Antonio Zarro
- Producer
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Antonio Zarro is a screenwriter, director and actor with extensive
industry experience and notable accomplishments. In 1990, he created
Aria Pictures, a media production company through which he produced and
directed over 300 films, commercials and training dramas. His
productions have played in Hollywood, Cannes and Europe, and have shown
on Showtime, HBO, Cinemax and the Family Channel. His work has screened
at the NY Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the Virginia
Festival of American Film, the Columbus Film Festival,
Worldfest-Houston and Worldfest-Flagstaff. A few of Zarro's awards
include: an Academy Award, a Cine Golden Eagle, a Telly, an Addy, a
Mercury, a Questar, an Aurora Award, an Axion and an Apex. He is a
member of the Screen Actors Guild, acting in movies, television and the
theatre. In 1998, Zarro established the Zarro Acting Academy,
training film actors on the East Coast. His classes have given numerous
students a start in major motion pictures, prime time television and
national cable shows.
In addition, he taught as an adjunct instructor at Regent University (1989-1991) in Virginia Beach, Virginia and Old Dominion University (2001-2006) in Norfolk, Virginia. During his undergrad years, Zarro was President of the Communications chapter of Alpha Epsilon Rho and his video dramas won regional and national awards. At the graduate level, he wrote and directed Bird in a Cage, which won an Academy Award. He has a BA from the University of Tulsa in Television and Theatre and an MA from Regent University in Film
Antonio belongs to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He has numerous acting credits for Major Motion & Independent Films, National Television Shows, Commercials, Corporate Films and Theatre.
In addition, he taught as an adjunct instructor at Regent University (1989-1991) in Virginia Beach, Virginia and Old Dominion University (2001-2006) in Norfolk, Virginia. During his undergrad years, Zarro was President of the Communications chapter of Alpha Epsilon Rho and his video dramas won regional and national awards. At the graduate level, he wrote and directed Bird in a Cage, which won an Academy Award. He has a BA from the University of Tulsa in Television and Theatre and an MA from Regent University in Film
Antonio belongs to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He has numerous acting credits for Major Motion & Independent Films, National Television Shows, Commercials, Corporate Films and Theatre.