april-2012

The gender
bender
Raymond Lee champions everything
good and beautiful in Philippine fi lms.
One of the founding members of ufo
Pictures, Lee produced the landmark
independent movie Ang Pagdadalaga
ni Maximo Oliveros (The Blossoming
of Maximo Oliveros) in 2005. He
also co-wrote and produced 2011’s
Zombadings, a hilarious comedy that
features zombies — a runaway success
that used non-traditional marketing
techniques for an unconventional
story. His talents span the mainstream
industry and independent scene, as
he writes ten-hanky dramas for major
studios and poignant stories about
ordinary people.
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The triple threat
Chris Martinez writes, directs and produces fi lms that elicit a
strong response from the audience, be it laughter or tears or
both. After a slew of screenplays for the big studios, he wrote
and directed 100 — an independent fl ick about a woman
dying of cancer — which won awards at home and abroad. His
latest screenplay, Ang Babae sa Septic Tank (The Woman in
the Septic Tank) — directed by long-time collaborator Marlon
Rivera — has been hailed by critics and made a killing at the
box offi ce. His trademark humor and tight storytelling are
always apparent in his work, which never lacks heart, truth
and accessibility.