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Revision as of 06:18, 5 August 2022

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Indico and the surname or paternal family name is Diaz.
Lav Diaz
Diaz in 2016
Born
Lavrente Indico Diaz

(1958-12-30) December 30, 1958 (age 65)
Datu Paglas, Cotabato, Philippines
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable workEvolution of a Filipino Family
Heremias (Book One: The Legend of the Lizard Princess)
Death in the Land of Encantos
Century of Birthing
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
From What is Before

Lavrente Indico Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino filmmaker and former film critic.[1] Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on record, Diaz is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary Filipino filmmakers.

Although Diaz had been making films since the late 1990s, he didn't attract much public attention outside of the Philippines and the festival circuit until the release of his film Norte, the End of History (2013), which was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and received much critical praise.

Diaz's subsequent films have likewise received positive critical attention and many awards. From What Is Before (2014) won the Golden Leopard at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival; A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (2016) competed for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and won the Alfred Bauer Prize; and The Woman Who Left (2016) competed at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and won the Golden Lion. He received the FAMAS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. He is the recipient of 2021's Natatanging Gawad Urian (Gawad Urian Lifetime Achievement Award).

Education

Diaz has an economics degree from Notre Dame University in Cotabato City.[citation needed]

Career

He has won several international awards such as the award for Best Picture at the Singapore International Film Festival, the Independent Film Festival of Brussels and Gawad Urian in 2002 and Netpac Jury Prize and Best Acting Ensemble (2001 Cinemanila International Film Festival) for his film Batang West Side (including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Music, Best Sound at the Urian), in Gawad Urian in 2005 for the film Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino (Evolution of a Filipino Family), and Special Jury Prize at the Fribourg International Film Festival in 2006 for Heremias, Book One.

His films often tackle the issues regarding the current social and political state of the Philippines. His film Kagadanan sa Banwaan ning mga Engkanto (Death in the Land of Encantos), the Closing Film of the orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival 2007, was awarded with a Golden Lion Special Mention. Death in the Land of Encantos was also in competition at the Artistic Innovation Award (Visions) of the Toronto International Film Festival 2007. He received several awards at the Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. His film Melancholia won the Orizzonti Grand Prize at the 65th Venice International Film Festival in 2008. In January 2011 he joined the board of directors for Cine Foundation International.[2]

He went back in 2011 at the Venice International Film Festival for his film Siglo ng Pagluluwal (Century of Birthing)[3] and which earned the Grand Jury Prize at the 13th Cinemanila International Film Festival. The following year, his film Florentina Hubaldo, CTE won Best Asian Film at the Jeonju International Film Festival[4] and gained the On-Screen Award at the Images Festival.[5]

His 2013 film Norte, the End of History was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 66th Cannes Film Festival.[6] He received the Golden Leopard at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival for From What Is Before. At the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival, his film A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery was awarded the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize. In the same year, he also received the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival for The Woman Who Left.

Diaz has made crime stories, ghost stories and a musical. On the topic of genre Diaz has said, "it’s nice to dwell on genres because there are formulas there and you can work with them. But at the same time you’re free to break them."[7]

He is a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2010, the Prince Claus Award of the Netherlands in 2014 and The Radcliffe Fellowship of Harvard University, 2016–2017.

Diaz was invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to join as a member in July 2017.

Filmography

Title Year Functioned as Notes Length Ref(s)
Director Writer Editor Producer Cinematographer
Mabuting Kaibigan, Masamang Kaaway 1991 Yes Co-written with Tony Mortel, Jose Bartolome and Manny Buising. 110 min (1:50)
Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo Hahanapin Kita 1993 Yes Co-written with Henry Nadong. 103 min (1:43)
Serafin Geronimo: Kriminal ng Baryo Concepcion 1998 Yes Yes Directorial debut;

English title: The Criminal of Barrio Concepcion.

132 min (2:12) [8]
Burger Boy's' 1999 Yes Yes 112 min (1:52) [9]
Hubad sa Ilalim ng Buwan Yes Yes English title: Naked Under the Moon. 110 min (1:50) [10]
Batang West Side 2001 Yes Yes Yes English title: West Side Avenue. 315 min (5:15) [11]
Hesus, Rebolusyunaryo 2002 Yes Yes English title: Hesus the Revolutionary 112 min (1:52) [9]
Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino 2004 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: Evolution of a Filipino Family. 647 min (10:47) [12]
Heremias (Unang Aklat: Ang Alamat ng Prinsesang Bayawak) 2006 Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: Heremias (Book One: Legend of the Lizard Princess). 519 min (8:39)
Kagadanan Sa Banwaan Ning Mga Engkanto 2007 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: Death in the Land of Encantos. 541 min (9:01) [13]
Melancholia 2008 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 447 min (7:27) [14]
Walang Alaala ang mga Paru-Paro 2009 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Short film

English title: Butterflies Have No Memories.

40 min [15]
Babae ng Hangin 2011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Incomplete

English title: Woman of the Wind.

Siglo ng Pagluluwal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: Century of Birthing

also composer.

359 min (5:59) [16]
Elehiya sa Dumalaw Mula sa Himagsikan. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution. 80 min (1:20) [17]
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE 2012 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 367 min (6:07) [18]
Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan 2013 Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: Norte, the End of History.

co-written with Rody Vera; adapted from the novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Nominated - Best International Film at the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards.

Nominated - Un Certain Regard at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

250 min (4:10) [19]
Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon 2014 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: From What Is Before.

Winner Golden Leopard at the 2014 Locarno Film Festival

339 min (5:39) [19]
Mga Anak ng Unos: Unang Aklat Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Documentary

English title: Storm Children: Book One.

