Dena Hysell-Cornejo

Producer

What I’m looking for
SCI-FI, ACTION, HORROR, THRILLER, DRAMA, FANTASY, content in the FEATURE FILM or SCRIPTED TV/MINISERIES formats.

About Me:
Dena Hysell-Cornejo is the founder of Rumpus Room Productions, a film company dedicated to producing compelling genre content in multiple formats. Previously, she combined her creative and production skills at Just Singer Entertainment, before moving over to run the feature side of Slate of Eight where her feature project Down for Life premiered at the Toronto international Film Festival. She moved on to co-found Secret Handshake Productions, where she produced A Little Help, which received 3.5 out of 4 stars by Roger Ebert.

She sat on the Board of Directors for Stanford In Entertainment for 4 years, and the board of Mobile Film Classroom for 3 years. She has been a creative consultant for the Jordan Royal Film Commission, and a Stanton scholar at the Aspen Institute.