Ileana D Vasquez

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A UCLA graduate/ BFA, Ileana D. Vasquez is a Telly, Gold Aurora and Accolade Award winning autodidactic writer, director, producer.

About

A UCLA graduate/ BFA, Ileana D. Vasquez is a Telly, Gold Aurora and Accolade Award winning autodidactic writer, director, producer. She recently obtained a certificate from Sundance Director’s Collab - Workshopping Your Feature and successfully participated WME NXT Sessions. Ileana founded LolitaMoon Productions to write, direct and produce content focused on women and girls in lead roles. She and a co-writing team have developed a slate that currently seeks an equity partner. Ileana and a talented team are in final pre-pre with “TOPPLE” and an eight project project various stages of development. Ileana wrote and directed for Women In Film, Los Angeles in association with LolitaMoon Productions, the award winning PSA short distributed by CBS. She also wrote, directed and produced the short romantic comedy, ‘A New Yorker@Paris’, sponsored by DIOR, Vanessa Bruno, IFP, Paris Film and filmed on location in Paris, France, and a Barcelona 2010 Make an Ad Competition of Yoplait for MOFILM – were she was a finalist.

Ileana’s previous production credits: 'Visioneers’​, Executive Produced by Jory Weitz of ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ with Zack Galifinakis & Judy Greer, & ‘Butterfly Dreaming’ with Andrew Bowen. Ileana is also an exhibited photographer - her photographs were featured in 'Butterfly Dreaming’​. She executive produced the short, ‘Of Yesterday & Tomorrow’ that won a 2010 Accolade Award of Merit with LolitaMoon Productions & Kori Productions.

Ileana also acts and has been featured in 'Lucky Them’​, ‘Higher Learning’, French series ‘Crime En Series’​, ‘Fortune Hunters’, The Comet Chronicles’, ‘Late Autumn’ , Rachel Rosenthal’s ‘Zone’. A freestyle, modern and tango dancer, she loves to sing ‘in the shower’. Affiliations WIF, IFP, NALIP, AWD, Animal and Nature Advocate.

  • 17 years' experience
  • Joined March 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Travel & Hospitality
  • Retail
  • Professional Services
  • Other

Work experience

Writer, Director, Producer · LolitaMoon ProductionsFeb 2009 – Present · 17 yrs 10 mos

Founder of LolitaMoon Productions - writer, director, producer created an eight project slate, and currently in pre-pre with an international female led action/thriller and other other projects in various stages of development. Development a network of high level film industry partnerships and relationships.

Education

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE · UCLA1986 – 1991

Certifications and awards

CERTIFICATE FROM SUNDANCE COLLAB DIRECTOR'S WORKSHOP2021
CERTIFICATE FROM WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR NEXT SESSIONS2025
CERTIFICATE FROM WASHINGTON STATE SCALEUP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COURSE2023

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