Adolfo Alix, Jr. or Adolf Alix (full name: Adolfo B. Alix, Jr.) is a Filipino screenwriter and film director.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 2.1 As Writer 2.2 As Director 2.3 As Producer 2.4 As Production Designer 3 Awards and citations 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Biography

Born October 17, 1978 in Makati City, Philippines.

He graduated magna cum laude at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) with a degree in Mass Communications.

He started his career as a scriptwriter for films and television. At age 18, he won First Prize in the Film Development Foundation’s (now Council) nationwide screenwriting competition in 1999. Even better, his prize-winning script, Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata, was made into a feature film by Carlitos Siguion Reyna.

His others screenplays include Gil Portes' acclaimed MGA MUNTING TINIG, (SMALL VOICES, 2002) and HOMECOMING (2003) and many others.

He also handled film and screenwriting classes at his alma mater and San Beda College-Alabang and currently teaches at De La Salle University- Taft.

His first film, DONSOL was a finalist in the 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival where it won Best Actress and Best Cinematography honors. The film was screened in several international film festivals abroad and garnered Special Jury prizes in the Asian Marine Film Festival in Japan and in the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in the U.S.A. It was also the Philippines' official submission to the Academy Awards (OSCARS) Best Foreign Language Film category.

Since his debut as a director, he has become one of the most promising and prolific young Filipino filmmakers with his other films screened at various international film festivals. KADIN (THE GOAT, 2006) Alix’ second feature, premiered in the Ici et ailleurs section of the 60th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and competed in the 27th Festival International du Film d’ Amiens in France.

His third film, TAMBOLISTA (DRUMBEAT, 2007) was featured in the Sturm und Drang (Cinema of the Future) section of the 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival. ADELA , his feature starring veteran actress Anita Linda, was screened at Toronto, Pusan and Rotterdam International Film Festivals. It also won in all the categories of the Young Critics' Circle Awards 2009 including Best Picture and Best Performer.

MANILA (2009), co-directed with Raya Martin and starring Piolo Pascual, was selected in the Out-of-Competition (Special Screenings) of the 62nd Festival de Cannes.

He is now working on KALAYAAN (FREEDOMLAND) which received script development support from the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam and PORNO which will be presented as one of the projects in the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum 2009.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] As Writer

• Villa Estrella (2009) (co-writer)
• Manila (2009) (co-writer)
• Adela (2008) (co-writer)
• Kadin (2007) (screenplay) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
• Siquijor: Mystic Island (2007) (co-writer)
• Donsol (2006) (writer)
• Umaaraw, Umuulan (2006) (screenplay)
• The Mourning Girls (2006) (co-writer)
• D'Anothers (2005) (co-writer) (story)
• Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (2005) (co-writer)
• Beautiful Life (2004) (co-writer)
• Homecoming (2003) (co-writer)
• Mga Munting Tinig (2002) (co-writer) ... aka Small Voices (International: English title)
• Kahapon May Dalawang Bata (1999) (story: "Ada") ... aka Yesterday Children (International: English title)

[edit] As Director

• Porno (2009) (pre-production)
• Kalayaan (2009) (pre-production)
• Karera (2009)
• Aurora (2009)
• Manila (2008)
• Imoral (2008)
• Adela (2008)
• Daybreak (2008)
• Batanes (2007) ... aka Batanes - Ang pag-Ibig ay walang hangganan (Philippines: Tagalog title: long title)
• Nars (2007)
• Tambolista" (2007) ... aka Drumbeat (Philippines: English title)
• Kadin (2007) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
• Donsol (2006)

[edit] As Producer

• Aurora (2009) (executive producer)
• Manila (2008) (co-producer)
• Adela (2008) (executive producer)
• Now Showing (2008) (associate producer)
• Kadin (2007) (producer) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
• Donsol (2006) (executive producer)

[edit] As Production Designer

• Adela (2008)
• Mano Po (2002) (as art director)

[edit] Awards and citations

Year	Award	Category	Movie Title	Result	Recipient(s)
1999	Film Development Foundation	Best in Screenwriting	Winner	Kahapon May Dalawang Bata (2002)	Adolfo Alix, Jr.
2003	FAMAS Awards	Best Screenplay	Finalist	Mga Munting Tinig (Small Voices) (2002)	Shared with Gil Portes and Senedy Que
2003	Gawad Urian	Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula)	Finalist	Mga Munting Tinig (Small Voices) (2002)	Shared with Gil Portes and Senedy Que
2003	Palm Beach International Film Festival	Best Screenplay	Winner	Mga Munting Tinig (Small Voices) (2002)	Shared with Gil Portes and Senedy Que
2003	STAR Awards, Gawad Urian and FAMAS Awards	Best Picture	Winner	Mga Munting Tinig (Small Voices) (2002)	Shared with Gil Portes and Senedy Que
2006	Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival	Best Picture	Finalist	Donsol (2006)	Adolf Alix, Jr.
2006	Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and the Asian Marine Film Festival[1]	Special Jury Prize	Winner	Donsol (2006)	Adolf Alix, Jr.
2007	Cinema One Originals[2]	Best Picture	Finalist	Tambolista (2007)	Adolf Alix, Jr.

[edit] External links

• Adolfo Alix Jr. at the Internet Movie Database
• Philippine Center for Creative Imaging

[edit] References

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