Jun Lana
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Jun Lana born as Rodolfo R. Lana, Jr., is a Filipino
playwright
and two-time FAMAS award-winning screenwriter
. The winner of 11 Palanca Awards for Literature
, he became the youngest member of the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2006.
. At age 19, he received an "Honorable Mention" citation in the 1991 Palanca Awards in the category Dulang May Isang Yugto (One-Act Play in Filipino
), for his play Eksodo. The following year, Lana won Third Prize in the same category for Churchill. In the next eight years, Lana would win nine more Palanca Awards for his Filipino language screenplay
s and teleplay
s, including First Prizes for the screenplays Karinyo-Brutal (1995) and Mga Bangka sa Tag-araw (1996); and for the teleplays Sa Daigdig ng mga Taksil (1995), and together with Peter Ong Lim, for Pula (1997).
In 2006, Lana's teleplay Milagrosa won him his fifth First Prize Palanca Award and his 11th overall. With his fifth First Prize, Lana was inducted into the Palanca Hall of Fame.
(shared with Ricky Lee and Peter Ong Lim] and in 1999 for Soltera (shared with Jerry Lopez Sineneng). His screenplay for Jose Rizal also won him awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival
and the Star Awards for Movies. In 2005, Lana's Palanca-award winning play Mga Estranghero at ang Gabi (1994) was adapted for film by Rody Vera. Renamed Pusang Gala and directed by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil, the film was nominated for several FAMAS awards, including a Best Story nomination for Lana.
Lana made his film directorial debut with Gigil (2006), starring Katrina Halili. The following year, he wrote and directed Roxanne.
Since 2006, Lana has been employed by GMA Television Network
, where he functions as a creative consultant for the drama department, and as head writer of Magpakailanman and other shows. Lana also directs for television, sometimes in collaboration with actor Cesar Montano. For GMA Network, he directed his Palanca Award-winning teleplay "Milagroso", which was aired as a television special and became a finalist at the 2006 Asian TV Awards. Lana has also directed television episodes for Love2Love, Wag Kukurap, and Fantastikids.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and two-time FAMAS award-winning screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. The winner of 11 Palanca Awards for Literature
Palanca Awards
The Palanca Awards or Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is the Philippines' most prestigious and most enduring literary awards and is dubbed as the "Pulitzer Prize" of the Philippines...
, he became the youngest member of the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2006.
Writing career
Lana was born in MakatiMakati City
The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...
. At age 19, he received an "Honorable Mention" citation in the 1991 Palanca Awards in the category Dulang May Isang Yugto (One-Act Play in Filipino
Filipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
), for his play Eksodo. The following year, Lana won Third Prize in the same category for Churchill. In the next eight years, Lana would win nine more Palanca Awards for his Filipino language screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
s and teleplay
Teleplay
A teleplay is a television play, a comedy or drama written or adapted for television. The term surfaced during the 1950s with wide usage to distinguish a television plays from stage plays for the theater and screenplays written for films...
s, including First Prizes for the screenplays Karinyo-Brutal (1995) and Mga Bangka sa Tag-araw (1996); and for the teleplays Sa Daigdig ng mga Taksil (1995), and together with Peter Ong Lim, for Pula (1997).
In 2006, Lana's teleplay Milagrosa won him his fifth First Prize Palanca Award and his 11th overall. With his fifth First Prize, Lana was inducted into the Palanca Hall of Fame.
Film and television work
Since 1998, Lana has written screenplays for such directors as Marilou Diaz-Abaya Mel Chionglo and Maryo J. de los Reyes. His screenplay for Diaz-Abaya's Sa Pusod ng Dagat (1998) won Lana the Best Screenplay award from the Brussels European Film Festival|Brussels International Film Festival in 1998. He has won two FAMAS Best Screenplay awards — in 1998 for Jose RizalJosé Rizal (film)
José Rizal is a 1998 award-winning Filipino film biopic directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya.It was GMA Films' entry to the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival. It is touted as one of the biggest films ever made in the history of Philippine cinema with a record-breaking P80-million budget despite the fact...
(shared with Ricky Lee and Peter Ong Lim] and in 1999 for Soltera (shared with Jerry Lopez Sineneng). His screenplay for Jose Rizal also won him awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival
Metro Manila Film Festival
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and the Star Awards for Movies. In 2005, Lana's Palanca-award winning play Mga Estranghero at ang Gabi (1994) was adapted for film by Rody Vera. Renamed Pusang Gala and directed by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil, the film was nominated for several FAMAS awards, including a Best Story nomination for Lana.
Lana made his film directorial debut with Gigil (2006), starring Katrina Halili. The following year, he wrote and directed Roxanne.
Since 2006, Lana has been employed by GMA Television Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
, where he functions as a creative consultant for the drama department, and as head writer of Magpakailanman and other shows. Lana also directs for television, sometimes in collaboration with actor Cesar Montano. For GMA Network, he directed his Palanca Award-winning teleplay "Milagroso", which was aired as a television special and became a finalist at the 2006 Asian TV Awards. Lana has also directed television episodes for Love2Love, Wag Kukurap, and Fantastikids.
Films
- Sa Pusod ng DagatSa Pusod ng DagatSa Pusod ng Dagat is a 1998 Filipino film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. Starring Jomari Yllana with Chin Chin Gutierrez and Elizabeth Oropesa, it was released by GMA Films and Film Experts, Inc....
(1998; writer) - Sagad sa Init (1998; writer)
- Jose RizalJosé Rizal (film)José Rizal is a 1998 award-winning Filipino film biopic directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya.It was GMA Films' entry to the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival. It is touted as one of the biggest films ever made in the history of Philippine cinema with a record-breaking P80-million budget despite the fact...
(1998; writer) - Saranggola (1999; writer)
- Soltera (1999; writer)
- Sa Paraiso ni EfrenSa paraiso ni EfrenSa Paraiso ni Efren is a film that tackles emotional entanglements that interweave when an unusual four-way relationship. Melvin, a Social worker meets handsome stripper Efren and became friends...
(1999; writer) - Muro AmiMuro AmiMuro Ami is a Filipino film that depicts one of the worst forms of child labor in the illegal fishing system. Fredo is the ruthless captain of 150 Muro Ami divers. The illegal fishing is done by pounding and crushing corals underwater to scare the fishes and drive them towards the nets...
(1999; writer) - Mapagbigay (2000; writer)
- Red Diaries(2001; writer)
- Bagong BuwanBagong BuwanBagong Buwan, also known as New Moon, is a 2001 Filipino film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya starring Filipino actors Cesar Montano, Amy Austria, Jericho Rosales, Caridad Sanchez, Carlo Aquino, Noni Buencamino, Jiro Manio, Ronnie Lazaro, Jhong Hilario, and Jodi Santamaria.This movie is about the...
(2001; writer) - I Think I'm in Love (2002; writer)
- Bedtime Stories (2002; writer)
- Two Timer (2002; writer)
- Pusong Gala (2005; story)
- Gigil (2006; director)
- Roxxxanne (2008; writer, director)