CONGRATULATIONS to one of our FACCHO Board of Directors -- Katherine Bercasio joins the Bayang Art and Music Collective!

The Bayang Art and Music Collective is a family owned and operated studio. BAMC offers private lessons and workshops in art and music to students of all ages. They also have free events for the entire family. To learn more, go to: https://thebayangs.com/ .

This Saturday, October 19, 2019, check out ART SHOW: CELEBRATING FILIPINO CULTURE with Special Performances with Toni Pasion and John Dean in Carson, California.

This Thursday night, tonight, September 26 are the returns of three television shows with Filipino actors in lead casts. Yet, two of them will be their Series Final runs.

There was a time last season on a Thursday night where four TV shows played almost back-to-back of each other, if memory serves me right. But, it may have been an interchange between two NBC shows because of the premiere of a mid-season replacement.

8:00pm (NBC): "Superstore" starring Nico Santos
8:30pm (NBC): "A.P. Bio" starring Sari Arambulo
9:00pm (NBC): "The Good Place" starring Manny Jacinto
10:00pm (ABC): "How To Get Away With Murder" starring Conrad Ricamora

Let's see where these shows are now on this 2019-2020 primetime season.

RETURNING SHOWS

"Superstore" with Nico Santos.
(Season 5)
Thursday, September 26 at 8/7c on NBC
Former executive story editor & writer of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," Rene Gube joined the show.

"A.P. Bio" with Sari Arambulo.
(Season 3)
January, 2020 on NBC's streaming network, Peacock.
(Below is a clip from Season 2)

"The Good Place" with Manny Jacinto.
(Season 4 and Final Season)
Thursday, September 26 at 9/8c on NBC

"How To Get Away With Murder" with Conrad Ricamora.
(Season 6 and Final Season)
Thursday, September 26 at 10/9c on ABC

Check your local listings.

When it was announced last season that the fourth season of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" starring Vincent Rodriguez III was going to be its final season, the horns were heard that Filipino representation in U.S. commercial broadcast primetime television was going to experience a loss. Wondering, but not expecting that this announcement was not going to be the last.

Just this past summer, five TV shows made major surprising moves. The upcoming seventh season of the CW's "The 100" starring Bob Morley, the upcoming sixth season of ABC's "How To Get Away With Murder" starring Conrad Ricamora and the upcoming fourth seasons of both NBC's "The Good Place" starring Manny Jacinto and Amazon Prime's "The Man In The High Castle" starring Joel de la Fuente will all be their final seasons. Netflix abruptly cancelled its two seasoned critically-raved drama, "The OA" starring Brandon Perea. And, while NBC cancelled their two seasoned comedy, "A.P. Bio" starring Sari Arambulo, the show is currently in production for its binge-watching third season to premiere on NBC's new streamer, the Peacock, in January, 2020.

However, on the horizon of the new 2019-2020 TV season starting this Monday night this week, September 23rd are both returning shows and new series premieres! Check your local listings.

NEW SERIES PREMIERES:

"Prodigal Son" starring Lou Diamond Phillips
(Season 1)
Monday, September 23 at 9/8c on FOX

"All Rise" with Reggie Lee.
(Season 1)
Monday, September 23 at 9/8c on CBS

RETURNING SHOW:

"The Good Doctor" with Tamlyn Tomita.
(Season 3)
Monday, September 23 at 10/9c on ABC

It was the 50th Anniversary of the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) five day event from July 18 - 22, 2019 where fans, collectors, binge watchers, smarks, Bible thumpers, consumers and Hollywood professionals convene every year for the sights and sounds of nerdtastic nerdom. 

With the announcement of Marvel's Shang-Chi set to make his live-action debut in the upcoming film "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the news has been celebrated in many nerdoms everywhere -- especially Asian Americans who has read his journey since 1973 as well to new fans when he appeared in Greg Pak's "War Of The Realms" comic book event. Shortly after that, he joined the New Agents of Atlas in 2019. The  team made up of Asian and Asian American superheroes including Marvel's first Filipina superhero, Wave.

More on her later.

Southeast Asians including Filipino Americans have announced feature film projects before and during SDCC.   

Filipinos are going where no Filipino as gone before. On Saturday, July 20 inside the always packed Hall H, the Star Trek Panel covered both CBS' "Star Trek: Discovery" (2017-present) where CHARLES COLLYER is the Lead VFX Artist. He is nominated for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in the Season 2 Finale episode, 'Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2'.

