FilmRise has announced the appointment of Cristina Guggino to its new role, Director of Unscripted Production. The hire was confirmed today by SVP, Acquisitions & Co-Productions, Max Einhorn.
“Cristina brings an unmatched talent for recognizing stories and characters that have great potential. Her experience in development, original show ideation, and production oversight will be a huge asset as we continue to expand into producing our own original programming," Einhorn said.
In her new role, Guggino will oversee FilmRise’s unscripted co-productions, original commissioning, and development of unscripted and documentary series. She will also supervise FilmRise’s day-to-day operations on existing co- production deals, including the continuation of FilmRise’s original true-crime series “Bloodline Detectives” Hosted by Nancy Grace, currently in broadcast syndication and available on an array of streaming platforms. Guggino will report directly to Max Einhorn, SVP, Acquisitions & Co-Productions.
Guggino joins FilmRise from Weinberger Media where she began her career as a researcher and rose through the ranks to become their Executive in Charge of Development where she ultimately lead story development for long-running Discovery ID staple “On the Case with Paula Zahn” and their hit podcast “The Anatomy of Murder”. She also developed the true-crime docuseries “One Deadly Mistake” for Oxygen and served as its Supervising Producer. Katie Carroll, Manager of Co-Productions at FilmRise will report directly to Guggino. Guggino will be attending this year’s Realscreen Summit.