held company industry entertainment founder michael gleissner headquarters new york city new york united states area served asia pacific key people ashley jordan ceo products motion pictures television programs services film production television production education community outreach number of employees 250 website official website bigfoot entertainment is the parent company of bigfoot films bigfoot productions bigfoot production services bigfoot partners the international academy of film and television 1 new cebu films 2 and fashion one network . the bigfoot group operates as an independent feature film and tv production and distribution company that develops produces and finances media content including independent feature films television series reality shows filmmaking education and community outreach . 1 3 4 the company s studios is in cebu philippines while its headquarters are located in miami beach florida united states . contents 1 background 2 facilities 3 community outreach 4 filmography 4.1 projects produced 5 see also 6 references 7 external links background edit bigfoot entertainment was founded in 2002 by german entrepreneur michael gleissner to finance and develop feature films documentaries and reality tv shows . 4 5 productions have been filmed at the company s bigfoot studios in the philippines as well as on location in the united states hong kong china africa europe the philippines and vietnam . the studio facilities includes six sound stages and a post production site . it was initially constructed in 2004 to serve as a production facility for bigfoot entertainment and bigfoot films . the company also acquired the franchises for fashion tv ftv in singapore and philippines . 6 the company s facilities was expanded in november 2008 after bigfoot negotiated a 25 year lease marking bigfoot studios as the first international movie studio in the country . 7 it consists of the six sound stages an underwater filming tank 8 editing suites sound mixing and foley studios . 4 5 9 bigfoot also founded the international academy of film and television iaft as an international film school providing aspiring filmmakers with a competitive education under the mentorship of industry professionals . 4 10 11 12 iaft is located in mactan 13 with offices in los angeles . 4 10 in april 2009 bigfoot entertainment through their subsidiary bigfoot films made its first offering to chinese movie audiences with the release of hui lu in over 700 theaters across china . the film was shot on location in hong kong and underwent post production at the bigfoot studios in mactan in cebu philippines . 14 in april 2010 bigfoot entertainment launched hong kong based 24 7 fashion network the fashion one . it is broadcast internationally and presents a unique mix of lifestyle travel entertainment film and fashion . 15 bigfoot entertainment also owns the majestic crest theatre in westwood los angeles 5 a building that in 2008 was designated as an historic cultural monument by the city of los angeles . 16 they purchased the facility in october 2010 17 as a venue in which to screen mainstream independent releases and to showcase their own films . 18 19 in september 2010 it was announced that bigfoot was acquiring an interest in the miami film school in hollywood florida and the palm beach film school in west palm beach florida . 20 in november 2010 bigfoot acquired ascendent pictures and formed bigfoot ascendant distribution as a theatrical and home entertainment division to offer theatrical home video and video on demand distribution as well as foreign sales representation and domestic television sales representation . 5 21 facilities edit the company s main production facilities are located on the island of mactan in cebu philippines 4 5 with its asia pacific headquarters located in hong kong china . 22 its facilities also include the underwater studio an underwater film production unit equipped with its own insert tank film gear with under water housing marine platform crew and on site construction facilities for building and rigging underwater sets . bigfoot also operates cleverlearn an educational division to provide web based english language instruction and test preparation . after having secured licensing agreements with television s the apprentice and baywatch in 2006 cleverlearn launched movielearn 23 which uses dvds of the two series to teach conversational and colloquial english not normally found in the classroom . community outreach edit bigfoot entertainment founded the bigfoot asia pacific foundation bapf 24 as a non profit organization to provide it education to underprivileged youth through technological grants 25 and teacher training . 1 currently 33 schools have received funding and training from the foundation and 22 bigfoot learning centers have been established at public high schools in the visayas philippines with plans for further expansion . in 2004 the bigfoot asia pacific foundation was selected as the mayor s special awardee at the 67th cebu city charter day celebration in recognition of its continuing work with the city s schools and in 2005 bigfoot global solutions received a special citation by the cebu chamber of commerce and industry . 