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March 27, 2014 at 05:56 am

My sister, my hero. <3

I don’t know how to start this entry on my professional film blog and I am 100% sure my sister will murder me for this in the morning when she finds out but I write this to put into words what I must express to myself, my family, friends and sister. My sister Sara Azimi […]

March 19, 2014 at 04:37 am

Asian Tigers BTS – The Bleeding Edge

After 2 years of relentless work, the hours are drawing to close on the post production for the pilot episode of ASIAN TIGERS. Here I am with post production wunderkind, my good friend Javi, hard at work editing a cut of the Asian Tigers pilot episode so sharp that it bleeds.

March 4, 2014 at 04:18 am

Post Typhoon Yolanda: Join the Fight

I am honored to have produced this video with Carlo Cu Unjieng. We wanted to give a personal voice to the many challenges that Yolanda survivors still face 5 months on after the disaster. Post Typhoon Yolanda: Join the Fight I would like to urge my friends here in the Philippines and elsewhere around the […]

March 3, 2014 at 01:41 am

Good Works

I am honored to have the opportunity to direct a documentary for WedPro that shall exhibit the important social relief work they are doing with communities in and around Tacloban affected by super storm Yolanda. Learn more about WedPro here: http://wedprophils.org/ As usual, at the 11th hour my equipment supplier Raffy Yllana always comes through […]

February 28, 2014 at 08:42 am

Explode Explodes! ^_^

Am very honored to learn from Q-York that the music video I directed last year for Vincent Bueno has been nominated for the VIMA Music Awards in Malaysia! You can check out the MV here: VINCENT BUENO feat. Q.-YORK – EXPLODE I would like to thank Jerome B Smooth, Vincent Bueno, Knowa Lazarus [Q-York], Flava […]

February 17, 2014 at 03:10 pm

The Boston!

I would like to congratulate my super kind mentor, Matthew Rosen, his wife Lori, Dean, David, Jennifer, Kevin, Junie, Kerwin and the rest of the cast and crew on the start of the production for that small TV show audiences across Asia know as The Kitchen Musical. Matthew and Co. will be directing and line […]

January 18, 2014 at 06:11 am

Freelance Screenwriter’s Wanted

We are currently looking to hire 2 or 3 freelance writers for a feature length screenplay assignment.   Candidates must have:   1)   Creative writing experience or have studied creative writing in college/university 2)   Able to work under the creative supervision of the producers 3)   Able to work in an office environment 4)   Must be […]

January 15, 2014 at 06:58 am

Update RE my open letter to the officers of Ogilvy & Mather’s Manila

Update RE my open letter to the officers of Ogilvy & Mather’s Manila. Since I sent my letter out Monday morning, aside from a dismissive comment on my timeline from the broadcast producer, I have not received one message, E-Mail, text or phone call from any of the Manila offices top officers assuring me that […]

January 12, 2014 at 08:23 pm

Open Letter to Ogilvy & Mathers Manila

Dear O&M, I am writing to bring to your attention an ordeal I was put through recently by Ogilvy PR Manila. Last March, I was contacted by Wish Saliente Torres, a broadcast producer with Redworks at Ogilvy & Mather Manila. She invited me to bid as a director for the documentation of an upcoming event by the Cebu […]

January 3, 2014 at 01:44 am

New Year, New Horizons

@ the start of the 2014 New Year, I am very thankful for the opportunities that  I have been presented with. While I was not able to win the Documentary/Factual category of the Super Pitch for ASIAN TIGERS, I received strong feedback and interest from the panel of judges.   Thanks to the Asia Super […]