Overview
Work History
Education
Selectedawards
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Leonardo Dell'Anno

Toronto,ON

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Producer of OCAD U LiVE

OCAD University
09.2020 - Current
  • Supervised creation process to verify on brand, impactful and relevant content.
  • Managed of 60 student creators a semester
  • Hired, trained and managed production staff and crew members to build highly qualified team and boost overall performance.
  • Developed program for students
  • Built all partnerships and manager all stake holders
  • Maintained project costs through careful budgeting and monitoring of expenditures.
  • Collaborated with marketing and advertising teams to achieve successful launch of projects.
  • Liaised with directors, actors and other creative staff to successfully complete projects.
  • Coordinated with vendors to obtain supplies needed for shoots at best value for money.

DIRECTOR OF NEW BUSINESS AND PRODUCTION

SECRET CITY ADVENTURES
11.2015 - Current
  • Overseeing operations; company budget; managing staff
  • Produced 5 escape games in GTA including three popular, acclaimed immersive theatrical experiences at Casa Loma
  • Sought out and brokered partnerships with Liberty Entertainment, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Shaftsbury
  • Oversaw the production of large scale events managing multiple productions at once
  • Maintained stakeholder management
  • Helped grow the company from 2 full-time employees and 22 part-time to 12 full-time and 100 part-time.

FREELANCE PRODUCER

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01.2005 - Current

Producing/ Production Manager credits:


  • 2020: "The Covid Cruise" Nature of Things Documentary CBC Gem
  • 2022: Viruses Music Video for Ori Dagan
  • 2022" Clicked on Romance Music Video for Ori Dagan
  • 2019: When in Room Music Video by Micah Barnes
  • 2017: 'Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole' by Ori Dagan - visual album: 12 music videos
  • 2016: 'Poison in the Water' - short film (Bravofact)
  • 2015: 'Harlem Moon', 'New York Story' by Micah Barnes - music videos
  • 2015 Clap on the 2 and the 4' by Ori Dagan.
  • 2012 Prison Dancer Multi Media Web Series
  • 2008 Late Fragment Feature Film
  • 2007 Broken Lines Short Fiction Film
  • 2005 Tyler Short Documentary
  • Developed production plans and organized resources to achieve prompt delivery of projects.

PRODUCTION MANAGER, CFC MEDIA LAB

CANADIAN FILM CENTRE
09.2007 - 10.2015
  • Developed interactive and immersive projects including works displayed at Nuit Blanche in Toronto and internationally at 01SJ in San Jose, California, and SXSW Interactive Music & Film Festival in Austin, Texas
  • Helped form and develop Ideaboost! Canada's first entertainment incubator, where he helped shepherd several of the country's top entertainment companies
  • Produced three Virtual Reality CFC Media Lab sketches for the Oculus Rift and Samsung VR
  • Oversaw day-to-day operations including budgets
  • Production manager for Canadian Film Centre's interactive website.

Education

Selectedawards

  • TORONTO OPEN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL: WINNER BEST SHORT FILM FOR "POISON IN THE WATER" (2017)
  • BEST MUSIC VIDEO FOR "CLAP ON THE 2 AND THE 4" (2016)
  • CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINEEBEST DIGITAL MEDIA - FICTION FOR "PRISON DANCER" (2014)
  • LA WEBFEST AWARD WINNER BEST WEB SERIES FOR "PRISON DANCER" (2013)
  • ROCKIE AWARD NOMINEE BEST FICTIONAL WEB SERIES FOR "PRISON DANCER" (2013)

Vitals

Leonardo Dell'Anno, 717 Bay Street, Suite 509, Toronto, ON, 905-783-8375, leonardo.dellanno@gmail.com

Timeline

Executive Producer of OCAD U LiVE

OCAD University
09.2020 - Current

DIRECTOR OF NEW BUSINESS AND PRODUCTION

SECRET CITY ADVENTURES
11.2015 - Current

PRODUCTION MANAGER, CFC MEDIA LAB

CANADIAN FILM CENTRE
09.2007 - 10.2015

FREELANCE PRODUCER

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01.2005 - Current

Leonardo Dell'Anno