Tikoy Aguiluz
Encyclopedia
Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz is an award winning Filipino
film director
, film producer
, screenwriter
and cinematographer
.
Aguiluz founded the Cinemanila International Film Festival
in Manila
in 1999.
Tikoy Aguiluz is one of the leading figures in the alternative cinema movement in the Philippines. A product of the University of the Philippines (Comparative Literature and Fine Arts), he is acknowledged as the co-founder in 1976 of UP Film Center where he served until 1990 as its Assistant Director and also spearheaded the association called Chamber Film Group. He was a recipient of a John D. Rockefeller III Grant to study filmmaking at the New York University and film archiving at the Library of Congress Film Archives in Washington, DC, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A British Council Grant led to further film studies and training in film archiving at the British Film Institute.
He had worked in various capacities in film projects with other important Filipino directors his senior, including National Artist Lino Brocka. He first made his mark with the 15-minute documentary, Mt. Banahaw, Holy Mountain. The film won Silver Trophy at the prestigious Young Filmmakers of Asia Festival in Iran.
Tikoy plunged into full-length feature in 1984 with the acclaimed Boatman. It was exhibited at the 1985 London Film Festival where it was cited as the outstanding film of the year. It was followed up several years later in 1995 with his own version of the story of the ill-fated household helper Flor Contemplacion in the equally acclaimed docu-drama entitled Bagong Bayani, OCW.
In 1996, his film Segurista (Dead Sure) was picked as the official Philippine entry to Oscars for the Best Foreign-Language Film category. It placed 12th in the list of thirty-nine titles. The same film bagged for Tikoy the Gawad Urian (the local film critics award) for best director as well as for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Production Design and Best Supporting Actor for Albert Martinez. Segurista toured international film festivals in Toronto, Singapore and others.
Tikoy's next venture, Rizal sa Dapitan (1997) - the historical film on the national hero's poignant exile - altogether swept the Manila Film Festival. It also captured the lion's share at the Philippine Movie Press Club's Star Awards and the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Annual Awards. The film was also shown at the First Philippine International Film Festival, at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Mar del Plata, Argentina and in Singapore. It continues its tour of world film capitals under the auspices of the Culture Committee of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines. When it competed last November in Brussels International Film Festival (Festival International du Film Independant), it was conferred the Grand Jury Prize in addition to the best actor award for lead star Albert Martinez who essayed the title role.
Tikoy has served on the jury of the Berlin, Pusan (South Korea), Singapore, Vesoul (France), Osian's Cinefan (Delhi), and Kerala in India, among others. He is the chief creative force behind the highly successful Cinemanila International Film Festival, which is now on its 13th year.
In 2003, the French government awarded Tikoy Aguiluz with the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres for his contribution to Philippine Cinema.
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...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
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and cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
.
Aguiluz founded the Cinemanila International Film Festival
Cinemanila International Film Festival
The Cinemanila International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by Filipino filmmaker Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz in 1999....
in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
in 1999.
Tikoy Aguiluz is one of the leading figures in the alternative cinema movement in the Philippines. A product of the University of the Philippines (Comparative Literature and Fine Arts), he is acknowledged as the co-founder in 1976 of UP Film Center where he served until 1990 as its Assistant Director and also spearheaded the association called Chamber Film Group. He was a recipient of a John D. Rockefeller III Grant to study filmmaking at the New York University and film archiving at the Library of Congress Film Archives in Washington, DC, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A British Council Grant led to further film studies and training in film archiving at the British Film Institute.
He had worked in various capacities in film projects with other important Filipino directors his senior, including National Artist Lino Brocka. He first made his mark with the 15-minute documentary, Mt. Banahaw, Holy Mountain. The film won Silver Trophy at the prestigious Young Filmmakers of Asia Festival in Iran.
Tikoy plunged into full-length feature in 1984 with the acclaimed Boatman. It was exhibited at the 1985 London Film Festival where it was cited as the outstanding film of the year. It was followed up several years later in 1995 with his own version of the story of the ill-fated household helper Flor Contemplacion in the equally acclaimed docu-drama entitled Bagong Bayani, OCW.
In 1996, his film Segurista (Dead Sure) was picked as the official Philippine entry to Oscars for the Best Foreign-Language Film category. It placed 12th in the list of thirty-nine titles. The same film bagged for Tikoy the Gawad Urian (the local film critics award) for best director as well as for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Production Design and Best Supporting Actor for Albert Martinez. Segurista toured international film festivals in Toronto, Singapore and others.
Tikoy's next venture, Rizal sa Dapitan (1997) - the historical film on the national hero's poignant exile - altogether swept the Manila Film Festival. It also captured the lion's share at the Philippine Movie Press Club's Star Awards and the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Annual Awards. The film was also shown at the First Philippine International Film Festival, at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Mar del Plata, Argentina and in Singapore. It continues its tour of world film capitals under the auspices of the Culture Committee of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines. When it competed last November in Brussels International Film Festival (Festival International du Film Independant), it was conferred the Grand Jury Prize in addition to the best actor award for lead star Albert Martinez who essayed the title role.
Tikoy has served on the jury of the Berlin, Pusan (South Korea), Singapore, Vesoul (France), Osian's Cinefan (Delhi), and Kerala in India, among others. He is the chief creative force behind the highly successful Cinemanila International Film Festival, which is now on its 13th year.
In 2003, the French government awarded Tikoy Aguiluz with the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres for his contribution to Philippine Cinema.
Films directed by Aguiluz
- The Boatman (1984)
- Balweg (1986)
- Bagong bayani (1995)
- Segurista (1996)
- Rizal sa DapitanRizal sa DapitanRizal sa Dapitan , is a 1997 film adaptation of life of the Filipino national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, starring Albert Martinez as Jose Rizal and Amanda Page as Josephine Bracken, the screenplay is by Pete Lacaba.-Plot:...
(1997) - 30 Views of Mt. Mayon (2000)
- Biyaheng langit (2000)
- Tatarin (2001)
- www.XXX.com (2003)
- Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga StoryManila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga StoryManila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story is an official entry of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival. Produced by Scenema Concept International and under the direction of Tikoy Aguiluz, the film stars Jeorge "E.R." Estregan in the title role, with Carla Abellana and Phillip Salvador...
(2011, in production) - El Presidente (Emilio Aguinaldo biopic) (2012, in production)
- Superstar: The Nora Aunor Story (Documentary, 2012, in production)