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Joseph Israel Laban is an award-winning Tagalog journalist and independent filmmaker. He is also a Palanca-winning playwright and a Fulbright Scholar. He holds a master's degree in documentary filmmaking from New York University〔http://journalism.nyu.edu/publishing/archives/pavement/author/joseph-israel-laban/index.html〕 where is a recipient of the prestigious NYU Graduate School for the Arts and Sciences Scholarship. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from the University of the Philippines – Diliman. In 2011, Laban directed, wrote and produced “Cuchera”,〔http://cinemalaya.org/film_chuchera.htm〕 a film about the plight of Filipino drug mules. It was screened at the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival - Discovery Section as well as other festivals including Stockholm, Fribourg, Cleveland and Belgrade. In 2013, he directed, wrote and produced the film “Nuwebe”, also under the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. It has been screened at more than twenty international film festivals including Montreal, Vancouver, Geneva and Goteborg. It has won several international awards from the Queens World Film Festival〔http://www.queensworldfilmfestival.com/films/detail.asp?fid=408〕 (Best Director), Harlem International Film Festival〔http://harlemfilmfestival.org/films/nuwebe-us-premiere/〕 (Best Actress) in New York City, Lume International Film Festival〔http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/nuwebe-wins-youth-jury-mention-of-honor-at-lume-filmfest-in-brazil/〕(Special Mention) in Brazil, Festival Internacional de Cine Puebla (Special Mention) in Mexico and the 2015 ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (Best Director) in Sarawak, Malaysia.〔http://entertainment.inquirer.net/167580/nora-aunor-cherie-gil-filipinos-bring-home-5-awards-from-malaysia/〕 In 2014, he produced the film Children’s Show 〔http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/65753-full-list-winners-cinemalaya-awards-night-2014〕 directed by first-time director Roderick Cabrido. The film has so far won the following awards: Special Jury Award at Fantasporto: 35th Oporto International Film Festival in Portugal; Special Jury Award, Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay, and Fantastic Cinema Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Fantastic Cinema Festival of the Film Society of Little Rock in Arkansas, USA; Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Sound at 10th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. He also directed, wrote and produced, the short film “Antipo” which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. He is the Co-Owner of One Big Fight Productions, a multi-awarded film and television production company. He is also the Founder and Festival Director of the (CineTotoo Philippine International Documentary Film Festival ), the biggest documentary film festival in the Philippines. In 2014, he was a Fellow of the Jakarta-based DocNet Southeast Asia Producers Strategy Workshop initiated by the Goethe-Institut Indonesien held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In February 2015, he attended the (Berlinale Talents ) at the Berlin International Film Festival.〔http://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/talent/josephisrael-laban5/profile〕 He is currently working as a Managing Producer of GMA News and Public Affairs assigned to such programs as Front Row where he is the Executive Producer, Director and Writer; and Reporter’s Notebook where is works as Head Writer. He is also the Founder and Festival Director of GMA News TV’s Cine Totoo Philippine International Documentary Film Festival.〔http://www.cinetotoo.com/index.php/news/story/374076/Cine-Totoo-documentaries-to-be-screened-in-theaters-on-September-24-to-30〕 Aside from his work in television and film, he also contributes to print and online media. He contributed articles and video work to The New York Times〔http://www.nytimes.com/video/2010/02/11/multimedia/1247466981720/afghan-avalanche.html〕 and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ). He was also a Fellow of the Bangkok-based Southeast Asian Press Alliance〔http://www.seapa.org/category/resource/f-articles/page/9/〕 in 2007 where he reported on the post-conflict situation in East Timor. In 2008, he contributed to the book “Wrongs Against Rights: Impunity Across Southeast Asia”. == Awards == Laban's awards include: the Grand Prize at the 2014 UNICEF Asia Pacific Child Rights Awards〔http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/14723/-front-row--wins-grand-prize-at-2014-unicef-asia-pacific-child-rights-award-for-television〕 for the documentary "Ulilang Lubos", a Gold World Medal at the 2008 New York Festivals for Television for "Batang Kalakal", two Silver World Medals at the 2012 New York Festivals for Television for "Bente Dos" and "Yaman sa Basura", a Finalist Certificate at the 2013 New York Festivals for Television, Silver Screen Awards at the 2008 and 2014 US International Film and Video Festival, finalist citations at the 2014 International URTI Grand Prix for Author's Documentary〔http://www.urti.org/news/finalistes_gptv2014-en〕 in Monaco, 2012 PopDev Television Awards and the 2013 UNICEF Child Rights Award and an Ani ng Dangal Award from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Last year, he was a Fellow of the Jakarta-based DocNet Southeast Asia Producers Strategy Workshop initiated by the Goethe-Institut Indonesien held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2002, the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature〔2002 Palanca Awards〕 recognized a one-act play he wrote about domestic violence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Laban」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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