Work

Current
In-house TV Commercial Director for FAT LION Productions

1996-August2007
In-house TV Commercial Director for Unitel Productions

1990-1996
Creative Director / Senior Digital Compositor
Optima Digital Inc.

1987-1990
Operations Manager / Senior Digital Artist
Cinema Artists Electronic Studio

1985-1987
Production Artist / Video Editor
Solid Video Inc.

Education

1977-1981
Scholar
Visual Arts Program / Philippine Highschool for the Arts

1981-1983
Painting / College of Fine Arts / University of the Philippines

1983
Scholar
8th Cinema As Art Film Workshop
U.P. Film Center

2007
Scholar
Star Cinema Directors' Program
Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute

Awards / Recognition

1983
Grand Prize
36th Art Association of the Philippines Art Competition
Representational Painting Category for
Liwasang's Psychedelic Aura

1984
2nd Prize Experimental Film Category
4th Manila Shortfilm Festival / " Diptik " 8mm
3rd Prize Experimental Film Category
3rd ECP Shortfilm Competition / " Diptik " 8mm

1985
Silver Prize
Art Asia '85
Sime Darby Phils.

2007
MALING AKALA
Finalist
Cinema One Originals 2007

MALING AKALA
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Cinema One Originals Awards 2007

INANG YAYA
15th International Children's Film Festival India
-Silver Elephant Awards for
Second Best Live Action Feature Film
-Best Directors
-Childrens Jury Award

The Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle
17th Annual Circle Citations for Distinguished Achievement
In Film for 2006
Best Picture
Best Direction with Veronica Velasco
INANG YAYA (Full length Digital Feature)
Unitel Pictures

23rd Star Awards for Movies
INANG YAYA
Movie of the Year
Best Direction with Veronica Velasco

5th Gawad Tanglaw
Best Picture
Best Direction with Veronica Velasco

Nominations/Citations for Best Picture and Direction
4th ENPRESS' Golden Screen Awards
55th FAMAS Awards

Best Children's Feature Nominee
ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS 2007

2008
INANG YAYA
18th Cairo International Film Festival for Children's /Egypt
-Bronze Cairo / International Long Feature Category

Recent Exhibitions

2000
VERSION 3.0
with Pete Jimenez and Dindo Martinez
Optima Digital

VERSION 3.01
with Pete Jimenez and Dindo Martinez
West Gallery, Glorietta

2002
REFLECTING SKIN
Group Show / Curated by Nilo Ilarde
Pinto Gallery

VERSION 3.02
with Pete Jimenez and Dindo Martinez
Optima Digital

2003
BIG BANG IBARANG
Project Director / Participating Artist
PHSA Visual Arts Alumni Collective Work
Makiling Tambayan

GREEN MANGA
First Solo Exhibit
Curated by Bernardo Pacquing
Mag:net Gallery, The Loop

PLUG AND PLAY
Second Solo Exhibit
Green Papaya Art Projects

SUBJECT MATTERS
with RM de leon, Jon Cuyson, Jayson Oliveria ,Juni Salvador
West Gallery, Glorietta

2004
REMIX
Third Solo Exhibit
Curated by Roberto Chabet
Mag:net Gallery Paseo

CANCELLED METAPHORS Part2
Group Show Presented by Finale Art File
Curated by Roberto Chabet
Art Center SM Megamall
THE SEDIMENTATION OF THE MIND IS A JUMBLED MUSEUM
Group show
Organized and Curated by Nilo Ilarde
Jorge B. Vargas Museum , University of the Philippines

INVENTORY
Group Show
Curated by Roberto Chabet
Cubicle Gallery

2005
IN THE SHADOW OF MEMORY
Fourth Solo Exhibit
West Gallery SM Megamall Art Walk

FALSE RELATION
Fifth Solo Exhibit
Mag:net Gallery Paseo

3X
Group Show
with Al Cruz and Jucar Raquepo
Mag:net Gallery The Loop

9x12
Group Show
West Gallery Megamall/Marisan Arcade

2006
INAUGURAL SHOW
Group Show
Mag:net Gallery Katipunan

PRACTICE MUST COLLAPSE
Group Show
Mag:net Gallery Katipunan

WHILE MY CANVAS GENTLY WEEPS
Installation piece
CR Gallery
Mag:net Gallery Katipunan

INAUGURAL SHOW
Group Show
Biglang-awa/Olazo/RegYuson/Villaruel
Gallerie 7
Project 7 QC

CONFLICTED RESOLUTIONS
Group Show
Future Prospects
Marikina Shoe Expo /Cubao X


2007
OBLIGATORY CONSUMPTION
Sixth Solo Show
Curated by Roberto Chabet
January 2007
Finale Art File
Artwalk SM Megamall

FIVE STORIES
Group Show
Biglang-awa/Jimenez/Gary/Limjoco/Brillante
Curated by Juan Alcazaren
April 2007
Mag:net Gallery Paseo

SHOOT ME: PHOTOGRAPHY NOW
Group Show
Curated by Roberto Chabet and MM Yu
October 2007
MO's Gallery / Fort Bonifacio High Street

2008
MAG:NET AYALA INAUGURAL
Group exhibition

Filmography
DIPTIK
Director
Experimental Short 6mins 8mm
U.P. Film Center
1983

THE CRIMINAL
Background Illustration
Animated Short 8mm
Directed by Fruto Corre
Produced by Nonoy Dadivas
1984

BOATMAN
Propsman
35mm Full Length Feature
Directed by Tikoy Aguiluz
AMA Productions
1984

BILANGGO SA DILIM
Assistant Editor
Video Full Length Feature
Directed by Mike de Leon
Solid Video Inc.
1987

MAKE ME A CHILD'S OUTFIT IN ADULT SIZE
Director
6.31mins. /DVCPro
Videodance collaboration with choreographer Donna Miranda
Green Papaya Art Project
2005

INANG YAYA
Co-Direction with Veronica Velasco
Full length High Definition Digital Feature
Starring Maricel Soriano
Written by Veronica Velasco
Produced by Tony Gloria
Unitel Pictures
2006

MARIE segment of PARAISO Trilogy
Co-Executive Producer
Full-length Feature Film project for Gawad Kalinga
Segment Directed by Ricky Davao
Unitel Pictures / APT / ARKEO
2007

MALING AKALA
Co-Producer and Co-Direction with Veronica Velasco
Full Length Digital Feature
Cinema One Originals
Creative Programs. Inc.
2007