Tony Edvard Valenzuela (born June 3, 1972) is an American director,
producer and writer widely known for creating BlackBoxTV, a YouTube
channel dedicated to short horror films and series. He also directed
The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017), for IFC and Fight of the Living
Dead.In 2008, Valenzuela wrote and directed 2009: A True Story, a
thirteen-episode dystopian web series that was nominated for Best
Dramatic Web Series at the first-annual Streamy Awards and was
featured by director Wes Craven during his Halloween 2008 YouTube
Takeover. In 2009, Valenzuela directed Harper's Globe, a
thirteen-episode web series companion to the CBS television drama,
Harper's Island and the mixed reality series Green Eyed World for
Sprite, which won the Webby Award for Best Use of Social Media in
2010.Valenzuela is the creator of BlackBoxTV Presents, a horror
anthology series that debuted on YouTube on August 17, 2010 and is the
longest-running online drama, according to Variety. The first season,
which featured a cast of YouTube creators including Philip DeFranco,
iJustine and Shane Dawson, was financed by Valenzuela. In 2012,
Valenzuela created, co-produced and directed Silverwood and
collaborated with CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker to create Anthony E.
Zuiker Presents as part of Google's YouTube Original Channel
Initiative. For BlackBoxTV Presents, Valenzuela has won Streamy Awards
for Best Writing: Drama and Best Drama Series.
producer and writer widely known for creating BlackBoxTV, a YouTube
channel dedicated to short horror films and series. He also directed
The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017), for IFC and Fight of the Living
Dead.In 2008, Valenzuela wrote and directed 2009: A True Story, a
thirteen-episode dystopian web series that was nominated for Best
Dramatic Web Series at the first-annual Streamy Awards and was
featured by director Wes Craven during his Halloween 2008 YouTube
Takeover. In 2009, Valenzuela directed Harper's Globe, a
thirteen-episode web series companion to the CBS television drama,
Harper's Island and the mixed reality series Green Eyed World for
Sprite, which won the Webby Award for Best Use of Social Media in
2010.Valenzuela is the creator of BlackBoxTV Presents, a horror
anthology series that debuted on YouTube on August 17, 2010 and is the
longest-running online drama, according to Variety. The first season,
which featured a cast of YouTube creators including Philip DeFranco,
iJustine and Shane Dawson, was financed by Valenzuela. In 2012,
Valenzuela created, co-produced and directed Silverwood and
collaborated with CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker to create Anthony E.
Zuiker Presents as part of Google's YouTube Original Channel
Initiative. For BlackBoxTV Presents, Valenzuela has won Streamy Awards
for Best Writing: Drama and Best Drama Series.
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