Cirina Catania

Dateline: Cirina Catania, Writer-Director
Weblog: www.filmvault.biz
Articles: 22
First Published: Feb 13, 2011 / Last Published: May 03, 2012
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Cirina Catania is a 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. She has written, directed and/or shot numerous television shows and her credits include National Geographic’s “Nat Geo’s Most Amazing Photos” as writer/field producer, the ground-breaking 12-part series for Discovery Channel, “Southern Steel;” a made-for-TV movie/pilot entitled, “John Douglas-Mindhunter;” 13 episodes of Lifetime’s “ Merge,” starring Lisa Rinna; 16 episodes of “Worst Case Scenario,” for Columbia Television, 6 episodes of “Untold Stories from the ER,” for TLC; and 2 episodes of “Animal Kidding,” for Animal Planet. Ms. Catania also produces the popular weekly one-hour tech podcast, Digital Production BuZZ, which is streamed live each Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm Pacific time at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com or can be downloaded on iTunes.

Cirina Catania's articles

  1. May 3, 2012

    Film Review: Aujourd’hui (Today) Directed by Alain Gomis and Starring Saul Williams Surprises With Its Simplicity and Power
    If this were your last day on earth, how would you spend it?
    in Film
  2. May 1, 2012

    Will the Solar Odyssey Sail into a World Record?
    Crew of 6 to travel the 6,000-mile American “Great Loop" under solar power
  3. January 19, 2012

    Kodak Files Chapter 11
    Company Vows to Emerge Profitable and Sustainable
  4. January 17, 2012

    Controversial "Chief Yahoo" Jerry Yang Resigns Effectively Immediately
    Departure of Yahoo's original founder rocked tech news outlets worldwide. Controversial figure found himself on the wrong side of the press on many occasions.
  5. Magisto Editing App 2012 Int'l CES Mobile App Showdown Winner
    Free app does consumer's iPhone movie editing automatically. No experience necessary.
  6. Converse Rubber Tracks Music Studio Offers Free Video and Studio Time
    Move over MTV. Brooklyn-based Rubber Tracks' new on-line web series increasing the volume. Viewers navigating to Converse' sites.
  7. January 10, 2012

    Smart Office Phone from Invoxia Honored as One of "Best of CES Innovations 2012"
    Plug and play design, easy to use features and ability to answer calls from mobile devices or the landline make this phone appealing to small businesses.
  8. January 9, 2012

    Canon's 2012 VIXIA Camcorders Unveiled at CES
    Emphasizing use in social media and high-performance in low light, the cameras boast expanded dynamic range and improved resolution
  9. Canon USA Premiering Herbie Hancock Music Video at 2012 International CES
    Jazz standard "Chameleon" underscores video featuring over 1800 images taken with the Canon 5D Mark II and the Canon 7D
  10. January 7, 2012

    LapKeyBoard from SeeWright Perfect for Jammie Junkies
    Ergonemetric keyboard sits on your lap so you can relax while you work (or play games)