And of, course the already announced Sir Patrick Stewart's return as Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: Picard" (2020) with ISA BRIONES (last seen in FX's "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story") in a recurring role as Dahj.

Joining her on the panel were the rest of the cast of "Star Trek: Picard" including Brent Spiner who starred as Lt. Cmdr. Data on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987-1994) and its subsequent motion pictures, Jonathan Del Arco who guest starred as Hugh, formerly Third of Five, a former Borg drone who was rescued by Picard and rejoined the Borg Collective to influence them a sense of individuality and self in an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and Jeri Ryan who starred as Seven of Nine, also a former Borg drone who joined the crew of the Federation vessel, USS Voyager lost in the Gamma Quadrant in "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995-2001) to regain her human existence.  Watch the new trailer below.

​Also announced during their Comic Con panel, CBS All Access revealed the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" cast and first look images from the animated sci-fi series. EUGENE CORDERO ("Tacoma FD," "Kong: Skull Island") will be voicing 'Ensign Rutherford.' It takes place after "Star Trek: Nemesis" (2002), the feature film that starred the bridge crew of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" with Patrick Stewart. It was the tenth film in the Star Trek motion picture series, as well as the fourth and final film to star the cast of TNG. "Star Trek: Lower Decks" will begin streaming at CBS All Access in 2020.

The recently retired WWE professional wrestler DAVE BAUTISTA is best known as Drax in Marvel's two "Guardians Of The Galaxy" (2014 and 2017) movies as well as appearing in "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) and "Avengers: Endgame" (2019). He was not at SDCC this year as he was on-location acting in Zack Snyder's "Army Of The Dead" for Netflix. The zombie action picture is set amid an outbreak in Las Vegas where a man assembles a group of mercenaries to gamble their lives and pull off the greatest heist ever.

Meanwhile, director James Gunn announced there will be a "Guardians Of The Galaxy, Volume 3," but he is currently finishing up the DC Comics property, "The Suicide Squad" for a 2021 theatrical release. That is the sequel to 2016's "Suicide Squad" that starred Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and she will be returning in the sequel along with part-time WWE professional wrestler John Cena.

ELLA JAY BASCO is currently filming as Cassandra Cain (a.k.a. the fourth Batgirl) in the upcoming "Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn)" directed by Cathy Yan and starring Margot Robbie reprising her role as Harley Quinn from 2016's "Suicide Squad." Set to be released by Warner Brothers Studios on February 7, 2020, the film also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary and Ewan McGregor as Black Mask.  A far cry from the first Batgirl who is Barbara Gordon, daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon on the 1966 television movie and its episodic TV series "Batman" (1966-1968) played by the late Yvonne Craig and, in the Joel Schumaker film, "Batman & Robin" (1997) played by Alicia Silverstone. In DC Comics lore, Basco's Batgirl is Cassandra Cain, the daughter of assassins David Cain and Sandra Wu-Cain (best known as Lady Shiva).

Deprived of speech and human contact during her childhood as conditioning, Cassandra Cain becomes the world's greatest assassin and later as bodyguard for Ra's Al Ghul. After saving Commissioner Gordon's life, she is given the Batgirl costume with the approval from both Batman and Barbara Gordon, now Oracle who becomes her ward.  Academy Award nominated cinematographer MATTHEW LIBATIQUE, ASC ("Venom," "A Star Is Born") along with stunt and fight coordinators JONATHAN EUSEBIO and JON VALERA ("Black Panther," "John Wick") are the other Filipinos working on the film.

Lastly, California's award-winning science fiction, fantasy, horror author and writer ALYSSA WONG (whose mother is Filipina) will co-write along with Greg Pak, the origin story of Marvel Comics' first Filipina superhero of Cebu, Philippines named Wave (aka Pearl Pangan). The news was announced at Racebending's Super Asian America Panel on the last day (Sunday, July 21) of SDCC. Her stories have won the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Locus Award. And, she was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and Shirley Jackson Awards. Wave made her debut in the comic book, "War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1" and subsequent issues afterwards.

If Shang-Chi is Marvel Studios' first Asian American comic book superhero to be seen in a live Phase 4 action movie for generations to come, then it should be a no brainer for a live action movie of the New Agents of Atlas with Wave.

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations were announced early Tuesday morning, July 16th.  A handful of Filipino American creative artists will be representing us on one of television's biggest nights!

