Dwein Baltazar

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Dwein Baltazar
Alma mater Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Years active2012–present

Dwein Ruedas Baltazar is a Filipino filmmaker. She is best known for directing the films Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus (2018) and Oda Sa Wala (2018). [1] She has also directed a number of iWantTFC series, such as Past, Present, Perfect? (2019) and I Am U (2020). [2] [3]

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Baltazar began her career in independent cinema but has since directed a number of works for ABS-CBN, such as the series Marry Me, Marry You (2021). Baltazar's works tend to focus on themes of loneliness and fear. [4]

Early life and education

Baltazar received a BA in Communication Arts from the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila, Philippines. [5] She has stated her cinematic influences to include Michel Gondry and François Ozon. [6]

Career

Baltazar started her career in the entertainment industry as a stylist for film and television, which she worked as for three years for filmmakers such as Raya Martin and Chris Martinez. [7] [8] In 2012, she directed her debut feature Mamay Umeng, which won the Best Picture prize at the 2013 Jeonju International Film Festival. [9] Baltazar's sophomore film, Gusto Kita with All My Hypothalamus, released in 2018, also received international plaudits, winning two awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei. [10]

In 2019, Baltazar's film Oda sa Wala was screened in competition at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. [11] [12] It also won major awards at the 67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. [13]

In 2021, she directed her first commercial work, the film Hello Stranger: The Movie. [14]

Filmography

Film

Table featuring feature films directed by Martin Scorsese
YearTitleDirectorWriterRef.
2012Mamay UmengYesYes [15]
2018Gusto Kita with All My HypothalamusYesYes [16]
2018 Exes Baggage NoYes [17]
2018Oda sa WalaYesYes [18]
2019 Open NoYes [19]
2021Hello Stranger: The MovieYesNo [20]
2023Third World RomanceYesYes

Television

Table featuring feature films directed by Martin Scorsese
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2017 I Heart Davao NoYes [21]
2019Past, Present, Perfect? YesYes [22]
Maalaala Mo Kaya YesNoEpisode: "Flyers"
UncouplingYesYes [23]
2020I Am UYesNo [24]
UnconditionalYesNo
2021 Marry Me, Marry You YesNo [25]
2022 Run To Me YesNo

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  2. ↑ "It's all about heartache and broken dreams in 'Past, Present, Perfect?'". Manila Standard . June 6, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "WATCH: Julia Barretto sees double in 'I Am U' trailer". Rappler. February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ Liwanag, Jason (February 13, 2021). "'Hello Stranger: The Movie' review: Courage and connection". Rappler . Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dwein Baltazar". Festival Scope Pro. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ Kovacs, Krisztina (February 8, 2015). "« Comme un jeu de cache-cache avec la mort » Rencontre avec Dwein Baltazar" [Like a Game of Hide and Seek with Death - Meeting with Dwein Baltazar] (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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