Rebecca Bustamante(I)
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Rebecca Bustamante is a Screening Director for the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival, and presented the Best Set Design Award to 'Futurehood' at the 2018 festival.She was nominated for the 2018 Made in SA Award by the Greater San Antonio Film Association, which is given to an individual whose excellence in San Antonio's creative community and achievements have made significant contributions to the film, media and digital industries. As President of Women in Film & Video in Washington, DC (2015-17), she was honored to accept the 2015 DC Mayor's Arts Award for Excellence in Service to the Arts on behalf of WIFV, and launched the inaugural Seed Fund for Documentary Filmmakers. In 2016, she invited back as an awards presenter at the DC Mayor's Arts Awards along with Brian Kenner, Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development.
Favorite acting roles include the mother in the anti-bullying film 'Toobie', the Gilda's Club PSA featuring voiceover by Meryl Streep, Maryland Vehicle Association's PSA against teen drunk driving, and Sandi in 'Breaking In', recipient of various awards for cinematography and semi-finalist in the Tokyo International Film Festival. Acting highlights also include broadcast work for Ocean City, Interface Media, UMUC, the National Guard, the DEA, JC Penney, RadioShack, Blockbusters, Sally Beauty Supply, Frito-Lay, HomeVestors, Dell, Halliburton Oil, American Heart Association, Hidden Valley Ranch, Wet-n-Wild, and 'Walker, Texas Ranger'.
Before returning to SMU for her MFA in Acting, Rebecca was Artistic Director of The Gryphon Players, a classical theater company. In Dallas, she founded the Cross-Cultural Artists Forum with support from the Non-Traditional Casting Project (NTCP) in New York City., and was the festival director for the new play festival 'Out of the Kitchen' at Theatre Three as an NTCP initiative. Early in her career, Rebecca was a company member of 24th St. Experiment Theater Co. and co-founded Jumpstart Performance Co. in San Antonio, Texas, while attending Our Lady of the Lake University (BA, cum laude).
Favorite acting roles include the mother in the anti-bullying film 'Toobie', the Gilda's Club PSA featuring voiceover by Meryl Streep, Maryland Vehicle Association's PSA against teen drunk driving, and Sandi in 'Breaking In', recipient of various awards for cinematography and semi-finalist in the Tokyo International Film Festival. Acting highlights also include broadcast work for Ocean City, Interface Media, UMUC, the National Guard, the DEA, JC Penney, RadioShack, Blockbusters, Sally Beauty Supply, Frito-Lay, HomeVestors, Dell, Halliburton Oil, American Heart Association, Hidden Valley Ranch, Wet-n-Wild, and 'Walker, Texas Ranger'.
Before returning to SMU for her MFA in Acting, Rebecca was Artistic Director of The Gryphon Players, a classical theater company. In Dallas, she founded the Cross-Cultural Artists Forum with support from the Non-Traditional Casting Project (NTCP) in New York City., and was the festival director for the new play festival 'Out of the Kitchen' at Theatre Three as an NTCP initiative. Early in her career, Rebecca was a company member of 24th St. Experiment Theater Co. and co-founded Jumpstart Performance Co. in San Antonio, Texas, while attending Our Lady of the Lake University (BA, cum laude).
