Assistant - "KING OF THE HILL" Animated TV Series Executive Producers: Greg Daniels, Mike Judge 1994-96 WIND DANCER/ TOUCHSTONE TELEVISION/ ABC Writer's Assistant - "HOME IMPROVEMENT" Live-Action TV Series Executive Producers: Tim Allen, Matt Williams, David McFadzean, Carmen Finestra 1989-93 JC PENNEY CO. CORPORATE ADVERTISING Jr. Art Director – Experimental Online Catalog & Traditional Catalog Education: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Bachelor of Science in Radio/TV/Film - May 1988 Bachelor of Science in Advertising - May 1988 Organizations: Board Member Cinefamily Organization 2015, Founding Board Member of the Producers Guild of America: New Media Council, NMC Vice-Chair 2007-2009, PGA National Board Member 2007-2009, NMC Events Committee Chair, NMC Nominations Committee Chair, SIGGRAPH, Texas Exes Alumni, U.T. Austin Texas Union Film Committee, Star Wars Fan Club Honors/Awards: 2006 - First recipient of PGA: NMC Marc A. Levey Distinguished Service Award, 2005 - PGA Highest Achievement Membership Enrollment, 2001- GARY THE RAT nominated for Best Animated Show and Best Online Comedy at Aspen Comedy Festival, 1999- KING OF THE HILL Emmy Award Certificate for Best Primetime Animated Series, 1990-1992 – Most Profitable Catalog Pages at JC Penney Co. .
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