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Salvatore Vecchio

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Salvatore Vecchio is a Senior Editor for National Geographic Television and Film. His films have garnered multiple Emmys and he has personally been nominated three times for an Emmy in the Craft of Editing. In addition to his editorial work, he is a Voice Over artist and a member of AFTRA/SAG, and he has narrated over a hundred films for National Geographic's Domestic and International Channels. Prior to joining National Geographic Television and Film, Salvatore was a freelance editor, cutting films for the Discovery Channel, Smithsonian Networks, and other independent producers.
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John Updike

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John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. Updike's most famous work is his Rabbit series (the novels Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; and the novella "Rabbit Remembered") which chronicled the life of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom over the course of several decades, from young adulthood to his death. Both Rabbit Is Rich (1981) and Rabbit At Rest (1990) received the Pulitzer Prize. He is one of only three authors (the others being Booth Tarkington and William Faulkner) to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once. Updike published more than twenty novels and more than a dozen short story collections, as well as poetry, art criticism, literary criticism and children's books. Hundreds of his stories, reviews, and poems appeared in The New Yorker, starting in 1954. He also wrote regularly for The New York Review of Books. Describing his subject as "the American small town, Protestant middle class", Updike was well recognized for his careful craftsmanship, his unique prose style, and his prolificness. He wrote on average a book a year. Updike populated his fiction with characters who "frequently experience personal turmoil and must respond to crises relating to religion, family obligations, and marital infidelity." His fiction is distinguished by its attention to the concerns, passions, and suffering of average Americans; its emphasis on Christian theology; and its preoccupation with sexuality and sensual detail. His work has attracted a significant amount of critical attention and praise, and he is widely considered to be one of the great American writers of his time. Updike's highly distinctive prose style features a rich, unusual, sometimes arcane vocabulary as conveyed through the eyes of "a wry, intelligent authorial voice" that extravagantly describes the physical world, while remaining squarely in the realist tradition. Updike famously described his own style as an attempt "to give the mundane its beautiful due." Description above from the Wikipedia article John Updike, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Michael Jackson

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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Rosa Iranzo

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Rosa Iranzo holds a BA in Theater from UniverCidade and in Psychology from PUCRS. On television, he was part of the cast of “Meu piece of ground” (2014), directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, in addition to several appearances in television drama. In cinema, he participated in the film “Os Penetras 2”, directed by Andrucha Waddington. In 2018 she performed in the show "Ininterrupto" directed by Marcela Rodrigues. She acted and produced the play "Nem que eu morra por isso" in 2016. She also acted and produced the shows "3 days or less" (2015), "Memory invented in someone's dream" (2013) and "It's the fault of life that I dreamed or the dreams I lived ”(2012) by Iuri Kruschewsky; and was part of the cast of “Barba Azul - A women's hope” (2012), directed by Oscar Saraiva; “A Ópera do Malandro” (2011), directed by Ana Luísa Cardoso. He also held extension courses with Patrick Sampaio, Kenia Dias, Ana Kfouri and Antônio Amancio, among others.
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Abril Binara

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Abril Binara Bhagawanta (born April 29, 2011) is an Indonesian filmmaker. He began exploring filmmaking during his middle school years and is currently studying at the major of Television Production and Broadcasting at Vocational Performing Art High School 10 Bandung. Abril's work and creative interests center on psychological thrillers, psychological horror, surrealism, and dark comedy. Characterized by unsettling atmospheres and narrative ambiguity, his approach prioritizes subtle, atmospheric storytelling over direct exposition, often focusing on high-concept visual ideas executable within modest production scales. His early experience includes editing an award-winning national short film project and writing and directing school-based productions. He produces audiovisual projects under the creative label junkloves. Citing directors such as Stanley Kubrick, Ari Aster, David Lynch, and Satoshi Kon as primary artistic influences, he aims to develop a distinct visual identity within psychological and arthouse cinema.
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Ji-young Yoo

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SunHee Seo (Korean: 서선희; born on July 22, 1999) known professionally as Ji-young Yoo (Korean: 유지영), is an American actress. She first appeared in the 2021 Netflix comedy-drama film Moxie, credited by her birth name. In the same year, she adopted the stage name Ji-Young Yoo, which consists of Korean syllables that she believed would be easier for English speakers to pronounce. She also provided the voice of Zoey in the 2025 animated Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters.  Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, USA to South Korean parents. She speak English and Korean fluently. In 2023, Yoo won the Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature accolade at the Tribeca Festival. She dropped out of her degree program at the University of Southern California to film the 2024 Amazon Prime Video original miniseries Expats, for which she earned an Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series nomination at the Gotham Awards. In 2025, she portrayed Megan, one of the main characters in Until Dawn, a horror film set in the same universe as the 2015 video game of the same name. The film received generally mixed reviews, but various critics praised Yoo's character and performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ji-young Yoo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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K. Asif

