Gabby Revilla

{{short description|American film producer}}

Gabriela Revilla (born May 23, 1982) is a Nicaraguan-born American film director and producer and writer. She began her career as a talent booker within the areas of music, celebrity, sports and theater for television, live events, interactive, and film, eventually leading to casting and producing for multi-platform web initiatives and motion pictures. She is a celebrity booker in the music and celebrity talent world, with an incredibly diverse portfolio. In addition to producing, casting, and talent booking, she is also a writer with several projects currently in development.{{cite web|url=http://revekentertainment.com/about/|title=ABOUT US - Revek Entertainment|work=revekentertainment.com|accessdate=September 27, 2015}}

Biography

Gabby Revilla is an independent producer and the principal of Revek Entertainment. By the end of 2013, Revilla will have produced 8 titles including, Jason Blum’s Stage Fright, Caliber Media and Revek Entertainment’s Some Kind of Hate, Peter and Antonia Bogdanovich's, "Phantom Halo",{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3130734|title=Phantom Halo (2014)|date=June 19, 2015|work=IMDb|accessdate=September 27, 2015}} and Paramount Insurge's Destination Wedding. Her company also owns GNR Casting & Talent{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GNRCASTINGTALENT|title=GNR Casting & Talent Booking|work=facebook.com|accessdate=September 27, 2015}} which has cast and booked TV and multi-media projects for AOL, Café Mom, GSN, Bravo, Rogue State, The Conlin Company, World of Wonder, etc. She has produced several films including Matthew Lillard's directorial debut, Fat Kid Rules The World, winner of the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/matthew-lillards-fat-kid-rules-world-wins-sxsw-36335|title=Matthew Lillard's 'Fat Kid Rules the World' Wins at SXSW|work=TheWrap|date=17 March 2012|accessdate=September 27, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/gabrielarevilla/overview/p728806|title=Gabriela Revilla - Fandango|work=Fandango|accessdate=September 27, 2015}} She has also produced short film projects for Universal, Right of Way Films, and Blumhouse. Most recently, Gabby produced Jason Reitman and Jason Blum's Whiplash, which won the Sundance Jury Selection Short Film Award.{{cite web|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/23/sundance-2013-whiplash-short/|title=Sundance: Prize-winning 'Whiplash' short aims to go long - EW.com|work=ew.com|accessdate=September 27, 2015}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfHNiWmkpG0|title=Shorts Program 1 Q & A @ 2013 Sundance Film Festival|date=10 February 2013|work=YouTube|accessdate=September 27, 2015}}

Gabby began her career at Live Nation where she booked artists such as Gavin DeGraw, George Carlin, Jaguars, and the Backstreet Boys at clubs and theaters.{{cite web|url=https://www.elance.com/s/gabbyrevilla/resume/|title=Elance: Gabriela R. - Resume|work=elance.com|accessdate=September 27, 2015}} She went on to work for Martin Short and his critically acclaimed Broadway show, Fame Becomes Me, booking celebrity talent, including Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, Victor Garber, and Matthew Broderick, for 8 shows a week during its entire duration.{{cite web|url=http://www.yatedo.com/s/jobtitle%3A(Talent+Booker+-+Martin+Short+Fame+Becomes+Me+(Broadway))|title=Talent Booker Martin Short Fame Becomes Me Broadway Profiles Board |work=yatedo.com|accessdate=September 27, 2015}} Gabby then moved to MTV Networks where she played key roles in booking talent for Sucker Free, The Big Ten, TRL, Mi TRL, Fashionista, Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out, MTV Cribs, the MTV Movie Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and more.{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0804/gallery.F500_fresh_faces.fortune/32.html | work=CNN | title=Faces of the future | date=April 22, 2008}} She was also a key player in securing additional revenue for MTV's bilingual channel MTV Tr3s in film studio marketing dollars.{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/malverde-jesus-lara-svp-music-and-talent-mtv-tr3s-residente-news-photo/76960838|title=Malverde, Jesus Lara, SVP, Music and Talent, MTV Tr3s, Residente,...|first=Michael|last=Buckner|work=Getty Images|accessdate=September 27, 2015}} During this time, CNN, featured her in their article, "Faces of the Future." In 2009, Gabby joined The Wendy Williams Show as Talent Executive for two seasons until she left to pursue film and TV endeavors in Los Angeles. She currently has several projects in development. Revilla is represented by APA.{{cite web|url=http://www.apa-agency.com/|title=APA - Agency for the Performing Arts|work=apa-agency.com|accessdate=September 27, 2015}}

In 2014 Revilla become one of 20th Century Fox's FWI writers intensive fellows.{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2014/01/fox-writers-intensive-2014-finalists-full-list-670032/ |title=Fox Writers Intensive 2014 Finalists |work=Deadline |date=January 23, 2014 |accessdate=September 27, 2015}} Gabby's Revek Entertainment, continues to work with Top networks and industry talent on film, new media content and celebrity talent booking as a production company with a diverse portfolio.

Filmography

Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3323463/|title=Gabriela Revilla Lugo|work=IMDb|accessdate=September 27, 2015}}

= Producer =

  • The Automatic Hate (2015) // feature film{{cite web|title=Automatic Hate Deadline|url=http://m.deadline.com/2013/09/joseph-cross-adelaide-clemons-deborah-ann-woll-join-the-automatic-hate/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924055901/http://m.deadline.com/2013/09/joseph-cross-adelaide-clemons-deborah-ann-woll-join-the-automatic-hate/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2013}}
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3130734/ Phantom Halo] (2013 ) // feature film
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2705322/ Breakdown] (2013) // short film
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2330490/ Family Trade] (2013) // TV series, associate producer
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2654430/ Whiplash] (2013) // short film, line producer
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3123250/ Paraphobia] (2013) // feature film{{cite news|title=Paraphobia THR|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fast-furious-spoof-casts-paul-634760 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Borys|last=Kit|date=September 23, 2013}}
  • MTV Video Music Awards (2008) // TV special
  • MTV Video Music Awards (2007) // TV special

= Talent Executive/Booker =

  • The Eric Andre Show (2013) // TV series
  • The Wendy Williams Show (2009-2010) // TV series
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571722/ MTV Los Premios] (2009) // TV movie
  • Made (2007-2009) // TV series
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1199038/ Karlifornia] (2008) // TV series
  • mtvU Woodie Awards (2008) // TV special
  • Total Request Live (2007-2008) // TV series
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372716/ Los Premios MTV] (2008) // TV movie
  • MTV Video Music Awards (2008) // TV special
  • Mi TRL (2006-2008) // TV series
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298707/ MTV Tr3s Fashionista] (2008) // TV movie
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375738/ A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave] (2008) // TV special
  • mtvU Woodie Awards (2007) // TV special
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235402/ MTV Los Premios] (2007) // TV special
  • Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2007) TV series
  • mtvU Woodie Awards (2006) // TV special

= Casting Director =

  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2330490/ Family Trade] (2013) //TV series
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1199038/ Karlifornia] (2008) // TV series
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298707/ MTV Tr3s Fashionista] (2008) // TV movie
  • Mi TRL (2006) // TV series – Episode #1.1

= Casting Department =

  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1950135/ Destination Wedding] (2013) // feature film
  • Fat Kid Rules the World (2012) // feature film
  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298707/ MTV Tr3s Fashionista] (2008) // TV movie

= Writer =

  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2705322/ Breakdown] (2013) // short film

= Production Manager =

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