James A. Fino: VP Production A fifteen-year veteran in the entertainment industry, producer James A. Fino has thrived in a full spectrum of live-action and animated media production including print, radio, commercials, primetime network sitcoms, online interactive content, and branded entertainment. Clients have included Disney Internet Group, Disney Online/DXD, Touchstone Television, NBC/Universal Television, 20th Century Fox, Comedy Central, NewLine Cinema, Discovery Channel, Sony Home Entertainment, Google/YouTube, Motorola/Good Technology Group, United Online- NetZero, Kyocera Wireless Corp., Endemol USA, Weller/Grossman Productions among others. As producer at 23D Films, Inc, a full service design, animation, and visual effects company, Fino has expanded the scope of production from traditional film and television to mobile and online entertainment, and branded content. Prior to joining 23D Films, Fino worked on several hit television shows including ABC’s 8 Simple Rules and Home Improvement and King OF THE HILL that  won an Emmy Award for best primetime  animated series. Fino was recruited in 2000 as Executive Producer of Animation for MediaTrip.com, a major entertainment dotcom. Working directly with Kelsey Grammer, Fino designed and produced the online comedy, GARY THE RAT, which was nominated at the Aspen Comedy Festival for Best Animated Show and Best Comedy on the web. Fino was recently re-elected Vice-Chair for the 2008-09 term by the Producers Guild of America: New Media Council, Fino has been named to the PGA National Board, twice chaired the NMC Nominating Committee, and honored in 2006 with the first Marc A. Levey Distinguished Service Award. Fino holds a B.S degree in Radio/TV/Film and a B.S. degree in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin.