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Jay Torres reposted thisJay Torres reposted thisOMGGGGG, we did it!!!! 😭😭😭 We made Generative AI stop hallucinating!!! EVRN turns any 2D image into a 3D scene with every object separated, ready to use as video and image layout reference. Feed it into your AI models and get frame-accurate, consistent renders. Hell yeah!!! Reveal coming at ACM SIGGRAPH during the Production Day NVIDIA, July 23rd 9am with a founding cohort of 300 filmmakers. evrn.world Credit: FOID AI Studio / Vinod Padmanabhan Vijay Kumar
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Jay Torres reposted thisJay Torres reposted this🗣️🗣️UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report 2026, Featuring Film, Part 2: STREAMING is NOW AVAILABLE! Download it at https://lnkd.in/gpDxhf7J For the past three years, Part 2 of the film report had considered English-language films released directly on the major streaming services that were ranked in the top 100 among total households in a given year. In 2025, however, there were fewer than 100. So, this report’s analyses included all 89 streaming originals films that were released in that year. As in previous years, we tracked those employed in key positions and examined the composition of the cast in terms of race/ethnicity, gender, and disability among these streaming releases. We also investigated how these streaming films fared in terms of TV and social media ratings among viewers from different demographic backgrounds. The following are this report’s key findings: 🔹BIPOC creatives lost ground across all key employment positions (i.e., streaming film leads, directors, writers, and total actors) among streaming films in 2025. Most notably, BIPOC leads fell to 36 percent after a high of 51 percent in 2024. 🔹Women also lost ground in every key employment position except for writers. Although they played the majority of streaming leads, they had reduced opportunities as directors in 2025. Streaming films directed by women fell to 23.6 percent, a low in the streaming film report series. In addition, 81 percent offilms helmed by a woman, regardless of race or ethnicity, had a streaming film budget of less than $20 million. 🔹In 2025, comedy was the most viewed genre across most household and viewer groups. In addition, animation was the most discussed genre in terms of total social media interactions across most viewer groups in 2025. 🔹Following a similar pattern found in previous reports in this series, BIPOC households were overrepresented as household viewers (compared to their population share) for nine of the top 10 streaming films and for seventeen of the top 20 streaming films (ranked by total household ratings) in 2025. 🔹“KPop Demon Hunters” topped household ratings across all audience demographic groups studied, with women of color especially helping to drive unprecedented Nielsen ratings. ⏩️Download the report at https://lnkd.in/gpDxhf7J where you can also find our recently released theatrical report. #uclahollywooddiversityreport #race #ethnicity #gender #disability
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Jay Torres reposted thisJay Torres reposted thisOur new 2025 LDC U.S. Latinos in Media Report: Full Year Update is out. Every year, we ask the same question: What is the data telling us about the future of media? This year's answer is remarkably consistent. U.S. Latinos continue to be a central driver of growth, consumption, and cultural relevance across the media economy. They over-index in theatrical attendance, engage deeply across streaming platforms, and remain a critical audience for ad-supported and live content. The opportunity is already visible: • U.S. Latinos drove 35% of opening-weekend audiences for the year's biggest theatrical releases. • Latino-led scripted streaming titles achieved a 38.5% success rate, outperforming every other demographic group. • Young U.S. Latinos are moving to creator-driven platforms faster than the national average, reshaping how media is consumed and discovered. This year's report also introduces a more precise lens on Mexican-origin participation, recognizing that understanding the largest segment of the U.S. Latino population is essential to understanding the market itself. One theme connects every chapter of the report: misalignment, not uncertainty, is the industry's greatest risk. Audience behavior is already signaling where growth is happening. The question is whether strategy, investment, and creative decision-making will align with it. At Latino Donor Collaborative, our mission remains the same: providing credible, fact-based research that helps institutions understand the future they are already entering. I hope you'll read the report, engage with the findings, and join the conversation.
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Jay Torres shared thisThanks for the great work you’re doing with them!Jay Torres shared thisAs many of you know, I serve on the board of Hollywood CPR, a workforce development organization that’s been opening doors in our industry for nearly 30 years. What makes this work so powerful is how tangible it is. Hollywood CPR is creating real pathways into below-the-line careers through hands-on, union-aligned training, connecting people from all backgrounds to meaningful work in film, television, and live production. The impact is best told by the people closest to it. I hope you’ll take a moment to watch this short video featuring students, alumni, and partners who are living it every day. If it resonates, I’d love for you to support in whatever way feels right: sharing, connecting, or getting involved. Thanks for taking a look. https://lnkd.in/gC3CJZeW
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Jay Torres shared thisCongratulation Rafa!Jay Torres shared thisI’m proud to have helped produce this film. LOS LOBOS NATIVE SONS, co-directed by Doug Blush & Piero F. Giunti, will be having its world premiere at SXSW this weekend, and was just declared a “must see” by Rolling Stone
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Jay Torres shared thisThank you Conrad Curtis for letting us play in the sandbox of your creation. And to writer/producer and my partner in Collectivo Rafael Agustin, VFX team Shimooi / Efram Potelle, DP Walter Diaz, Sound Mixer Thomas Orozco & 1st AD Javier Vasquez, our amazing cast Isabella Torres, Enrique Quintero, Suanny Serpas & Ryan Padilla, so appreciative of you pushing the limits of cinema technology for storytellers together. Special shout out to Anna Fuson, Joey Daoud, Noah Southall, Manhattan Beach Studios, AbelCine, Lightcraft Technology & Independent Studio Services, for your support. Our goal at iDENTITY, of using AI to enhance not replace traditional cast & crew roles, has taken another step forward.Jay Torres shared thisToday was a breakthrough day, and the first long form test at our rapidly evolving VPX Lab, where we’re working hard with some incredible partners to design to the studio of the future. While we’ve got a lot of amazing (and formal) announcements on the way, getting to create and environment for world class creative professionals to play, try and test is a real dream come true. Makes me wonder how far we can push it!
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Jay Torres shared thisHonored to have moderated an American Film Market event with such an esteemed group of entertainment professionals. Thank you to Rafael Agustin , Yolanda Macias, Patricia Riggen , Robert Muñoz, & Anthony Nardolillo for trusting me to guide the conversation “Latinos in Hollywood: Challenges and Opportunities.” Look forward to tapping into the $18 billion per year of lost revenue with you all! https://lnkd.in/gUvgW_uUJay Torres shared thisIt was an honor to speak at The American Film Market with these trailblazers. Latinos Navigating Hollywood: Challenges and Opportunities.
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Jay Torres shared thisWhat an amazing event. Graçias Patty Juarez Ana Valdez Sol Trujillo Jeff Valdez Salvador Enríquez & Rick Telles for including me in the #velocity festivities w/ Wells Fargo & #latinodonorcollective. It was great spending time with Jay Hernandez, Cristo Fernández, Ramón Rodriguez, Esai Morales, Paloma Cinco & Jasmin Espada.Jay Torres shared thisIt’s a wrap for the Velocity conference in Los Angeles!! Thank you to Sol Trujillo, Andrea Trujillo, David Chavez and Sarah Chavez for bringing us this ambitious experiential platform. Proud of my team who curated an amazing experience for our guests 💖💕💖!! Our Wells Fargo Autograph Collection lounge was a huge hit and enjoyed by all. Our brand lab showcased our Fargo “asistente digital” and guests spinned the wheel and played plinko for great giveaways!! The speakers were top notch and it was great to hear from big brands on how they are approaching the indisputable and growing business opportunity of the Latino cohort who represents 4 trillion dollars in Purchasing Power 💪💪👜💪💪!! Business is king 👑! A powerful track on Latino educational attainment was fire 🔥 with UC Chancellors Julio Frenk from UCLA and Juan Munoz from University of California, Merced, and President Michael Crow from Arizona State University and Deborah Santiago. Our panels on the Latinos in Tech report and succession planning were amazing! Thanks to Ruben Barrales, Francisco "Pancho" Gonzalez, and James Williams for your leadership!! We also had the great honor of releasing the Latino Donor Collaborative’s latest Latino GDP report which continues to set the standard for understanding the vital role Latinos play in driving the U.S. economy. The link to the complete report is available below. Thank you to the incomparable Ana Valdez and our research partners José A. Jurado and Dennis Hoffman from Arizona State University for your partnership and leadership in creating a report that is changing the narrative. Latino GDP stands at a whopping $4 trillion and growing with velocity!! As always great to see our incredible customers, colleagues and stakeholders and spend time with you!! You are the reason we work hard to be better every single day. Hope you enjoyed the conference 💛❤️💛!! Fidel V. Xavier Gutierrez Adriana Calhoon Henry Mendoza CPA Francisco J. Leija Frank Carbajal Beatriz Acevedo Doug Greiff Jeff Valdez Robert Bard Lupita Colmenero Silvana Montenegro Patricia Pacheco Millie Guzman Guillermo Diaz Jr Mark L. Madrid Alicia Nunez, MBA Jim Coronado • Ruth Villalonga Helen Torres Arturo Cazares Anna Sauceda Darrel Sauceda Jay Torres and many more!!! https://lnkd.in/g2cjahPd #experiencevelocity #latinogdp #latinoleaders #latinoentrepreneurs #latinoeconomicpower #latinoexcellence
