Kathy daSilva
ABOUT ME:
Director. Writer. Showrunner. Executive Producer:
20+ years of experience successfully creating long and short-form programs and projects for everything from scripted to documentaries, kid’s comedy to ghost tales, fashion to music to sports to food to crime to re-design to brand campaigns.
TV. Digital. Social Media:
Series. Commercials. Branding. Music Videos. PSAs. EPKs. Educational. Corporate. Client Direct.
Storyteller. Content Creator:
Literally many thousands of hours in the field, studio and post.
I’ve shot in all formats from single to multi-camera and posted in
every type of editorial environment.
Endlessly Versatile. Creatively Restless:
I know how to make things beautiful and sound great.
Negotiator. Collaborator. Leader:
I know how long a project will take and how much it will cost.
Hire cast & crew. Lead & manage a team. Juggle episodes & projects.
Award-Winner:
Emmy
Nominated three more times for the Emmy
Ace Award
NY International Silver Film and TV Award
Monitor Award
Lifetime Award from the Chief Executive
Entertainment Weekly/Lifetime TV: ‘Women Who Really Rock’
(I’d like to think that I do. My teenager tells me otherwise)
Education
2 BAs at Rutgers University
New Brunswick NJ
BA in Communications
BA in Economics
Non-matriculated at NYU Tisch School of The Arts
NY NY
Film School
Awards
Women Who Really Rock, Entertainment Weekly/Lifetime TV
Silver, NY Internat’l Film & Television Award
NCAA Anti-Gambling Campaign
Emmy Nominee, National Academy of TV Art And Sciences
ESPN
Emmy Nominee, NATAS
MTV sports
Emmy Winner, NATAS
MTV Sports
ACE Award, Cable
MTV Sports
Monitor Award, BDA
ABC Nightline Show Open
Award From the Chief Executive, Lifetime TV
Given to employee contributing most to network
Emmy Nominee Outstanding Serialized Documentary, NATAS
For Esquire’s number #1 rated Friday Night Tykes