Paolo Villaluna
- Name: Paolo Villaluna
- Native name: Paolo Villaluna
- Nationality: Filipino
- Gender: Male
- Born: 1997
- Age: 28
In 2005, together with co-director and animator Ellen Ramos, he began the "Love Trilogy" a triptych of full-length films that explore the dark nuances of romantic relationships.
The first film, "Ilusyon (Illusion)" became the first local digital film to be Rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board, ushering an era of industry acceptance for digital films in the Philippines. The film was also selected CJ Selections at the 2006 Busan International Film Festival.
In 2007, their second film "Selda (The Inmate)" aside from winning local awards, was the first Filipino film to be accepted in the main competition of both the Montreal World Film Festival[6][7] and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.[8] Sid Lucero and Emilio Garcia tied as Best Actors in Thessaloniki for the film.
The "Love Trilogy" ended with 2009's "Walang Hanggang Paalam (Endless Farewell)" which won the Best World Showcase award in Soho International Film Festival in New York in 2010.
In 2009, he made his TV directorial debut with "Storyline" for the ABS-CBN New Channel. His television work has garnered several back-to-back Gawad Tanglaw awards, a Catholic Mass Media award and several New York Film Festival medals.
In 2010, he began to work for advertising as an in-house director for the country's biggest TVC production supplier, Filmex. His fourth and latest film is 2016's "Pauwi Na." It won 6 major awards in the Tofarm Film Festival.
(Source: IMDb) Edit Biography
Screenwriter & Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Pedicab | 10.0 |
Endless Farewell | 10.0 |
Selda | 6.3 |
Illusion | 0.0 |
Producer
Title | Rating |
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Buhay Habangbuhay | 0.0 |
Kamera Obskura | 6.9 |
Movie
Title | Rating |
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Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Filipino Movie, 2010,
[Himself]
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Pain Things
Filipino Movie, 2007,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Something Fishy
Filipino Movie, 2005,
Glenn
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
ICU Bed #7
Filipino Movie, 2005,
[Angel of Death]
(Unknown)
|
10.0
|
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