Christena Devaney's Lounge Discussions

My name is Christena, I am a producer, director and screenwriter in Chicago. I also enjoy acting as well.

I am currently an associate producer on a doc-reality series that will be airing on Roku.

I wanted to say to everyone, hope everyone is living their dreams. It is great to meet everyone and I hope to work with many of you in the future. I am open to working on more projects.

Hello Everyone,

I cannot tell you all how excited I am on to be on this site, everyone has been so wonderful on here. I wanted to do the Introduce Myself weekend again, since I was late with doing it last time.

I am a freelance producer in Chicago, I started off interested in acting, as a child I went through Barbizon Modeling Schools Teen Modeling and Teen Acting Program. I also attending 1 session at StageDoor Manor theater camp. I have a minor in Theater from DePaul.

I also have a Master’s in Digital Cinema from DePaul, I fell in love with the film program while I was getting a minor in it. During my college days I was an intern as well as a PA.

I have helped with the distribution and marketing of a feature film and recently got done with producing as short film that is currently in post production. I am also social media marketing at film. I am in very early preproduction stages for a feature film as the Line Producer and a Co-Producer.

When I am not working in film, I am an event producer, I put on events from start to finish and manage day of coordination. It is similar to many production jobs like producer and production manager, I keep the skills active and sharp.

I love working in film, I am always looking to make new connections as well as find new projects to work on.

Hope everyone is having a great day and has a lovely weekend.

Hello Everyone,

Let me say now it is great to meet you all. My name is Christena, I am Producer/Writer/Director/Actor in Chicago.

This all started for me as a kid when I knew I wanted to act, while I’m college I found my schools film program and from there I knew I wanted to behind the camera as well.

I am still pretty new at this point, I did a few interships and PA work in college. I did help with distribution and marketing of a feature film. Recently I helped produce a short horror film. I am currently line producing a film, we are in the early stages of pre-production and I will be moving on to being a co-producer as things go along. I am also social media marketing another film.

I can wear quite a few different hats, when I am not doing film work, I work in Wedding and Event Planning, which keeps my producing skills sharp. I will also do social media marketing on the side.

I am still learning because there is much I still do not know, like obtaining financing. Like anyone in the entertainment industry I am making still making connections. I am looking forward to being on this site with all you wonderful people. I am excited to learn more and grow as a filmmaker.