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Carlos Etzio Roman is the founder, president and creative force behind the former Zio Productions, Inc. and now has formed Roman Pictures, a television and motion picture production company, based in Alexandria, Virginia. He is a pioneer in the independent film arena, making epic feature films at a time when no other individuals in the area were involved in this type of market, and the internet did not exist as a marketing tool. Still, his first two feature-length productions featured over 370 actors and was enthusiastically received by film distributors at the American Film Market and the Cannes Festival. His first feature film,  "Mismatch," premiered at the Kennedy Center's American Film Institute (AFI) Theater in 1991. His second film, "Lady Law," a one-hour television pilot, also premiered at the AFI in June, 1994. His film awards include:

"Mismatch": Winner, Accolade Film Competition(accoladecompetition.org), Award of Merit for Pilot Program, 2010

"Signals": Winner, "Best Stunts," Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood (hollywoodcff.com), Fall 2010 Winner, "Award of Merit" for feature film, Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, Fall 2010 Winner, "Best Action Feature," NYIIFVF (nyfilmvideo.com), 2008 Winner, "Award of Merit" for Pilot Program, Accolade Film Competition (accoladecompetition.org), 2010 Winner, "Award of Merit" for a Pilot Program, Indie Fest Competition (theindiefest.com), 2011

"Dissensions": Winner, "Award of Merit" for Webisode Program, Accolade Film Competition (accoladecompetition.org), Spring 2013 Winner, "Award of Merit" to Carlos Etzio Roman for Editing, Accolade Film Competition (accoladecompetition.org), Spring 2013

President and majority stockholder of Zio Productions, Inc. since inception in 1985 President and majority stockholder of Roman Pictures Producer/director of "City Flash" (weekly, 1986-1989), "Alexandria Evening News" (weekly, 1988-1989), "Body Knowledge" (weekly, 1989),  "Zio Talent Showcase" (weekly, 1988-1990),  "Video Mall" (1995),  "Latino Sound Stage" (1996-1997), "Cooking with Aracely" (1997) Producer/director of numerous TV commercials (English and Spanish) Writer/producer/director/co-star and editor of action feature film "Mismatch" 1991 Writer/producer/director/co-star and editor of TV Pilot "Lady Law" 1995 Writer/producer/director and editor of TV SitCom Pilot "Geezers" 1998 Writer/Producer/Director/Star of Award-winning SciFi Movie "Signals" 2008 Writer/Producer/Director/Star of SciFi Feature Film "Time Refugees" 2015 Writer/Producer/Director/co-star of "Second Time Around" 2014 Writer/Producer/Director of Award-winning, controversial webisode, "Dissensions" 2012 Writer/Producer/Director of supernatural webisode, "Touching Yonder" 2013