After receiving her BFA from Emerson College, Christie Botelho formed the Mass Motion Dance Company with co-founder Terri Gordon, formerly of the Boston Ballet. After moving to NYC, she began honed her craft at the Michael Howard Studios and studied with dance aficionados, Linda Kent and Donald Byrd, while working in both television and film.
With her partner Robbie Bryan, she formed Good To Be Seen Films in 1997 and was Executive Producer on the company’s first independent feature, “The Stand-In” featuring Kelly Ripa, Judith Ivey, Lou Myers, and David Ogden Stiers. As EP, Christie focused on negotiating SAG contracts, insurance, casting, raising financing and acquiring distribution for the film. In 2008 she served as Co-Producer on the multi award-winning suspense thriller, “iMurders”which stars Frank Grillo, William Forsythe, Gabrielle Anwar, Tony Todd, Billy Dee Williams, Charles Durning and Margaret Colin.
In 2010 she was lead Producer role for the company’s cancer-themed dramatic short entitled “Choose”. The film made appearances at the Academy Award-qualifying LA Shortsfest, the Oldenburg Film Festival, and World Fest Houston where the film won the Platinum Remy Award. Most importantly the film raised thousands of dollars for cancer charities including Susan G. Komen and the Lustgarten foundation.
CHRISTIE BOTELHO
She then moved on to serve as Executive Producer on the psychological thriller “The Eyes” in 2017, which starred Nicholas Turturro and Vincent Pastore, which received a theatrical release and a 2-year run on Showtime.
In 2021 Christie Executive Produced the provocative Award Winning elementary school shooting short film, "American Morning" co-starring Emmy Winner Richard Schiff.
In 2023, She Produced the short film "Purgy's" which would play at Dances With Films, Oldenburg Film Festival, Ft. Lauderdale, Kevin Smith's Smodcastle and many others. She is currently working with her partners to turn it into a limited tv series.
Ms. Botelho has also acted as COO for two multi-million dollar companies in the Tech and Event Planning Industries that span over two decades.