Chris Valentino
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Chris Valentino on set of NewWayRA with Deborah Norville
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March 28, 1974 Waterbury, Connecticut, US |
| Occupation | Writer, director, producer, filmmaker |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Documentary, Drama, Comedy, Social Media, Branding, Marketing |
| Notable works | Brooklyn Lobster, Innerstate, NewWay RA with Deborah Norville, |
| Notable awards | Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival, Winner Audience Award Hamptons International Film Festival, Winner James E Burke Award Johnson & Johnson, Promax Awards, CTAM Mark Awards, New York Festivals Winner |
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Chris Valentino is an American producer, brand strategist and visual storyteller.
Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the second of two children.
After high school, he studied Film and Television at NYU Film School Tisch School of the Arts where his work garnered recognition at the First Run Film Festival. While attending the university, Chris began his professional career with the launch of the History Channel creating on-air marketing and promotion campaigns.
In April 2000, he began working as a writer and producer for the Creative Group. While there Chris was influential in the development of original content creation for numerous brands including Time Warner Cable, Johnson & Johnson and the international horror company Fangoria. Chris created numerous original programs for Fangoria TV and helped initiate the launch of Fangoria Radio with Dee Snider and his friend Debbie Rochon.
In November 2005, he completed production of the independent film Brooklyn Lobster presented by Martin Scorsese and starring Danny Aiello and Jane Curtin. The film was directed by NYU classmate and friend Kevin Jordan The film garnered critical acclaim from Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times and Variety magazine. It was an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival
In February 2007, he directed the first of its kind patient awareness documentary Innerstate for Johnson & Johnson's Inc. Innerstate premiered on February 21, 2007, at the Directors Guild of America Theater in New York, NY. Throughout the course of the premiere and local screenings, Innerstate attracted the attention of national and regional media including The New York Times,CNBC, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Herald, The Dallas Morning News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In addition, the film enjoyed a strong presence in patient blogs and forums as well as on YouTube where thousands have viewed the trailer.
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