Sylvia Wilson Allen graduated from Northwestern High School in Baltimore, Md.

in 1985, majoring in visual arts. Her work caught the attention of one of the art

teachers, who suggested she apply to the 4th art college in the nation. With the help

and guidance of her teacher, she won 1st place in the student voters registration poster

contest. She went on to graduate, was placed on the Principle's success roll and

received a full-tuition scholarship to attend the Maryland Institute College of Art. She

transferred to the University of Baltimore to pursue an education in Corporate

Communication focusing on television, video and film production.

 

In April of 1998, she obtained a position working in the Media Lab at 

The University of Baltimore. She gained valuable experience working with various

equipment and software. She focused her goals on starting her own production

company and developing/producing her own music video show. In the fall of 1998

she acquired an intern position at Flite 3 Studios in the post-production department

located in Baltimore, Maryland. While gaining the knowledge of various editing and

imaging software programs she created a logo from two dimensional to three

dimensional which led to the launch of Sylvideo Productions.

 

In June of 1999, Sylvideo Productions introduced "the Sylvideo Show." Ms. Allen

not only produced the show she also hosted it. The show got the attention of the

Director of Media Relations at the University of Baltimore, which led to an article

about her and the show in the UB Post Magazine. When the article was distributed it

reached a variety of students who were interested in working with Ms. Allen under

her production company. She then became an Executive Producer managing a staff

of five people such as Media Director, Director of Photography, Production

Assistant, Legal Intern and Marketing Director.

 

Ms. Allen has made a personal and professional commitment to educate and

entertain a growing audience. In December 2000 she graduated from the University

of Baltimore with a Bachelor of Science Degree. In order to pursue her career

goals, she relocated to Los Angeles, CA. In 2010. Ms. Allen re-launched Sylvideo

Productions in Los Angeles and acquired her producing certification at New York

Film Academy-Universal City. With hard work and dedication, her short film

entitled “I Want A Man,” won the 2011 Indie Award of Merit, making Ms. Allen and

Sylvideo Productions an award-winning Executive Producer and company. The

winning film in 2012 was an Official Selection in the Villeneuve D'ascq Festival

International Du Film Black-FRANCE, gaining Ms. Allen and Sylvideo Productions

recognition around the world. She was nominated for ‘Women Making Difference,’

award in 2013 by the Los Angeles Business Journal. An adaptation of “I Want A

Man,” screenplay, written by Ms. Allen was the 2015 ‘Hot 100 List,’ Winner of

Capital Fund Screenplay Competition.

 

Her latest achievement comes as no surprise capturing the interests of a publishing

company with her screenplay, “Witness of Love,” adapting it into a thrilling page

turn novel, “Witness of Love, When Loyalty Kills.” Currently published by Sylvideo

Productions, distributed through Amazon and marketed as a bestseller. “Witness of

Love, When Loyalty Kills,” was an 2016 ‘Honorable Mention,’ winner-New York

Book Festival. Ms. Allen was nominated in the 2017 ‘Women in Business,’ award by

the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.

 

Through Sylvideo Productions, Ms. Allen developed a partnership in 2015 with

Lustgarten Foundation in New York, hosting her 1st Annual Pancreatic Research

Fundraiser, donating 90% of proceeds to the Foundation in honor of her mother. Ms.

Allen has also developed business relationships around the world, developing her

first brand named product in the Beauty Industry, “Syntilicious, A Taste of Top

Coat,” launching soon.

 

More information on Sylvia W. Allen can be found on Social Hollywood

Magazine-an exclusive interview, Festivalfocus.com(IWantAMan), IMDb.com/

SylviaAllen, Facebook.com/SylviaAllen as well as Twitter @sylvideo and

Instagram.com/sylvideoproductions

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