- Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Adolf Alix (
full name : Adolfo B. Alix, Jr.) is a Filipinoscreenwriter andfilm director .Biography
Alix graduated magna cum laude from the
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila with a degree inMass Communication . He was a scholar of thePublic Relations Society of the Philippines .At age 18, he won First Prize in the Film Development Foundation’s (now Council) nationwide screenwriting competition in
1999 . Even better, his prize-winning script, "Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata ", was made into a feature film byCarlitos Siguion Reyna . [ [http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=99288 Philippine Daily Inquirer website, One film after another, from Adolf Alix Jr.] ]He was co-writer of the multi-awarded "
Mga Munting Tinig " byGil Portes and art director of the prizewinning "Mano Po " byJoel Lamangan .He also co-wrote
Gil Portes ’ "Beautiful Life ", "Homecoming" and "Mourning Girls " andJoyce Bernal ’s "D’Anothers ". He teaches scriptwriting atSan Beda College inAlabang ,Muntinlupa .His full length directorial debut, "
Donsol ", won the Jury Prize in theAsian Marine Film Festival inJapan , the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in theUSA , and had been screened in various film festivals abroad. It was the official Philippine entry to the 80th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars ) inFebruary 2008 inHollywood . [ [http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/nov/13/yehey/opinion/20071113opi6.html Manila Times Internet Edition, Donsol] ] In the same year, he directed the movie entitled, "" of Ignite Media Films ang GMA Films starringIza Calzado and F4 memberKen Zhu . [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/57577/Iza-Calzado-is-Ken-Zhus-leading-lady-in-Batanes GMA NEWS.TV, Iza Calzado is Ken Zhu's leading lady in 'Batanes'] ]Aside from being a director, he is also handling film and screenwriting classes at
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and San Beda College-Alabang.Filmography
As Writer
* Adela (2008) (writer)
* Kadin (2007) (screenplay) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
* Siquijor: Mystic Island (2007) (writer)
* Donsol (2006) (writer)
* Umaaraw, umuulan (2006) (screenplay)
* The Mourning Girls (2006) (story and screenplay)
* D' Anothers (2005) (screenplay) (story)
* "Qpids" (2005) TV series (writer)
* Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (2005) (screenplay) (story)
* Beautiful Life (2004) (writer)
* Homecoming (2003/I) (written by)
* Munting tinig, Mga (2002) (writer) ... aka Small Voices (International: English title)
* Kahapon, may dalawang bata (1999) (story "Ada") ... aka Yesterday Children (International: English title)As Director
* Kalayaan (2008) (announced)
* Imoral (2008)
* Adela (2008)
* [http://www.pep.ph/guide/1624/Will-lust-turn-to-love-in-Adolf-Alix-Jr.& Daybreak] (2008) (as Adolfo B. Alix Jr.)
* Manila (2008)
* Batanes (2007) ... aka Batanes - Ang pag-Ibig ay walang hangganan (Philippines: Tagalog title: long title)
* [http://www.pep.ph/guide/1105/Jiro-Manio-dreams-of-owning-a-set-of-drums-in-Tambolista Tambolista] (2007) ... aka Drumbeat (Philippines: English title)
* Nars (2007)
* Kadin (2007) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
* Donsol (2006)As Producer
* Adela (2008) (executive producer)
* Now Showing (2008) (associate producer)
* Kadin (2007) (producer) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
* Donsol (2006) (executive producer)As Production Designer
* Adela (2008)
Awards and citations
External links
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* [http://www.pcci.com.ph/fac.htm/ Philippine Center for Creative Imaging]References
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