Gio Messale (He/Him)

Director of Production & Development/Producer. Responsible for new development and production at BroadwayHD, a subscriber based distribution platform and production media company that streams Broadway and Off-Broadway stage productions to your smart device. Other distribution partnerships include Amazon Channels, PBS Great Performances, Event In-Cinema, Art House and Foreign Cinemas, Alexander Street, and Terry Steiner Distribution. • Explore potential professional theatrical stage productions for consideration to record, live-stream and distribute on BroadwayHD and other distribution platforms • Manage a variety of projects simultaneously and problem solve logistics from development through delivery • Strategically negotiate media fees with underlying rights, creative staff, designers, cast, crew, and theatrical unions • Work closely with the owners and senior management team on green-lighting projects • Oversee all internal production and post-production team members. Manage external producers, production staff and vendors on the production • Significantly reduced overall production costs for the company. Work alongside the producers on budgeting and scheduling. Track record for shows coming in under budget • Relationships with theatrical producers, general managers, creative talent, agents and distribution platforms • Help further establish, support and build company culture through creative ideas and other inspiring elements

* 2014 INTERNET ADVERTISING COMPETITION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERNET ADVERTISING

 Coordinator to Executive Vice President of Feature Production.  Worked on over 25 films in all various stages; budgeting to execution. Films include: Star Trek (Bad Robot/J. Abrams, Dir.), Shutter Island (M. Scorsese, Dir.), Indiana Jones 4 (Kennedy-Marshall/S. Spielberg, Dir.), M:I3 (CW Prod./J. Abrams, Dir.).