Nawruz Paguidopon
Documentary maker living in Manila. With our support he made ‘A Butterfly Taboo’.
His education:
University of the Philippines, College of Mass Communications
Bachelor of Film, Audio and Visual Communications
2009 – 2009 (first semester)
University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication
2002 – 2007
Maya-Maya film production
Art director/wardrobe
The ASEAN ROK Independent Cinema
October 2009 – November 2009 (2 months) San Rafael, Bulacan
Worked as an art director, wardrobe coordinator and production manager’s assistant for an independent film for the Busan International Film Festival 2009
‘Kaleldo’ [‘Summer Heat’] Film drama
On-the-job training production assistant for production design
May 2005 – Work under production designer Benjamin Padero for Brillante Medoza’s Film
‘Tondo, Beloved’ (Documentary) (2013)
Sound engineer
November 2013 – Worked as a sound engineer on Jewel Maranan’s full length documentary
‘Shapes of Crimson’ (Documentary) (2014)
Sound engineer
May 2013 – Worked as a sound engineer on EJ Mijares’ documentary
His Productions:
‘Bliss’ (2014)
Director and writer
Catch/Tell/Transform Documentary Workshop
January 2013 – present
Documentary Media Production workshop organised by the Independent Filmmakers Cooperative (IFC), the Goethe-Institut Philippinen, the French Embassy, Alliance Française, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, School of Design and Arts
‘A Butterfly Taboo’ (2011-2014)
Director and writer
Invigorating Filipino Documentary Workshop
January 2010 – February 2011
Documentary Media Production workshop by the Independent Filmmakers Cooperative (IFC), the Goethe-Institut Philippinen, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, School of Design and Arts
‘Rhose, Where Do Your Dreams Go?’ (2009)
Director and writer
Independent Productions
May 2008 – February 2009 (Hong Kong and Manila)
The documentary ‘Rhose, Where Do Your Dreams Go?’ was funded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Set in an animation-documentary genre, it is a story about a Filipina’s lost dream in Hong Kong revolving around the lives of an American music songwriter, church and NGO workers and domestic helpers.