Lunch with Cirina Catania

Cirina Catania is Writer, Director, Journalist and former marketing executive with a long history of success in both the major studio and independent film environment. She is one of the co-founders and former director of the Sundance Film Festival. Her popular tech podcast, “The Digital Production BuZZ,” with host Larry Jordan and Michael Horton, airs every Thursday at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com and is heard in 156 countries in the world. Cirina writes for Technorati.com on gadgets, software, tech business and the latest films. She is a futurist and a digital distribution specialist.

Her full bio is available and you can also check out her IMDB credits

Introduction     0′ 30″

Career Start      5′ 32″

Getting into production – career as performer    6′ 15″

Transition into production     9′ 16″

The beginnings of Sundance & American Film Festivals    10′ 32″

Move to LA and Studio Movie PR   14′ 45″

Production in Studio PR (Music Videos)    17′ 42″

The joys of production     21′ 38″

Producing a series pilot in the Peruvian jungle    23′ 27″

Kraft Services   25′ 47″

EPK Production     26′ 24″

Runaway Production, Unions and making a living   26′ 49″

Life after the Studios (EPKs, Studio PR, Producing)  29′ 08″

Production Credits    30′ 10″

Meeting Larry Jordan & Digital Production BuZZ     31′ 51″

Current Projects: Peru (Survival Training, Series Pilot)  32′ 57″

Gear for Peru jungle shoot    34′ 10″

Dry bags, FedEx and beer. (Philip’s story)    36′ 03″

Power in the jungle    41′ 54″

Spiders!    42′ 32″

Kionte Story Project – and storage  43′ 43″

What has been the biggest change in technology during your career?  48’26”