CEO, World Builder Entertainment | Chile/USA

Prior to founding Festa Entertainment and World Builder Entertainment, Dannie Festa honed her expertise by years of working in film and television development with top-flight producers and directors including Michael London (SIDEWAYS, THIRTEEN), Gil Netter/ David Zucker (SCARY MOVIE, LIFE OF PII), and Gary Fleder (KISS THE GIRLS, CSI). Being a manager/producer combines two things Dannie loves most about the entertainment industry: closely collaborating with writers and directors and producing projects that speak to her. A native Chilean, Dannie’s international background allows her to represent a wide variety of creative talent, companies, and brands. She manages the iconic brands Dam Things (Good Luck Troll Dolls) and the Merian C. Cooper/ DeVito Artworks King Kong Skull Island property as well publisher Markosia and various global animation and VFX studios. She also manages New York Times best-selling authors and an expansive IP library. She is the Executive Producer of the animated features TROLLS, TROLLS WORLD TOUR and TROLLS BAND TOGETHER at DreamWorks Animation/ Universal.