Grace Santos
EDUCATION
| UCLA, School of Theatre, Film, Television | Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Professional Program in Producing
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| Flinders University of South Australia | Adelaide, Australia | ||||
| Drama Centre (no degree, international exchange student for one year)
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| Stetson University College of Law | Tampa, FL | ||||
| Juris Doctor | |||||
| Honors & Awards: Public Service Fellowship, Who’s Who Among American Law Students, Recipient of the Endowed Scholarship, Voted Most Spirited, Stetson’s Organization Officer of the Year Award, Pro Bono Award, Public Interest Award | |||||
| Activities & Community Service: Asian American Law Student Association (Founder and President), Professional Theatre (Acting Resume Separate), International Law Society, Election Protection Coalition (Law School Coordinator), Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Environmental Law Society
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| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | ||||
| Bachelor of Arts | |||||
| Majors: International Studies and Religious Studies Minors: Theatre Arts and Film Studies | |||||
| Honors & Awards: Florida Academic Scholar, UM Academic Scholarship, UM Dean’s List, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Theta Alpha Kappa Honor Society, National Dean’s List Award, UM representative to Tallahassee Leadership Conference on Faith and Values, Miss UM Pageant Finalist, Golden Key National Honor Society | |||||
| Activities & Community Service: Touching Miami with Love (Feeding the Homeless & After School Programs), Martial Arts – Arnis and Tae Kwon Do, Asian American Student Association (Founder, President), Religious Student Union (Drama Director, Newsletter Editor, Public Relations), National Alliance for the Needs of the Aging Years (Dance and Activities Director), Theatre and Film (Acting Resume Separate)
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| International Baccalaureate Program | |||||
| Honors & Awards: Ambassador to the Hugh O’Brien Leadership Conference on Faith and Values, Horizons to Success Scholarship, Pageant Finalist, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, President’s Education Award, Homecoming Finalist, High School Notables – Prettiest Girl | |||||
| Activities & Community Service: Student Government (Secretary), National Honor Society (Secretary), Service Club (President), Asian American Club (Founder and President), Environmental Club, Peer Mediation, Volleyball Team, Church Activities (head of Youth Advisory Committee; Newsletter Editor), Theatre and Film (Acting Resume Separate)
I have been a producer since I was a child and didn’t even know it! I’ve always organized and motivated people!
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WORK EXPERIENCE
| Ethos Pictures LLC | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Position: Owner | |||
| Ethos Pictures was named after the Greek word meaning “character” for its double meaning: (a) Character is used to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, nation, or ideology; and (b) we seek character driven productions and productions that analyze how relationships between characters mime society and society’s ideas about humanity. Duties include: Developing, producing, marketing, selling productions: hiring of cast and crew, working with unions and guilds, budgets, cost reports, option and purchase agreements, production contracts, financing contracts, deliverables. | |||
| Website: http://www.EthosPictures.com | |||
| Patriot Pictures LLC | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Position: Business Affairs Executive and Creative Development Executive | |||
| Patriot Pictures is a finance and production company which recently produced Cut Throat City (RZA, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, Ethan Hawke). Duties include: Develop film and television series, head the internship program, assist the SVP of Operations, contract negotiation. | |||
| Website: http://www.PatriotPictures.com | |||
| Companies of Producer Steven Paul – Crystal Sky Entertainment, SP Releasing, Echo Bridge Distribution, etc | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Position: Vice President, Business Affairs | |||