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Jay Torres shared thisCongrats to Ben DeJesus & John Leguizamo on Season 2!Jay Torres shared thisThanks to our Latino Hollywood tribe & beyond for making the #LeguizamoDoesAmerica Season 2 PREMIERE @CasaNoHoStudios absolutely INCREDIBLE! 🙌 Premiering JULY 6th 9pm ET / 6pm PT MSNBC John Leguizamo Shout out to our sponsors who made this evening possible @MSNBCFilms @NBCNewsStudios Don Julio Tequila Latino Film Institute National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) @honramacellars @CasaNoHoSC Jasmin Espada @conceptospn & thank YOU @babynezza for rocking the crowd and Ruben Garcia for producing an amazing event!! 📸 Gustavo Stebner 🔥 Carolina Saavedra Liz Cole Andy Berg Elizabeth Fischer @marisareilly Alisha Conley
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Jay Torres liked thisJay Torres liked thisRich Orosco is joining us at The Global Game Summit. ⚽ Rich is Chief Brand Officer of Los Angeles Football Club, one of the most successful and valuable franchises in Major League Soccer. Since joining LAFC, Rich has helped build one of the most culturally relevant brands in global sports. The club has captured an MLS Cup, multiple Supporters’ Shields, a U.S. Open Cup title, and was recently recognized as the most valuable club in Major League Soccer. What makes Rich a particularly important voice at this conference is his unique combination of sports, entertainment, and brand-building expertise. Over a career spanning more than 25 years, he has helped launch and grow some of the most recognizable brands in media and sports. Before LAFC, Rich held senior marketing roles at Warner Bros. Television and CBS Paramount Television, where he helped launch TMZ and The Insider, while also leading campaigns for Entertainment Tonight. He has spent his career building challenger brands that break through crowded markets and connect deeply with fans and culture. As soccer continues its rise in North America, the ability to create a brand that extends beyond the pitch is becoming one of the most important competitive advantages in sports. Few executives have demonstrated that better than Rich. 📅 The Global Game Summit | July 15, 2026 | Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
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Jay Torres reacted on thisJay Torres reacted on thisOMGGGGG, we did it!!!! 😭😭😭 We made Generative AI stop hallucinating!!! EVRN turns any 2D image into a 3D scene with every object separated, ready to use as video and image layout reference. Feed it into your AI models and get frame-accurate, consistent renders. Hell yeah!!! Reveal coming at ACM SIGGRAPH during the Production Day NVIDIA, July 23rd 9am with a founding cohort of 300 filmmakers. evrn.world Credit: FOID AI Studio / Vinod Padmanabhan Vijay Kumar
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Jay Torres liked thisJay Torres liked this24 years ago, I directed a music video in one continuous take. No cuts. No CGI. No AI. One camera on a motion-control rig, moving through a restaurant for the entire song — Knoc-turn'al playing 25 different characters, Dr. Dre at a table, Missy Elliott walking in mid-verse. Every mark, every costume change, every camera move had to land perfectly, live, or we started over. And even then, it was still over a month of compositing and cleanup in the Inferno at POP. "The Knoc" earned a Grammy nomination for Best Short Form Music Video. We lost to Eminem's "Without Me." No shame in that. I'm sharing it now because lately, some people see my AI work and assume I'm a guy who types prompts and calls himself a filmmaker. I understand the skepticism — honestly, I do. This technology is disruptive, it's moving fast, and a lot of talented people are worried about what it means for their livelihoods. Those fears deserve respect, not dismissal. But here's what 30+ years behind the camera taught me: the tool has never been the point. Motion control was once the intimidating new technology. So was digital editing. So were tools like Paintbox, The Henry, The Flame and the Inferno, which by the way operated on a computer the size of an industrial restaurant refrigerator and cost around one million dollars. So was the digital camera itself at one point. (this was shot on film) What survives every shift is the same thing that made this video work in 2002 — story, timing, blocking, performance, and knowing exactly what the frame needs before you shoot it. I didn't stop being a director when I picked up new tools. I just kept doing what directors do: solving the shot. Here's the video. Judge the craft for yourself. #Filmmaking #MusicVideo #DirectorsLife #AIFilmmaking #Storytelling #DrDre #MissyElliott #HipHop Chuck Ozeas Chris Palladino Terry O'Gara Neil Maiers
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Jay Torres liked thisBeyond excited (and a little humbled) to be joining the speaker lineup at the VFX Planet Summit Cairo this September. Somehow I get to share a stage with a seriously impressive group of speakers, and I’m really looking forward to spending a few days talking about creativity, technology, AI, and where our industry is heading. Plus I’ll be hosting a panel with John Canning from AMD - how fun is that! More than anything, I’m excited to connect familiar faces, meet new ones, and learn from people across our industry. Here’s to sharing ideas, building bridges across creative communities and markets, and hopefully sparking a few future collaborations along the way. See you in Cairo and thank you Ahmed Osman for your relentless work in putting this incredible event together! Adobe #adobe #vfxplanetsummitJay Torres liked thisWe are thrilled to announce that Christine Resch will be joining the VFX Planet Summit as an exclusive VIP Guest Speaker! If you’ve watched global hits like The Empress, Kleo, or How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast), you’ve already seen her strategic footprint. Before stepping into her current role as Strategic Development Manager for Video at Adobe, Christine