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January 22, 2013 06:30 am GMT
With Facebook’s incredibly hyped IPO now over, longtimers at the company are naturally exploring the question: what does life after Facebook hold? Some are years into new startups of their very own, while others are funemployed. But a small group is getting into philanthropy and giving back. The latest of these projects is the A3 Foundation, which is launching at the Sundance film festival today and supports Asian-American artists in film and other creative industries. It’s the project of Philip Fung, a seven-year Facebook veteran who is now an engineering manager on the Facebook for Android team, Julia Lam, who co-founded an unlaunched startup called Optimistic Labs after leaving Facebook and Franklyn Chien, who co-founded LearnSprout also after leaving Facebook. “When Phil was growing up, he didn’t see a lot of role models on television. He wanted to help fix that,” said Lam, who was part of an Asian American theater group while an undergraduate at UCLA. “Our feeling is that there is a lot talent out there. They just need a longer runway to help develop their skills. It’s something that we felt like we could help with.” At the same time, social networking and sites like YouTube have allowed Asian American artists to flourish and reach audiences in ways that the traditional film and television industry have not. The top four independent YouTube creators, like Ryan Higa, FreddieW, Michelle Phan, Kevin Wu/Jumba, have seen more than 3.5 billion views and attracted 20 million subscribers. A3 is running two programs at the moment. One gives artists $10,000 to $20,000 in grants along with mentors and other connections. There are currently three fellows including Christopher Dinh, Jerome Villarin and Samuel Bay. You can see some of their work here: Sam Bay from Sam Bay on Vimeo. A second program is a partnership with the Sundance Institute to sponsor a fellow in their Director or Screenwriting Lab in 2013 or 2014. The normal Sundance fellowship is very competitive with about 2,000 applications for about 25 slots. Grantees don’t actually have to be Asian-American. They just have to be passionate about telling stories about the Asian-American experience in the media. They also don’t necessarily have to be filmmakers. Lam said they would be open to artists in dance, and other creative fields. They’ll be self-funded the first year, and hope to see about five to 10 fellows in the next year. Lam,
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Facebookers Get Into Philanthropy: A3 Foundation Launches At Sundance To Support Asian-American Artists
With Facebook’s incredibly hyped IPO now over, longtimers at the company are naturally exploring the question: what does life after Facebook hold? Some are years into new startups of their very own, while others are funemployed. But a small group is getting into philanthropy and giving back. The latest of these projects is the A3 Foundation, which is launching at the Sundance film festival today and supports Asian-American artists in film and other creative industries. It’s the project of Philip Fung, a seven-year Facebook veteran who is now an engineering manager on the Facebook for Android team, Julia Lam, who co-founded an unlaunched startup called Optimistic Labs after leaving Facebook and Franklyn Chien, who co-founded LearnSprout also after leaving Facebook. “When Phil was growing up, he didn’t see a lot of role models on television. He wanted to help fix that,” said Lam, who was part of an Asian American theater group while an undergraduate at UCLA. “Our feeling is that there is a lot talent out there. They just need a longer runway to help develop their skills. It’s something that we felt like we could help with.” At the same time, social networking and sites like YouTube have allowed Asian American artists to flourish and reach audiences in ways that the traditional film and television industry have not. The top four independent YouTube creators, like Ryan Higa, FreddieW, Michelle Phan, Kevin Wu/Jumba, have seen more than 3.5 billion views and attracted 20 million subscribers. A3 is running two programs at the moment. One gives artists $10,000 to $20,000 in grants along with mentors and other connections. There are currently three fellows including Christopher Dinh, Jerome Villarin and Samuel Bay. You can see some of their work here: Sam Bay from Sam Bay on Vimeo. A second program is a partnership with the Sundance Institute to sponsor a fellow in their Director or Screenwriting Lab in 2013 or 2014. The normal Sundance fellowship is very competitive with about 2,000 applications for about 25 slots. Grantees don’t actually have to be Asian-American. They just have to be passionate about telling stories about the Asian-American experience in the media. They also don’t necessarily have to be filmmakers. Lam said they would be open to artists in dance, and other creative fields. They’ll be self-funded the first year, and hope to see about five to 10 fellows in the next year. Lam,Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/UjlRjIGukMY/
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