We at Harmaxi Productions have hit the ground running!  Harmaxi is newly formed, yet Diane Uniman (writer and lyricist) and her writing partner Kevin M. Cotter (music) have already captivated scores of film festival judges and critics on an international scale, for our screenplays, musicals, and dramas, including prestigious venues such as The Beverly Hills International Film Festival, The Boston International Film Festival, the Moondance international Film Festival (voted the "third most important film festival in the world" after Cannes and Sundance in an online poll of 150,000 international film industry professionals), and home grown recogntion...winning best Musical Score in a feature at The Garden State International Film Festival!. Our projects have been winning because of our unique and fresh voice integrating our trademark style of comedy…with the punch of pathos… and the power of glorious music.  All of Harmaxi's projects have been enthusiastically embraced for being unabashedly funny and at the same time deeply moving and soulful.

Our vision for Harmaxi is threefold:  the production of projects with artistic inventiveness and irrepressible energy that promote a vision for a better world; the emergence of the Cotter-Uniman team as one of the preeminent composer-lyricist partnerships of our time; and the creation of a continuous body of work that transforms us as it transforms you.

Diane Uniman is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The University of Pennsylvania and a criminal appeals attorney, winning ASCAP’s national legal writing competition. Her screenplay, Pyramid Scheme won Beverly Hills International Film Festival Winner Best Comedy & first runner up Golden Palm Award for Best Screenplay; Indie Gathering -Winner Best Screenplay Comedy; Pocono Mountain International Film Festival –Winner Best Comedy & first runner up Best Screenplay; Action On International Film Festival-nomination “Best Comedy Scene”; -Boston International Film Festival- nomination Best Screenplay; Buffalo/Niagra International Film festival-Finalist best Screenplay; Gloria International Film Festival- nomination Best Screenplay; Filmakers.Com International Film Awards-Finalist; Queens International Film Festival- Official Selection-Best Screenplay;Beaufort International Film Festival- Finalist- Best Screenplay; Moondance International Film Festival-Finalist Best Film Score; Wild Sound nomination - Finalist.

Diane wrote the book and lyrics for the musical parody TINK!, music by Kevin M. Cotter, which won The Garden State International Film Festival-Winner-Best Music in a homegrown Feature; The Indie Gathering- Winner-First Place- Best Musical Feature;  Queens International Film Festival Official Selection; Beverly Hills International Film Festival—nomination Golden Palm Award- Best Screenplay; Buffalo/Niagara International Film Festival-Finalist Best Screenplay; Reelheart Toronto International Film festival-nomination Best Screenplay;  Barebones International Film Festival-nomination Best Screenplay; Gloria International Film Festival-winner Best Screenplay; Action On International Film Festival-nomination “Best Screenplay”; Moondance International Film Festival-Winner Best Kid’s Libretto; Wild Sound nomination - Finalist.

Her dramatic play “Fireworks” was selected for an original reading by the 2006 Legacy Playwrights’ Festival at the Producer’s Club, New York City.  It won The Moondance International Film Festival for Best Stage play.

Diane’s poetry won the tri-state New Jersey Dramatists’ award, Honorable Mention in The Writer’s Place poetry competition, she published poetry and articles in various journals, was a featured poet at The Painted Bride Poetry Festival and is published with Warner/Chappell Music with rock star Glen Burtnik of Styx. She is an opera singer and sang with New Jersey State Opera Chorus.

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Kevin M. Cotter graduated from Princeton University, winning the prestigious laboratory prize for Most Outstanding Thesis.  He went on to be a two-time Olympian (‘96 and 2000), and gold medalist World Champion in rowing. He worked for Bloomberg Financial News for four years, dabbled in venture capitalism, and coached freshmen lightweight rowing at Princeton for three years where he continues to guest coach.  Kevin is currently Associate Director of Annual Giving at Princeton University and Ministry Coordinator for Aquinas Institute at Princeton.  In addition, Kevin is a concert pianist focusing on classical improvisation and has produced two CD’s under Play-It Productions, titled, Winter Solstice and Fortunate Fall.  Kevin’s score for the feature screenplay, Pyramid Scheme (script and lyrics by Diane Uniman) was a finalist in The Moondance International Film Festival and has been nominated at Wild Sound - Finalist.

Kevin also wrote the theme song music for Diane’s dramatic stageplay “Fireworks”  which was selected for an original reading/song performance by the 2006 Legacy Playwrights’ Festival at the Producer’s Club, New York City.  The play and music won First Place Best dramatic stage play in The MoonDance International Film Festival.

 Kevin also wrote the music for the musical parody TINK!, book and lyrics by Diane Uniman which won First Place for “Best Music in a Feature” at the  Garden State International Film Festival,  First Place for Feature Musical at Indie Gathering Film Festival, won First Place Best Kid’s Libretto at The Moondance International Film Festival, was an Official Selection at The Queens International Film Festival; nominated for The Beverly Hills International Film Festival, Action-On Film Festival, Reelheart Toronto International Film Festival, Gloria International Film Festival, and was a Finalist at The Buffalo/Niagara International Film Festival and The Barebones International Film Festival; Wild Sound nomination - Finalist.

Kevin is an entrepreneur who developed a business with uniquely sophisticated software for college admissions’ predictions and assistance.  Kevin is the CEO and founder of The Academy of Muse, a nonprofit organization designed as a think tank for the advancement of artistic and philanthropic inspiration, promoting a synergy between philanthropists and artists by hosting galas, art opening, concerts and other social events.