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• Made his directorial debut with Engkwentro (2009). The movie was originally supposed to be a documentary that would serve as a college thesis.
• Engkwentro (2009) managed to receive a special citation at the Cinemalaya Film Festival.
• The movie won him the Lion of the Future (Luigi de Laurentiis) Award and the Orizzonti Best Picture Prize at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
• The movie also bagged the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the 2010 Jeonju Film Festival.
• Received the Ani ng Dangal Award from the President of the Philippines in 2010 for Engkwentro's (2009) exceptional international performance.
• Works as a columnist for Philippines' national broadsheet The Philippine STAR, and also acts as the editor-in-chief of the broadsheet's pop culture section Supreme.
• Is Rock Ed Philippines' executive director.
• Is a probationary member of the Global Shapers Community.