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Portrait of Joana Sotomayor

Honor Society® member

Joana Sotomayor

Internship (Spring 2019) at AD100 Fox-Nahem Associates

  • Interior Design
  • Class of 2022
  • brooklyn, USA

Member since September 2020

About

Award winning production designer now focusing my studies in Interior Design with recent experiences in feature films such as the SXSW premiered "Wild Nights With Emily" starring Molly Shannon, and Showtime feature film "Fluidity", starring Nico Tortorella. Commercial experience include clients like the Super Bowl, Budweiser, Dove, Google, Disney and more. Music videos include works with Charli XCX, Liam Payne and French Montana. Several TV shows including the Travel Channel hit show "Mysteries at the Museum", NBC's "Blacklist" and "Manifest".

Education

  • SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology

    BFA in interior design, minor in history of art

    2018 – 2021

  • new york film academy

    filmmaking

    2014 – 2015

  • pontifical catholic university

    Communication - Cinema Studies

    2012 – 2014

Honors and awards

  • newh women leaders in hospitality design

    $3,000 Scholarship by NEWH (based on portfolio work)

  • American Movie Awards

    Best Production Design

  • Independent International Film Festival

    Best Production Design

  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars

    Member

Goals and interests

Career goal

Interior Design, Hospitality and Commercial

Graduate school interests

Architecture

Outside the classroom

Photography, 3D Modeling, Drafting

Experience

  • Internship (Spring 2019)

    AD100 Fox-Nahem Associates

    Mar 2019 – Jul 2019

  • production designer

    self-employed in the film industry

    Sep 2015 – Dec 2020

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent
  • Portuguese (Brasil) Fluent
  • Spanish Intermediate

Additional information