After five years since 2018, the newly branded Filipino Hollywood Actors Panel returns to where it debuted — at FilAm Creative. Founded and produced by a returning Edwin Santos (2015 – 2018), currently a 2023 FAC Executive Board Member), the … Continue reading Edwin A. Santos’ Filipino Hollywood Actors Panel Returns To FilAm Creative With Its 10th Edition
FilAm Creative (FAC) celebrates nine years of supporting the advancement of Filipino Americans in entertainment and media! Created by event producer Edwin A. Santos, Saturday, June 9th will be our 4th Annual FilAm Creative Hollywood Actors Panel for Actors — a … Continue reading Meet Jon Jon Briones (FX’s “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”) at 4th FilAm Creative Hollywood Actors Panel, June 9, 2018 at Pilipino Workers Center
Interview by Edwin A. Santos Wednesday, April 4, 2018 : @Edwin_A_Santos | : Edwin A. Santos Later today at noon, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, FilAm Creative will launch its first podcast/vodcast show, FilAm Creative: Voices at iTunes and YouTube. For … Continue reading #FACinfocus: Showrunner Rodney Cajudo and Host Walter Talens Discuss Their New Podcast, “FilAm Creative: Voices”
Written by Edwin A. Santos Thursday, March 15, 2018 : @Edwin_A_Santos | : Edwin A. Santos It’s more important than ever to have more minority voices and faces in front & behind camera… says Joe Gunawan, FilAm Creative Staff … Continue reading Highlights of FilAm Creative’s CBS Entertainment Diversity & Inclusion Seminar
Announcement by Edwin A. Santos Monday, February 19, 2018 : @Edwin_A_Santos | : Edwin A. Santos Last month, Gina Rodriguez (Jane The Virgin) wrote an open letter in Variety as it condemned Hollywood for the lack of Latino representation … Continue reading #FACinfocus News: Filipino American Talent in Films with Premieres, Releases, Special Screenings and Festival Tours 2018 – Part 2
Great monthly meeting last night. Keep up the good work. Amazing turnout. That’s what FilAm Creative member and actor/producer Abe Pagtama said when he attended the first networking and potluck event of the new year! Especially with the first guest speaker of the year, and the first time at our monthly event — Sasheen Artis, Chair of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Power of Diversity Master Workshop. At that January 28th event, she discussed about the PGA programs and the benefits at the Pilipino Workers Center in Historic Filipinotown Los Angeles. It’s not about who you know — it’s who … Continue reading Highlights of FilAm Creative’s Network & Create January 2018 Potluck with Producers Guild’s Sasheen Artis?
Summary by Edwin A. Santos Sunday, December 31, 2017 : @Edwin_A_Santos | : Edwin A. Santos I like to equate 2017’s Kong: Skull Island took a page from 1997’s Anaconda where in that film, a Puerto-Rican woman and an … Continue reading Making A Difference: Filipino Talent Owning It In 2017
Summary by Edwin A. Santos Wednesday, December 27, 2018 : @Edwin_A_Santos | : Edwin A. Santos An argument or debate can be made how and when did it all began? No, I’m not talking about the birth of … Continue reading FilAm Creative’s Notable Firsts of 2017
SAVE-THE DATE: December 17, 2017 FilAm Creative Holiday Party FilAm Creative invites you to celebrate the holidays on Sunday, December 17th in Hollywood and cheers to a successful 2017 filled with exciting panels and networking events! Event Details: Sunday, December 17th 6:00pm – 10:00pm Barkada Restaurant and Lounge 1253 Vine St. Unit #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038 Online Presale Tickets: $25 Pre-sale begins Wednesday, Nov 29, 2017 12:00am PST. Pre-sale ends Sunday, December 10, 2017 11:59pm PST. General Admission: $35 General Admission begins Monday, December 11, 2017 12:00am PST. General Admission ends Saturday, December 16, 2017 11:59pm PST or until … Continue reading FilAm Creative Invites You To Its Holiday Party at Barkada Restaurant and Lounge, December 17th in Hollywood
Summary by Edwin A. Santos Tuesday, November 21, 2017 : @Edwin_A_Santos | : Edwin A. Santos Five months after FilAm Creative’s first encore screening back in May, 2017 [link], its FilAm Creations Filmmaker Challenge returned to the Regency Theaters’ Valley Plaza 6 with a second slate of new short films under that initiative as “FilAm Creations 2.” And, what was different in this second go-around was an awards presentation of five categories. You can go to this [link] for the nominees, the jury and the judging criteria. After the introductory welcome by our Executive Director Meriden Villanueva, the … Continue reading Winners from the “FilAm Creations 2: A Filmmakers Movement” Encore Screening & Awards Presentation
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