About Us

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2010 DocMiami Team

About Us
Our organization is dedicated to promoting the best that documentary film making has to offer worldwide. We seek to offer new forms of expression whereby thematic and cultural diversity shine as a distinct emblem, contributing to the evolution of the cultural arts within South Florida and within the entertainment industry as a whole. In addition we:

-Provide a documentary film festival to promote the art form of up and coming documentary filmmakers at a local, national and international level.
-Host a film expo highlighting global film organizations and professionals.
-Provide educational outreach programs for young filmmakers grades 6-12.
-Host three benefit concerts to raise funds in order to build much needed schools in Tanzania!

DocMiami hosts a competitive film festival and a world film expo that highlights film organizations and professionals from around the world and also provides educational outreach programs for young filmmakers. Our event will feature, Woodstock, rock icon Fito de la Parra’s documentary, "Rock n’ Roll Made In Mexico" and a meet-and-greet with the Director, Lance Miccio. Select documentary films are honored as “DocMiami Official Selection” films and winners from each category are presented trophies at the awards gala hosted by Tito Puente, Jr.

Monica Rosales Executive Director		DocMiami President and Founder, Monica Rosales, has served as Marketing Director for the Florida Media Market and also served as a board member for the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) Miami Chapter from1999-2006. In addition, Monica has been recognized as a Marquis Who’s Who in America and Marquis Who’s Who Among America’s Women.
Vanessa Dalama Director		Vanessa has been an entrepreneur for the past couple of years. As a native of Miami with 8 years of experience in the Film and Entertainment industry her vast knowledge of the business has allowed her to work on and off camera for various Television Series, Commercials, Public Service Announcements, and Films. Vanessa has worked for two Artist Management companies and the world renowned South Florida Talent Agency, World of Kids, Inc. Her love and passion for film has brought her to expand her business skills into operating DocMiami and has been a key asset to its success . In 2010 she was announced as Vice President to DocMiami International Film Festival.
Tito Puente, Jr., Board Member		The comparison is inevitable. How could it be otherwise? Tito Puente Jr. carries his father with him - imprinted on his physical being and locked in his soul. It's in his looks, his joy, his music. No doubt, every time Tito Jr. walks on stage - he walks in his father's footsteps. He dances in celebration, throws his head back in pure joy and lights up the room with that oh-so-familiar smile. Tito Jr. is on a passionate mission. The younger Puente is determined to nurture the musical legacy left by his father. He refuses to let it become a distant memory; "He was just too vibrant, too exciting. There was magic in the music my father made. It made people happy, all over the world. My goal is to keep it alive, and in doing so, expose it to a whole new generation." Over the past two years, Tito Jr. has found captive audiences who echo his passion. Crowds once lured to a venue by the father's magic have returned to enjoy the son -- participating once again in the high voltage celebration that takes place on stage.
Jamie Catto Board Member		Jamie Catto is the creative catalyst, producer and director behind the global philosophy and music project ‘1 Giant Leap’ http://www.whataboutme.tv/ The first epic, star-studded odyssey (starring many of the names listed below), '1 Giant Leap' was nominated for 2 Grammys in 2003, sold over 300 thousand albums, and won numerous film awards globally. The new movie and album ‘What About Me?’ is released in 2011 and was screened for 7 weeks on Channel 4, UK Jamie Catto is one of the most respected artists and activists of our time on both sides of the Atlantic. Some of the Artists he has collaborated with and Directed in his projects to date include: •Music: Bono, Michael Stipe (REM), Alanis Morissette, Dido, Annie Lennox, Robbie Williams, Daniel Lanois, KD Lang, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry… •Film/TV: Dennis Hopper, John Cusack, Carrie Fisher, Billy Connolly, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Fry And: Kurt Vonnegut, Noam Chomsky, Bob Geldof, Tom Robbins, Douglas Coupland

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