SONIA BLANGIARDO

TV/film directing

*SONIA BLANGIARDO IS A 2X EMMY WINNING DIRECTOR

directing credits

• Days of Our Lives - Multiple Episodes (NBC)

*2018 Daytime Emmy Win for Best Directing Team

• Tainted Dreams - Two Seasons - (Tubi/Amazon/Popstar!TV/YouToo America)

• Insane - Award Winning Short Film inc Best Director (The Usual BS Productions)

• All My Children - Multiple Episodes - (Hulu)

• Young and the Restless - Multiple Episodes - (CBS)

• #InstaFame - Award Winning Proof-of-Concept Pilot - (The Usual BS Productions)

• The Girl Is With Me - Music Video - (The Usual BS Productions)

• Bromies - Pilot -(Corday Productions)

• Ladies of the Lake - Two Seasons - (Amazon)

• Why The F*@k Is Everybody Singing - Short Film - (Usual BS Productions)

• Winterthorne - One Season - (Caruso Productions)

• General Hospital - Multiple Episodes - (ABC)

• As the World Turns - Multiple Episodes - (CBS)

*2007 Daytime Emmy Win for Best Directing Team

To see a list of all of Sonia's credits click here: IMDB

 writer/creator

Tainted Dreams

Sonia is the creator, writer, director, and show runner for the 8X EMMY NOMINATED series Tainted Dreams that is currently streaming on Tubi, DBTv, Popstar! TV, & YouToo America as well as TeleNorba TV in Italy.

INSANE

Sonia is the writer, director, and executive producer of the award winning psychological thriller short film, INSANE, that won BEST SHORT FILM at the 2023 Milan International Film Fest and Sonia won BEST DIRECTOR at the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Fest.

#instafame

Sonia is also the creator, writer, director and show runner of the award winning comedy short, #InstaFame, whose simple proof-of-concept pilot was awarded Best Comedy Episodic at the 2023 Georgia Comedy Film Fest, winner of Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for actress Melissa Archer along w/ 3 other nominations at the Indie Series Awards, winner of Best Actor in an English Language Short for Brandon Goins at the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Fest, & nominated for Best Episodic at 2024 Mammoth Film Fest.

LIVE THEATRE DIRECTING/PRODUCTION

unscripted CREATOR/PRODUCER

*ALL SHOW CONCEPTS BELOW EITHER CREATED OR EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY SONIA BLANGIARDO

DATES & NUTS SIZZLE

A HYBRID OF "THE BACHELOR," "DATING GAME," & "TOP CHEF," THIS FRESH TAKE ON DATING COMPETITION SHOWS FORCES THE CONTESTANTS TO COOK A MEAL FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A DATE WITH THE BACHELOR/BACHELORETTE ALL SIGHT UNSEEN.

hot plate chic SIZZLE

WITH TINY HOUSES BEING THE UP AND COMING TREND NOW, WATCH AS OUR EXPERT CHEF SHOWS YOU ALL THE AMAZING DISHES THAT ARE POSSIBLE TO MAKE WITH ONLY A HOT PLATE AND A TOASTER OVEN. GOURMET MEALS YOU CAN MAKE ON THE GO...WHETHER IT BE YOUR TINY KITCHEN, DORM ROOM, CAMP SITE, ETC

A DOG'S LIFE SIZZLE

IN A SOCIETY WHERE PEOPLE ARE TREATING THEIR PETS MORE AND MORE LIKE THEIR CHILDREN, THIS DOGGIE INSPIRED LIFESTYLE SHOW IS WHERE THESE PASSIONATE PET LOVERS CAN TUNE IN TO GET ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND TRENDS IN THE CANINE COMMUNITY ALONG WITH THEIR FURRY FRIENDS.

REAL NONNA'S OF STATEN ISLAND SIZZLE

WATCH AS THE OUTRAGEOUS CAST OF "THE REAL NONNAS OF STATEN ISLAND" PARTY LIKE ROCKSTARS AFTER THEY ROCK THEIR GRANDKIDS TO SLEEP EACH NIGHT.

C.A.W.L. TO ARMS SIZZLE

THE WORLD’S FIRST CO-ED COLLEGE ARM WRESTLING LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWN ACROSS THE VARIOUS ESPN NETWORKS

consulting services

about sonia BLANGIARDO

SONIA BLANGIARDO is a 3x Emmy winning director/producer/writer and 6x nominee, with 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry.  She is currently on the directing team for NBC’s Days Of Our Lives where she won the 2018 Best Directing Emmy.

Sonia is the creator, director and executive producer of the 8x Emmy nominated Tainted Dreams, currently streaming on Amazon Prime as well as Popstar! TV and YouToo America, where it quickly became the top viewed show for the latter two.

To see a list of all of Sonia's credits click here: IMDB

Sonia is also the co-owner of The Usual BS Productions, founded with Brandon Goins.  The Usual BS Productions focuses on writing and creating both scripted series and films of varying genres, as well as unscripted concepts and live theatre.  

The Usual BS Productions first scripted comedy web series, Viral, starring One Life to Live’s Melissa Archer and Jessica Morris, was recently nominated for several Indie Series Awards, including a win for Melissa Archer in the "Best Lead Actress in a Comedy" category.

Sonia was the Executive Producer of C.A.W.L. (College Arm Wrestling League) To Arms, which aired on ESPN in May, 2014.  

Sonia began her career as a production assistant for ABC’s All My Children, serving as an associate producer before joining ABC’s One Life to Live as a coordinating producer in 2000.  In 2004 she joined CBS’ As the World Turns as a director and line producer. She then joined the directing team at ABC’s General Hospital.  She also served as supervising producer and director for TOLN’s All My Children until July of 2013.  Sonia won an Emmy for best drama in 2002 (One Life to Live) and best directing team in 2007 (As the World Turns).

Sonia directed and produced the world premieres of the hit Off-Broadway shows My Big Gay Italian Wedding and My Big Gay Italian Funeral in New York City and the regional premiere of My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City.

Sonia also recently directed the series, Winterthorne and Ladies of the Lake both currently streaming on Amazon as well as co-executive producing, co-writing and directing a comedy pilot, Bromies all for Corday Productions.

Sonia is the founder of CARLO’S GOAL, a non-for-profit organization for pancreatic cancer research, which has raised over $30,000.

Sonia is a graduate of St. John’s University.

Sonia is a dual citizen of both the USA and Italy. She is fluent in Italian and has basic comprehension of Spanish.

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