Adrian Zaw

Adrian Zaw has worked with web series producer Andy Dugan for the web series "Satacracy 88"{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1059670/|title=Satacracy 88|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}} as the character of "Ariel Zim". The series took home the first-ever Emmy for Outstanding Broadband Drama of 2007 for a Web Series. That same year, the series won the Webby Award for Best Dramatic Online Film and Video.{{Cite web|url=http://www.microfilmmaker.com/tipstrick/Issue30/ADuganInt.html|title = Microfilmmaker Magazine - Tips & Tricks - Interview: Satacracy 88's Andy Dugan: An Interview with the Producer of the First Internet Emmy Winner, Pg. 1 of 2}}[http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/07/28/sitebuster-satacracy-88-concludes-award-winning-run-2/] {{Cite web |date=28 July 2008 |title=Interactive Series 'Satacracy 88′ Concludes Award Winning Run |url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/07/28/sitebuster-satacracy-88-concludes-award-winning-run-2/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429004056/http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/07/28/sitebuster-satacracy-88-concludes-award-winning-run-2/ |archive-date=April 29, 2011 |access-date=September 19, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}[http://www.hulu.com/watch/15794/satacracy-88-the-past?c=Web/Web-Originals] {{Cite web |title=Hulu - Satacracy 88: The Past - Watch the full episode now |url=http://www.hulu.com/watch/15794/satacracy-88-the-past?c=Web%2FWeb-Originals |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503214407/http://www.hulu.com/watch/15794/satacracy-88-the-past?c=Web%2FWeb-Originals |archive-date=May 3, 2011 |access-date=June 27, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}

Soon after, he found himself working alongside director Adrian Picardi, whom he introduced to producers Don Le and Eric Ro, which led them all to create a low-budget web series called The Resistance. Picardi was the series' official creator and director. The series started off as 4 short online teasers featured on YouTube.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/46811|title=AICN Anime - A Sci-Fi Survey with 7 Billion Needles, Twin Spica, Saturn Apartments & Gantz, Plus...|last=scottgreen|website=Aint It Cool News}} On the show, he plays the main villain, Syrus Primoris, the ruler of a nation called Aurordeca in the pursuit of immortality. The only thing standing in his way is a band of freedom fighters called "ARM Members".{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/tv/the-resistance-tv-paradigm-101004.html|title=Newsarama | GamesRadar+}} Before filming the actual web show, the series was picked up by Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures and Starz Media, after executives at Starz and Ghost House viewed "The Resistance" teasers online.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/Starz-Wants-You-Join-Resistance-27092.html|title=Starz Wants You To Join The Resistance|date=20 September 2010|website=CINEMABLEND}} The web show airs on October 4, 2010, on the SyFy channel as a one-hour television pilot along with being released in its original 8 episodic form on iTunes, Xbox Live, and the PlayStation Network. "The Resistance" is executive produced by Ben Ketai, Scott Bayless, Scott Rogers, with producers Aaron Lam, Eric Ro, and Associate Producer Don Le.{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i188fd3103facd85e9d81ab03a0c41175 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Georg | last=Szalai | title='Resistance' Web series tests TV waters | date=2010-10-14}}{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/17/AR2010091706351.html?wprss=rss_print/style | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Georg | last=Szalai | title='Resistance' Web series from Starz Media tests TV waters | date=2010-09-18}}{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100917/wr_nm/us_resistance |title="Resistance" Web series tests TV waters - Yahoo! News |accessdate=2010-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926100514/http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100917/wr_nm/us_resistance |archivedate=2010-09-26 }} Yahoo News Article - "The Resistance" The pilot will reportedly make history, as it's the first time a series created originally for the web will first premiere on television.http://pubsub.com/%E2%80%98The-Resistance%E2%80%99-Debuts-on-Syfy-First-Internet-Second_Tech-Articles-Featured-bi6vIa50Zgc,lHWBlzUCg8mE {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430041828/http://pubsub.com/%E2%80%98The-Resistance%E2%80%99-Debuts-on-Syfy-First-Internet-Second_Tech-Articles-Featured-bi6vIa50Zgc%2ClHWBlzUCg8mE |date=2011-04-30 }}

In 2010, under the Teddy Zee Productions banner, Zaw produced a series of charity PSA videos alongside Teddy Zee (Hitch/Pursuit of Happyness), Don Le, and APEX and invitation-only social network Privy.net founder Stephen Liu.{{cite web|url=http://goldsea.com/Text/index.php?id=2520%3C!--|title=Asian American: Stephen C Liu|website=goldsea.com}} He helped produce the 20+ clips that featured Asian American celebrities like John Cho, Sandra Oh, Kaba Modern Legacy, Justin Chon, David Choi, and 100+ talents in a campaign to win $1 million for the Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF).[http://www.sixthreesix.org/gossips/cpaf-international-psa-celebrities-united-against-violence.html]{{dead link|date=June 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cite magazine| url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/01/justin-chon-charity-twilight/ | magazine=Wired | first=Curtis | last=Silver | title=Twilight Star Justin Chon Talks Charity, Eclipse | date=2010-01-19}} The charity ended up in the top 20 out of 100 charities competing for the top prize, and ended up creating awareness for the widespread but generally unspoken issues of sexual assault and domestic violence.{{cite web|url=http://www.8asians.com/2010/01/18/cpaf-psa-youtube-all-stars-united-against-violence/| title=YouTube All Stars United Against Violence | publisher=8Asians|accessdate=2010-01-18|date=2010-01-18}}{{cite web|url=http://teddyzee.com/cpaf/|title=CPAF Press Kit|publisher=Teddy Zee|accessdate=2010-01-18|date=2010-01-18|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115064055/http://www.teddyzee.com/cpaf/|archivedate=2010-01-15|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2010/01/asian-celebrities-are-united-against-violence | title=Asian Celebrities Are United Against Violence | publisher=Allkpop|accessdate=2010-01-19|date=2010-01-19| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100121172447/http://www.allkpop.com/2010/01/asian-celebrities-are-united-against-violence| archivedate= 21 January 2010 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2010/01/vote-for-cpaf-now-make-a-difference | title=LAST DAY - Vote for CPAF NOW – make a difference! | publisher=Allkpop|accessdate=2010-01-21|date=2010-01-21| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100124223921/http://www.allkpop.com/2010/01/vote-for-cpaf-now-make-a-difference| archivedate= 24 January 2010 | url-status= live}}

In September 2010, he produced videos for the first ever AAPI Rock the Vote 2010 campaign with Teddy Zee, Don Le, and George Wang.{{cite web|url=http://iamkoream.com/author/kai/ |title=Kai Ma | iamkoream |accessdate=2011-10-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009055154/http://iamkoream.com/author/kai/ |archivedate=2011-10-09 }}

Currently, Zaw works alongside numerous production companies including Fusion3 Media to produce projects of all kinds.

• The Resistance (2010) -- Syrus Primoris
• Lovebot (2009) -- Adrian Lee
• Hollywood Confidential (2008) -- Tiger
• Retribution (2007) – Gorgan
• Satacracy 88 (2007) – Ariel Zim
• The Kiss (2007) – Jerry
• Fright Club (2006) – Detective Frank N. Shan
• Anesthesia (2006) – Nurse
• American Dreamz (2006) – Video Audition

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• [http://www.adrianzaw.com/ Official Adrian Zaw Website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722033951/http://www.theresistanceseries.com/ Official "The Resistance" Series Website]

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