Pepe Diokno (director)
Pepe Diokno | |
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Born | Jose Lorenzo Aromin Diokno III August 13, 1987 Manila, Philippines |
Education | University of the Philippines Diliman[1] |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Partner | Royd Santiago |
Parent(s) | Chel Diokno Divina Aromin |
Relatives | List
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Website | pepediokno.com |
Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Diokno III (born August 13, 1987)
He has since produced feature films, including Above the Clouds and Kapatiran.
Early life and career
Diokno was born in Manila, the first of six children of
Diokno attended La Salle Green Hills for grade school and high school, and the University of the Philippines to take up a bachelor's degree in film.
In 2006, at 17 years old, Diokno made his first short film, an eight-minute dark comedy entitled No Passport Needed. The film was a finalist at the second
Career
Film
In 2009, at 21-years-old and still a student at the
Diokno's second film, Above the Clouds premiered at the 2014 Tokyo International Film Festival and was nominated Best Film at the 2014 Singapore International Film Festival. The family drama tells the story of an orphaned teenage boy and his estranged grandfather embarking on a journey to overcome their grief. The Filipino-French co-production took three years to make, and was produced with the support of France's Aide aux cinemas du monde, South Korea's Asian Cinema Fund, Switzerland's Visions Sud Est and the Arte Prize from the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
In 2015, Diokno produced his third feature, Kapatiran, an experimental film cum cinematic essay on fraternities and Filipino society’s tribal nature. It was an Official Selection at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and was a grantee of the QCinema International Film Festival. In some ways, the film was a return to Diokno's roots — a low-budget, realist work of social commentary. Critics described the film as “absolutely brave",[4] “exceptionally personal and powerful",[5] “Harsh, heartening, dizzying, and deadly",[6] and “a fascinating experiment".[7]
Other projects
Diokno has made short films and commercials with companies such as
During the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, Diokno gathered celebrities and produced a series of pro-bono commercials for the Department of Health to raise awareness about the virus among Filipinos with no access to the Internet.
Diokno is chairman of the independent production company Epicmedia. He co-produced Lav Diaz’s Berlin Silver Bear winner, Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis, and the box office hit That Thing Called Tadhana by Antoinette Jadaone.
Filmography
Year | Title | Festivals | Awards |
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2009 | Engkwentro |
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2014 | Above the Clouds |
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2015 | Kapatiran |
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2023 | GomBurZa |
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References
- ^ "Engkwentro (Clash)". engkwentro.com. 2014-01-12. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Diokno at IMDB
- ^ San Diego, Bayani (August 2012). "Cheer Factor: Latest Diokno film wins Berlin grant". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ Cruz, Oggs (28 October 2015). "Cheer Factor: Movie reviews: All 8 QCinema 2015 films". Rappler. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ Poul, Hubert. "Brotherhood". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ Tsui, Clarence (30 June 2016). "'Brotherhood' ('Kapatiran'): Karlovy Vary Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ Dy, Philbert (4 January 2016). "The Year in Film 2015". ClickTheCity.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.