Citizenship Filipino Name Gil Portes | Role Film director | |
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Occupation • Film director • Film producer • Screenwriter Movies Small Voices, 'Merika, Twinkle's Summer, At the Breast of the Enemy, Markova: Comfort Gay Similar People Joel Lamangan, Adolf Alix - Jr, Ricky Lee, Gina Alajar, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr | ||
GIL PORTES FILMS
Gil M. Portes (September 13, 1945 – May 24, 2017) was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter.
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Early life and education
Gil Portes took up his Journalism in University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines; and received a master's degree in theater from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York.
Career
His drama film Saranggola (1999) won various awards at the Metro Manila Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Actor. It was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
His drama film Small Voices (2002) is considered a masterpiece in Filipino cinema and won eleven awards and was nominated for eleven other awards including the Gawad Urian Awards.
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