Executive Bios - Film and Acting School: International Academy of Film and Television

KACY ANDREWS

Chief Executive Officer, Bigfoot Entertainment

Kacy Andrews has been actively involved in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years. Her diverse resume includes feature films, television series, theater, and animation. She has worked throughout the world, and was recently profiled in PEOPLE Asia Magazine's 2006 People of the Year issue.

Kacy spent nine years in production and project development at Los Angeles-based Hyperion Studio. This includes work as one of the Producers on Miramax's Playing By Heart (Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands and Angelina Jolie). Kacy's portfolio at Hyperion also includes the feature film Tom's Midnight Garden (Joan Plowright); BoneChillers, a children's television series for ABC (Linda Cardellini); and numerous animated projects such as FOX's Life With Louie (Louie Anderson); HBO's Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (Denzel Washington and Whoopi Goldberg); and Paramount Pictures' The Oz Kids (Jonathan Taylor Thomas).

Moving from Hyperion, Kacy had a short stint as Vice President of Development at Blue Focus Management where she worked on projects for MGM, Disney and Sony. She then dabbled in the dotcom and software arena at Creative Planet and Entertainment Partners.

In 2003, her consulting work at Bigfoot Productions led to the creation of Bigfoot Entertainment and the International Academy of Film and Television. As the CEO and founder, she has overseen the set up and development of the company, production facilities and campus located in Cebu, Philippines. The company has since grown to more than 250 employees both foreign and local. Over the past few years, Bigfoot Entertainment has invested in several feature films, including Shanghai Kiss (Hayden Panettiere), East Broadway (Margaret Cho) and 3 Needles (Lucy Liu, Olympia Dukakis and Sandra Oh).

During her tenure at Bigfoot, she has served as a Producer of such feature films as; The Curiosity of Chance, Irreversi (Estella Warren), Hui Lui, Within, and Midnight Movie , as well as the documentary, USS Cooper and reality series Hollywood Boot Camp. These projects have been shot in such international locations as Belgium, Hong Kong, Thailand, Los Angeles and The Philippines. Many have played the film festival circuit and received numerous accolades before going into the marketplace.

Kacy is a recipient of the David Letterman Internship and a Cum Laude graduate of Ball State University with continuing studies at the American Film Institute. In 2000, she was awarded Ball State University's Graduate of the Last Decade and more recently was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award. Since her move to Los Angeles, where she's based, she has been actively involved with organizations such as Women in Film, Step-Up, and Big Sisters/Big Brothers of Los Angeles. She currently sits on the Board of Governors at the Bigfoot Foundation - a charitable organization.

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MATT LUBETICH

Chief Operating Officer, Bigfoot Entertainment

Matt Lubetich's diverse professional experience ranges from corporate to creative. Matt was a partner at Big Twenty Inc., specializing in multimedia productions for Microsoft and Paul Allen as well as edutainment for kids and music videos. Following that, he moved onto the role of Corporate Producer at Microsoft Studios before going into independent consultancy. Matt has created a wide-ranging portfolio of marketing/training programs for Fortune 500 clients, including Conoco-Phillips, Georgia-Pacific, and Target Stores. He has also bagged numerous accolades, with Multiple Telly, MCA-i and Omni under his belt.

He has produced two feature films Redemption (1997), which earned an honorable mention at the 1999 Methodfest Film Festival in Los Angeles, and dot-CON, an award-winning High Definition Drama/Satire.

Joining Bigfoot Entertainment in 2003 as a production consultant, Matt migrated quickly to Head of Productions overseeing all in-house and series/documentary programming. Matt eagerly accepted the role of VP of Development in 2004 to help shore up the executive team. His most recent advancement into the role of Chief Operating Officer in early 2005 combines his production experience with entrepreneurial spirit to elevate Bigfoot Entertainment to its next level.

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BELLE EMAAS

Chief Finance Officer, International Academy of Film and Television

Belle is an accomplished multilingual; (English/Filipino/Spanish/French) Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and law graduate. She has a of total 17 years work experience from various industries ranging from retail, customer service, manufacturing, biotechnology, financial services, management consultancy and the government.

For nine years she has been responsible for the overall supervision of the Finance Department in various multinational companies she worked for. In this role she has been able to spearhead a campaign to clean up books of accounts and design and implement financial policies. During these years, she’s also been able to gain solid exposure and experienc handling Personnel and Administration, Customer Service and the Purchasing/Supply Chain.

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DAVID OVERTON

Chief Information Officer, Bigfoot Entertainment

David is no longer a stranger to the Cebuano lifestyle since he has stayed here for over 4 years. After graduating from San Diego State University in 2003 with a Bachelor's degree in International Economics, David flew to the Philippines and co-founded a non-profit organization that provides free maternal healthcare services in Cebu. He then pioneered setting up the first Starbucks in Cebu, working as a Consultant with Starbucks Philippines. David worked in a start-up IT recruiting company prior to joining Bigfoot in 2005 as International Recruitment Coordinator for 3 months. David is back and will be overseeing the operations of the ICT department. He has produced two feature films Redemption (1997), which earned an honorable mention at the 1999 Methodfest Film Festival in Los Angeles, and dot-CON, an award-winning High Definition Drama/Satire.

Joining Bigfoot Entertainment in 2003 as a production consultant, Matt migrated quickly to Head of Productions overseeing all in-house and series/documentary programming. Matt eagerly accepted the role of VP of Development in 2004 to help shore up the executive team. His most recent advancement into the role of Chief Operating Officer in early 2005 combines his production experience with entrepreneurial spirit to elevate Bigfoot Entertainment to its next level.

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CAESAR DITAN

Executive Director of Sales, IAFT Marketing and Business Development

Caesar Ditan is an industry professional with over 25 years of top-level management, business development, sales and marketing experience in the academic, broadcast, advertising, and entertainment industries in various domestic, regional, and global markets. His work in producing hundreds of radio commercials has earned him numerous awards including Radio Advertisement of the Year Awards in 1990, 1991 and 1994. He joined Bigfoot in October 2003 as Marketing Director for the International Academy of Film and Television.

As the current Executive Director for Sales, Marketing, and Business Development, Caesar continues to promote articulation programs with other academic institutions from the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and USA.

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KEITH SENSING

Executive Director, International Academy of Film and Television

Keith Sensing has been involved in the Proprietary Education Industry as an instructor, institutional director and educational consultant for the past 10 years. His knowledge of school management, marketing and educational regulatory compliance has given him the opportunity to work with institutions around the world. Keith's past work and consulting experiences have included such companies as: Bigfoot Entertainment, SAE, Live Production Institute, International Academy of Design and Technology, MedVance Institute and Beltz Enterprises.

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TIMM DOOLEN

Executive Director of Programs, International Academy of Film and Television

Timm Doolen is currently the Executive Director of Programs at the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) and the Director of Creative Development at Bigfoot Entertainment. He started his production career ten years ago making low-budget documentaries, including the award-winning Explaining From The Inside, which analyzed the media coverage of the 1999 Texas A&M University bonfire tragedy that killed twelve students.

In 2003, he assisted producer Bob Cooper at the newly formed Landscape Entertainment and helped work on Sleepover and Mr. Woodcock. Timm then assumed casting director and production coordinator duties on the low-budget feature Think Tank. He has also directed, produced, written and cast several short films, including The Man With No Eyes, which premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel.

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