AAPI Entertainment & Casting Summit
If you’re:
🎭 An Asian American actor looking to connect
🎬 A director / producer casting Asian talent
🎥 A creative building Asian-led stories
You’re warmly welcome.
An ultimate networking summit bringing together AAPI actors and industry creatives in Los Angeles!!
Proudly co-hosted by Mediaverse and Alex Zhi, this is an ultimate networking summit bringing together AAPI actors and industry creatives in Los Angeles!!
Featured Guests: Join us alongside experienced industry professionals and creatives, including:
Donna Smith – Former President of Universal Pictures; Producer (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Schindler's List, The Terminator, Jurassic Park)
Ellen Eliasoph – Founding CEO of Warner Bros. China and Village Roadshow Pictures Asia; Producer (Stephen Chow’s Journey to the West; Jackie Chan’s Bleeding Steel; Larry Yang’s Mountain Cry and Zhang Yimou’s Shadow)
Valerie McCaffrey – Former VP of Casting at New Line Cinema (American History X, Babe, Hard Candy, Dark City); Independent Casting Director
Joey Monteiro – EVP of International Marketing at NEON; Veteran Creative Executive and Producer
Dan Shaner - Veteran Casting Director; Assistant Professor of Theatre Practice at USC School of Dramatic Arts; Former VP of Casting at Hallmark Channel.
George Huang – Acclaimed Director & Writer (Swimming with Sharks); Professor at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television; Creative Executive (Spy Kids, Desperado)
Daxing Zhang – Veteran Producer & Actor (Man of Tai Chi, The Last Emperor, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Pali Road)
Li Jing – Veteran Stunt Performer & Actress (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Mulan, Pacific Rim)
Tony Pu – Head of Community & Partnerships at Kling AI
Jiajian Min – Professor & Award-Winning Director; Founder of MIT AI Film Hackathon & Harvard XR Conference
Matthew Cwern – Industry Executive & Actor (Gail Daughtry And The Celebrity Sex Pass)
...and we are inviting many more casting directors, award-winning directors, and executives!
This event is designed as a space for connection between talent and collaborators including directors, producers, casting professionals, and filmmakers interested in working with AAPI actors.
Our goal is simple: To create visibility, access, and meaningful collaboration opportunities within the AAPI film community.
Spots are limited — RSVP required. (Your RSVP is only confirmed after payment is received.)