Serville Poblete is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Toronto,[1] whose debut feature film Altar Boy premiered in the Borsos Competition program at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival.[2]
Of Filipino descent, Poblete grew up in the St. James Town neighbourhood of Toronto, and studied media production at George Brown College.[1] He released his first short film, Lovebound, in 2018,[3] before beginning work on Altar Boy, which starred his childhood friend Mark Bacolcol.[4]
His second feature film, Lovely, premiered at the 2024 Reelworld Film Festival,[5] and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Samantha Kemp Jackson, "Two weeks’ notice: from professional collaborators to cute married couple". Toronto Star, July 31, 2022.
- ^ Arianne Lacanilao, "Fil-Can filmmaker’s first feature-length film makes world premiere at 2021 WFF". Philippine Canadian Inquirer, December 30, 2021.
- ^ Ladshia Jeyakanthan, "Looking for LGBTQ love on the subway". The Dialog, November 19, 2018.
- ^ Jackson Weaver, "Under-the-radar Canadian movies and TV of 2022 — and where to watch". CBC News, December 10, 2022.
- ^ Jamie Casemore, "Reelworld Film Festival unveils lineup for 24th edition". Playback, October 2, 2024.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.
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