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THE BOY WONDER OF PHILIPPINE MOVIES
Avellana is dubbed as the “Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies” and the first national artist in Theater and Film. He established the Barangay Theater Guild with his wife who is also a national artist, Daisy Avellana, and this was how he was discovered by the president of Philippine Film, Carlos P. Ramulo, who suggested he go into film. He is the first to use motion picture to establish a point of view, and this revolutionized the technique for film narration. Moreover, his background in theater had a major hand in the visual rhythm he had used in his films--developing a new filmic language.
A MIRROR INTO PHILIPPINE CULTURE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
His works explore Filipino culture, history, and social issues. His most prominent ones being created during post-war Philippines that riddled the film industry with budget limitations. Yet, despite this his films Badjao (1957) and Anak Dalita (1956) which talk about a love story between two members of a Mindanao tribe sharing the same name and the poverty faced by Filipinos post war respectively both achieved international acclaim. Badjao (1957) winning him Best Director of Asia in Tokyo and the Grand Prix for Anak Dalita (1956) at the Asian Film Festival held in Hong Kong. Avellana’s work also tackles Philippine history since he also directed a live reenactment of Jose Rizal’s execution during Rizal Day. Another notable accomplishment of Avellana is he is the first Filipino filmmaker who had his work “Kandelerong Pilak” shown at the Cannes International Film Festival.
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