ELVERT BAÑARES
Elvert Bañares is a film director, producer and multidisciplinary artist who shoots his films independently, acting as his own cinematographer, editor and production designer. He started making underground experimental films and video art since 1993 and has moved on to direct narrative shorts and documentaries starting from 2008 onwards.
He is a two time Urian Award nominee (given by the Maunuri, the Philippines’ longest-running Film Critics' Group); three time Cultural Center of the Philippines Winner for Independent Film; and, winner of 12 international awards during the pandemic years in Copenhagen, Berlin, Los Angeles and Ontario including the Golden Kinabalu (Top Prize) at the 13th Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival. His films and art have been selected in more 100 international film and art festivals in 35+ countries across 6 continents.
Elvert has participated in festivals like 42nd FANTASPORTO International Film Festival, 38th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, 34th Tokyo International Film Festival, 39th BOGOCINE Festival de Cine de Bogota, 9th Maoriland Film Festival, 21st DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival, 16th Wairoa Maori Film Festival, 16th Native Spirit Film Festival, 15th Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo, 6th Hanoi Internatiobal Film Festival, 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, 2011 Prague Quadrennial, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Antimatter Underground Film Festival / Media Art, 50th CURTAS - Festival do Imaxinario and the 33rd São Paulo International Short Film Festival among others.
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