Amir Delara » CEO - Producer AMIR DELARA is the Founder and Executive of Financing for Cima Productions Inc.  Mr. Delara produced three feature films for the company: 2004  English as a Second Language 2009  Bedrooms 2011  Filly Brown Delara is presently developing several Latin themed projects for Cima’s future slate of film including the heart-warming family film Marching Banda, an international thriller El Paraiso De Dios and a romantic comedy Losing Jackie Perez. In 2001, Mr. Delara formed Cima as a commercial production company specializing in Latino media and markets, to provide marketing and advertising services for his various businesses as well as to outside clients. Having placed over four million dollars in Spanish language television, radio and print advertising, Mr. Delara’s Cima Productions has made a successful business of effective communication with the Latino community. Always a hands on manager, Mr. Delara produced many of Cima Productions advertising spots.  In 2003, Delara decided to employ his creative instincts and the infrastructure of his marketing enterprise to expand into filmed entertainment targeted at the Latino American community. In 2004, Delara produced the company’s first independent feature film “English as a Second Language”. The film went on to win Best Feature awards at the Newport Beach, Boston Latino, Orlando Latino, Portland Pine and the Santa Fe Film Festivals and premiered on the Showtime Networks and was distributed domestically and internationally. In 2009, Delara produced the company’s second feature Bedrooms starring Julie Benz and Moon Bloodgood. The film premiered on the Showtime Networks and was released domestically and internationally in the fall of 2011. In 2011, Delara produced the company’s third feature film, “Filly Brown” starring Gina Rodriguez, Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips and Mexican singing sensation, Jenni Rivera.  The film is set to make its world premiere in Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012.  Victor Teran » Director/Writer/Producer Teran began his career in the film industry in 1996 as an assistant and script analyst for Seven Arts Pictures where he first began to learn the business of independent film eventually working his way up to VP of Production. While at Seven Arts he continued to pursue his own projects both as a writer and as a producer. In 2004 he left Seven Arts to produce his first feature film, “English as a Second Language,” with writer/director, Youssef Delara. From 2005 to 2008, while continuing to write and develop his own projects, Mr. Teran served as VP of Physical Production for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment where he worked on 18 mid-budget films including “Lars & The Real Girl,” “Death at a Funeral,” “Charlie Bartlett” and “Synecdoche, NY.” In 2009, Mr. Teran made his writing/directing debut in “Bedrooms,” a multi-director feature film starring Julie Benz and Moon Bloodgood which will premier on Showtime in November, 2010. Mr. Teran is currently a partner/producer in Cima Productions. The company is developing an eclectic slate of lower budget films, including Mr. Teran’s “Snap,” which is scheduled to shoot later this year. In addition to his activities with Cima Productions, Mr. Teran has written 7 feature scripts and currently has projects in development at John Wells Productions and Mike Tollin Productions. Youssef Delara » Writer/Director/Producer Youssef Delara, a native of Los Angeles, began his education in the art of film at Loyola Marymount Film School where he focused on directing while pursuing additional coursework in photography at Art Center College of Art and Design. After college he applied his acute visual sense working as a Visual Effects Associate on the highly successful Paramount Television series, “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” There he eventually became a Visual Effects Supervisor, before going on to produce visual effects for “Star Trek: Voyager” as well as sequences for the popular “Star Trek” feature films “Generations” and “Insurrection.” After a stint working on another visual effects heavy television series, Universal Studio’s “Burning Zone,” and two heavy visual effects features, “The Karate Dog & Baby Genius’s 2”, Delara took his sharp creative eye and practical production skills to the world of advertising where he worked as Creative Director for Cima Productions, a full service advertising agency catering to the burgeoning Latin American market in Southern California. In addition to launching countless radio and print advertising campaigns at Cima, Delara has written, produced, directed, and edited nearly a dozen recurring commercials which have aired on major Spanish language television networks. In 2003/4, Delara turned his focus back to entertainment by writing and directing his first feature, “English as a Second Language,” a story loosely based on his experiences living in Los Angeles. The film has garnered critical acclaim as well as multiple awards at the New York Latino, Newport Beach, Boston Latino, Orlando Latino, Portland Pine and the Santa Fe Film Festivals. In 2009, Delara established Cima Productions as a burgeoning production service and picture editorial company having edited as well as post produced multiple feature films and commercials. Delara has recently produced, wrote and directed Cima’s 2nd feature film, “Bedrooms” starring: Julie Benz, Moon Bloodgood, Sarah Clarke, Xander Berkely and Barry Bostwick. The Cima team is actively in development on a wide array of feature films as well as a ground-breaking web series. Eric R. Brodeur » Consulting Editor Mr. Brodeur has worked on a number of independent feature films using the flexibility of Apple's Final Cut Pro for digital tapeless workflows. His projects have been shot on 35 mm, RED, and various other high-definition formats. As an Editor, Mr. Brodeur has co-edited Bedrooms and Ije The Journey intended for theatrical release. As Assistant Editor and post-production consultant, his credits include The Green Goddess, Finding Gauguin, Elektra Luxx, and FUEL which have screened at SXSW and Sundance. A former computer professional with 10+ years of experience, he has worked for Fortune 100 companies, start-ups and higher education. His accomplishments span an array of disciplines such as the design of large-scale video storage networks for UCLA as well as web development utilizing Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Leveraging his expertise with Windows, Macintosh, Internet, and video technologies he served as Chief Technology Officer of CastPro, a video encoding and web production facility formerly located in downtown Los Angeles. Mr. Brodeur's technology experience enables him to quickly assimilate and integrate the latest in Digital Cinema technology. This creates a unique freedom to focus entirely on the craft of Editing and his passion for storytelling.