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Adolfo Alix, Jr. est un Réalisateur, Scénariste, Producteur, Monteur, Créateur de production et Script né le 10 octobre 1978 à Makati (Philippines)
Adolfo Alix, Jr. or Adolf Alix (full name: Adolfo B. Alix, Jr.) is a Filipino screenwriter and film director.
He graduated magna cum laude at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) with a degree in Mass Communications.
He started his career as a scriptwriter for films and television. 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 by Carlitos Siguion Reyna.
His others screenplays include Gil Portes' acclaimed MGA MUNTING TINIG, (SMALL VOICES, 2002) and HOMECOMING (2003) and many others.
He also handled film and screenwriting classes at his alma mater and San Beda College-Alabang and currently teaches at De La Salle University-Taft.
His first film, DONSOL was a finalist in the 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival where it won Best Actress and Best Cinematography honors. The film was screened in several international film festivals abroad and garnered Special Jury prizes in the Asian Marine Film Festival in Japan and in the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in the U.S.A. It was also the Philippines' official submission to the Academy Awards (OSCARS) Best Foreign Language Film category.
Since his debut as a director, he has become one of the most promising and prolific young Filipino filmmakers with his other films screened at various international film festivals. KADIN (THE GOAT, 2006) Alix’ second feature, premiered in the Ici et ailleurs section of the 60th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and competed in the 27th Festival International du Film d’ Amiens in France.
His third film, TAMBOLISTA (DRUMBEAT, 2007) was featured in the Sturm und Drang (Cinema of the Future) section of the 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival. ADELA, his feature starring veteran actress Anita Linda, was screened at Toronto, Pusan and Rotterdam International Film Festivals. It also won in all the categories of the Young Critics' Circle Awards 2009 including Best Picture and Best Performer.
After co-directing BATANES (2007) with Dave Hukom, he disowned talents who worked on the movie when they asked him to settle their fees.
MANILA (2009), co-directed with Raya Martin and starring Piolo Pascual, was selected in the Out-of-Competition (Special Screenings) of the 62nd Festival de Cannes.
His latest work CHASSIS (2010), about a mother trying to make ends meet as she lives under the container vans in Pier 16, premiered in the Pusan International Film Festival and was screened in the Vancouver Film Festival. It is also the first Filipino film to compete in the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.
Alix has been recently listed by The Hollywood Reporter in its “Next Generation Asia 2010, which features the top 20 young entertainment personalities in the region deemed “the best and the brightest among their peers” from a vast region considered “the world’s biggest entertainment market.”
He is now working on several projects including KALAYAAN (Wildlife) which received script development support from the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam and PORNO which was part of the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum.
His 2013 film Death March was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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Born October 17, 1978 in Makati City, Philippines.He graduated magna cum laude at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) with a degree in Mass Communications.
He started his career as a scriptwriter for films and television. 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 by Carlitos Siguion Reyna.
His others screenplays include Gil Portes' acclaimed MGA MUNTING TINIG, (SMALL VOICES, 2002) and HOMECOMING (2003) and many others.
He also handled film and screenwriting classes at his alma mater and San Beda College-Alabang and currently teaches at De La Salle University-Taft.
His first film, DONSOL was a finalist in the 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival where it won Best Actress and Best Cinematography honors. The film was screened in several international film festivals abroad and garnered Special Jury prizes in the Asian Marine Film Festival in Japan and in the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in the U.S.A. It was also the Philippines' official submission to the Academy Awards (OSCARS) Best Foreign Language Film category.
Since his debut as a director, he has become one of the most promising and prolific young Filipino filmmakers with his other films screened at various international film festivals. KADIN (THE GOAT, 2006) Alix’ second feature, premiered in the Ici et ailleurs section of the 60th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and competed in the 27th Festival International du Film d’ Amiens in France.
His third film, TAMBOLISTA (DRUMBEAT, 2007) was featured in the Sturm und Drang (Cinema of the Future) section of the 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival. ADELA, his feature starring veteran actress Anita Linda, was screened at Toronto, Pusan and Rotterdam International Film Festivals. It also won in all the categories of the Young Critics' Circle Awards 2009 including Best Picture and Best Performer.
After co-directing BATANES (2007) with Dave Hukom, he disowned talents who worked on the movie when they asked him to settle their fees.
MANILA (2009), co-directed with Raya Martin and starring Piolo Pascual, was selected in the Out-of-Competition (Special Screenings) of the 62nd Festival de Cannes.
His latest work CHASSIS (2010), about a mother trying to make ends meet as she lives under the container vans in Pier 16, premiered in the Pusan International Film Festival and was screened in the Vancouver Film Festival. It is also the first Filipino film to compete in the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.
Alix has been recently listed by The Hollywood Reporter in its “Next Generation Asia 2010, which features the top 20 young entertainment personalities in the region deemed “the best and the brightest among their peers” from a vast region considered “the world’s biggest entertainment market.”
He is now working on several projects including KALAYAAN (Wildlife) which received script development support from the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam and PORNO which was part of the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum.
His 2013 film Death March was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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Padre de Familia (2016)
Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame
Acteurs Nora Aunor, Coco Martin, Julia Montes, Joel Torre, Rosanna "Osang" Roces, Joem Bascon
Note68%
Death March (2013)
, 1h50Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame, Guerre, Historique
Acteurs Jason Abalos, Sid Lucero, Zanjoe Marudo, Sam Milby, Felix Roco, Carlo Aquino
Note60%
En 1942 aux Philippines, la marche forcée de prisonniers de guerre philippins et américains.