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Karimuddin Asif, born in 1922 in Uttar Pradesh, remains one of Indian cinema’s most ambitious and enigmatic directors. He began his career in Bombay under the mentorship of his uncle Nazir and made his directorial debut with Phool (1945), a commercially successful social drama. However, Asif's name is forever linked with his magnum opus, Mughal-e-Azam (1960), a monumental epic that retold the legend of Prince Salim and Anarkali with unprecedented scale and grandeur. The film's production famously stretched over 15 years, plagued by delays, casting changes, and technical challenges, but Asif's meticulous craftsmanship—from lavish sets like the Sheesh Mahal to the rich musical compositions by Naushad—cemented the film’s place in cinematic history. After Mughal-e-Azam, Asif started another grand project, Love and God, a reimagining of the Laila-Majnu story. But the film was doomed by misfortune—its lead actor Guru Dutt died mid-production, followed by further delays, and Asif himself passed away in 1971 before completion. An incomplete version of the film was eventually released posthumously in 1986. Though Asif directed only a handful of films, his perfectionism, artistic vision, and relentless pursuit of scale left an indelible mark on Hindi cinema, with Mughal-e-Azam still celebrated as a pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
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Joemer Dulatre

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Joemer Dulatre (Joe-mer Doo-la-tray) is a Philippine native with aspirations of becoming an action superstar in the Hollywood business industry. With visual inspirations from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan & Jet Li, Joemer's upbringing has led him to obtain his black belt in the Jai Yen Yen martial arts at the age of 13. Relocating multiple times and finally residing in San Antonio, Texas for over 25 years, has influenced his passion for film making and self-taught graphic design. He continues to strive locally in show business either as a supporting actor, a choreographer, production and design assistant. He has even taken a step further by directing his own films (JD's GrandMaster/ S.T.S.). Whether he is in front of or behind the camera, "Joemer Dulatre has huge potential talent to be in Hollywood show business!" -Stanzi Stokes, L.A's Casting Director (Terminator, Bill&Ted's Excellent Adventure, Age of Redemption)
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Zevi Wolmark

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Born on August 19, 1962 in San Francisco, Zevi Wolmark is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in a number of classic film comedies and has earned an Academy Award Nomination as well as multiple Tony awards. For more than three decades, this talented artist has been entertaining the American audience, winning over their hearts with his touching performances and natural charisma.  Staring off his career as a young and promising talent, Wolmark had his first acting experience on a hit television show in the late 80’s. The series that debuted in 1989 was well received by the viewers and went on air for three whole seasons.  After working on a television series he was determined to follow his passion and appear on the big screens. His feature-length film debut role launched his career and helped him establish valuable contacts with prominent Hollywood names. In 1993 Zevi Wolmark worked on an animated adaptation of a musical, and later that year he had his first appearance in a parody of western film. The film turned out to be a huge success, winning over great reviews from both critics and viewers, and earning over $100 million domestically, pushing the comic envelope with its satire. 
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Vino G. Bastian

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Vino G. Bastian, born in Jakarta, March 24, 1982, begin his career as a star model and then spread the wings following the casting film 30 DAYS LOOK FOR LOVE (2004), which also became his film debut. In the film directed by Upi Avianto, Vino portray characters high school kids who dream of forming a band. The film starred with actress Nirina Zubir, Maria Agnes, Dinna Olivia and Revaldo. Bastian Tito author's youngest son, Wiro Sableng comic writer, the more well known figure through his first film, and makes Erwin Arnada, Rexinema director, to put it back in the movie NOTES AT END OF SCHOOL (2005) directed by Hanung Bramantyo. In the Indonesian Movie Award Couple, 2008, Vino won the victory for the three categories, namely a major player Favorite Male, Best Couple together Fahrani Radit and Jani through the film, as well as Favorite Couple through the same film. Through film and Jani Radit Vino G Bastian and Fahrani each successfully occupy a position as Best Male Actor and Best Actress FFI 2008.
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