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Elio Zarmati |
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Elio Zarmati is a magazine publisher and editor, a reporter, a television writer and director, and a successful entrepreneur in the field of subtitling and dubbing motion pictures for DVD and home video distribution. Editor-Publisher
Entrepreneur Prior to his work as magazine editor, publisher and bookseller, Elio Zarmati was an international dubbing and subtitling consultant, advising film studios and producers on the distribution of programs in foreign languages in movie theaters, home video, DVD, and streaming video.
Until July 2000, Mr. Zarmati was President and CEO of Gelula & Co., Inc., a small film subtitling company he purchased in 1992 and turned into the world's largest provider of subtitles and dubbing services for motion pictures, DVD and home video releases, with titles translated into some 34 languages.
During his tenure at Gelula & Co., Elio Zarmati was instrumental in developing industry-wide processes, standards and software for the release of subtitled and dubbed films in the theatrical and home video fields, particularly in the emerging DVD format. Recommendations: “Elio Zarmati is one of the smartest guys I know. I first met him a dozen years ago when I went to work for him at Gelula & Company (now SDI Media), which was then a film documents company with 23 employees. Within 18 months he grew the company to over 200- strong, due to his prescience concerning the then-fledgling DVD format and the impact it was to have on the entertainment sector. Under Elio’s guidance, Gelula was the first company to create multi-language subtitling for the first DVDs released to the marketplace, and maintained and grew the company as the industry leader in providing such services. Back then, in the mid-1990’s, it was the Wild West in terms of devising technologies to accommodate work flow and deliver the goods. Elio was the man with the game plan, the one who conceptualized all the software tools and the leader who guided the Gelula ship through these then-uncharted waters. Elio possesses vision, drive and the uncanny ability to parse challenges and solve puzzles. And, I couldn’t have worked for a nicer guy. After he sold Gelula, when he asked me to join him in another venture, I jumped at the chance. And I’d gladly work for him again at the drop of a hat.” Harlan Collins, Creative Director. “I joined Gelula & Co. at the onset of the DVD format as a Translation Coordinator for the subtitled language streams. Elio was a great leader. Although I didn't report to him directly, his door was always open and he was always making himself available for his staff. I enjoyed very much being part of the Gelula & Co. team and felt that my contributions were valued and appreciated, and therefore it was always a pleasure to go the extra mile.” Elodie Brulere-Powers, Translation Coordinator
Journalist, Writer, Director, Producer While still a student at the University of Paris (Sorbonne), Elio Zarmati joined the staff of the NBC News Paris Bureau as a reporter and covered the student uprisings all over Europe. Upon graduation, Elio Zarmati went on to enjoy a successful career as a director, writer, producer and editor of motion pictures and television films in Europe and the United States. His credits include producing the award-winning feature film Winter, directing a Duke Ellington Special for television, and creating documentaries and public affairs programs such as Washington Journal.
He was also a contributing writer on TV Book: The Ultimate Television Book for Workman Publishing and reported for several film trade magazines such as Millimeter magazine. Elio Zarmati is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West, and the Motion Pictures Editors Guild. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Levantine Cultural Center, a non-profit peace organization he co-founded, and has been active in several organizations such as the International Rescue Committee.
Education Raised in France and England, Elio Zarmati received a bilingual education in English and French. He is a graduate of the French Lycée in London, England, and of the University of Paris-Sorbonne, majoring in History, and French and English Literature. He studied journalism at the Paris-based Centre de Formation des Journalistes.
Links www.linkedin.com/in/eliozarmati Contact Elio Zarmati
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In 2008, Elio Zarmati co-founded, with Gary Seidler, 
In 2003, Elio co-founded and published with Thea Lignos and John Hargrove 
By the time Mr. Zarmati sold the company to the SDI Media Group in mid-2000, annual revenue had gone from $475,000 to over $12 million and was growing at a very brisk pace. 
