Robin Jacob (director)
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Robin Jacob is an English
director, editor, producer, writer, and cinematographer.
in Islington. Thereafter Robin went on to Hendon County Grammar School, leaving in 1975. Drama and sports were his favourite subjects and it was during his last year at Bell Lane where Scher cast him in the lead role in the school play, 'The Mayflower'. From then on the acting/film bug caught him.
He has spent the last 25 years in Asia
, predominantly in the Philippines
and Singapore
, producing and directing: pop videos, commercial
s, documentaries
and movies. He has also produced dozens of music albums for such artists as Freddie Aguilar
, (he produced and financed 'Kumusta Ka', the biggest ever selling album in the Philippines, 2 million+), SPY and Salatin.
In 1990, he won a Creative Award at the US Film & Video Festival for his documentary Freddie Aguilar a Child of the Revolution.
During the year, he also directed the Pop Video Paraiso for the Filipino group group Smokey Mountain (band). The video featured several shots of the rubbish tip in Metro Manila called Smokey Mountain and there were attempts by the Aquino Government to ban the video. However strong opposition from the composer Ryan Cayayab and the band itself stopped that from happening.
Robin Jacob won a Telly Award in 2005 for his documentary The Battle of Manila. He continues to produce and direct documentaries about Asia.
Robin Jacob is currently working on the movie 1066 with author Helen Hollick
. Attached to the movie are Mark Lester
, Ian Whyte
, Marty Klebba, Ronin Vibert, Lee Areneberg, Susan George, Jeff Stewart (The Bill), and Lewis Collins (The Professionals).
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
director, editor, producer, writer, and cinematographer.
Biography
He attended Bell Lane Primary School where he was taught Drama by Anna Scher who later went on to set up The Anna Scher TheatreAnna Scher Theatre
The Anna Scher Theatre is a community-based theatre school based in Islington, North London. The school turns out some of London's best child and adult actors.-Anna Scher:...
in Islington. Thereafter Robin went on to Hendon County Grammar School, leaving in 1975. Drama and sports were his favourite subjects and it was during his last year at Bell Lane where Scher cast him in the lead role in the school play, 'The Mayflower'. From then on the acting/film bug caught him.
He has spent the last 25 years in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, predominantly in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, producing and directing: pop videos, commercial
Television advertisement
A television advertisement or television commercial, often just commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film – is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization that conveys a message, typically one intended to market a product...
s, documentaries
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
and movies. He has also produced dozens of music albums for such artists as Freddie Aguilar
Freddie Aguilar
Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar , better known as Freddie Aguilar, is a folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for his rendition of "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution, and for his song "Anak", the best-selling...
, (he produced and financed 'Kumusta Ka', the biggest ever selling album in the Philippines, 2 million+), SPY and Salatin.
In 1990, he won a Creative Award at the US Film & Video Festival for his documentary Freddie Aguilar a Child of the Revolution.
During the year, he also directed the Pop Video Paraiso for the Filipino group group Smokey Mountain (band). The video featured several shots of the rubbish tip in Metro Manila called Smokey Mountain and there were attempts by the Aquino Government to ban the video. However strong opposition from the composer Ryan Cayayab and the band itself stopped that from happening.
Robin Jacob won a Telly Award in 2005 for his documentary The Battle of Manila. He continues to produce and direct documentaries about Asia.
Robin Jacob is currently working on the movie 1066 with author Helen Hollick
Helen Hollick
Helen Hollick is a British author of historical fiction. She is the author of the Arthurian trilogy Pendragon's Banner, and the novels Harold the King and A Hollow Crown.-Life and career:...
. Attached to the movie are Mark Lester
Mark Lester
Mark Lester is an English former child actor known for playing the title role in the 1968 musical film version of Oliver! and starring in a number of other British and European films of the 1960s and 70s and in a number of television series.-Early life and film career:Lester was born in Oxford,...
, Ian Whyte
Ian Whyte (actor)
Ian Whyte is a Welsh actor, stuntman and former professional basketball player.-Career:Born in Bangor, North Wales, he is known best for portraying almost all of the Predators in both Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. He stands at the height of .- Filmography :- External links :*...
, Marty Klebba, Ronin Vibert, Lee Areneberg, Susan George, Jeff Stewart (The Bill), and Lewis Collins (The Professionals).
Director
- 1066 (2008) (pre-production)
- Corregidor: The Rock (2005)
- War Is Real (2005)
- The Battle of Manila (2004)
- Standing TallStanding TallStanding Tall is the 14th album by the jazz group The Crusaders after they changed their name from The Jazz Crusaders, and their 3rd studio album with MCA Records...
(2004) - Bataan Death MarchBataan Death MarchThe Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of prisoners.The march was characterized by...
(2003) - Corregidor: Fortress of Courage (2000) (TV)
- Pag ibig sa bayan (1992)
- Joey AyalaJoey AyalaJoey Ayala is a contemporary pop music artist in the Philippines. He is well known for his style of music that combines the sounds of Filipino ethnic instruments with modern pop music. His professional music career started when he released an album recorded in a makeshift-studio in 1982...
Live in Concert (1992) - The Coconut Nut (1991)
- Paraiso (1991)
- Freddie AguilarFreddie AguilarFerdinand Pascual Aguilar , better known as Freddie Aguilar, is a folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for his rendition of "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution, and for his song "Anak", the best-selling...
Live in London (1991) - Kumusta ka (1991)
- Freddie Aguilar, a Child of the Revolution (1989)
- In My Mind (1989)
- MindanaoMindanaoMindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
(1989) - APO Plus (1988) (TV)
- Freddie Aguilar Live at the Ultra (1987) (TV)
- Getting BetterGetting Better"Getting Better" is a song written mainly by Paul McCartney, with lyrical contributions from John Lennon . It was recorded by The Beatles for the 1967 album Sgt...
(1987) (TV) - Vernie Varga Live in Concert (1987)
- Freddie Aguilar Live at the Playboy Club (1986) (TV)
- It (1985) (TV series) (25 episodes)
- Jam Morales, a Taste of Honey (1985) (TV)
- Ballet Dancer (1983)
- You (1983)