Behind the Words
João Pedro Faceto is a writer, actor, and filmmaker. Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, JP moved to Winter Park, Florida, to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Full Sail University, where he assisted many students with their projects as a lab monitor and mentor in one of the earliest classes in the program.
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Right after college, he interned at NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) from July till December 2019, acting in the Communications, and Program & Logistics departments, with a mission to discover, promote and inspire Latinx content creators and diverse voices across all media platforms.
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As a former Writer in Folha da Mooca, a local newspaper from his hometown, he learned to professionally analyze films and television programs, writing several reviews and other business-oriented articles. He has self-published an e-book Gifted, Life Note, and All the Other Things We Do on SmashWords.com.
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Now he resides in São Paulo, studying scenic arts at the Célia Helena Center for Arts and Education, where he continues to exercise his passion for film, television, and all things audiovisual.
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Curriculum Vitae
Experience Highlights
2022Â Creative Marathon
Member of the Jury
Contributed as a member of the jury that selected the videos that were awarded in the 2022Â edition.
2021Â Creative Marathon
Member of the Jury
Contributed as a member of the jury that selected the videos that were awarded in the 2021Â edition.
2020 Creative Marathon
Member of the Jury
Contributed as a member of the jury that selected the videos that were awarded in the 2020 edition.
2019 Diverse Women in Media Forum
Volunteer Coordinator
Outreaching, training, and coordinating volunteers.
2019 Latino Media Fest
Assistant to Volunteer Coordinator/Communications team
Outreaching and training volunteers, scriptwriting for panels, writing panelists and awardees invitations, escorting speakers, talent, and outside media to appropriate areas, communication with press outlets and press for red carpet, and social media scheduling and posting.
2019 NALIP Media Summit
Communications team
Scriptwriting for panels, escorting speakers, talent, and outside media to appropriate areas, social media scheduling and posting.
Full Sail University
Course Director Awards and Salutatorian
Winter Park, Florida 2017 - 2019
Full Sail University
Lab Monitor
Assisted numerous students projects during development, pitching, and production.