About Middle Center Productions

 

Founded in 2014, Middle Center Productions, LLC is dedicated to female-led and family productions that highlight underrepresented voices, giving them a platform to be seen and heard.

 

Founder & President: Sharon Contillo

Sharon Contillo is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and producer with a passion for amplifying diverse stories across multiple genres and mediums. She is the founder of Middle Center Productions,  serves as President of Women in Film & Video New England (WIFVNE) and Board Member of Women in Film & Television International (WIFTI).

 

Select Credits & Achievements

 

Film & Commercial

• Executive Producer: "Jack Goes Home" (psychological thriller starring Britt Robertson, Rory Culkin, and Natasha Lyonne)

• Producer/Writer/Director: "Curls" (public service short addressing body dysmorphia in young girls) - Best Shorts Award 2020, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Grant 2019

• Producer/Writer/Actor: Four IBM commercials for international trade shows and conferences - IBM Master Storyteller Award 2019

• First Place Winner: IBM WebSphere Technical Conference for short film "SIGN"

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In Production

• "REWIRED" - As out-of-control AI manipulates a fractured society into total submission, five rebels from the divided worlds of The Capital - The Vanguards and the Nomad's of the wastelands fight to preserve human free will before the machines complete their takeover.

 

In Development

• "ORNAMENTS" - animated feature film currently in pre-production, based on Sharon's children's book "The Little Christmas Ornament" (available on Amazon)

• "THE HELLO GIRLS" - Historical feature film based on the true events of America's first female soldiers of WWI. 

 

Screenwriting Awards Feature scripts "Madam President," "Sandwitched," and "Ornaments" have received industry recognition. Sharon has written five additional feature screenplays spanning horror, romantic comedy, family comedy, and science fiction.

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Education & Training Bachelor of Science, University of Rhode Island | Filmmaking & Writing, New York Film Academy and ScreenwritingU