| Producer Steven Paul (Tekken, Ghost Rider, Baby Geniuses) owns film/television production companies, distribution companies, and a talent management company. I head Business Affairs for such companies. Duties include: Negotiation of development, finance, production, management, foreign sales, domestic distribution contracts; manage the rights tracking system; legal deliverables review; music publishing; corporate work (meeting minutes, corporate resolutions, operating agreement, bylaws, state filings). | |||
| Website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666999 | |||
| Bentonville Film Festival | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Position: Vice President, Business Affairs | |||
| The Bentonville Film Festival was founded by Academy Award Winner Geena Davis and Hollywood Exec Trevor Drinkwater to champion diverse voices in media. It guarantees distribution to the winners. Sponsors include Walmart, Coca-Cola, Lionsgate, and AMC. Duties include: Negotiation of the following types of agreements: sponsorship, marketing, location, vendor, service, independent contractor, employee, music acts, music licensing, etc. I also handle corporate work in the LLC and nonprofit foundation (meeting minutes, corporate resolutions, operating agreement, bylaws, state filings). I facilitate the distribution agreements between filmmakers and studio sponsors and I provide support to the Programming Department, Marketing Department, Operations Department, and Finance Department. | |||
| Website: http://www.BentonvilleFilmFestival.com | |||
| Our Alchemy LLC | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Position: Director, Business & Legal Affairs | |||
| Our Alchemy (formerly Millennium) was the largest independent distributor of film & television. It was also the manager of the Bentonville Film Festival, LLC. Duties include: For the Distribution Side: Negotiate, redline, draft acquisition agreements; Attend company finance meetings regarding acquisitions; Work closely with the marketing department to ensure adherence to contractual obligations and restrictions; Use of FilmTrack software for rights tracking. For the film festival side: See info under Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) above. | |||
| RLJ Entertainment | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Position: Director, Business & Legal Affairs | |||
| RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLJE) is an independent distributor of content in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. Duties include: Negotiate, redline, draft the following types of agreements: distribution acquisition, sublicense, development, production, finance, interparty agreements / notice of assignments / bonded productions, music licensing. Review legal deliverables: chain of title, music, production agreements, E&O, clearance issues. Work closely with the marketing department to ensure adherence to contractual obligations and restrictions. Use of FilmTrack software for rights tracking. Work with Finance Department on acquisition analysis, budgets, and payment timelines, and attended the greenlight meetings. | |||
| Website: http://www.RLJEntertainment.com | |||
| UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Position: Teaching Assistant | |||
| Duties include: TA for four semesters for two Professional Programs: the Producing Program and the Television Showrunner Series. Coordination of instructors and students; assist instructors, such as Adam Fogelson (former Chairman of Universal Studios), Billy Ray (writer, “The Hunger Games”), Joe Rosenberg (former CAA agent), and Paul Green (President, Anonymous Content). | |||
| Website: http://www.tft.ucla.edu/ | |||
| Silver Pictures & Dark Castle Entertainment | Warner Brothers, Burbank, CA | ||
| Position: Development Intern | |||
| Duties include: Heavy script coverage, script notes, answering phones, coordinating the schedules of the creative executives. Worked at the company during the time of the release of “Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows” and “Project X”, post-production of “Bullet in the Head”, and development of “Non-Stop”. | |||
| Website: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0019968/ , http://www.imdb.com/company/co0050870/ | |||
| Paragon Capital Partners, LLC | Tampa, FL | ||
| Position: General Counsel | |||
