Jeff Pinilla (p ih nee yah /; Colombian Spanish:;)  is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker, writer, producer, director, and editor. His narrative film, documentary and commercial work has been recognized with numerous honors, including 4 Emmy Awards, 7 Promax Gold Awards, 6 Telly Awards for “Best Narrative Director” and a total 12 Emmy Award nominations. Early in his career he was awarded the “Ron Scalera Rocket Award" by PromaxBDA for creative talent. Pinilla has served as a guest juror for film festivals across the country and is a frequent guest lecturer at Columbia University, NYU, The New School in NYC and Full Sail University, his alma mater.