A.P. Gonzalez

Graduates, particularly those with master's degrees, have confidence in their ability, adds A.P. Gonzalez, head of production at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television."They are well-prepared," he says.

A.P. Gonzalez
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A.P. GonzalezVice Chair / Head or ProductionUCLA
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A.P. GonzalezVice Chair / Head of ProductionUCLA

His most recent narrative film, Mangas, is part of ITVS' FOTO-NOVELA series.The tale centers on a young, Costa Rican boy who magically brings his homeland and culture to his adoptive American family.Winner of a 1998 ALMA AWARD, it has played in twenty international festivals and continues to be rebroadcast throughout the U.S.

After receiving the Distinguished Student Award in Film at San FranciscoState University, Gonzalez founded his own San Francisco-based production company, In-Camera Film and Video.As the company's president, he produced and directed numerous films, including the indie feature, Clay Farmers.The film has been broadcast, among others, by the BBC, PBS, TV-3 Barcelona and The Knowledge Network, earning recognition at festivals throughout the world, including AFI and Billboard Magazine's Best-Fiction AVC Award.Airing in 2004, he has produced and directed a segment on performance artist, El Vez, for a new national show entitled, ColorVision; and for DISCOVERY, Gonzalez has recently directed, The Silent Crisis: Diabetes Among Us, a one-hour documentary.Also, Gonzalez has directed 22 shows of Amigos, a bilingual series, broadcast nationally by PBS.In addition, he has produced and directed Together Against Abuse, for the State of California.

As a writer, the German production company, ena Film GmbH, has recently contracted two of his feature scripts.Both of these works, The Last Gunslinger, a 1950s period piece, and Fausto's Road, an adaptation of a magical-realist novel, have European distribution in place.Gonzalez, contracted by Royal Booth LLC, has also adapted Charles Brandt's novel, THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, a psychological thriller about a wisecracking detective who gets ensnarled by the practices of a "modern" police force.For television, Gonzalez has recently authored a pilot entitled, La Migra, about a morally-conflicted Latina Boarder Patrol agent.For Meridian Pictures Entertainment, he has also written a detailed treatment for a dramedy entitled, FifthYear.This work has attracted Emmy winner Scott Brazil (The Shield, Hill Street Blues, CSI Miami) as the executive producer of the proposed series.

Among his many editing credits, he has edited two films for the NamesProject: The Inaugural Display Of The Quilt; and the ACE Award Nominee, We Bring A Quilt.He has also edited the GOLDEN APPLE award-winning documentary, Not All Parents Are Straight.Also in distribution, Gonzalez has completed a program for television on peace activist, Brian Willson, entitled, Peace Begins Here.

Gonzalez is a founding board member of The Shop Theatre Company.He has directed two original one-acts, The Black Widow Brothers by Todd Sharp and Nowhere Motel by Karen Knotts.He has also adapted James Sallis' short story, "Echo", directing it for the stage as part of the Shop Theatre Company's successful run, Off The Page.In addition, Gonzalez has directed an original, dark-comedy by Kristin Moneagle.The play, Customer School, enjoyed a very successful run at the McCadden in Hollywood.

Since his return to his native Los Angeles, Gonzalez teaches at The School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA.He teaches writing and directing and is currently the Head of Production.He has recently been awarded UCLA's prestigious Distinguished Teaching Award for 2003.A.P. Gonzalez is a member of The Directors Guild of America.He is also actively involved in the DGA's The Latino Steering Committee.

A.P. Gonzalez, co-chair of the Latino committee of the DGA, praises, "Joel gives us something original that we hardly get to see.

A.P. Gonzalez, Associate Professor, UCLAFAUSTO'S ROAD, THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

"As a screenwriter, it is very important that I have useful feedback and timely comments which aid and enhance my projects.The number of people who are able to recognize script problems by articulating plot dilemmas and character flaws are few and very far between.

Having sat through countless seminars, listened for hours to so-called self-help tapes and read numerous books on the subject, I can honestly say that you possess the gift--ironically rare in this town (L.A.)--for being able to isolate quickly and succinctly the obstacles between a writer's intentions and his goal--A Good Script.

You do this with a magical mixture of gentleness, tact, and intelligence, a three horse parlay again on the verge of extinction."

A.P. Gonzalez, Director, Writer His recently completed film, Hurricane Party (April ‘06), has just begun the 2006 festival circuit.Gonzalez is also currently directing, El Beisbol, a long-form documentary for television, which is in its initial production phase.His own feature screenplay, Cross My Heart, has been selected to participate at Tribeca's All Access Connects 2006.

Gonzalez is the recipient of a 1998 ALMA AWARD for Mangas, broadcast nationally and part of ITVS' FOTO-NOVELA series.
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Gonzalez teaches writing and directing at The School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA.He has been awarded UCLA's prestigious Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003.A.P. Gonzalez is a member of The Directors Guild of America.He is actively involved and the current co-chair of the DGA's Latino Committee.

A.P. Gonzalez, Film and TelevisionUCLAlumni.net : involvement : awards : gonzalez
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A.P. Gonzalez

Professor A.P. Gonzalez teaches screenwriting, production, directing, and editing in the masters of fine arts program, where some 600 applicants compete for 21 positions each year. During his tenure at UCLA, A.P. has also restructured the undergraduate curriculum in film, television and digital media, transforming it into one of the nation's top-ranked university programs.One course in particular bears his trademark - the program's film editing course, taught the same way, with the same material, since the late '50s.The course material was a scene from the television western, Gunsmoke.A.P. rethought the course, asking students to reach out and use their imagination and talent to shoot and edit their own scene.He has also been a leading force in the creation of the Chicano/Latino Film and Television Association, which enables students to explore their art and heritage through film festivals, workshops and special events.

"A.P. encourages each student to find an emotional object-image inside themselves, to explore and feel out this object-image, and then eventually pull a movie out of it."- Aleen Houssain, third year M.F.A. student

"Mr. Gonzalez has remained by my side as a friend, counselor, confidant, and professional with whom I have come to work over the years."