This coming 2019-2020 new television season will present the fourth and final season of NBC's "The Good Place" starring Manny Jacinto.  The TV series is one of the Emmy nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Another show nominated in the same category is HBO's "Barry" where Rodney To guest starred on a few episodes last season. Both actors were previous special guest panelists for Edwin A. Santos' annual Filipino Hollywood Actors Panel.

Charles Collyer is the Lead VFX Artist for CBS' franchise science fiction series, "Star Trek Discovery."  It was nominated for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in the Season 2 Finale episode, 'Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2.'

Based on the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning original On Broadway musical play by Jonathan Larson, the televised event, "RENT: Live!" starring Vanessa Hudgens received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Variety Special.  "RENT" is about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.

Nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program is the episode, "Reunited" from the Cartoon Network animated series, "Steven Universe" with lead characters voiced by Deedee Magno, Jennifer Paz, Shelby Rabara and Charlyne Yi.

Choreographer Melvin 'TimTim' Rogador received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming for FOX's "World Of Dance."

And, the fourth and final season of "Crazy Ex-Girfriend" received two Emmy nominations including Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "I Have To Get To Out / Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal" written by Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen.

Tess Paras who recurred as 'Jayma Chan' on the show is featured in the video with Bloom while Vincent Rodriguez III who starred as Bloom's on again/off again boyfriend, 'Josh Chan' on the show is featured in the live stage version, of which, you can watch both below.

Both Tess Paras and Vincent Rodriguez III were previous special guest panelists for Edwin A. Santos' annual Filipino Hollywood Actors Panel.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) revealed their 2019 Class of 842 new members from different countries,  And, eight of them are of Filipino descent.

AMPAS announced that half of the members invited to join the Academy are women. AMPAS also disclosed that twenty-nine percent of the new invitees are people of color. If they accept their invites, AMPAS will have double the percentage of non-white people in their ranks in four years.  

In 2015, people of color accounted for only eight percent of the total body of the organization. In 2019, it stands at sixteen percent. 

The eight invitees include...

LISA VALENCIA-SVENSSON -
Producer of the documentary, CALL HER GANDA (2018).

RUTH VILLARAMA
Screenwriter, Filmmaker & Producer of the documentary, SUNDAY BEAUTY QUEEN (2016).

BOBBY PONTILLAS
Screenwriter & Filmmaker of the 2018 short film, ONE SMALL STEP, and Animator for the feature films ZOOTOPIA (2016), BIG HERO 6 (2014) and RIO (2011).

DITSI CAROLINO
Filmmaker & Producer of BUNSO: THE YOUNGEST (2005), MULA PABRIKA HANGGANG FUKUOKA (1999) and MINSAN LANG SILA BATA (1996)

PJ RAVAL
Filmmaker of the documentary, CALL HER GANDA (2018).

TREVOR JIMENEZ
Screenwriter, Filmmaker & Animator of the short film, WEEKENDS (2018), and Animator for COCO (2017), FINDING DORY (2016) and RIO (2011).

JOSIE TRINIDAD
Animator, Screenwriter & Actress for the feature films RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018), ZOOTOPIA (2016), BIG HERO 6 (2014) and WRECK IT RALPH (2012).

TAMLYN TOMITA
Actress, THE GOOD DOCTOR (2017-present), THE JOY LUCK CLUB (1993) and THE KARATE KID, PART II (1986).

After all the invitations are accepted, AMPAS will host a mixer later this year.

The Leadership Team of the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood wish all of you a Safe and Happy Fourth of July!

SAVE-THE DATE:  
Saturday, June 29, 2018 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm
​
The 6th Annual Filipino Hollywood Actors Panel for Actors & Networking Event  

Created and produced by Edwin A. Santos
Sponsored by Premier Property Preservation

PURCHASE EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW:  
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The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood (FACCHO) presents the 6th Annual Filipino Hollywood Actors Panel, a panel discussion and networking event featuring our special guest industry panelists who represent the craft of acting across the board. 

Hear our panelists discuss about their explorations of the process and profession of acting; their reflections on personal experiences and artistic influences that informed and shaped their careers; their discussions of past and current projects and share valuable insights into the craft and the industry. 

Get a chance to ask our panelists questions, learn about open opportunities, and build your network.

2019 INDUSTRY GUEST PANELISTS

RODNEY TO
He was a series regular on NBC’s "Redliners." His most notable role is 'Typhoon' on NBC’s "Parks and Recreation." He has also recurred on FOX’s "Rosewood" and all four seasons of "Wilfred" on FX. Other selected television credits include FX's "You’re the Worst," ABC's "Modern Family," FOX's "New Girl," ABC's "The Whole Truth," CBS' "NCIS," HBO's "Vice Principals" and MTV's "The American Mall."  Recently, he was seen on HBO's "Barry" and Comedy Central's "Corporate."

