Leyla Sfeir
- Producer
- Production Manager
Leyla Sfeir has a long list of accomplishments in the production of
music videos, television commercials and film production.
Starting at Florida International University with a double major in Film Production and Psychology, she graduated with honors. The combination of psychology and production has come in handy when dealing with the myriad complexities of the business of film, as well as the idiosyncrasies of the film industry. She has worked in many different positions within the industry, including, very early on, as a make-up artist for major productions that shot in the hotspot locale of Miami, FL. Almost simultaneously, before beginning her higher education, Ms. Sfeir took up an internship with Boardroom Communications. After completing her six-month internship, the company offered her a full time job as a PR agent. But, having gotten a taste of film production during her make-up experience, she knew her calling was in the Motion Picture business.
Her first job while still in college was with Cosmopolitan Television, a Hearst Entertainment company. There she was involved in acquiring content for the channel and in program scheduling. She was deeply involved in the launching of Cosmo TV in Europe, and the expansion of Cosmo throughout Latin America. Following Cosmopolitan TV, Ms. Sfeir began working as a freelance producer for production companies across Florida. She has produced many marketing campaigns for Latin America, including for Johnson & Johnson and Grupo Modelo among others. On her first feature film, American Visa, she was Post Production Coordinator. Not long after that, she was Producer and Line Producer of the feature film I love Miami.
Now Leyla has expanded her participation in the creation of films through the writing of screenplays. She was co-screenwriter on the script of My Life: Untitled and collaborated on the screenplay, Supersonic, which is up for option She also has collaborative screenplay Bakalao currently in development, to be shot abroad in 2008.
Starting at Florida International University with a double major in Film Production and Psychology, she graduated with honors. The combination of psychology and production has come in handy when dealing with the myriad complexities of the business of film, as well as the idiosyncrasies of the film industry. She has worked in many different positions within the industry, including, very early on, as a make-up artist for major productions that shot in the hotspot locale of Miami, FL. Almost simultaneously, before beginning her higher education, Ms. Sfeir took up an internship with Boardroom Communications. After completing her six-month internship, the company offered her a full time job as a PR agent. But, having gotten a taste of film production during her make-up experience, she knew her calling was in the Motion Picture business.
Her first job while still in college was with Cosmopolitan Television, a Hearst Entertainment company. There she was involved in acquiring content for the channel and in program scheduling. She was deeply involved in the launching of Cosmo TV in Europe, and the expansion of Cosmo throughout Latin America. Following Cosmopolitan TV, Ms. Sfeir began working as a freelance producer for production companies across Florida. She has produced many marketing campaigns for Latin America, including for Johnson & Johnson and Grupo Modelo among others. On her first feature film, American Visa, she was Post Production Coordinator. Not long after that, she was Producer and Line Producer of the feature film I love Miami.
Now Leyla has expanded her participation in the creation of films through the writing of screenplays. She was co-screenwriter on the script of My Life: Untitled and collaborated on the screenplay, Supersonic, which is up for option She also has collaborative screenplay Bakalao currently in development, to be shot abroad in 2008.