143 min (2:23) [20]
Fragment 2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes "Ang Araw Bago ang Wakas..." segment

English title: The Day Before the End.

130 hr (2:10) (film); 16 min (segment) [21]
Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

Premiered at 2016 Berlin Film Festival In Competition

489 min (8:09) [22]
Ang Babaeng Humayo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: The Woman Who Left.

Adapted from the short story God Sees the Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy.

Winner Golden Lion at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.

229 min (3:49) [23]
Ang Panahon ng Halimaw 2018 Yes Yes Yes English title: Season of the Devil

Also composer.

Premiered at 2018 Berlin Film Festival In Competition

234 min (3:54)
Lakbayan Yes Yes Yes Yes "Hugaw/Dirt" segment

English title: Journey

118 min (1:58) [24]
Ang Hupa 2019 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: The Halt 283 min (4:43) [25]
Lahi, Hayop 2020 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: Genus Pan

Re-edited material from an abandoned 2014 feature film.

157 min (2:37)
Historya ni Ha 2021 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English title: History of Ha 273 min (4:33) [26]
A Tale of Filipino Violence 2022 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Adapted from Ricardo Lee's short story and screenplay

premiere FidMarseillse.

409 min (6:49)
When the Waves Are Gone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Premiere 2022 Venice Film Festival Out of Competition 187 min (3:07)

Awards and nominations

Year Film Film festival Category Result Refs.
2008 Melancholia 65th Venice International Film Festival Best Film (Horizons) Won [27]
2013 Norte, the End of History 2013 Cannes Film Festival Prix Un Certain Regard Nominated [28]
2014 From What Is Before 2014 Locarno Film Festival Golden Leopard Won [29]
2016 A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery 66th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Nominated [30]
Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear) Won [31]
The Woman Who Left 73rd Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion Won [32]
2018 Season of the Devil 68th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Nominated [33]
2020 Genus, Pan 77th Venice International Film Festival Best Director (Horizons) Won [34]

References

  1. ^ Diaz, Lav (September 19, 1988). "Talagang nakakatakot". Manila Standard (in Filipino). Manila Standard News, Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Cinefoundation.org Archived 7 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jennings, Sheri (18 August 2011). "Venice Orizzonti adds Lav Diaz's Century of Birthing". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ Hwang, Hei-rim (8 May 2012). "Jeonju International Film Festival award winners announced". Korean Cinema Today. KOFIC. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Images Festival Award Winners". Images Festival. Tucows Domains Inc. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. ^ Cronk, Jordan (2018-03-26). "Berlin Interview: Lav Diaz". Film Comment. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  8. ^ Grenier, Pascal (15 September 2016). "3 Films by Lav Diaz". Cinetalk.net. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  9. ^ a b Tioseco, Alexis A. (30 January 2006). "A Conversation with Lav Diaz". Criticine. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  10. ^ Cockrell, Eddie (8 May 2000). "Review: Naked Under the Moon". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (31 July 2002). "Review: Batang West Side". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  12. ^ Koehler, Robert (28 September 2004). "Review: Evolution of a Filipino Family". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  13. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (2 October 2007). "Review: Death in the Land of Encantos". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  14. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (29 September 2008). "Review: Melancholia". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Butterflies Have No Memories". filmaffinity.com. Film Affinity. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  16. ^ Koehler, Robert (2 October 2011). "Review: Century of Birthing". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  17. ^ Cruz, Oggs (11 September 2011). "Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  18. ^ "Day 5 – Florentina Hubaldo, CTE (Diaz)". The Art of Slow Cinema. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  19. ^ a b Chang, Justin (5 September 2014). "Film Review: From What Is Before". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  20. ^ Tsui, Clarence (19 January 2015). "Storm Children, Book One (Mga Anak ng Unos, Unang Aklat): Rotterdam Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Ang Araw Bago ang Wakas". viennale.at. Vienna International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  22. ^ Lodge, Guy (9 September 2016). "Berlin Film Review: A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  23. ^ Lodge, Guy (9 September 2016). "Film Review: The Woman Who Left". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  24. ^ Tsui, Clarence (25 October 2018). "'Lakbayan': Film Review | Tokyo 2018". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  25. ^ Romney, Jonathan (24 May 2019). "'The Halt': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Lav Diaz's language of love this Valentine's Day: a John Lloyd movie you can stream for free". ABS-CBN News. Feb 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Melancholia".
  28. ^ "Norte, Hangganan Ng Kasaysayan".
  29. ^ "Filipino Director Lav Diaz Takes Home Top Prize in Locarno". 16 August 2014.
  30. ^ "Eight-hour Berlin film focuses on Philippines revolution". Reuters. 18 February 2016.
  31. ^ "Lav Diaz's 'Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis' wins big at Berlin Int'l Film Festival".
  32. ^ "The Woman Who Left wins Venice film festival as Nocturnal Animals runnerup". 10 September 2016.
  33. ^ "Ang Panahon ng Halimaw | Season of the Devil | in Zeiten des Teufels".
  34. ^ "Lav Diaz wins Best Director at Venice Film Fest's Orizzonti section". 14 September 2020.

Further publications

  • Diaz, Lav. Batang West Side, Edition Filmmuseum, 2-disc set, 2022 Österreichisches Filmmuseum
  • Guarneri, Michael. Conversations with Lav Diaz. Piretti - Bologna - 2021
  • Corinne Maury, Olivier Zuchuat (dir.), Lav Diaz : faire face, Paris, Post Editions, 2022, 365 p.
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