​JASON ROGEL
He appeared opposite Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor and Lea Thompson in "Splinterheads." Since then, he has been seen in various commercials, films and television shows including the CW's "Hart of Dixie," Showtime's "Dexter," FOX's "Bones," NBC's "The Office," ABC's "Man Up!," MTV's "Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous" and the SyFy Original, "Swamp Shark."  He recurred as 'Leo' on the ABC Family sitcom, "State Of Georgia" starring Raven-Symoné and Loretta Devine. He also starred alongside Tia Mowry and Tori Spelling on ABC Family's first original musical, "The Mistle-Tones," which premiered as part of their "25 Days of Christmas" event. He recently appeared opposite Regina Hall, Eve and Jill Scott in the Lifetime Original, "With This Ring" and he starred as 'Ricky,' the office gossip, on Freeform's "Kevin from Work," played 'Sebastian' on Season 2 of Disney Channel's "Raven's Home" as well as Amazon Prime Video's "Bosch" and "Homecoming" and NBC's "This Is Us."  Recently, he will next be seen on Netflix' "Rim of the World."

​JOY REGULLANO
She is best known as 'Maeve' when she guest starred on the CW's 200th episode of "Supernatural."  Her other television credits include Showtime's "House of Lies," the CW's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," FOX's "Raising Hope," the CW's "90210," ABC's "Castle" and CBS' "Happy Together." She is also an avid writer to include her viral video, "White Fetish." Currently, she is a staff writer on a new kids show for Netflix.

​JB TADENA
He is currently recurring as 'Johnny Bayani' on CBS' "SEAL Team" which was renewed for a second season. His other television credits include ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "Hawaii Five-0."

​MODERATOR
ANNIE NEPOMUCENO
She is a music teacher, vocalist producer and television personality, Annie (aka Roxanne Nepomuceno) is Managing Director of Music Arts Events - the umbrella company of Music Arts Lessons which covers her private teaching and coaching, and Musica Manila as music publisher.

LOCATION
Saturday, June 29, 2019
From 2:30pm to 4:30pm
THE SECRET ROSE THEATRE
(Between Lankershim & the 170 Freeway)
11246 W Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601  

Public parking structure and street parking available as well Metro Rail located on Lankershim & Chandler.

$20.00 - EARLY BIRD TICKETS
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#FACCHO | #FilipinoHollywood | #FilipinoHollywoodActorsPanel

The concept of the Filipino Hollywood Actors Panel for Actors & Networking Event was created in 1998, and since 2015, produced by Edwin A. Santos.  The purpose of the panel discussion and networking event present special guest industry panelists who represent the craft of acting across the board while its mission is to shine a spotlight on Filipino actors in Hollywood today.  Previous industry guests were Nico Santos ("Superstore," "Crazy Rich Asians"), Manny Jacinto ("The Good Place"), Ginger Gonzaga ("Kidding," "Togetherness," "Mixology," "Ted"), Jon Jon Briones ("The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story"), Eugene Cordero ("Tacoma FD," "Kong: Skull Island"), Vincent Rodriguez III ("Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"), Ellen D. Williams ("Baskets"), Aina Dumlao ("Macgyver," "Ballers"), Angela Relucio ("Code: Black," "SIX"), Tess Paras ("Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," "Grimm"), Reggie Lee ("Grimm," "The Fast & The Furious"), Bernardo Bernardo ("City After Dark," "Invisible") and various Hollywood talent agents, casting directors and talent managers. 

The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood (FACCHO) unites Filipino entertainers worldwide. With its eye on integrating businesses enterpreneurship and entertainment FACCHO looks to create a system where the Filipino community benefits from each other by implementing business and sponsorship opportunities through marketing and knowledge obtainment.

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Pictured here with our FACCHO President Paul Mirador, FACCHO Secretary Tiffany Porter and FACCHO Vice President Edwin Santos with Philippine Consulate General of Los Angeles Adelio Angelito S. Cruz and his wife, Catherine Amon Cruz at the DoubleTree Hilton in Claremont, California.

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Congratulations to all inductees!

The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood (FACCHO) is a Community Partner again this year for films from the Philippines and the U.S. for the 35th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) from May 2-10, 2019.  