| Duties include: contract review, business structures (operating agreements, meeting resolutions, etc), promissory notes, oversee hedge funds, maintaining compliance with securities laws, property development (purchase and sale contracts, subcontractor lien waivers), human resources (discrimination and harassment policies), oversee litigation contracted to outside attorneys, vendor contract negotiation, etc. | |||
| Asian Pacific American Scene Inc a/k/a APASI Productions | Tampa, FL | ||
| Position: Founder and Artistic Director | |||
| APASI is a nonprofit with a mission to promote Asian American artsits and/or stories about Asian Americans. We produced plays, short films, and events. Duties include: I was in charge of heading the mission and goals of the organization, the corporate documents, fundraising and grant proposals. I also headed the operations of each project and event. | |||
| Ellen Jacoby Casting (C.S.A.) | Miami, FL | ||
| Position: Intern for castings and acting workshops in Tampa | |||
| Duties include: Assisting Ms. Jacoby with the organization of talent during castings; helped with sides, organization, camera work during her classes at the Patel Conservatory. | |||
| WMNF 88.5 FM | Tampa, FL | ||
| Position: Field Reporter for the Evening News | |||
| Duties include: Attend and record community events, interview, edit, produce news stories | |||
PRODUCTION
| Filtered (Feature Film) | Ethos Pictures / Dir. S. Roy Saringo & Katie Combs | Executive Producer |
| Geronimo (Short) | Ethos Pictures / Dir. Grace Santos | Producer / Director |
| Election Night (Short) | AFI DWW / Dir. Tessa Blake | Producer |
| Odessa (Series Pilot) | Ethos Pictures / Dir. Sean Michael Turrell | Producer |
| Final Stop (Short) | Artonix Studios / Dir. Bobby Grubic | Line Producer |
| Sholeh (Short) | Leo Productions / Dir. Saye Yabandeh | Line Producer |
| Spun (Short) | Ethos Pictures / Dir. Adam Rosenbaum | Producer |
| Silk (Short) | AFI DWW / Dir. Catherine Dent | Co-Producer |
| Change to Spare (Short) | Artonix Studios / Dir. Bobby Grubic | Co-Producer |
| Cheer (Web Series) | Project Zee Productions | Producer |
| Derrick Builds a Car (Feature) | Project Zee Productions | Associate Producer |
| Sons of Arthritis (Commercial) | Zulu Time Media Productions | Producer |
| Dirty Rose (Short) | APASI Productions / Dir. Roy Saringo | Producer |
| The Good Reverend (Short) | APASI Productions / Dir. Roy Saringo | Producer |
| Bree Does Comedy (Web Series) | Ethos Pictures / Dir. Kimberly McVicar | Producer |
| Last Life (Web Series) | Puma Squad / Dir. Elesha Barnette | Consulting Producer in Season 1 |
| A Tricky Treat (Web Content) | Ethos Pictures / Dir. Patricia Chica | Producer |
Present Community Activities, Service, Memberships
Volunteer Attorney for Not for Profit Arts Organizations, Member of Women in Film, Member of SAG-AFTRA, Member of the Florida Bar Association, Theatre and Film Actor (resume separate), Church Activities, Parent Teacher Association, Martial Arts.
AWARDS
- “Silk” – Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Award – 14th Annual New Port Beach Film Festival (2013)
- “Silk” – National Short Film Competition Finalist – 43rd Annual USA Film Festival (2013)
- “Silk” – Best Student Short Film – Bend Film Festival (2013)
- “Silk” – Best Student Short Film – San Luis Obispo Festival (2014)
- “Change to Spare” was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Producers Guild of America Weekend Competition (2012)
- “Spun” was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Producers Guild of America Weekend Competition (2013)
- “Geronimo” actress Hannah Swain won Best Actress at the 34th Annual Young Artist Awards for her role in “Geronimo” (2013)
- “Election Night” named Indiwire’s Project of the Day (2014)
- “Odessa” wins the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Gasparilla International Film Festival (2015)
- “Odessa” wins the Silver Remi Award for a Drama at 48th Annual Worldfest (2015)
- “Odessa” wins Best SciFi Short Film at the 15th Annual Santa Fe Film Festival (2015)
- “Odessa” is an Official Selection at the following film festivals: Gasparilla International Film Festival, Cannes Short Corner, Worldfest, Plaza Classic Film Festival, Hollyshorts Film Festival, Wasteland Film Festival, Louisville Festival of Film, Savannah Film Festival, Santa Fe Film Festival (2015)
- “Election Night” is an Official Selection of the Cannes American Pavilion For Emerging Filmmakers Showcase (2015)
- “Election Night” wins the Local Jury Award at the 45th Annual USA Film Festival (2015)
- “Election Night” obtains theatrical distribution through Shorts HD and AMC (2016)