Salvador Paniagua
writer/director
Salvador Paniagua is an award winning filmmaker whose work has been recognized by Ford Motor Company and Disney. He was a finalist for the 2008 Walt Disney Studios Feature Writing Fellowship Program. In 2006, he received a grant from the Mercury Latino Lens Challenge to shoot Los Tamales, a comedic and warm-hearted story about a sever year-old boy's trek across the neighborhood to run an errand for his mother.
Paniagua recently participated in the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) Latino Writers Lab where he developed his feature film Stealing Dreams with mentor Chip Diggins (Sex and Breakfast).
Paniagua worked as a Director's Apprentice on Alan Jacob's film Por Vida, a story about a day in the life of a talented freshmen writer from Locke High School. The film features Danny Glover, Elizabeth Pena, Derek Luke, and Snoop Dog. It recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. Paniagua has also worked as a production coordinator on music videos that aired on MTV and BET. In addition to film production, Paniagua edited the first ever American Spanish Language Hip-Hop magazine before becoming managing editor of Rap Pages Magazine - an internationally distributed Hip-Hop lifestyle magazine.
Paniagua recently participated in the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) Latino Writers Lab where he developed his feature film Stealing Dreams with mentor Chip Diggins (Sex and Breakfast).
Paniagua worked as a Director's Apprentice on Alan Jacob's film Por Vida, a story about a day in the life of a talented freshmen writer from Locke High School. The film features Danny Glover, Elizabeth Pena, Derek Luke, and Snoop Dog. It recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. Paniagua has also worked as a production coordinator on music videos that aired on MTV and BET. In addition to film production, Paniagua edited the first ever American Spanish Language Hip-Hop magazine before becoming managing editor of Rap Pages Magazine - an internationally distributed Hip-Hop lifestyle magazine.
James Jauregui
Producer
James Jauregui has been producing and directing TV for over 10 years. He has produced popular cable shows such as House Hunters, A Dating Story and Weekend Warriors. While working on the pilot for Chicken Soup for the Soul he had a chance to spend time with Charles Durning, Paula Abdul and Martin Sheen.
A versatile producer, James produced a horror film and helped finance a feature comedy mocu-mentary Closing Escrow with Awkward Silence Productions. In addition, he produced Los Tamales-- a finalist for the Mercury Latino Lens Short Film Challenge with Rico Rodriguez of Modern Family on ABC. James has directed drama as well as he did with In the Bathroom; the story of a relationship’s ecstatic beginning and slow crumbling demise completely shot solely in a bathroom. James has also done commercials for such clients as Fujitsu and Lexus. While studying at UCLA he was fortunate to take several classes with professor Jose Luis Valenzuela and veteran director Robert Radler of "The Substitute". James is a proud member of NALIP and the Producers Guild of America.
A versatile producer, James produced a horror film and helped finance a feature comedy mocu-mentary Closing Escrow with Awkward Silence Productions. In addition, he produced Los Tamales-- a finalist for the Mercury Latino Lens Short Film Challenge with Rico Rodriguez of Modern Family on ABC. James has directed drama as well as he did with In the Bathroom; the story of a relationship’s ecstatic beginning and slow crumbling demise completely shot solely in a bathroom. James has also done commercials for such clients as Fujitsu and Lexus. While studying at UCLA he was fortunate to take several classes with professor Jose Luis Valenzuela and veteran director Robert Radler of "The Substitute". James is a proud member of NALIP and the Producers Guild of America.
Jeff Santos
Director of Photography
As a graduate of Florida State University’s School of Motion Picture, Television and the Recording Arts, I have pursued my passion of Cinematography.
Over the past several years my experience has led me to shoot many different projects in multiple media formats, ranging from Film to Digital Video to High Definition (HD).
These projects range from Educational Videos for The Challenger Space Program in South Korea (HD) to Red Carpet interviews for ET and Insider. I’ve shot several field pieces for The Dr. Phil Show along with multiple shows for the HGTV network.
I was operator for nine months on the MTV dating show, Next. Recently, I was a camera operator on, Celebrity Circus on NBC and I am currently shooting HGTV’s International House Hunters.
My experience has led me to be versed in multi and single camera shows, all varying with lighting equipment. The variety of work I’ve done with different media has kept me sharp in the ever changing technical world
Over the past several years my experience has led me to shoot many different projects in multiple media formats, ranging from Film to Digital Video to High Definition (HD).
These projects range from Educational Videos for The Challenger Space Program in South Korea (HD) to Red Carpet interviews for ET and Insider. I’ve shot several field pieces for The Dr. Phil Show along with multiple shows for the HGTV network.
I was operator for nine months on the MTV dating show, Next. Recently, I was a camera operator on, Celebrity Circus on NBC and I am currently shooting HGTV’s International House Hunters.
My experience has led me to be versed in multi and single camera shows, all varying with lighting equipment. The variety of work I’ve done with different media has kept me sharp in the ever changing technical world
Cleveland Buckner
Editor
Cleveland Buckner has collaborated with Salvador Paniagua on several projects, including Los Tamales. He served as editor on numerous short subject films, [edit] and the Tartort-Eifel Crime Festival prize winning American Night. [edit] His work extends to music videos, documentaries, corporate and educational videos and the promotional video Bear Witness for the 2000 Olympics U.S. Beach Volleyball tandem Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson-Jordan. [edit] Cleveland attended Jackson State University in Mississippi where he studied drawing and painting.