Executive BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 Andrew Gajadhar, p.g.a. is an accredited Producer, Writer, Director and Actor, known for What Matters (2018), Shenanigans (2019), Alienography (2019), and is in production of a new horror trilogy called Milila (2020). His work has been multi award-winning, to include 8 nominations and 3 wins at the Rising Star Academy Awards in Philadelphia, PA in 2018. His career started as a fight/tactical choreographer, rooted from an extensive Martial Arts, Law Enforcement, and Military background in the U.S. Marines with his founding organization, American P.I.T. Fighting Academy. Andrew Gajadhar, p.g.a. is the first ever accredited film Producer with the Producers Guild of America that was registered with the South Carolina Film Commission, a Martial Scientist, an inductee of the Action Magazine Martial Arts Hall of Honors, an inductee into the International Combat Martial Arts Founders Union Association as the founder and Headmaster Instructor for American P.I.T. Fighting (8th Degree), and in the Hall of Honors World History Book as the founder of American P.I.T. Fighting. He has degrees in both the Arts and in Psychology, and he is the co-founder of Freedom Festival International Film Festival. As a co-founder of Carolina Film Network (NPO), he serves as the Executive Director, and he is a dedicated father of four.

Faith Creech, p.g.a. is an accredited Producer, Casting Director, and Location Scouting Manager, known for Alienography (2019), What Matters (2018), Shenanigans (2019), and is in production of a new horror trilogy called Milila (2020). Her work has been included in multi award-winning projects, and she is known to be the first ever female Producer accredited with the Producers Guild of America registered with the South Carolina Film Commission. From the age of 15, she began her career as a Photographer who's had work published in a Charleston, SC news publication for her work highlighting the Buffalo Sabres professional Hockey team. She continued her work as a freelance photographer in Argentina, Mississippi, and in South Carolina, until she got her first job teaming up with another independent filmmaker to gain her first experience filming a feature film as a Production Assistant. From there, after working on several other film productions, she eventually teamed up with Andrew Gajadhar and Christian Manganelli to start their own film production company, Picture Media Group. From there, the rest has been an upward direction of success as a leader in the film community of the Carolinas by way of producing projects and giving back to the film community. As  co-founder of Carolina Film Network (NPO), she serves as the Public Relations Director.

Christian Manganelli is an award-winning Actor, Fight/Stunt Choreographer, Martial Scientist, and Trainer known for What Matters (2018), Test (2019), The Street Lights Are On (2019), Alienography (2019), and is in production of a new horror trilogy called Milila. In the earlier years of his career, between 1996 and the early 2000s, his love for being a thespian grew from being included in an MTV infomercial to being employed as a Project Consultant writing and performing music for various creative projects. In addition to this, he has also been a model and performer for print, commercial, and theatrical projects, to include winning Best Supporting Role at the 2018 Rising Star Academy Awards in Philadelphia, PA. Over the years, between being an Actor, Stunt Performer and Choreographer, and teaching in Martial Sciences, he was able to join forces with both Andrew Gajadhar and Faith Creech to establish PMG Studios, American P.I.T. Fighting Academy, Freedom Festival International Film Festival, and Carolina Film Network (nonprofit organization giving back to the film community of the Carolinas). As a co-founder, he serves as the Administrative Director. In January of 2020, Christian not only won three awards (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) in the internationally recognized Martial Arts competition, War at the Shore, he also was inducted into the Action Magazine Martial Arts Hall of Honors for his contributions, dedication, and accomplishments in Martial Arts, to include being the co-founder of American P.I.T. Fighting Martial Science. Most recently, in May of 2021, Christian was also inducted into the International Combat Martial Arts Founders Union Association as the co-founder and Headmaster Instructor (8th Degree) of American P.I.T. Fighting.