Biografia
Danielle DiGiacomo serves as Head of Content at Utopia Media, overseeing acquisition, development, and packaging of new content and IP. She recently secured the critically acclaimed Sundance documentary Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and the TIFF favorite Shiva Baby, while also developing a lineup of Utopia Originals, including a TV adaptation of the cult classic Sorority House Massacre.
Before joining Utopia, DiGiacomo was SVP of Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships at 1091 (formerly The Orchard), where she managed all content acquisitions, talent discovery, backstop deals, and production. She established strategic partnerships with organizations such as CNN, A&E, HBO, Tribeca Film Institute, and Vice. Among the films acquired during her tenure were Taika Waititi's Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Matt Heineman's Cartel Land, Pablo Larrain's Neruda, Jeremiah Zagar's We the Animals, and Werner Herzog's Meeting Gorbachev. Under her leadership, The Orchard/1091 films earned two Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, 14 Independent Spirit Award nominations, 6 Critics' Choice Awards and nominations, and 6 Cesar Award wins.
DiGiacomo is a Peabody Award-winning producer for the documentary Best Kept Secret, which aired on PBS's POV in 2013. She developed and produced the first two annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Film and served as Associate Producer on two documentary features: Jennifer Venditti's Billy the Kid and Samantha Buck's 21 Below.
In 2011, she was honored as the Mark Silverman Fellow at the Sundance Creative Producers Lab and currently serves on the board of the nonprofit film organization Rooftop Films.
