Fecha de nacimiento: 1984

Lugar de nacimiento: Manila, Filipinas

Nacionalidad: Filipino

Residencia actual: Manila, Filipinas

Perfil

Born in 1984 in Manila, Philippines. Graduated from the University of the Philippines Film Institute in 2005. Worked as writer and researcher in local television, newspaper, radio and online magazines. His short film “Bakasyon” won the Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema at the 2004 Cinemanila International Film Festival, and his documentary “The Island at the End of the World” won Best Documentary at the 2005.mov International Digital Film Festival.“A Short Film about the Indio Nacional (Or The Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos)”, his first feature film, won Best Film at the 2006 Pesaro Film Festival. His second feature “Autohystoria” was awarded Best Film and Best Director (Digital Lokal) at the 2007 Cinemanila International Film Festival. It also received a Special Mention at the Festival International du Documentaire de Marseille. He is the first Filipino filmmaker to be accepted in the Cinéfondation Résidence of the Cannes Film Festival. A retrospective of his works have been featured in Paris, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Las Palmas de Gran Canarias. His previous work, “Now Showing”, is part of the 40th Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival 2008. Martin is also a recipient of the 13 Artists Awards of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Two of his films, namely Independencia and Manila were selected in the Cannes Film Festival, Official Selection 2009.

Filmografía

Dirección:

• Independencia (2009)
• Manila (2009) (co-dirección)
• Now Showing (2008)
• Next Attraction (2008)
• Possible Lovers (2008)
• Autohystoria (2007)
• A Short Film About the Indio Nacional (2005)
• The Island at the End of the World (2005)
• Bakasyon (2004) (corto)

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