The Philippines: Khavn de la Cruz of Filmless Films
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“For a few years now, Philippines had its
own answer to the Dogma manifesto. It was called
Filmless Films. Its leader is Khavn. He has been
tireless in organizing events, screening showcases
and festivals to promote Filipino digital cinema.
Filipino digital cinema has come of age.”
– Philip Cheah, Festival Director, Singapore
International Film Festival, Singapore“The
wild, funny, subversive no-budget video of the
Philippine punk rebel Khavn is a discovery in the
emphasis to the cinema of Southeast Asia.”
– Christoph Huber, Film Critic, Die Presse, Austria
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Lauded as the “Che Guevara of the Digital Revolution” and “enfant terrible of Philippine Cinema”, “Renaissance man” Khavn is “one of the underground digital cinema’s best-kept secrets”. This prolific and accomplished filmmaker with 16 features and over 60 short films to his name has won awards and been showcased in Europe, Asia and diverse parts of the world. He is the Creative and Managing Director of Filmless Films, his independent digital film company, Oracafe Multimedia Arts Company and Avant-Pop Music, and festival director since 2002 of the .MOV International Digital Film Festival, Philippines’ first digital film festival. In alliance with other Filipino film professionals, he founded the Philippine Independent Filmmakers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Indie Coop) and has served on the jury of the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France), Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (Czech Republic), and Jeonju International Digital Film Festival (Korea). Khavn also fronts The Brockas as a singer, songwriter and pianist and his other pursuits include having taught at his alma mater, Ateneo De Manila University, won prizes for his poetry and fiction from the Palanca National Literary Awards, published various writings, and written and composed two rock operas and assorted songs.
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| Feature Films |
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Squatterpunk (2006) |
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The Family That Eats Soil (2005) |
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Headless [Pugot] (2004) |
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Greaseman (2001) |
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The Twelve (2000) |
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| Short Films
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Literature (2007) |
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Rugby Boyz (2006) |
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Can & Slippers (2005) |
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Amen (2005) |
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Barong Brothers (2003) |
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| Award |
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Squatterpunk, Grand Jury Prize at Cinemanila International Film Festival, 2006 |
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Rugby Boyz, Best Documentary, 16th Rio De Janeiro International Short Film Festival & Special Mention Prize, 52nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 2006 |
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Greaseman, Winner, Experimental Video Category, 15th Gawad-CCP Alternative Film Festival, 2002 |
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The Twelve, Special Award for Best Full-Length Indie Feature, 14th Gawad-CCP Alternative Film Festival, 2000 |
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Amen, Winner, Short Feature Film Category, 12th Gawad-CCP Alternative Film Festival, 1999 & Winner-Recipient, 1998 Young Cinema Production Grant, National commission for Culture and the Arts, Mowelfund Film Institute, Philippine Information Agency, and Kodak Philippines, 1998 |
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