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Pepe Diokno (director)

December 02, 2023

For his grandfather, the Filipino statesman also known as Ka Pepe Diokno, see Jose W. Diokno.
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Aromin and the surname or paternal family name is Diokno.

Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Diokno III (born August 13, 1987)[2][self-published source?] is a Filipino film director, producer, and screenwriter. His debut film, Engkwentro premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and received the Lion of the Future ("Luigi de Laurentiis") Award for Best Debut Film, as well as the Orizzonti Prize.

Pepe Diokno
Diokno at the Venice Film Festival, September 2009
Born
Jose Lorenzo Aromin Diokno III

(1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 (age 36)
Manila, Philippines
EducationUniversity of the Philippines Diliman[1]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2009–present
PartnerRoyd Santiago
Parent(s)Chel Diokno
Divina Aromin
Relatives
List
Websitepepediokno.com

He has since produced feature films, including Above the Clouds and Kapatiran.

Early life and career edit

Diokno was born in Manila, the first of six children of Chel Diokno, a lawyer and the founding dean of the De La Salle University (DLSU) College of Law, and Divina Aromin, a writer. He was named after his grandfather, the late Philippine senator and freedom fighter, Jose W. Diokno, the father of human rights and founder of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), who died six months before he was born. Pepe's great-great-grandfather is Gen. Ananías Diokno, leader of the Visayan forces during the 1896 Revolution and war against the United States.

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 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. This was followed in 2008, by a short documentary entitled Dancing For Discipline, which tells the story of the dancing inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center. The documentary was produced by Rock Ed Philippines and The Asia Foundation and enabled Diokno to visit detention facilities around the Philippines. It was at one such facility, in Davao City, that he met two brothers that would inspire his first feature film.

Career edit

Film edit

In 2009, at 21-years-old and still a student at the University of the Philippines, Diokno made his debut feature, Engkwentro. Produced on a meager budget, it tells the story of two teenage brothers on the run from a vigilante death squad, while throughout the film, the omnipresent voice of an iron-fisted mayor blasts on. The film premiered at the 2009 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, and was then selected to the 2009 Venice Film Festival, where it received the Lion of the Future - "Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for Best Debut Film, as well as the Orizzonti Prize for new trends in cinema. It also received the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the 2010 Jeonju International Film Festival, and the Gawad Urian for Best Editing.

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 edit

Diokno has made short films and commercials with companies such as Jollibee, P&G, Unilever, BPI, and many others. He directed the Kwentong Jollibee film Date and the Safeguard film Pabaon sa Buhay. Both these films set viral video records and international advertising awards.

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 edit

Year Title Festivals Awards
2009 Engkwentro
2014 Above the Clouds
2015 Kapatiran
2023 GomBurZa

Ancestry edit

References edit

  1. ^ . engkwentro.com. 2014-01-12. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ^ Diokno at IMDB
  3. ^ San Diego, Bayani (August 2012). "Cheer Factor: Latest Diokno film wins Berlin grant". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ^ Cruz, Oggs (28 October 2015). "Cheer Factor: Movie reviews: All 8 QCinema 2015 films". Rappler. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Poul, Hubert. "Brotherhood". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  6. ^ Tsui, Clarence (30 June 2016). "'Brotherhood' ('Kapatiran'): Karlovy Vary Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  7. ^ Dy, Philbert (4 January 2016). "The Year in Film 2015". ClickTheCity.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.

External links edit

  • Pepe Diokno - Official website
  • Pepe Diokno at IMDb
 
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December 02, 2023
pepe, diokno, director, grandfather, filipino, statesman, also, known, pepe, diokno, jose, diokno, this, philippine, name, middle, name, maternal, family, name, aromin, surname, paternal, family, name, diokno, jose, lorenzo, pepe, diokno, born, august, 1987, s. For his grandfather the Filipino statesman also known as Ka Pepe Diokno see Jose W Diokno In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Aromin and the surname or paternal family name is Diokno Jose Lorenzo Pepe Diokno III born August 13 1987 2 self published source is a Filipino film director producer and screenwriter His debut film Engkwentro premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and received the Lion of the Future Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film as well as the Orizzonti Prize Pepe DioknoDiokno at the Venice Film Festival September 2009BornJose Lorenzo Aromin Diokno III 1987 08 13 August 13 1987 age 36 Manila PhilippinesEducationUniversity of the Philippines Diliman 1 OccupationsFilm directorproducerscreenwriterYears active2009 presentPartnerRoyd SantiagoParent s Chel Diokno Divina ArominRelativesList Maris Diokno aunt Ramon Diokno great grandfather Ananias Diokno great great grandfather Felix Berenguer de Marquina ancestor Francis Garchitorena distant relative Websitepepediokno comHe has since produced feature films including Above the Clouds and Kapatiran Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Career 2 1 Film 2 2 Other projects 3 Filmography 4 Ancestry 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editDiokno was born in Manila the first of six children of Chel Diokno a lawyer and the founding dean of the De La Salle University DLSU College of Law and Divina Aromin a writer He was named after his grandfather the late Philippine senator and freedom fighter Jose W Diokno the father of human rights and founder of the Free Legal Assistance Group FLAG who died six months before he was born Pepe s great great grandfather is Gen Ananias Diokno leader of the Visayan forces during the 1896 Revolution and war against the United States 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 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival This was followed in 2008 by a short documentary entitled Dancing For Discipline which tells the story of the dancing inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center The documentary was produced by Rock Ed Philippines and The Asia Foundation and enabled Diokno to visit detention facilities around the Philippines It was at one such facility in Davao City that he met two brothers that would inspire his first feature film Career editFilm edit In 2009 at 21 years old and still a student at the University of the Philippines Diokno made his debut feature Engkwentro Produced on a meager budget it tells the story of two teenage brothers on the run from a vigilante death squad while throughout the film the omnipresent voice of an iron fisted mayor blasts on The film premiered at the 2009 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and was then selected to the 2009 Venice Film Festival where it received the Lion of the Future Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film as well as the Orizzonti Prize for new trends in cinema It also received the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the 2010 Jeonju International Film Festival and the Gawad Urian for Best Editing 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 edit Diokno has made short films and commercials with companies such as Jollibee P amp G Unilever BPI and many others He directed the Kwentong Jollibee film Date and the Safeguard film Pabaon sa Buhay Both these films set viral video records and international advertising awards 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 editYear Title Festivals Awards2009 Engkwentro 66th Venice Film Festival 2009 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2009 39th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2010 11th Jeonju International Film Festival 2010 50th Vienna International Film Festival 2010 5th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2009 Lion of the Future Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Debut Film Venice Film Festival Orizzonti Prize Best Picture Venice Film Festival Best Asian Film Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Prize Jeonju International Film Festival Best Editing Gawad Urian Awards2014 Above the Clouds 27th Tokyo International Film Festival 2014 25th Singapore International Film Festival 20142015 Kapatiran 3rd QCinema Film Festival 2015 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 20162023 GomBurZaAncestry editAncestors of Pepe Diokno16 Ananias Diokno8 Ramon Diokno17 Paulina Maracigan4 Jose W Diokno18 Roberto Wright9 Leonor Wright19 Irene Garcia2 Chel Diokno20 Alipio Bello Ycasiano10 Abelardo Icasiano21 Ysmaela Reyes5 Carmen Icasiano22 Francisco Reyes11 Carmen Reyes23 Macaria Baptista1 Pepe Diokno3 Divina ArominReferences edit 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 External links editPepe Diokno Official website Pepe Diokno at IMDb nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pepe Diokno Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pepe Diokno director amp oldid 1180998403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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