From low budget horror films to mega-budgeted adventure films; he has
produced a solid body of work. From managing a multi-national financial
service company to overseeing operations for a NASDAQ listed e-commerce
company (with brick and mortar, too), to operating his own
property-development company, Mr. DiMilia enjoys meeting a challenge.
His first independent feature, He Knows You're Alone, was a tongue and
cheek horror film picked up for distribution by MGM for a record $2.5
million, the highest amount of money ever advanced (up to that time)
for an independent film. The film was also Tom Hank's acting debut,
playing the role of a young pick-up artist. Other films include the
Academy Award winning film Tender Mercies starring Tess Harper, Robert
Duvall and Ellen Barkin for ITC/Universal Pictures and the William
Friedkin developed film, The Killing Hour for 20th Century Fox, the ITC
adventure film starring Omar Sharif, Ryan O'Neal and Ann Archer, Green
Ice. In addition, Mr. DiMilia supervised the making of several
prestigious independent films including Joe Vasquez's Bronx War, and
the Sundance Institute winners, Chameleon Street and The Kiss-Off. Mr.
DiMilia has been involved in the production of over thirty feature
films.
Beside from his independent feature film production activities, his
Producer's Marketing Group distributed feature films, television/cable
programming and specialty products on an international basis, helping
to foster the careers of such famous film directors as Martin Scorcese
(The Aviator, Goodfellas), Sam Raimi (Spiderman, Darkman), John Sayles
(Lone Star, The Howling), Maggie Greenwald (The Kill-Off) and others.
As President and CEO of S R P, Inc., a land development and real estate
management company located on Staten Island, completed the first phase
of an entertainment complex at the Staten Island Homeport which would
have seen production sound stages for film and broadcast TV, a
world-class marina, a suite hotel and other destination/entertainment
attractions. In 2001, Mr. DiMilia stepped down as Vice
President/Secretary/Director of the multi-national NASDAQ-listed
Shopnet.Com, Inc., a vertically integrated conglomerate involved in
children's sportswear manufacturing and wholesaling, feature film
production and toy retailing with 39 stores nationally, an animation
facility in France, 2 B2B, 4 B2C websites nationally and one B2C
website internationally, and the first e-toy retailer in Europe. From
1990 - 1994, Mr. DiMilia was Executive Vice President of the privately
held Bon Bon Group, a multi-office, multi-division national payroll,
accounting and entertainment service organization handling in excess of
$725,000,000 of revenues a year.
DiMilia taught film, finances and communications at numerous
schools including NYU Graduate Film School, St. John's University and
was the Founder and Director of the Media Production Lab (an
industry/educational partnership) at The College of Staten Island
(Richmond College).
DiMilia is married and has three children and lives by the water on
Staten Island, New York City. He is Co-treasurer of the Alzheimer's
Foundation of Staten Island, an Executive Board member of the Downtown
Staten Island Council, President/Chief of North Shore CERT, amongst
other philanthropic endeavors.
