BIOS
Keith Collins (Creator/Producer) is a New York native who has appeared behind the scenes and in front of the camera in
diverse projects spanning from film, television, commercials and national print ads. In just a few short years, his film credits include the 2004 national theatrically released film "Games People Play: New York", Echelon 8 (formerly E-8: Think Tank), Ken Del Vecchio's controversial film O.B.A.M Nude, An Affirmative Act, The Life Zone & The Great Fight, BIdentity Crisis, Non Compos Mentis, A Fight For Survival (which gained Collins the coveted award for best supporting actor at the 2010 Down Beach Film Festival), The Gentleman, The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Duncan, The Infernal Room, Three Chris's, Killer Hoo-Ha, Sanctum Void, the international film Avantgarde, Awake in The Woods, I am Violet, Psycho-Path, the upcoming production of Morgan Family Picnic and many more. Keith is also in production on the TV pilot Not Another Reality Show. Keith is an advocate for Tourette Syndrome and brings this disorder to light by sharing his own personal struggles. www.keithcollinsmedia.com
Joe Valenti (Director/Executive Producer/Producer) of Valenti Vision Films has provided over 350 hours of original television programming since 2011 alone for stations including NBC NY Nonstop, NJTV (PBS), ABC Live Well Network and Verizon FIOS1. With a talent for executing low budget projects with extremely high production values, Valenti's directing and shooting experience ranges from feature films, commercials, sports, television, documentaries, corporate videos and industrials. His latest feature film in which he directed, shot and edited, Echelon 8, is being distributed by Screen Media Films for DVD and VOD release and is available on iTunes in the coming weeks. The film was the first feature to ever air on NBC’s New York Nonstop channel in the summer of 2010. Valenti also is the director of the web smash hit The Amazing Adventures of Little Batman which has generated over a combined 5 million views . In the summer of 2012, Valenti directed his next feature film The Meat Puppet a psychological-thriller, which stars a slew of television, reality and sports stars. Tales of the Jersey Shore, a documentary series directed, shot and edited by Valenti, airs on PBS owned NJTV weekly. The latest episode which focuses on Hurricane Sandy has generated over 7,000 views on youtube in only seven days. This past year Valenti built "Vision 1" and "Vision 2", two HD Mobile Production Units which cover multi-camera live concerts and sporting events for various networks. "Vision 1" has done over 150 events resonating from locations such as Rutgers, Princeton, Hofstra, and Monmouth Universities as well as the Prudential Center and Metlife Stadium. Valenti also directed the live broadcasts of the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championships for Comcast and Big 10 National Networks. In the winter of 2011, Valenti Vision Films also produced and executed a late night talk show for NBC NYNonstop titled All Night with Joey Reynolds. The five-night-a-week talk show originated from the Nasdaq studios in Times Square and ran for three straight months playing host to many celebrity guests and musical acts. Beginning on March 27th Valenti Vision Films begins its Female Roller Derby series on ABC's Livewell Network and in April begins a boxing series with NBC's NY Nonstop as its destination. www.valentivisionfilms.com
Blaze Kelly Coyle (Producer/Executive Producer) is President and CEO of Silver Phoenix Entertainment and the quintessential renaissance woman with 30 plus years experience in the industry. She recently Executive Produced the feature Sugar! written by Leora Kalish, directed a comedy about dating called Speed Damon & Holly, which she also wrote and co-produced with Scott Stram and is feverishly writing The Noble Man, Emma Everything and future episodes of Eco-Files. Blaze produced/executive produced and provided special effects makeup for the award-winning horror thriller The Meat Puppet. Her smoky voice is featured in a scene singing an original song entitled Someone Special. This triumph is most dear to Blaze as she lost her voice for a time due to a throat illness in the late '90's. Blaze also produced/executive produced the indy action drama Echelon 8 (formerly E-8: Think Tank) which is currently in distribution (DVD/VOD) with Screen Media Ventures. Echelon 8 had the distinct privilege of being the first feature film to air on NY NonStop (NBC) in 2010, was granted entries into the Hoboken International Film Festival, Connecticut Film Fest, Moscow’s Detective Fest and the Queens International Film Festival, where the film won “Best Producer”. Other projects include the Off-Broadway holiday musical O Night Divine and a musical tackling the tough subject of addictions called Anonymous, Anonymous. She formerly produced a standup comedy show hosted by SNL contributing writers’ Keith Alberstadt and Chris Wilkes called Center of Attention in NYC. Blaze also developed the concept, co-wrote and published the kids book The Most Well-Traveled Squirrel in the Whole Wide World, which was distributed by Barnes & Noble and toured throughout the tri-state area. Next project is the crime drama: Colston Brief www.silverphoenixentertainment.com / www.blazekellycoyle.com
Joseph Pepitone (Writer) has over 15 years experience in television as a writer and producer. He has worked for several major cable networks and has won two New York Emmy Awards and several other industry awards. Along with his brother Billy, Joe wrote the feature filmStuck in the Middle which premiered at the Hoboken Film Festival in June. Joe also co-directed the film. Together they wrote the novel 'Soul of a Yankee: The Iron Horse, The Babe, and the Battle for Joe
Pepitone’ and are in pre-production of their next film.
