Nadine C. Licostie's range of experience in the film and
television industry spans nearly
20 years and a variety of disciplines. With a passion for theatre, film,
television and digital media, she has produced projects with some of the top
talent in television, film and theatre.
As a director, Nadine is focused
on creating stories that resonate politically and socially while also attaining
entertainment value. Film and television projects include The Good Mother of
Abangoh (documentary), The Best of the GLAAD Media Awards (MTV Networks), Cyndi
Lauper's True Colors Fund (PSA Campaign) and Be an Ally, Be A Friend PSA
Campaign.
Nadine produced Phil Allocco's short film, Joseph Henry, which
has traveled the festival circuit and won numerous awards including "Best of
Category" at the Damah Film Festival, the "Audience Choice Award" at the
Hollyshorts Film Festival, "Best Cinematography" at the Staten Island Film
Festival, the "2nd Place Prize" at the IndieProducer Short Film Contest and won
the "Special Jury Award" at the USA Film Festival.
Nadine is a partner
of Red Thread Productions, where her client list includes Bank of America, SAP,
CBS, History, Discovery Channel, HGTV, American Express, and Lucent
Technologies. As an Executive Producer, Nadine has led teams of writers, graphic
designers, editors and multimedia programmers creating award winning national
television commercials, promotion, interactive media, and corporate events.
Projects for CBS, History, True Colors, Discovery Online, The Travel Channel,
ABC, and Discovery Channel have won the PROMAX Gold Award, The Insight Award,
The Telly Award, and The International Monitor Award.
Nadine began her
career in the arts while achieving a B.F.A at New York Institute of Technology
and pursuing work as a stage manager at independent theatre companies in the New
York City theatrical community. Her relationships include the Roundabout Theatre
Company, The Writers' Theatre, and Queens College Theatre at Colden Center.
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Connie Grazia is a principal of Red Thread Productions and an award winning
producer/director. She also serves as a board member of The Abangoh
Children's Project. Since she co-founded RTP in 2000, Connie has worked on
both for profit and non-profit projects including live events, commercials,
corporate videos and documentaries. The "Red Thread" woven through all of
these projects is powerful storytelling--something her work has been
recognized for with numerous industry awards including several Telly Awards and a
gold Effie. Connie's clients include Bank of America, AVON, History Channel,
SAP, VIACOM, CBS, MTVNetworks, GLAAD, The NAMES Project Foundation, The
Trevor Project, True Colors Fund, Anti-Violence Project, Children's Museum
of Manhattan, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Bloomin' Brands and New York Downtown
Hospital. Recent projects include the 2012 Enterprise/Brand Campaign for
Bank of America. As Executive Producer and Co-Director, Connie led a team of
four crews that produced more than sixty mini-documentaries (both national
and local) in just six months. She also led the video production team at
Bank of America Student Leadership Summit this past summer in Washington,
DC. Connie also produced The Good Mother of Abangoh, a documentary film
about Sr. Jane Manka and the children of Good Shepherd Home in Cameroon,
Africa.
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With over 20 years in marketing, communications, advertising and sales,
Annie Groeber has successfully blended creativity with a tenacious work ethic to
deliver outstanding results for both her non-profit and for-profit clients.
Her extensive experience in marketing, advertising, sales, and live event
production help her to manage a wide range of communications projects. She
has written and/or produced more than one hundred live events including
product launches, sales meetings, inaugurals, galas, award shows, and
advocacy/awareness events for clients such as American Express Corporate
Services, Choice Hotels, FedEx, The NAMES Project Foundation (The AIDS
Quilt), The American Friends Service Committee (Eyes Wide Open), The
Inaugural for Governor Tim Kaine (VA), and the National Education
Association Foundation. She has also developed and implemented both internal
and external communications programs for clients including AstraZeneca
Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products. Recent projects
include Quilt In the Capital 2012; A 25th Anniversary Display of The AIDS
Quilt in Washington, DC in conjunction with The International AIDS
Conference and The Smithsonian Institution's Annual Folklife Festival, as well as
production work for The Last One.
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R. A. Fedde has edited everyone and everything from two past
presidents to paparazzi on the run. Her work includes 10 Days that
Unexpectedly Changed America: Antietam, winner of a 2006 Emmy Award
for Best Non-Fiction Series. Her editing on FRONTLINE Growing Up
Online garnered another nomination for a 2009 Emmy. In 2004, Fedde won
the prestigious Gracie Allen Award for her work as editor on Pure
Magic: The Mother Daughter Bond.
Her first feature-length documentary
project, Combat Diary, was nominated for an Emmy in 2006. $ellebrity,
featuring candid interviews with Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek,
Jennifer Lopez, and a slew of other celebs, premiered at South by
Southwest in 2012 and opened in theaters across the US in early 2013.
Variety wrote of $ellebrity, "the visuals sparkle, and R.A. Fedde's
editing is seamless." Most recently, Running Wild: The Life of Dayton
O. Hyde, edited and co-produced by Fedde, premiered at Slamdance 2013
and won the Audience Award at the Sarasota International Film Festival as well as Best Documentary at the Black Hills Film Festival. It opens in theaters nationwide in October 2013.
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Sheila Smith is a director of photography and Steadicam
operator. She has worked on independent features, commercials, documentaries,
television shows, sporting events and music videos in the United States and
in numerous countries around the world.
Her clients include WETA, PBS, BBC, NBC, Discovery Network, and the
Defense Logistics Agency. She recently operated Steadicam on USA Networks Covert
Affairs and worked as DP on documentaries about Iraq War for BBC, The AIDS
Memorial Quilt for Red Thread Productions and on national commercial spots for
GMMB and AARP. Other projects include the Bank of America Student Leadership
Summit, PBS Frontline, the BET interview with President Obama and Steadicam work
for MSNBC Morning Joe. In 2009, Sheila won the Women of Vision award from
WIFV-DC and in 2000 the Director of Photography/Film DC Peer Award.
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Jim Papoulis has a distinctive musical style that combines
contemporary sounds with musical traditions from around the globe.
Traveling worldwide, Papoulis works with international artists and
ensembles in order to explore and create a sound for a global
community. This multi-cultural sound has become the cornerstone of his
works for choirs, orchestras, and ensembles. He is a founder of The
Foundation for Small Voices and is dedicated to children and music. In
addition to teaching songwriting workshops globally for the
Foundation, he donates his royalties, a significant portion of his
time, and talent to children by composing music with and for them,
that can be enjoyed by many. He encourages his family to actively
engage in projects that serve the greater community by inviting them
to work on behalf of the Foundation through the workshops and the
annual gift drive. In his professional life, Jim composes,
orchestrates, and conducts music from many genres and is known for
work that connects classical and world sounds with contemporary
rhythms, voices, and computer technology. His work includes
composition and orchestration for contemporary live corporate shows,
scores for film, commercials, dance, and pop songs, and writing for
classical ensembles, infusing a traditional sound with contemporary
instrumentation.
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