spent over five years as a VFX Executive at Netflix, pioneering high-impact visual effects across the DACH region. With a phenomenal career spanning over a decade—from producing on-set in Atlanta to working with top-tier studios like Rise FX and Trixter—Christine sits at the true intersection of creative vision and bleeding-edge pipeline technology. Today, she bridges the gap between elite creatives and Adobe’s pro video product teams, ensuring that real-world workflows shape the tools of tomorrow. Beyond her corporate leadership, Christine is a massive force for industry growth. As Co-Chair of the German chapter and a member of the Global Board of Directors for the Visual Effects Society (VES), she is actively championing the next generation of VFX talent and fiercely driving representation for women in VFX, virtual production, and animation. What to expect from her VIP session: 🔹 The future of filmmaking in AI and Creative world. 🔹 How women in leadership are shaping the next era of entertainment and technology. 🔹 The Future of the Craft: Elevating diverse talent in an era of rapid virtual production evolution. This is a must-attend session for any VFX artist, producer, or studio leader looking to stay ahead of the curve. 🎟️ Secure your pass now and join us at the VFX Planet Summit! https://www.vfxpsummit.com #VFXPlanetSummit #VisualEffects #AdobeVideo #VFXProducer #WomenInVFX #VirtualProduction #PostProduction #VES
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Jay Torres liked thisJay Torres liked thisA memory popped up this morning that stunned me. Today is my 13 year anniversary of taking a chance on myself. 13 years ago I was a musical theater performer in NYC. I was working, but I wasn’t fulfilled. I knew I wanted to be in the audition room … but I didn’t want to be the one auditioning. So I took a chance on myself. I contacted the wonderful CD Jason Najjoum and said “I think I want to go into casting. What do you think?” Without flinching, he took me under his wing and made me his Assistant Casting Director for Prospect Theatre Company’s “Unlock’d.” And, in doing so, taught me all the essential tools to do Casting professionally. I never looked back. I’m so proud of this version of myself. Beaming in Times Square under the “Unlock’d” marquis. Partially in shock that I had a hand in the Casting. You did the dang thing girl. And by branching out with Katie Proctor Enterprises you’re doing it again. Don’t forget to thank your past self for being brave. And if you’re thinking of making a new move now … do it! Your future self will thank you.
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Jay Torres liked thisJay Torres liked thisI am excited to announce the launch of Ulbrich Advisory, a strategic AI advisory firm working at the gap between what frontier AI can do and what actually ships in production, across film, television, music, and advertising. For thirty years I have been a bridge between Hollywood and the frontier of technology, trusted by both, putting the latest breakthroughs into the hands of extraordinary teams who used them to create category defining work that shipped on screen, on time, on budget, at the highest stakes. Here is what I have learned across every one of those shifts. Highly advanced technology matters, and knowing which tools, engineers, and companies to bet on is mission-critical. But adoption is where it is won or lost. The winners are the ones who get frontier capability working inside real teams, real pipelines, and real rights constraints, without breaking trust with the artists who matter most. That gap is where Ulbrich Advisory works. I help three kinds of clients: ▪ Studios, IP holders, and their supply chain, adopting AI safely and at scale. ▪ AI labs, model and agentic companies, building real traction and product-market fit in Hollywood and across media and entertainment. ▪ Investors and private equity, diligencing the high-stakes bets at this intersection. Board roles, strategic advisory, and diligence. If you are building, buying, funding, or betting on the future of AI-driven production, let's talk. I trade in trust, accountability, and results.
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Jay Torres liked thisJay Torres liked thisMarried 💍💒 17 Years Today Anniversaries are a funny thing… you blink and a decade has passed. You blink again and 7 more years. Decided to get up early and grab some flowers. Relationships take effort… but the great ones are always worth it!
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Volunteer Experience
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Volunteer
Family Rescue Center
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Poverty Alleviation
Helping to deliver clothing, personal hygiene products, school supplies and holiday items to homeless and low income families.
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Disaster Studios
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in the fictional "Mutha Nature" disaster movie trailer, for the Universal Studios ride film which included real time compositing of audience members and was seen by over 100 million visitors. TEA Award Winner
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Honors & Awards
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Best Director TV Series - Alias "Out of the Box"
ALMA Awards
Best Director Nominee
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Best Director TV Series - Desperate Housewives "Distant Past"
ALMA Awards
Best Director Nominee
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Best Editor - Aerosmith "Amazing"
MTV Music Video Awards
Best Editor Nominee
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Best Editor - Metallica "Enter Sandman"
MTV Music Video Awards
Best Editor Nominee
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DGA
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US Army
Military Police
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