Paolo Villaluna is a Filipino film, television and TV commercial director.
Career
Villaluna's short films have been screened in film festivals including Yamagata, Clermont-Ferrand, and Rotterdam.
''ILUSYON (Illusion)'' was awarded with CJ Selections at the 2006
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...
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In 2007, his second film ''SELDA (The Inmate)'' was the first Filipino film to be accepted in the main competition of both the
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...
and the
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF), organized by the cultural institution of the same name under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture, is held every November in Thessaloniki.TIFF features international competition secti ...
. 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 back-to-back Gawad Tanglaw awards, a Catholic Mass Media award and
New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival (NYFF) is a film festival held every fall in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center (FLC). Founded in 1963 by Richard Roud and Amos Vogel with the support of Lincoln Center president William Schuman, it is ...
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 (Pedicab)'', which won the Golden Goblet Award at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. It also won six awards in the Tofarm Film Festival including the Special Jury Prize and Best Acting for leading actors Bembol Roco and Cherry Pie Picache.
Villaluna has written opinion pieces and directed short documentaries
for
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists ...
.
Full-Feature Films
Short Films
Awards and nominations
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Filipino film directors
Filipino television directors
University of the Philippines Los Baños alumni