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Hello dear friends and family!
Some of you know me as Adrian, some may know me as Andre, and some even know me as Kenny Ping. I never thought that I'd ever use gofundme.com but recent events have led me to finally set one up for something really special.
Last October, I - along with a group of close college friends - participated in Cal Poly Pomona's Campus Moviefest and submitted an original short film entitled With Strings Attached: The Three He Played . Our film was placed in the Top 4 and was recognized as an extraordinary achievement in story telling, technical excellence, and creativity. In light of this achievement, I have been selected to join a group of filmmakers to represent Campus Moviefest at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival. In addition, With Strings Attached will be showcased in the Campus Moviefest portion of the event.
Crazy right?
Now if this trip was cheap, I wouldn't have needed to create a GoFundMe. But here we are. The overall cost of the trip is $3000, not including airfare and spending money. While I can save enough money for the latter, I need help raising funds for the initial deposit of $1,500 due February 1st, while the rest of the payment is due March 1st. This gives me a month to come up with the first deposit.
I don't usually like asking for money, but I REALLY need help on this one. This is a once in a life time opportunity for me to showcase my talents at one of the world's biggest film festivals and make connections with prominent filmmakers and industry professionals.
Which brings me to my next point. Realizing my love and passion for theatrics and the fine arts, I have decided to pursue a career in the movie industry, Hollywood more or less. With that being said, I have also decided to change majors from Civil Engineering to Film. I believe that the Cannes International Film Festival will provide me with more knowledge about the industry and its inner workings and give me valuable experience and skills through the festival's workshop programs - skills and experience I wish to put on a resume.
I know money is tight and the holidays hit all our wallets pretty hard, but if 200 of my friends on Facebook donate at least $10, we can easily reach the target amount.
Thank you everyone for your continuous support and God bless!
Some of you know me as Adrian, some may know me as Andre, and some even know me as Kenny Ping. I never thought that I'd ever use gofundme.com but recent events have led me to finally set one up for something really special.
Last October, I - along with a group of close college friends - participated in Cal Poly Pomona's Campus Moviefest and submitted an original short film entitled With Strings Attached: The Three He Played . Our film was placed in the Top 4 and was recognized as an extraordinary achievement in story telling, technical excellence, and creativity. In light of this achievement, I have been selected to join a group of filmmakers to represent Campus Moviefest at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival. In addition, With Strings Attached will be showcased in the Campus Moviefest portion of the event.
Crazy right?
Now if this trip was cheap, I wouldn't have needed to create a GoFundMe. But here we are. The overall cost of the trip is $3000, not including airfare and spending money. While I can save enough money for the latter, I need help raising funds for the initial deposit of $1,500 due February 1st, while the rest of the payment is due March 1st. This gives me a month to come up with the first deposit.
I don't usually like asking for money, but I REALLY need help on this one. This is a once in a life time opportunity for me to showcase my talents at one of the world's biggest film festivals and make connections with prominent filmmakers and industry professionals.
Which brings me to my next point. Realizing my love and passion for theatrics and the fine arts, I have decided to pursue a career in the movie industry, Hollywood more or less. With that being said, I have also decided to change majors from Civil Engineering to Film. I believe that the Cannes International Film Festival will provide me with more knowledge about the industry and its inner workings and give me valuable experience and skills through the festival's workshop programs - skills and experience I wish to put on a resume.
I know money is tight and the holidays hit all our wallets pretty hard, but if 200 of my friends on Facebook donate at least $10, we can easily reach the target amount.
Thank you everyone for your continuous support and God bless!