Billy Pepitone (Writer) is a retired New York City Police Officer turned screenwriter, producer, and author. He has collaborated with his brother Joseph to form an exciting and diverse entertainment and production company.
diverse projects spanning from film, television, commercials and national print ads. In just a few short years, his film credits include the 2004 national theatrically released film "Games People Play: New York", Echelon 8 (formerly E-8: Think Tank), Ken Del Vecchio's controversial film O.B.A.M Nude, An Affirmative Act, The Life Zone & The Great Fight, BIdentity Crisis, Non Compos Mentis, A Fight For Survival (which gained Collins the coveted award for best supporting actor at the 2010 Down Beach Film Festival), The Gentleman, The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Duncan, The Infernal Room, Three Chris's, Killer Hoo-Ha, Sanctum Void, the international film Avantgarde, Awake in The Woods, I am Violet, Psycho-Path, the upcoming production of Morgan Family Picnic and many more. Keith is also in production on the TV pilot Not Another Reality Show. Keith is an advocate for Tourette Syndrome and brings this disorder to light by sharing his own personal struggles. www.keithcollinsmedia.com
Joe Valenti (Director/Executive Producer/Producer) of Valenti Vision Films has provided over 350 hours of original television programming since 2011 alone for stations including NBC NY Nonstop, NJTV (PBS), ABC Live Well Network and Verizon FIOS1. With a talent for executing low budget projects with extremely high production values, Valenti's directing and shooting experience ranges from feature films, commercials, sports, television, documentaries, corporate videos and industrials. His latest feature film in which he directed, shot and edited, Echelon 8, is being distributed by Screen Media Films for DVD and VOD release and is available on iTunes in the coming weeks. The film was the first feature to ever air on NBC’s New York Nonstop channel in the summer of 2010. Valenti also is the director of the web smash hit The Amazing Adventures of Little Batman which has generated over a combined 5 million views . In the summer of 2012, Valenti directed his next feature film The Meat Puppet a psychological-thriller, which stars a slew of television, reality and sports stars. Tales of the Jersey Shore, a documentary series directed, shot and edited by Valenti, airs on PBS owned NJTV weekly. The latest episode which focuses on Hurricane Sandy has generated over 7,000 views on youtube in only seven days. This past year Valenti built "Vision 1" and "Vision 2", two HD Mobile Production Units which cover multi-camera live concerts and sporting events for various networks. "Vision 1" has done over 150 events resonating from locations such as Rutgers, Princeton, Hofstra, and Monmouth Universities as well as the Prudential Center and Metlife Stadium. Valenti also directed the live broadcasts of the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championships for Comcast and Big 10 National Networks. In the winter of 2011, Valenti Vision Films also produced and executed a late night talk show for NBC NYNonstop titled All Night with Joey Reynolds. The five-night-a-week talk show originated from the Nasdaq studios in Times Square and ran for three straight months playing host to many celebrity guests and musical acts. Beginning on March 27th Valenti Vision Films begins its Female Roller Derby series on ABC's Livewell Network and in April begins a boxing series with NBC's NY Nonstop as its destination. www.valentivisionfilms.com
Blaze Kelly Coyle (Producer/Executive Producer) is President and CEO of Silver Phoenix Entertainment and the quintessential renaissance woman with 30 plus years experience in the industry. She recently Executive Produced the feature Sugar! written by Leora Kalish, directed a comedy about dating called Speed Damon & Holly, which she also wrote and co-produced with Scott Stram and is feverishly writing The Noble Man, Emma Everything and future episodes of Eco-Files. Blaze produced/executive produced and provided special effects makeup for the award-winning horror thriller The Meat Puppet. Her smoky voice is featured in a scene singing an original song entitled Someone Special. This triumph is most dear to Blaze as she lost her voice for a time due to a throat illness in the late '90's. Blaze also produced/executive produced the indy action drama Echelon 8 (formerly E-8: Think Tank) which is currently in distribution (DVD/VOD) with Screen Media Ventures. Echelon 8 had the distinct privilege of being the first feature film to air on NY NonStop (NBC) in 2010, was granted entries into the Hoboken International Film Festival, Connecticut Film Fest, Moscow’s Detective Fest and the Queens International Film Festival, where the film won “Best Producer”. Other projects include the Off-Broadway holiday musical O Night Divine and a musical tackling the tough subject of addictions called Anonymous, Anonymous. She formerly produced a standup comedy show hosted by SNL contributing writers’ Keith Alberstadt and Chris Wilkes called Center of Attention in NYC. Blaze also developed the concept, co-wrote and published the kids book The Most Well-Traveled Squirrel in the Whole Wide World, which was distributed by Barnes & Noble and toured throughout the tri-state area. Next project is the crime drama: Colston Brief www.silverphoenixentertainment.com / www.blazekellycoyle.com
Joseph Pepitone (Writer) has over 15 years experience in television as a writer and producer. He has worked for several major cable networks and has won two New York Emmy Awards and several other industry awards. Along with his brother Billy, Joe wrote the feature filmStuck in the Middle which premiered at the Hoboken Film Festival in June. Joe also co-directed the film. Together they wrote the novel 'Soul of a Yankee: The Iron Horse, The Babe, and the Battle for Joe
Pepitone’ and are in pre-production of their next film.
Billy Pepitone (Writer) is a retired New York City Police Officer turned screenwriter, producer, and author. He has collaborated with his brother Joseph to form an exciting and diverse entertainment and production company.