11 filmography edit projects produced edit features the dogwalker 2001 3 needles 2005 the curiosity of chance 2006 falling for grace 2006 shanghai kiss 2007 hui lu 2007 midnight movie 2008 within 2009 film within 2009 irreversi 2010 midnight movie the killer cut 2010 26 the girl with no number 2011 deep gold 2011 documentaries uss cooper return to ormoc bay 2006 9000 needles 2011 television nautical angels 2005 fashion tv asia 2006 ftv model awards 2006 hollywood boot camp 2007 blue lagoon 2010 screen test 2011 diving asia 2011 underwater action 2011 model yoga 2011 model workout 2011 eco fashion 2012 corsets to catwalk 2012 front row 2012 fashion frontline 2012 fashion one correspondent search london 2013 design genius 2013 educational new concept mandarin chinese 2009 cleverlearn esl video series 2009 the filmmaking series directing 2010 the film making series screenwriting 2010 the film making series first steps to cinematography 2010 see also edit bigfoot international references edit a b c sadiri walden august 27 2006 . incentives for foreign productions will earn more dollars for the philippines . manila bulletin . retrieved 9 february 2011 . abunda boy june 13 2008 . the head of bigfoot . the philippine star . retrieved 9 february 2011 . lustre monjie november 12 2005 . bigfoot brings hollywood to cebu . the philippine star . retrieved 9 february 2011 . a b c d e f staff july 29 2005 . hollywood in cebu . manila bulletin . retrieved 9 february 2011 . a b c d e landreth jonathan november 2 2010 . bigfoot entertainment expands launches distribution company . hollywood reporter . archived from the original on 31 december 2010 . retrieved 8 february 2011 . staff . bigfoot entertainment combines forces with fashion tv . pr news wire . retrieved 4 april 2011 . staff november 9 2008 . bigfoot inaugurates p2b facility at srp . the philippine star . retrieved 9 february 2011 . staff april 20 2005 . learn the art of underwater photography . manila times . google news archive . retrieved 9 february 2011 . staff january 16 2007 . saipan firm inks deal with rp media group . saipan tribune . retrieved 9 february 2011 . a b avila bobit s. november 23 2005 . turning cebu into cebuwood . the philippine star . philippine headline news . retrieved 9 february 2011 . a b staff july 19 2005 . the grand chamber awards . manila bulletin . retrieved 9 february 2011 . staff january 16 2006 . iaft extends scholarship fund to aspiring filmmakers across the globe . manila bulletin . retrieved 9 february 2011 . nepales ruben v. october 16 2005 . hollywood goes to cebu . philippine daily inquirer . google news archive . retrieved 9 february 2011 . staff april 21 2009 . bigfoot entertainment takes first bold steps into china . the philippine star . retrieved 9 february 2011 . staff april 9 2010 . one tv makes world debut . observ . retrieved april 4 2011 . majestic crest theatre . cinema treasures . retrieved 9 february 2011 . mayberry carly february 7 2011 . will westwood moviegoing majesty end . westwood century city patch . retrieved 9 february 2011 . verrier richard . indie filmmaker bigfoot has an inside track to theater . los angeles times . google cache . retrieved 9 february 2011 . cunard corrine october 7 2010 . a majestic revival . daily bruin . retrieved 9 february 2011 . gale kevin september 1 2010 . bigfoot coming to south florida . south florida business journal . retrieved 9 february 2011 . bigfoot entertainment launches bigfoot ascendant distribution unit . wireless news . november 4 2010 . retrieved 2011 02 21 . dagooc ehda m. september 8 2008 . bigfoot cuts manpower redundancy . the philippine star . retrieved 9 february 2011 . singapore company sets up in cyberport . hong kong trade development council . january 8 2006 . retrieved 9 february 2011 . staff december 31 2007 . bigfoot reaches out to orphans . cebu daily news . retrieved 9 february 2011 . bigfoot extends further support to boost it education in cebu . manila bulletin . march 12 2006 . retrieved 9 february 2011 . midnight movie the killer cut on its way . dread central . august 13 2010 . retrieved march 4 2011 . external links edit official website bigfoot studios website bigfoot films website bigfoot asia pacific foundation bigfoot ascendant international academy of film and television fashion one v t e philippine production companies and film studios agostodos pictures apt entertainment bigfoot entertainment cinema artists cinemabuhay gma films imus productions k productions maq productions mjm productions mvp entertainment m zet productions octoarts films quantum films reality entertainment regal entertainment reyna films sampaguita pictures seiko films solar films star cinema studio 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