It is nothing totally new to him because as early as age 15 when he studied under Marilou Diaz-Abaya, he would fancy doing zombie films using ketchup as make-believe blood. “So when I was given the opportunity to do a big, studio-funded zombie film, I jumped at the idea. It took a year and a half to prepare and shoot it but it is all worth it. This is the big zombie movie I’ve always wanted to do when I was younger. I started by planning the mechanics and then choosing the cast and closely working with the creative team.”
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Music-making around volcano country
I’ve always been fascinated by Taal Volcano which I could see every time I visit what then was known as the Taal Vista Lodge. In 1995, I brought Licad and cellist-husband Antonio Meneses to perform in one of the functions rooms. It has a view of Taal Volcano seen from the glass partition. I actually imagined a volcano acting up when they played the Shostakovich sonata.
An edifying rom-com with message on saving the environment
With a stroke of good imagination, Direk Veronica — who co-wrote the screenplay with Jinky Laurel – was able to weave a tale of a distraught medical doctor (Coleen Garcia) who meets a nerdy agriculturist named Jay Policarpio (EA de Guzman) who has a penchant for delivering lectures on plants and reforestation and for a good measure, climate change.
Fairly good films win awards and lose theater allocation in 2019 MMFF
The irony of it all is that as the top three best pictures were announced, the award winning films were also losing theaters to the box office champions.