● Now booking 2026 — 2027
I'm Cirina Catania — filmmaker, writer, and lifelong storyteller. For three decades I've helped people across the industry, the classroom, and the boardroom do one thing: bring creativity to life.
01 · Speaking
Built for conferences, universities, schools, studios, and any gathering where the conversation deserves to go deeper than the tools on the table.
Where ideas actually come from — and how to protect the instinct that recognizes them.
Read more →An unvarnished look at production and post: pacing, structure, and the small choices that decide everything.
Read more →How students and educators can stay deeply human as the tools get faster, louder, and stranger.
Read more →02 · Consulting
For studentsOne-on-one mentorship and small-group workshops for emerging filmmakers, writers, and producers. Portfolio, craft, career pathways, and the unglamorous habits that actually work.
For educatorsCurriculum consulting for media arts programs that want to stay honest about the industry — from gear and workflow to the harder questions about what we're teaching, and why.
Word of mouth
"Cirina doesn't lecture at a room — she re-opens it. Our students were still talking about her keynote a semester later."
— Department Chair, Film & Media Studies
03 · Book
Tell me about your event, classroom, or program and I'll come back within two business days.