About Us

Stoic Entertainment was founded in May 2012 by CEO Jillian Armenante
Jillian Armenante is a Producer/ Director/Writer/Actor who was named Best Director by the prestigious NewFilmmakers LA. She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors, SAG/AFTRA and the Producer’s Guild of America.
EDUCATION: BAPA: Middlesex University, Hertsfordshire, London, ENG

Stoic is a multi-award winning production company who’s output includes scripted television, features
and digital content for a multitude of global networks and platforms.
Stoic Entertainment has had creative partnerships and joint ventures with Bento Box Entertainment,
WeTV, Tello Films , Film Africa and TAGALONG PRODUCTIONS.

AWARDS and HONORS (partial list of Awards and Festival play):
FILM FEST (Consulting Producer) Feature starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Chris D’Elia, Will Sasso; in Post-Prod.
DARK HARBOR (Producer) Feature starring Jessica Sipos, Xander Berkely, Connor Trineer;
o Premiere, Catalina Film Fest (Official Selection, 2019)
o Pasadena International Film Fest (Official Selection, 2020)
o Garden State Film Festival (Official Selection, 2020)
o WINNER, Black Hills Film Festival (Best Feature Narrative, 2020)
o Red Rock Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019)
o Black Bear Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019)
o Terror in the Bay Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019)
o Louisville International Festival of Film (Official Selection, 2019)
o Peoria Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019)
STUCK (Director/Producer) Feature starring Heather Matarazzo, Joel McHale, Amir Talai, Kate Flannery; distributed by North of Two.
o WINNER, Best Director, Lady Filmmakers, Los Angeles (2019)
o WINNER, Best Comedy Feature, Atlanta Underground Film/Festival, ATL, GA (2018)
o WINNER, Best Feature & Best Director-Feature, Artemis Film Festival (Paul Feig), LA, CA (2018)
o WINNER, Best Comedy, First Glance, LA, CA (2018)
o WINNER, Best Feature, Scottish Independent, Scotland (2018)
o Nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, Oxford Film Gets, Oxford Ms (2019)
o Nominated Best Feature, Pasadena Film Fest, Pasadena,CA (2018)
o Universal Film Fest (Official Selection, 2019)
o Portland Film Fest (Official Selection, 2019)
o Charlotte Film Festival (Official Selection, 2018)
o Fun Cinema Argentina (Official Selection 2018)
o GenreBlast Film Festival (Official Selection, 2018)
o NYC Indie Film Fest (Official Selection, 2018)
o Atlanta Indie Film Fest (Official Selection, 2018)
o Hollywood Reel Indie Film Fest (Official Selection, 2018)
THE LIST (Director/Producer) Feature starring Saffron Burrows; distributed by Tello Films.
o WINNER, Best Short Film, Hollywood Reel Indie Film Festival (2016)
KITTENS IN A CAGE (Director/ Writer/ Producer) Feature with Michelle Monaghan, Misha Collins, Joel McHale, distributed by TV4
o WINNER, Best Feature Film & Best New Director, NewFilmmakersLA (2016)
o WINNER, Best Comedy Feature & Top 5 of Festival, Temecula Indie (2016)
o WINNER, Award of Excellence, IndieFest Film Awards (2016)
o WINNER, Best FeatureFilm LA Spotlight Film Festival (2016)
o WINNER, Best Feature and Best Ensemble, Grand Prize, Best Comedy Feature, LA Comedy Festival (2016)
o WINNER, Bento Box Production Deal, New York Television Festival (2016)
o WINNER, WeTV Production Deal, New York Television Festival (2018)
o NOMINATED, Best Director, Best Feature, New York Television Festival, (Official Selection, 2015)

ADDITIONAL INFO (SELECTED):
-Founded Wiggly World Studios/Northwest Film Forum the largest editing facility in the Pacific North West
-Seattle International Film Fest - Screenwriter Salon selection for Turning Thirty by Jillian Armenante & Alice Dodd
-Annex Theatre, Produced 78 consecutive Productions, Director, Writer, Actor, Board Member 8 years. Seattle, WA.
-Circle X Theatre, Artistic Directors, 3 years, produced, directed all original scripts. Los Angeles, CA
PRODUCING / DIRECTING CREDITS (SELECTED): Theatre
Nine Parts of Desire (Produced, Directed) Iraqi Premiere on a grant from the US State Dept, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
Taught directing UCLA as per NFMLA. Directed Grad program writers at USC
WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT…(West Coast Premiere, Produced, Directed), Matrix Theatre
o WINNER, Best Production, LA Weekly Awards, Los Angeles , CA
o LA Times Critic Pick
o Ovation Award Pick
LOVE LOVES A PORNOGRAPHER (World Premiere, Produced, Directed), Circle X Theatre
o WINNER, Drama Critics Award
o WINNER, Best Director, Garland Award
LAURA COMSTOCK’S BAG-PUNCHING DOG (World Premiere Musical-
Produced, Directed and Co-Wrote), Circle X Theatre
o WINNER , Theatre LA’s Ovation Award
o WINNER , LA Weekly Award for World Premiere of a Musical
IN FLAGRANTE GOTHICTO (World Premiere - Produced, Directed and Co-Wrote), Circle X Theatre
o WINNER , Best Directing, LA Drama Critic Circle Awards
o WINNER , Best Writing, LA Drama Critic Circle Awards
o WINNER , Best Production, LA Drama Critic Circle Awards
o WINNER , Ted Schmitt Award, Most Outstanding Debut of a New Play, LA Drama Critic Circle Awards
o WINNER , Best Playwriting, LA Weekly Award
o WINNER , Best Ensemble, LA Weekly Award
o WINNER , Best Direction, Garland Award
o WINNER , Best Production, Garland Award
GREAT MEN OF SCIENCE Not 21&22 (World Premiere - Produced, Directed), Circle X Theatre
o WINNER, Best Production, Theatre LA’s Ovation Award
o WINNER, Best Production, LA Weekly Award
o BackstageWest Critic’s Pick
o LA Times Critics’ Choice
o Dramalogue Critic’s Choice

ACTING CREDITS (SELECTED): Film
VICE, HAIL,CEASAR!, DARK KNIGHT RISES, BAD TEACHER, A MIGHTY HEART, NORTH COUNTRY and GIRL, INTERRUPTED.
ACTING CREDITS (SELECTED): Television
BETTER CALL SAUL, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, SCANDAL, SHAMELESS, CASTLE, THE CLOSER, PRIVATE PRACTICE, GREY’S ANATOMY, E.R., SIX FEET UNDER, THE WEST WING.
She was a series regular on JUDGING AMY playing Donna for 130 episodes for which she won a TV guide Award.
ACTING CREDITS (SELECTED): Theatre
The Cider House Rules at the Seattle Rep, The Mark Taper in LA & The Atlantic Theatre in NYC.
o WINNER, Best Actress, Garland Award
o WINNER, Debut on the New York Stage, Theatreworld Award
o NOMINATED, Best Actress, Drama Desk

We have been in the industry since 2012.