Jun Lana
- Name: Jun Lana
- Native name: Jun Lana
- Also Known as: Rodolfo R. Lana Jr., Jun R. Lana
- Nationality: Filipino
- Gender: Male
- Born: October 10, 1972
- Age: 53
His screenplay for Diaz-Abaya's Sa Pusod ng Dagat (1998) won Lana the Best Screenplay award from the Brussels European Film Festival|Brussels International Film Festival in 1998. He has won two FAMAS Best Screenplay awards — in 1998 for Jose Rizal (shared with Ricky Lee and Peter Ong Lim) and in 1999 for Soltera (shared with Jerry Lopez Sineneng). His screenplay for Jose Rizal also won awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival and the Star Awards for Movies. In 2005, Lana's Palanca-award-winning play Mga Estranghero at ang Gabi (1994) was adapted for film by Rody Vera. Renamed Pusang Gala and directed by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil, the film was nominated for several FAMAS awards, including a Best Story nomination for Lana.
His 2012 film Bwakaw was selected as the Filipino entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
In the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival, his 2016 film Die Beautiful won the festival's Audience Choice Award, and also the Best Actor award for Paolo Ballesteros.
2019 he won the Best Director Award for his feature film Kalel, 15 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The film had its world premiere in the Estonian capital where it was screened in the official selection.
Jun Robles Lana has added another feather to his cap, following the win of his latest title, “About Us But Not About Us,” at the 26th Tallin Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia. The film was awarded Best Film in the Critics’ Pick Competition of the annual festival in Northern Europe.
(Source: Wikipedia) Edit Biography
Screenwriter
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Pearl Next Door | 7.2 |
| My Fairy Tail Love Story | 7.1 |
| Dementia | 7.5 |
| My Silly Angel | 0.0 |
| All About Eve | 7.4 |
| E.S.P. | 0.0 |
| La Vendetta | 0.0 |
| Captain Barbell | 7.4 |
| Two Timer | 0.0 |
| A World Without You | 0.0 |
| Daboy en Da Girl | 0.0 |
| New Moon | 7.3 |
| Muro Ami | 7.8 |
| José Rizal | 7.8 |
| Sagad sa Init | 0.0 |
| In the Navel of the Sea | 10.0 |
Director
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Sisa | 0.0 |
| Ang Magtutuli | 0.0 |
| Call Me Mother | 0.0 |
| And the Breadwinner Is… | 7.7 |
| Becky and Badette | 6.8 |
| Your Mother's Son | 6.9 |
| Ten Little Mistresses | 7.2 |
| The Panti Sisters | 7.2 |
| Why Does Every Handsome Guy Have a Boyfriend? | 6.9 |
| Memories of Love | 7.4 |
| The Other Mrs. Real | 7.1 |
| Kambal Sirena | 6.6 |
| Carmela: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | 7.7 |
| Adarna | 7.7 |
| Villa Quintana | 10.0 |
| The Dormitory | 0.0 |
| Together Forever | 0.0 |
| Sinner or Saint | 6.8 |
| Beauty Within | 6.5 |
| Dwarfina | 6.9 |
| Roxxxanne | 5.7 |
| Boys Next Door | 0.0 |
| Forevermore | 7.3 |
| Only You | 6.9 |
Screenwriter & Director
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| About Us but Not About Us | 7.7 |
| Big Night! | 7.2 |
| KALEL, 15 | 7.7 |
| Unforgettable | 8.1 |
| The Girl Allergic to WiFi | 7.3 |
| Die Beautiful | 7.9 |
| Haunted Mansion | 6.7 |
| Shadow Behind the Moon | 7.0 |
| ParangNormal Activity | 7.6 |
| So It's You | 6.4 |
| Barber's Tales | 8.3 |
| Bwakaw | 7.7 |
| Yesterday Today Tomorrow | 7.0 |
| My Neighbor's Wife | 6.1 |
| Tarot | 6.8 |
| Lalola | 7.6 |
Producer
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Pwede G, Pwede B | 6.1 |
| Death by Desire | 6.0 |
| PaThirsty | 6.7 |
| Paano ang Pasko? | 7.9 |
| Born Beautiful | 6.8 |
| Distance | 7.4 |
| The Woman in Unit 23B | 7.3 |
| I Heart You, Pare! | 0.0 |
Executive Producer
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| As If It's True | 6.6 |
| Gameboys 2 | 7.9 |
| Gameboys: The Movie | 8.2 |
| Paano Ang Pangako? | 7.7 |
| Gameboys Level-Up Edition | 8.0 |
| Gameboys | 8.1 |
| The Write Moment | 6.3 |
| I Like You With All My Hypothalamus | 7.8 |
| I America | 6.4 |
| Sleepless | 7.4 |
Art Director
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| My Paradise | 7.0 |
| Genesis | 6.8 |
| With a Smile | 7.0 |
| Lost Children | 7.5 |
| Faithfully | 7.0 |
| Losing Heaven | 7.5 |
Original Creator
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Tatlo... Magkasalo | 8.0 |
Movie
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
|
That Thing Called Tanga Na
Filipino Movie, 2016,
Couple 1
(Guest Role)
|
5.9
|
Director
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