Public Profile:http://www.filmaka.com/profiles/kidheroes

Patricio Ginelsa is originally from Daly City, CA, where he started making video movies with his neighborhood at the age of 13. It was John Singleton's 1992 film BOYZ N THE HOOD that inspired Patricio to pursue a serious career in filmmaking at the University of Southern California where he graduated with a BA in cinema production in 1999. Patricio became the Associate Producer of the award-winning film THE DEBUT (Columbia Tri-Star) and assisted in its theatrical self-distribution by driving his car cross-country and back. He wrote and directed the feature-length video LUMPIA (2003 Hawaii International Film Festival, 2004 Toronto ReelWorld) which received a rave review from Variety, calling it a movie that takes "low budget to new heights... and should be shown in high-school media classes across the continent". Ginelsa wrote and directed 3 music videos for the Grammy-Award winning BLACK EYED PEAS: THE APL SONG (2004) and two completely different versions of BEBOT (2006). The Generation One version of "BEBOT" was lauded with the Presidents Award from the California Preservation Foundation for its focus on Stockton's Little Manila District. He also won BEST MUSIC VIDEO for his Native Guns CHAMPION video at the 2007 San Diego Asian Film Festival and for Bambu CROOKS & ROOKS at the 2009 Chicago International Hip Hop Film Festival. Ginelsa won the 72 Hour Film Competition at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival for his short film BEING REEL and completed commercial work for L&L Hawaiian Barbeque and USC Credit Union. His first project for FILMAKA was a winning video called "Love (Cupid Style)" for LINCOLN, which made its national primetime debut during the Grammys on CBS earlier this year. His recent short film THE DIGITAL FAMILY just won the First Place Grand Prize in the DIRECTV Film Challenge. Under his production company Kid Heroes Productions, Patricio continues to develop his various projects while still seeking for some sort of representation and yet maintaining his day job and somewhat of a normal life. His official website: www.kidheroes.net/pginelsa