Deena's Fun Facts & Crap...

Name

Deena Adar

Profession

Writer/Producer/Director/Actress...I know, I know

Company

Oletrix Pictures

Memberships, Affiliations, Unions

Sag/Aftra/Costco

Location

Los Angeles

Birthday

Scorpio

Website

http://www.deenaadar.com

MySpace Address

http://myspace.com/deenaadar

Resume (Position, Network/Production Company, Year, Location, & Description) - you can cut and paste your resume here

2006-2008 NowLive.com Calabasas, CA
Content Producer/On-Air Host
(social networking and internet radio combined to create social-broadcasting)
•Created, produced and hosted the longest running show, The Love Drop; a completely interactive broadcast with streaming video, integrated text chat, live call-in, and picture/video sharing (now podcast on iTunes)
•Created and utilized unique and effective web marketing
•Assisted in developing content and on-air protocol
•Co-Host for The Adrianne Curry Show with thousands of weekly subscribers

2005-Present Oletrix Picture Los Angeles, CA
Founder & CEO
•Generate original content for the internet and film festivals
•Writer, Producer, Director: Including projects for IKlipz, projects featured on MySpace, Youtube, Jewtube, Jewlicious, and Yideoz
•Facilitate meetings, oversee accounting & budgeting, publicity, project development, production design, securing locations, story-boarding, casting, crew staffing, and coordinating equipment rentals

2003-2005 Long Drive Productions North Hollywood, CA
Vice President of Business Affairs
•Assisted with: obtaining financing, budgeting, supervising casting, festival submissions, film analysis for product placement, Union registrations
•Producer for the feature film These Days (currently in post-production)
•Head writer on several projects

2002-2003 Warner Loughlin Studios Studio City, CA
Business Affairs Supervisor and Coordinator
•Organized and executed several seminars, classes, and workshops generating more business for the studio
•Created studio’s literature, promotional flyers, brochures, original acting scenes
•Clerical work included record keeping, data entry, scheduling appointments, web research, correspondence, invoicing, tax filing, and budgeting finances

2000-2002 Private Residence Los Angeles, CA
Personal Assistant to Film Editor & Director
•Household management, bookkeeping, scheduling all activities/appointments
•Party planning, budgeting finances, drafting personal and legal documents
•Record keeping, data entry, web research, correspondence
•Implemented training program

Education

1997-2000 UC Berkeley Berkeley, California
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Graduated with 3.4 GPA
Taught Improv D-Cal classes

Patents and publications

FREELANCE
•1995 published in National Poetry magazine
•2002 poem published in The National Poetry Societies’ Collector’s Edition
•2002-2003 head writer and founder of Constipated Minds (comedy sketch troupe)
•2003 contributing writer for Iceangels.com (including TV promotional work)
•2004-Present writing and performing original Stand-Up all over Los Angeles

Awards & Accomplishments

OLETRIX FILMS
•The Lifestyle- Rebel Planet Film Festival Best Ensemble Performance
•The Experimental Witch Project- Finalist
•Miriam & Shoshana- Best Video 2007 (Jewish Journal)
•Miriam & Shoshana- #1 Stupidest Secular Video for 2007 (Youtube)
•Deena & Kara- Featured Comedy Duo on IKlipz

ROOFTOP STANDUP
•Creator, producer, booker and promoter for this monthly event showcasing the top comedians from Los Angeles on a different Downtown Rooftop every month.

Skills

Proficient in MS Word, Excel, MS Outlook, Windows, Internet Explorer, World Wide Web, Final Draft and type 60 WPM


References Available Upon Request

Active Projects

-17 epsiode Internet Docuseries 'Never Too Young'
-James Bond spoof "Dead Again Tomorrow" for IKlipz.com
-Webvideo "The Palin Effect"
-Webvideo "1900 SNSTV MN"
-Webvideo "Crazy for Turkey"

Projects Currently In Development (Title, Film/Television, Status, Budget)

1. Girl on Grill
(Feature Comedy)
Development
1 million

2. Hollywood to Heaven
(Feature Comedy)
Development
TBD

Favorites (Film, Director, Television, Actors, Musicians, etc.)

Director: Christopher Guest, Wes Anderson, Coen Brothers Actors: Kate Blanchett, Frances McDormand, Phillip Seymour Hoffman TV: Flight of the Conchords, Mad Men, Entourage, Six Feet Under * Too much music and too many movies to list

Dreams & Goals

I dream that one day I will be able to make my own movies with a core group of people that I continuously enjoy collaborating with. It's the path I'm on now.