Natasha Soleil, President
James Fino, VP Production
Ryan Tanel, Art Director
Team of Programmers (5)
Natasha Soleil, President
Natasha Soleil has a long history in New Media ;Publicity and Business Development
with a specialty is consumer content publishing.
Recently, Natasha worked on a consumer screenwriting software program with Syd Field,
world-renowned book author and leading authority on the art and craft of screenwriting.
Additionally, she produced an interactive animated program with celebrity film composer
Michael Kamen, which was broadcasted on Sony Pictures' Screenblast website.
In Natasha Soleil's 12-year history in PR and Business Development varies, she has
worked with ground breaking start-ups as well as industry leaders, such as Intel, Levi's
Co., Creative Labs and Walt Disney. At Estudio, a new media animation studio, Natasha
launched "Regurge," an interactive music program which was broadcast on
Shockwave.com. It received over 5 million viewers a month and garnered many
Macromedia Flash Awards. Other programs included "Gary the Rat," with actor Kelsey
Grammar, and "The Kelly's," with actor Nancy Cartwright.
At Mixman Technology, a music software company, Natasha launched over a dozen music
programs with record labels such as Warner Bros., Tommy Boy Records, Virgin Records,
EMI/Capitol Records and Interscope Records featuring artists such as Snoop Dogg,
Smash Mouth, Rockers Hi-Fi, Gus Gus and George Clinton and the P-funk All Stars
among others.
Earlier in her career, Natasha worked in broadcasting as a National French television
reporter and radio talk show host for the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
There she held a position as the youngest reporter (17 years old) for the
"Ce Soir 6 O'clock News" and hosted the number one radio talk program,
"Club Sandwich," in Canada. In 1995 Natasha moved to San Jose, CA, and became the
first radio DJ to broadcast live over the Internet with CUCME Technology at KSJS 90.5 FM.
Natasha is a member of Women in Technology and studied for her B.A. in Radio and
Television at San Jose State University.
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.
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