- Jason Silva
Jason Silva (born Feb 6,
1982 inCaracas ,Venezuela ) is a Venezuelan-American television personality, filmmaker, gonzo journalist and founding producer/host forCurrent TV , the Emmy winning youth-oriented lifestyle cable network started by former U.S. Vice PresidentAl Gore , now the fastest growing network in TV history. He resides in Los Angeles, CA.Silva earned a degree in film and philosophy from the
University of Miami inCoral Gables, Florida . He, along withMax Lugavere , produced and starred in avideo documentary/performance piece entitled"Textures of Selfhood" —an experimental film about hedonism and spirituality. "The Party-Philosophers" and "Intellectual Hedonists," aptly named by Angeleno Magazine, borrowed the name for the film from theHedonistic Imperative , a website promoting the end to human suffering by philosopherDavid Pearce .Current TV
"Max and Jason" have become a prolific hosting and producing duo on Current TV, with widely ranging stories- from illegal immigration and counterfeit IDs, to profiling a brave new singer songwriter right before signing a publishing deal, to a taped philosophical sit-down with director
Darren Aronofsky . Their story on counterfeit IDs even earned them a featured appearance and interview onAnderson Cooper 360 . Their franchise, "Max and Jason Style" has become one of the hallmarks of their work on Current TV, denoting coverage of an issue in a voice that is distinctly unique- often juxtaposing telegenic images and a heightened filmmaking aesthetic with bold and intelligent content. The results are a compelling product, which as The Internet Examiner put it, is proof that "Current is getting it just right."Pangea Day
Jason Silva (along with best friend and Current TV co-host
Max Lugavere ,Lisa Ling , andJune Arunga ) hosted the first annualPangea Day on May 10th 2008, a live 4-hour program of film, music, and speakers broadcast worldwide to over 150 countries and with a projected audience of 500 million people. The goal of the event, created by filmmakerJehane Noujaim and TED curatorChris Anderson , was to unite the people of the world through the power of film.Other
They have been invited to guest host hit shows on E! and WE: Women's Entertainment, were featured in a full-page LA Times article about Current, and have co-hosted a panel on short-form film making at the 2006
South By Southwest Festival in Austin, TX.The press has dubbed Max and Jason "Gore's Boys" (944 Magazine, November 2007) and "the stars of Current TV" (Nylon Guys, Fall 2007).
They were invited to lead panel discussions on Citizen Journalism at
The Paley Center for Media in both New York and Los Angeles.The duo are to be featured in the Fall 2008
Gap campaign worldwide.External links
* [http://www.maxandjason.org maxandjason.org - Official Web Site] .
* [http://www.current.com/maxandjason Official Web Site at Current.com] .
* [http://www.pangeaday.org/filmDetail.php?id=63 Pangea Day announcement of Max and Jason's involvement] .
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