Muli (2010)
Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame
Thèmes Sexualité, Homosexualité, LGBT, LGBT
Acteurs Cogie Domingo, Sid Lucero, Marco Alcaraz, Angeli Bayani, Joross Gamboa, John Manalo
Note66%
Manila (2009)
, 1h30Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame
Acteurs Piolo Pascual, Rosanna "Osang" Roces, Jay Manalo, Alessandra De Rossi, Anita Linda, William Martinez
Note60%
Adela (2008)
, 1h30Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame
Acteurs Anita Linda, Jason Abalos, Joem Bascon, Iza Calzado, Ricky Davao, Perla Bautista
Note70%
On her eightieth birthday, Adela prepares enough food to accommodate her children who all promised to be present during the occasion. She goes around the community and helps those who are in need. She tries to treat it like a normal day—doing her daily chores and duties but the widow can't hide her loneliness.
Daybreak (2008)
, 1h15Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Romance
Thèmes Sexualité, Homosexualité, LGBT, LGBT
Acteurs Coco Martin
Note49%
A married man is having an affair with another man. After some time apart, the two men spend a night together in a family vacation home in Tagaytay, Cavite. Together in such close quarters, the two are left with nothing to do but to confront the realities of their relationship.
Batanes (2007)
, 1h40Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Iza Calzado, Joem Bascon, Bembol Roco, Daria Ramirez, Sid Lucero, Glaiza de Castro
Note68%
It was a whirlwind romance when Pam (Iza Calzado) meets Ivatan Rico (Joem Bascon) in Manila. She decides to give up her meaningless, stressful city life and follow him to Batanes to meet his parents Boy (Bembol Roco) and Lydia (Daria Ramirez) and marry him. The sea immediately intimidates Pam and shows its power, telling her how, with the strong toss of its waves, it can end everything.
Donsol (2006)
, 2h25Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Sid Lucero, Angel Aquino, Evangeline Rose Eigenmann y Gil, Bembol Roco, Jaclyn Jose, Mark Gil
Note72%
Donsol is a movie about a whaleshark guide named Daniel who falls in love with the beautiful but mysterious tourist Teresa. The two individuals are nursing their own heartaches but find themselves hopelessly drawn to each other; Daniel was left behind by his girlfriend for a rich man, Teresa a widowed breast cancer patient.
Scénariste
Manila (2009)
, 1h30Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame
Acteurs Piolo Pascual, Rosanna "Osang" Roces, Jay Manalo, Alessandra De Rossi, Anita Linda, William Martinez
Rôle Ecrivain
Note60%
Villa Estrella (2009)
Genres Horreur
Acteurs Shaina Magdayao, Jake Cuenca, Maja Salvador, Geoff Eigenmann, John Estrada, John Arcilla
Note54%
How come people who go there are never seen again? Does the villa "eat" people alive?
Adela (2008)
, 1h30Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame
Acteurs Anita Linda, Jason Abalos, Joem Bascon, Iza Calzado, Ricky Davao, Perla Bautista
Rôle Ecrivain
Note70%
On her eightieth birthday, Adela prepares enough food to accommodate her children who all promised to be present during the occasion. She goes around the community and helps those who are in need. She tries to treat it like a normal day—doing her daily chores and duties but the widow can't hide her loneliness.
Donsol (2006)
, 2h25Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Sid Lucero, Angel Aquino, Evangeline Rose Eigenmann y Gil, Bembol Roco, Jaclyn Jose, Mark Gil
Note72%
Donsol is a movie about a whaleshark guide named Daniel who falls in love with the beautiful but mysterious tourist Teresa. The two individuals are nursing their own heartaches but find themselves hopelessly drawn to each other; Daniel was left behind by his girlfriend for a rich man, Teresa a widowed breast cancer patient.
D' Anothers (2005)
, 1h45Réalisé par Joyce Bernal
Origine Philippines
Genres Comédie, Comédie horrifique, Comédie romantique, Horreur
Thèmes Fantômes, Comédie horrifique
Acteurs Vhong Navarro, Toni Gonzaga-Soriano, Pokwang, Roxanne Guinoo, Dominic Ochoa, Joross Gamboa
Rôle Histoire
Note57%
The Resurreccion's ancestral mansion is believed to have a portal to the other world. Every quarter of a century, it must be opened by a chosen member of the clan, known as "The One", to enable stranded ghosts to cross over to the afterlife. With no surviving clan member opening the portal in the past 100 years, ghosts have overcrowded the now-abandoned mansion.
Mga Munting Tinig (2003)
, 1h49Réalisé par Gil M. Portes
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame
Acteurs Alessandra De Rossi, Dexter Doria, Gina Alajar, Amy Austria, Irma Adlawan
Note69%
Melinda (Alessandra de Rossi) is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial public school, which lacks resources and has corrupt personnel. The heavy monsoon rains and the nearby NPAs also add to her difficulties.
Producteur
Muli (2010)
Réalisé par Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Origine Philippines
Genres Drame
Thèmes Sexualité, Homosexualité, LGBT, LGBT
Acteurs Cogie Domingo, Sid Lucero, Marco Alcaraz, Angeli Bayani, Joross Gamboa, John Manalo
Rôle Producteur
Note66%