Rafael Sarmiento Matiz: Screenwriter and director in Bogotá, Colombia.

Hi everyone! I'm Liliana Granados, and I'm excited to be here for the next 24 hours to answer all your questions about developing and producing impactful stories for a global audience. Whether you're a writer, producer, or just passionate about storytelling, let’s talk about how to bring diverse, meaningful stories to life and make them resonate worldwide.

About Me: I began my career at CAA, where I worked in the mailroom before transitioning into international film sales and financing at Sierra Affinity, gaining insight into the global marketplace for storytelling. I later became a Creative Executive at Viola Davis’ JuVee Productions, a company dedicated to championing underrepresented narratives. There, I helped develop projects like TriStar’s The Woman King and Amazon/MRC’s upcoming G20, both of which center on powerful, socially relevant themes. After that, I served as Director of Development at Eugenio Derbez’s 3Pas Studios, where I helped build the film drama department, focusing on stories that celebrate culture and inspire audiences.

Now, I am independently producing international commercials and developing both a feature film and a documentary, continuing my mission to create meaningful, globally resonant stories that entertain, inspire, and spark conversation.

Ask Me About:

How to develop stories that resonate globally.

How to develop stories that resonate globally.

Building relationships and navigating the industry as a diverse storyteller.

Drop your questions below! I’m excited to connect!

Welcome to the lounge! I'm so excited about this class! Lots of intriguing projects. I'm on here as well, so ask me anything!

Hello all, my name is Alejandro Romero, I’m a Colombian filmmaker based on Bogotá. I’m 37 years old and I’m in the media since 2002. Right now I’m finishing my latest Science fiction short film titled “LA ETERNA BÚSQUEDA DEL CAMINANTE” (the never-ending search of the wanderer.) Here’s the first trailer, soon I will put some English subtitles. My best regards to all the community. https://vimeo.com/119055374

Hell yeah!

Hi Rafael. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 1,000,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

This is a network for you, built by you. Like most things in life, the more you participate, the greater the rewards. We ask all new members to pay it forward by inviting 5 fellow creatives to the network and by spreading the word of Stage 32 through other social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The more creatives, the stronger the network. The stronger the network, the more opportunities.

Thanks for joining the movement and for being a part of this most talented and inspiring community. I very much look forward to your contributions.

Thanks, and have a creative day!

RB

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Hello Rafael -

Welcome to the community! I'm Amanda Toney, the Managing Director at Stage 32. Since 2013 I've been proud to oversee Stage 32's Next Level Education, which provides you the most up-to-date tools necessary to become a better creative.

Over the years Stage 32 has worked with over 500 industry executives and professionals to teach online webinars, classes and intensive labs exclusively for you - our Stage 32 community. We bring you instructors who have worked directly on some of your favorite films, TV shows or theater productions to teach you in-the-trenches information that you won't find anywhere else on producing, directing, financing, writing, packaging, acting and more.

Our Next Level Education has a 97% satisfaction rate and averages 4.5 out of 5 stars. Plus, we've had the honor to be called "LinkedIn meets Lynda.com for film, television and theater creatives" by Forbes Magazine.

I encourage you to take the next step to continue learning and expanding your career by clicking here, or clicking "education" on your top menu bar.

I'm grateful you've joined the Stage 32 community. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Amanda