Nicholas Zafonte(I)

Nicholas Zafonte (Writer, Director, Producer) has worked for some of the top advertising agencies in the country. He's produced award-winning work for brands such as American Express, Johnnie Walker, Axe, LG, Miller Lite, and Levi's, the most notable being the record-breaking "Spread the Cheer" viral campaign featuring Elf Yourself which had over 40 million visits and a half a billion hits all in less than 5 weeks and was featured on CNN, Good Morning America, The New York Times, USA Today, VH1's Best Week Ever, and Entertainment Weekly's The Must List. In addition, he is the founder of the social innovation art collection The Starving Artists Project.

In 2011, he co-founded Sharawadgi Productions with writing and producing partner, J.D. Singer. In 2012, he directed the award-winning short film The First Day. He is currently in preproduction on his first feature film.