Mark Meily
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Mark A. Meily is a multi-awarded film director
in the Philippines
. He is presently teaching at the Marilou Diaz Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center in Antipolo City
, Philippines
.
, Philippines
. He is a brother of UNTV director Dominic Meily
and actor/comedian/magician Bearwin Meily
. He studied at the University of the Philippines
College of Fine Arts and at the Mowelfund Film Institute.
His third film Baler won 10 awards at the Metro Manila Film Festival and was exhibited at the MoMA in New York in 2009.His television sit-com Camera Café won the Best Comedy Program at the Asian TV Awards in Singapore.
His new film Donor won 5 awards at the 6th Cinemalaya Film Festival including Best Film in Manila. It also won the Grand Prize at the 30th Brussels Independent Film Festival . The film is in the official selection at the Pusan ,Hawaii Goteborg, Seattle, Marrakesh International Film Festivals and the Deauville Asian Film Festival.
He has taught film at the De La Salle University, the Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute and the Assumption College. He won the Palanca Literary Prize in 2001 and 2004.
In 2005, he founded Spark Digital Content, an interactive design studio and production company.
s for Philippine television. For his television work, he won numerous awards such as the Catholic Mass Media Award, the Anvil Award, and the Philippine Advertising Creative Guild Prize. He is also the recipient of several awards from the Advertising Congress of the Philippines.
annual literary contest.
including Best Picture and Best Director. The film also received several nominations from different award-giving bodies in Philippines.
Crying Ladies premiered in the United States
and has received good reviews from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times
, and The Village Voice
. It has also been shown at the Montreal World Film Festival, Brussels Festival of Independent Cinema, Hamburg Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Dallas Asian Film Festival, Calcutta Film Festival, and Palm Springs Film Festival.
The film received the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film and awarded for Meily the Best Director prize at the International Film Festival of Kerala, India
. It is also the Philippine entry to the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards
of the United States
.
Meily also directed Pasyon U.S.A. (commercial title: La Visa Loca), a film largely based on his Palanca–prize winning screenplay Good Friday Archipelago.
In December 2008, his third feature, Baler topped the Metro Manila Film Festival garnering 11 awards and earning Meily his second Best Director trophy. Baler, a historical epic drama set during the end of the war of Independence in the Philippines, was screened later on at the Far East Film Festival in Udine and was the opening film of the Indio Bravo Film Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Meily also won another Best Director trophy at the PMPC Star Awards in 2009.
Mark Meily founded Spark Films ,a pioneer in branded viral entertainment and together with CALT, France introduced the hit French sit-com Camera Cafe in Asia. The Asian adaptation of the series eventually won Best Comedy Program at the 2008 Asian Television Awards in Singapore.
In 2009, Mark Meily teamed with French producer Frederic Levy to set up Bandidos Media, recently acquiring six feature film projects that are now in pre-production.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
in the Philippines
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...
. He is presently teaching at the Marilou Diaz Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center in Antipolo City
Antipolo City
Antipolo is a city in the Philippines located in the province of Rizal; about 25 kilometers east of Manila. It is the largest city in the Calabarzon Region in terms of population...
, Philippines
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...
.
Early life
Meily was born in 1967 in the city of ManilaManila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
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...
. He is a brother of UNTV director Dominic Meily
Dominic Meily
Dominic A. Meily is a Filipino TV director, Creative Director, Graphic Design Artist, Illustrator and a Photographer. Born on May 4, 1972. Studied in Mowelfund Film Institute, where he learned animation and film making.-Life as an Artist:...
and actor/comedian/magician Bearwin Meily
Bearwin Meily
Bearwin Meily is a Filipino Actor. He started his career as an extra Palibhasa Lalake in ABS-CBN and eventually became regular. But later on he moved to ABS-CBN's rival network GMA 7. When his showbiz career eventually slowed down, Bearwin turned his attention to magic and is now a professional...
. He studied at the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
College of Fine Arts and at the Mowelfund Film Institute.
Personal life
Meily took up Visual Communications at the University of the Philippines before studying film at Mowelfund in Manila and in Paris at l”ESEC as a French Government Scholar for cinema. He has been directing TV Commercials since 1991.He wrote and directed Crying Ladies and La Visa Loca. These films were shown and have won awards in many international film festivals from Montreal to Kerala. Crying Ladies received the NETPAC Award and the Best Director prize at the International Film Festival of Kerala, India. It had a theatrical run in the US and was positively reviewed by the New York Times, the LA Times, and the Village Voice.His third film Baler won 10 awards at the Metro Manila Film Festival and was exhibited at the MoMA in New York in 2009.His television sit-com Camera Café won the Best Comedy Program at the Asian TV Awards in Singapore.
His new film Donor won 5 awards at the 6th Cinemalaya Film Festival including Best Film in Manila. It also won the Grand Prize at the 30th Brussels Independent Film Festival . The film is in the official selection at the Pusan ,Hawaii Goteborg, Seattle, Marrakesh International Film Festivals and the Deauville Asian Film Festival.
He has taught film at the De La Salle University, the Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute and the Assumption College. He won the Palanca Literary Prize in 2001 and 2004.
In 2005, he founded Spark Digital Content, an interactive design studio and production company.
Television
In 1991, Meily started directing commercials and music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s for Philippine television. For his television work, he won numerous awards such as the Catholic Mass Media Award, the Anvil Award, and the Philippine Advertising Creative Guild Prize. He is also the recipient of several awards from the Advertising Congress of the Philippines.
Writing
Meily has written two screenplays, Bayad Luha and The Good Friday Archipelago, which have won prizes from the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial FoundationPalanca 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...
annual literary contest.
Critical success
Meily directed Crying Ladies, his first feature film. The film won six (6) awards at the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival2003 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 29th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines, from 25 December 2003 to 31 December 2003.-Entries:#Crying Ladies#Homecoming#Filipinas#Mano Po 2: My Home#Captain Barbell#Fantastic Man...
including Best Picture and Best Director. The film also received several nominations from different award-giving bodies in Philippines.
Crying Ladies premiered in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and has received good reviews from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, and The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
. It has also been shown at the Montreal World Film Festival, Brussels Festival of Independent Cinema, Hamburg Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Dallas Asian Film Festival, Calcutta Film Festival, and Palm Springs Film Festival.
The film received the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film and awarded for Meily the Best Director prize at the International Film Festival of Kerala, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is also the Philippine entry to the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Meily also directed Pasyon U.S.A. (commercial title: La Visa Loca), a film largely based on his Palanca–prize winning screenplay Good Friday Archipelago.
In December 2008, his third feature, Baler topped the Metro Manila Film Festival garnering 11 awards and earning Meily his second Best Director trophy. Baler, a historical epic drama set during the end of the war of Independence in the Philippines, was screened later on at the Far East Film Festival in Udine and was the opening film of the Indio Bravo Film Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Meily also won another Best Director trophy at the PMPC Star Awards in 2009.
Mark Meily founded Spark Films ,a pioneer in branded viral entertainment and together with CALT, France introduced the hit French sit-com Camera Cafe in Asia. The Asian adaptation of the series eventually won Best Comedy Program at the 2008 Asian Television Awards in Singapore.
In 2009, Mark Meily teamed with French producer Frederic Levy to set up Bandidos Media, recently acquiring six feature film projects that are now in pre-production.