ABOUT FIL AM ARTS, INC. and FPAC
Since 1992, the Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture has grown
into the Southland’s premiere showcase of Filipino American
and Philippine contemporary and traditional visual, performance, media,
culinary and literary arts. FPAC, which now makes its home at Point
Fermin Park in San Pedro, attracts in excess of 20,000 visitors and
features both world-renowned and locally-cultivated artists in all
disciplines. FPAC is administered through FilAm ARTS, Inc, a non-profit
organization founded in 1999 to promote and nurture the advancement
of Filipino arts and culture throughout Greater Southern California
and North America.
ABOUT VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
Established in 1970, Visual Communications is the nation’s premier
Asian Pacific American media arts center, and has a lengthy track
record of pioneering achievements in producing, presenting, and preserving
more honest and accurate representations of Asian and Pacific Islander
communities in America. Visual Communications, through training and
education, is also recognized as an incubator of emerging Asian Pacific
American cinematic talent. The organization’s works have been
exhibited in numerous venues and broadcast outlets throughout the
world.
CURATORS BIOS:
ABRAHAM FERRER is the Exhibitions Director at Visual
Communications, a Los Angeles-based Asian Pacific American media
arts center. For the last eighteen years he has served as the co-director
of The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (VC FILMFEST), and
organizes year-round screening programs for Visual Communications
and a variety of community arts and media organizations. He has
also served as a program consultant for international film festivals
including the San Francisco International Asian American
Film Festival, Cinemanila International Film Festival and the Singapore
International Film Festival, and has written extensively on issues
relevant to the development of Asian American cinema.
WENDELL PASCUAL is an ascetic fish swimming upstream
through concrete inhaling smog. Spends the majority of his days
working as a graphic designer for James Robie Design Associates
and some nights cleaning toilet bowls and sweeping parking lots.
Has produced shows for KPFK 90.7fm’s Aziatik Rhythmz and is
currently the media arts facilitator for the Pilipino Artists Network.
Resident dj for nommo and spearituals. A student of vinyl accupuncture
and ayurvedic crate digging.
All PINOY VISIONS Programs are
Free to the Public; Donations to defray program costs are gladly
accepted.
Pinoy Visions 2005 Program Info: (213) 680-4462 x25 • FPAC
Fiesta Weekend Info: (323) 913-4663
SPECIAL THANKS:
Alex Cordero
Jilly Canizares-Tanedo
Alison De La Cruz
Lakandiwa de Leon
Mar Elepaño
Leslie Ito
Diana Lee
Diana Lin
Jeff Liu
Paul Magalad, birth from PERTH
Angela Makabali
Daniel Masaoka
Ernie Peña
William Phuan
Vanessa Vela
Steven Wong
All PINOY VISIONS 2005 artists
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