A film programmer at the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts, He is considered as the champion of Philippine regional cinema foreseeing its rise in one magazine article he wrote in the mid-1980s.
In 2008 alongside NCCA Cinema Committee Chair Mike Rapatan co-conceptualized and co-founded CinemaRehiyon, an annual film festival showcasing the best regional films in the country.
ORVIL BANTAYAN
Started out as a musician/songwriter, frontman and guitarist of the Davao indie band Spasm. He then ventured into video production and filmmaking. His first full-length film Ang Mananabang (Midwife) was a finalist in the Quisimbing Escandor Film Festival in 2010.
His second feature length "Tambara." (The Altar) was one of the finalists in the 2012 Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).
JADE CASTRO
A television and film director, among his films included Endo (Jason Abalos and Ina Feleo), My Kontrabida Girl (Rhian Ramos, Aljur Abrenica), My Big Love (Sam Milby, Toni Gonzaga), Juana C. The Movie (Mae Paner), My Lady Boss (Marian Rivera and Richard Gutierrez) and Zombadings; Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (Martin Escudero, Roderick Paulate)
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