For more than twenty-five years, Freestyle Picture Company partners Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri have developed and produced award-winning film, TV, theater, and branded content with many of the industry’s most talented individuals and entertainment companies. Their films have played at major festivals around the world including Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, NYFF, Locarno, SXSW, and Tribeca, and have been represented at award ceremonies including the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Gothams, WGA, DGA, SAG, Critics Choice, and Independent Spirit Awards.  Their long list of collaborators includes Sean Baker, with whom they have partnered on his films Starlet, Tangerine, and The Florida Project and the various versions of the TV show The Greg The Bunny Show. They have also produced the directorial debuts of Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Olivia Wilde, Eva Longoria, Zoe Saldana, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Kirsten Dunst, Rachel Weisz, Kate Hudson, Courtney Cox, Ashley Judd, Eva Mendes, Jessica Biel, Rita Wilson, and Trudie Styler.

Prior to Freestyle, Francesca was at Moxie Pictures from 2000 to 2006, where she launched and led their Film and TV Group, with a specific effort to develop relationships in the feature film and TV industries. Moxie Pictures became one of the world’s leading commercial production companies, with a commercial director roster that included Wes Anderson, Jim Sheridan, Cameron Crowe, John Waters, Kevin Smith, Errol Morris, and Jared Hess.

Kevin’s previous film company Cineblast was listed in The Hollywood Reporter short list of top NY production companies each year in its existence, until its sale at the end of 2000. In addition to his experience in the film and television industry, Kevin has over 30 years of experience as a management consultant, served as faculty at the Parsons School of Design, and received his MBA with honors from The Wharton School.