
Natalia A
Story Development Editor, Producer and Writer
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Esperienza lavorativa
Independent Producer, Writer and Story Editor
Self Employed • Freelance
Dec 2024 - Present • 1 yr 8 mos
Developing and producing international documentary and fiction projects from concept through financing and production. Currently producing the feature film Arcade City and developing a confidential international feature documentary. Creating and refining dossiers, synopses, treatments, budgets, financing strategies and international partnerships, while providing story and script feedback that helps filmmakers clarify structure, characters, emotional stakes and audience. I also write Havana in Paris, a personal and cultural publication exploring cinema, memory, migration and the experience of reinventing one's life.
Company
Full time • 10 yrs 6 mos
Commissioning Editor & Documentary Department Lead / Current Time TV
Jul 2016 - Dec 2024 • 8 yrs 5 mos
Built and led the documentary department and REAL CINEMA platform for an international broadcaster (Current Time TV/ Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty). Commissioned and supervised feature documentaries and series from early concept through development, production, rough cuts, delivery and festival launch. Worked closely with filmmakers on story structure, characters, treatments, narrative clarity and editorial ethics. Credits included State Funeral, Mr. Landsbergis and The Invasion by Sergei Loznitsa; Putin’s Witnesses and Gorbachev. Heaven by Vitaly Mansky; Earth Is Blue as an Orange by Iryna Tsilyk; and We Will Not Fade Away by Alisa Kovalenko. Managed an international slate of approximately 18 original programmes annually, alongside acquisitions, co-productions, contracts and multimillion-dollar budgets.
Head of Documentary & Festivals / Antipode Sales & Distribution
Jun 2014 - Jul 2016 • 2 yrs 1 mo
Directed documentary acquisition strategy and managed international festival campaigns and sales for an independent film distribution company. Evaluated films and projects for acquisition, advised filmmakers and producers on positioning and presentation materials, negotiated international distribution agreements, and coordinated premieres at major festivals. Worked closely with programmers, buyers, broadcasters and producers while overseeing client communication, contracts and revenue reporting across multiple territories.