I have devoted almost two years of work developing ASIAN TIGERS, a docu-reality TV series about the life and work of the brightest, most passionate Mixed Martial Arts coaches here in Asia today. And I recently received great news about it. It was submitted by my colleague Charissa Pammit to the ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS SUPERPITCH […]

“… Fear cuts deeper than swords…” Syrio Forel, The Game of Thrones Due to an extremely disappointing work experience earlier this year, I am no longer accepting work as a director with the Manila office of Ogilvy & Mather’s. I took a small job directing coverage for the Cebu Chamber of Commerce in March and […]

The legendary Joel Lamangan with moi. ^_^ Without a doubt in my mind, Maricel Ticar is the very best executive producer I have ever had the privilege of working with as a director. Simply put, I will never forget our work together on the Dove Men+Care Valentine’s campaign last year. Her great intelligence and boundless […]

Late yesterday evening I concluded my first day of taping with Fight Corps MMA for the pilot episode of the TV series I am developing with Unitel Entertainment. I could not have accomplished this without help from Tonio Ramirez, he went through a long sleepless day on my behalf. I am very grateful for Tonio’s […]

Malik VO: I have a dream. It is very dark and I am at the bottom of a well. High above me, I can glimpse the sun and sky – but it is very far away and the well is very deep. I hear a voice. Voice: Malik-jan. You’re going to disappear my son, you […]

Hi2u world! ^_^ Remember this video circa Valentines last year? Real Men Surprise Their Dates Returning to the wild world of Ad Land, that little video I directed last year for Unilever Philippines via the good people at Ogilvy & Mather continues to surprise and rack up awards here in the Philippines. Under the project […]

Music videos are the bomb! Each time I get to step out and direct an MV, it’s a chance to create visually engaging work. I was given another opportunity to play in MTV-land with Vincent Bueno, a talented new artist here in the Philippines. You can check out my Director’s Cut for his music video […]

Thanks to the good people over at Fisher Klingenstein Films my feature length documentary Standing Up: Taking Over The War is now available on Amazon & Hulu.   HULU STREAMING: http://www.hulu.com/watch/460948 AMAZON STREAMING: http://www.amazon.com/Standing-Up-Taking-Over-The/dp/B006JIU9US   You can learn more about the documentary here: http://www.facebook.com/StandingUpTheMovie?fref=ts   And here: www.standingupthemovie.com   I remain very grateful to have […]

Over the past decade I have been deeply impressed to see games change from mere entertainment to one of the most involving art forms humanity has ever seen. The trailers meant to advertise these games have followed suit – and some of them are unbelievably beautiful and well executed. Take Polish game developer CD Projekt; they […]

“To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower” – William Blake, Auguries of Innocence I recently chanced across some amazing microscopic photography and found the visuals so captivating that I just had to share it. The infinitesimal, writ large. ^_^ http://www.livescience.com/24194-nikon-small-world-winning-photos.html