Jennielyn Abrot
- Producer
- Manager
- Additional Crew
Jennielyn Abrot is the Owner of JAR Entertainment. Prior to this, she worked as a Development Executive and Creative Executive for management and film financing/production companies where she oversaw the company's film slate; and led identification and pursuit of family brands for the company's first look deal with Universal Pictures for animated IP-based direct-to-home films. Abrot worked on several films with star-studded cast including Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried, James Franco); Solitary Man (Michael Douglas, Susan Surandon, Jessie Eisenberg); Death And Life of Bobby Z (Paul Walker, Olivia Wilde); Trust (Clive Owen, Catherine Keener); and As Good As Dead (Andie McDowell, Carey Elwes). She started her career as a Development Intern at Mandate Pictures.
In November 2023, Abrot was the Head of the Inaugural FilAm Creative Film Festival (1st Filipino Film Festival in Los Angeles) in Occidental College which garnered almost 1,000 attending its opening night. As a breast cancer survivor, Abrot was honored and named "Crucial Catch Captain" in 2020 by the NFL, Los Angeles Rams and Cedars-Sinai for their campaign to raise awareness and fight cancer. She was nominated as "Visionaries of the Year" 2022 by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Born and raised in the Philippines, Abrot attended CalArts for Theater as a California Arts Scholar, and received her B.A. in Art History and Visual Arts, with emphasis in Film and Media Studies, from Occidental College.
In November 2023, Abrot was the Head of the Inaugural FilAm Creative Film Festival (1st Filipino Film Festival in Los Angeles) in Occidental College which garnered almost 1,000 attending its opening night. As a breast cancer survivor, Abrot was honored and named "Crucial Catch Captain" in 2020 by the NFL, Los Angeles Rams and Cedars-Sinai for their campaign to raise awareness and fight cancer. She was nominated as "Visionaries of the Year" 2022 by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Born and raised in the Philippines, Abrot attended CalArts for Theater as a California Arts Scholar, and received her B.A. in Art History and Visual Arts, with emphasis in Film and Media Studies, from Occidental College.