Katia Belas

Katia Belas graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Federal University of Rio De Janeiro Brazil. Katia's experience has also afforded her the opportunity to work in the production offices of Lynda Obst (Lynda Obst Productions), based out of Paramount Pictures, and in the personal office of Executive Producer Dan Halsted (Halsted Pictures) (Witchblade (2000), The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) etc.). After 11 years of hiatus from the entertainment industry, Katia returned to the field after fallen in love with ASL (American Sign Language) and has been working with Deaf actors and crew, producing some of the most inspiring films of her career. "The Strength Within You" film-series has evolved into a many opportunities including, writing, directing, editing and acting, as she creates some empowering messages through the art of motion pictures. She has then worked in all aspects of film and TV, both on set and off, in production offices and given personal assistance to other producers ever