Today we’d like to introduce you to Nicco Quiñones.
Nicco, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I was born in Miami, FL and spent most of my childhood in Park City, Utah. I began working for the local television station- PCTV- when I was 11. It was a tough time; our parents were going through a divorce and I found the business card of the owner of the station. I called him, asked to apply for a job and went on to become the station’s youngest intern.
My first exposure to feature film production was at the end of high school, as an intern for filmmaker Spike Lee in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I later studied directing film & television at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. During and in the years after my time there, I worked up to the department head positions on commercial, film and television sets of all sizes and scopes, eventually working alongside directors I truly identified with, such as Andrew Jarecki on HBO’s The Jinx.
I now direct commercial and documentary work, as well as head up our family’s full-service production company. More on the QP story can be found at: https://www.quinonesproductions.com/the-story
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Although I’m grateful for the successes we’ve experienced, the road is never paved in gold; it’s ever-evolving. I’ve found that the biggest lessons have involved patience, humility and the ethics of hard work that were firmly established in my bloodline.
Tell us about your business/company. What do you do, what do you specialize in, what are you known for, etc. What are you most proud of as a company? What sets you apart from others?
QP is a first-class production company that values quality over quantity and always treats story as king.
We work with brands and storytellers around the world to develop and produce content of all shapes and size. With deep roots in journalism and documentary cinema, our productions have taken us around the world. Each branded project is carefully assembled as a unique machine to accomplish a specific objective for an agency or client. Each documentary project has a mission to explore a story or idea, to interrogate it as thoroughly as possible, and to lend credence where it is due.
We’re proud of the family of individuals that make up our company leadership and technical teams. It’s that unique form of love that informs each vision and translates onto a screen of any size.
Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
Trust in your collaborators, and a nearly psychotic willingness to try again and again.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.QPfam.com
- Phone: 3059426613
- Email: shoot@quinonesproductions.com
- Instagram: @qpfam
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qpfam/
Image Credit:
Luccia Lowenthal
Darren Abate
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