And, we are co-presenting three films/programs this year: EERIE, I GOTCHU FAM, ALWAYS (SHORTS PROGRAM) and JOURNEY TO IFUGAO.

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Here are the following films/programs we are co-presenting:

FACCHO Co-Presenters: Edwin A. Santos and Craig Obligacion Wilson:
EERIE – North American Premiere; Friday, May 3rd at 9:30pm at Downtown Independent
Following-up on his critically acclaimed, social realist noir drama NEOMANILA, director Mikhail Red returns with his distinctly Filipino spin on the Catholic horror and nunsploitation genre set in an all-girls boarding school. In the contemporary spirit of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN and HEREDITARY, EERIE represents a solid contribution to a global horror canon.  Filmmaker In Attendance.

CREDITS ​
Director: Mikhail Red
Writer: Mariah Reodica, Mikhail Red, Rae Red
Cast: Bea Alonzo, Charo Santos, Jake Cuenca

Screening Location:
DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT
251 S Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

TICKET LINK:  https://laapff2019.eventive.org/schedule/eerie-5ca076743b07ca002f7ca125

​FACCHO Co-Presenters:  Edwin A. Santos and Craig Obligacion Wilson:
I GOTCHU FAM, ALWAYS Shorts; Sunday, May 5th at 7pm at Downtown Independent​
With Filmmakers In Attendance, there will be seven shorts including one Filipino American live-action film and one Filipino Canadian Oscar nominated animated film.

- Dive Bar: Dorothy Xiao
- For Your Consideration: Patrick Green
- Ganja Mama: Mukesh Vidyasagar
- Lumpia Campesina: Robert Karimi
- Mama Pingpong Social Club: Shiang An Chuang
- Shell Yeah: Ridge Hirano
- The Patients: Tess Paras
- Weekends: Trevor Jimenez

Screening Location:
DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT
251 S Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

THE PATIENTS
After a “bad fight” with her boyfriend, Filipina-American party girl Regina Ramos ends up in the ER where her Dad works. When her family rushes to her aid, they stumble to connect as a trending topic becomes a real-life issue that affects them all.

CREDITS :
Director, Writer: Tess Paras
Director of Photography: Ludovica Isidori
Line Producer: Teresa Lee
Editor: Lakan De Leon
Cast: Tess Paras, Jon Jon Briones, Eugene Cordero, Melody Butiu, Josephine De Jesus, Lilan Bowden, Haneefah Wood

TICKET LINK:
https://laapff2019.eventive.org/schedule/i-gotchu-fam-always-shorts-program-5ca3f99da758630023831841

WEEKENDS
A young boy shuffles between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal, dream-like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand-animated film set in 1980’s Toronto.  An Academy Award nominated short film this year.
​
CREDITS :
Director: Trevor Jimenez
Producer: Jeremy Slome
Associate Producer: Mattie Brehm
Production Designer: Chris Sasaki
Sound Designer: Kenny Pickett

TICKET LINK:
https://laapff2019.eventive.org/schedule/i-gotchu-fam-always-shorts-program-5ca3f99da758630023831841  

​FACCHO Co-Presenters:  Annie Nepomuceno and Edwin A. Santos:
JOURNEY TO IFUGAO – World Premiere; Wednesday, May 8th at 6:45pm at Regal L.A. Live
Director Nicanor Evangelista Jr.’s poetic and performance-based documentary feature traces the journey and coming together of five LA-based Filipino artists and healers, a subset of the diaspora, on their spiritual quest in search of identities and indigenous roots during a trip back to the Philippines.  Filmmakers In Attendance.

CREDITS ​
Director: Nicanor Evangelista Jr.
Cast: Nicanor Evangelista Jr., Mamerto Tindongan, Chona Bernardo, Gary Jornacion, Diane Valencia, Veronica Mercado

Screening Location:
REGAL L.A. LIVE, THEATER #13
1000 W Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA. 90015

TICKET LINK:  
https://laapff2019.eventive.org/schedule/journey-to-ifugao-5ca076743b07ca002f7ca119

​Get your tickets now and don't forget to use our promotional discount code by signing up for our monthly E-Magazine by emailing us at - facchollywood@gmail.com   

Presented by Visual Communications, the 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival will be May 2 - May 10, 2019. LAAPFF is the premiere showcase for the best and brightest of Asian Pacific American and international cinema. The largest festival of its kind in Southern California, LAAPFF is also a proud Academy Award®-qualifying film festival for the Short Film Awards.