Work
| Project | Sullivan's Saint Angels |
| Date | 2022-Present |
| Role | Screenwriter |
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| Project | Abby The PA |
| Date | 2016 – Present |
| Role | Screenwriter |
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| Project | Normal Times |
| Date | 2021-Present |
| Role | Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, and Editor |
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| Project | CandyByte |
| Date | 2020-2021 |
| Role | Screenwriter |
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| Project | Challah For Caroline |
| Date | 2020 |
| Role | Director, Writer, and Editor |
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| Project | Chasing Love |
| Date | 2017-2019 |
| Role | Main Screenwriter |
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| Project | Attachment |
| Date | 2017 |
| Role | Director, Writer, and Editor |
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| Project | Love Is On The Line |
| Date | 2014 |
| Role | Director, Cinematographer, and Editor |
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About
| First Name | Diana |
| Last Name | Foronda |
| Username | diana_foronda |
| Intro | TV & Film Professional Filmmaker |
| Role(s) | Assistant Editor, Director, Editor, Production Assistant (PA), Writer |
| Identity | Woman |
| Pronouns | She/Her |
| Location | US: New York |
| Affiliations | Non-Union Filmmaker |
| Available For | AE, Writer, Director, Editor, Production/Post Production Assistant, and Archival Logger |
| Bio | Diana Foronda is an award-winning filmmaker based on Long Island, NY. Throughout her years in the film industry, she worked as a Set PA for several short films, web series, and TV networks, including CBS, HGTV, and CNBC. Diana’s films and scripts have been recognized worldwide (including academy-award qualifying) and won 10+ awards. Her award-winning horror/sci-fi short screenplay, CandyByte, about a haunted apple-shaped smart home device, is available on Amazon, Barnes&Noble, and Bookshop.org. Outside of filmmaking, Diana has worked at a few film/photography companies, such as USDAN Summer Camp for the Arts, Left/Right Productions, Stag Post Services Inc, BDG, and Imagine Entertainment. Currently, she’s working as a production coordinator & partnerships at Chelsea Film Festival, editing Instagram reels/virtual workshop events at Pano (formerly NYCWF), writing her upcoming screenplay projects, and creating her Pleasantville-inspired iPhone short film, Normal Times. Additionally, she has been a pre-screener for Revolution Me Film Festival, Oxford Film Festival, San Diego International Film Festival (Canadian Screen Award Qualifying), Nashville Film Festival (Academy-Qualifying), Austin Film Festival (Academy-Qualifying), and Portland Film Festival. She is a proud New Yorker and member of Pano (formerly NYCWF), ARRAY Crew, Post New York Alliance, Alliance for Women in Media, and NYWIFT. She has trained with Sundance Co//ab, NYU Tisch Film & TV Industry Essentials, Manhattan Edit Workshop, USDAN Summer Camp for the Arts, and holds a BA in Film Studies with Departmental Honors at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. |
| Awards | See the complete list here: https://www.dianaforonda.com/news-press |
| Reel | Directing: https://vimeo.com/248925130 | Editing: https://www.dianaforonda.com/editing-samples | Photography: https://www.dianaforonda.com/photography | Set Photography: https://www.dianaforonda.com/set-photography |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Languages | English and Sign Language (ASL) |
| Available to travel? | Yes |
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Education
| School | NYU Tisch Film & TV Industry Essentials |
| Focus | Film & TV |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Date | Nov. 2020 – Nov 2021 |
| School | Health Education Services |
| Focus | C19CO (Covid-19 Compliance Officer) |
| Location | Online |
| Date | 2020-2021 |
| School | Manhattan Edit Workshop |
| Focus | Fundamentals of DSLR & Six Week intensive Editing Class in AVID, Premiere Pro, and After Effects |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Date | 2017 |
| School | Hollins University |
| Focus | Film Theory and Production |
| Location | Roanoke, VA |
| Date | 2017 |
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