Jun Lana | |
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![]() Lana in 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
Born | Rodolfo Robles Lana Jr. October 10, 1972 |
Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
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Awards | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2019 Best Director [1] 2022 Best Film [2] |
Rodolfo "Jun" Robles Lana Jr. (born October 10, 1972) is a Filipino filmmaker. [3] The winner of 11 Palanca Awards for Literature, he became the youngest member of the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2006. [4] In 2015, he directed the actual one-shot film, Shadow Behind The Moon, which won the Best Director, NETPAC and FIPRESCI awards at the 13th Pacific Meridian Film Festival. [5] At the 20th International Film Festival of Kerala, he won the Best Director award for the same film. [6]
He was born Rodolfo Lana Jr. in Makati, and attended local schools.
Interested in writing from an early age, he began to write and submit plays in Filipino language to competitions. He has adopted Jun Lana as his pen name. 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. [7] The following year, Lana won Third Prize in the same category for Churchill. [8]
In the next eight years, Lana won nine more Palanca Awards for his Filipino-language screenplays and teleplays, 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). [9] [10] [11]
In 2006, Lana's teleplay Milagrosa won his fifth First Prize Palanca Award and his 11th overall. With his fifth First Prize, Lana was inducted into the Palanca Hall of Fame.
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. [12]
He has won two FAMAS Best Screenplay awards — in 1998 for Jose Rizal (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 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. From 2006 until 2014, Lana was employed by GMA Network, where he served 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.
His 2012 film Bwakaw was selected as the Filipino entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. [13]
In 2014, Lana and frequent filmmaking partner, Perci Intalan, established The IdeaFirst Company, a creative content creation and consultancy company. The company has produced many films, which have been awarded in numerous screenings in the Philippines and overseas. [14] [15]
In the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival, his 2016 film Die Beautiful won the festival's Audience Choice Award, and also the Best Actor award for Paolo Ballesteros.
In 2019, he won the Best Director Award for his feature film Kalel, 15 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The film had its world premiere in the Estonian capital where it was screened in the official selection. [16]
In 2023, his new feature Your Mother’s Son was screened at the Toronto Film Festival. [17]
Lana is gay and married Direk Perci Intalan, a former TV5 executive, in a same-sex wedding ceremony in New York City on October 14, 2013. [18] Lana and Intalan were in an open relationship until their separation in December 2021. They consider themselves as best friends and co-parents to their content creation and artist management company, IdeaFirst. Lana is the vice president of IdeaFirst. [19]
Awards and Nominations | |||||
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Organization | Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
Abu Dhabi Film Festival | 2013 | Mga Kuwentong Barbero | Best Narrative Feature | Nominated | |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 2017 | Die Beautiful | UNESCO Award | Nominated | |
Asian Film Festival Barcelona | 2023 | About Us But Not About Us | Best Film | Nominated | |
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival | 2012 | Bwakaw | Directors Showcase NETPAC Award | Won | |
Directors Showcase Audience Award | Won | ||||
Best Film - Directors Showcase | Nominated | ||||
The EDDYS | 2017 | Die Beautiful | Best Director | Nominated | |
2022 | Big Night! | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2024 | About Us But Not About Us | Best Director | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
Becky and Badette ("Finggah Lickin") | Best Original Theme Song (shared with Eugene Domingo, Teresa Barrozo, Erika Estacio, Elmer Gatchalian) | Nominated | |||
FAMAS Awards | 1999 | José Rizal | Best Screenplay (shared with Ricky Lee, Peter Ong Lim) | Won | |
2000 | Soltera | Best Screenplay (shared with Jerry Lopez Sineneng) | Won | ||
2002 | New Moon | Best Screenplay (shared with Ricky Lee) | Won | ||
2006 | Stray Cats | Best Screenplay (shared with Rody Vera) | Nominated | ||
Best Story | Nominated | ||||
2019 | Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes | Best Original Screenplay (shared with Elmer Gatchalian) | Nominated | ||
2020 | Kalel, 15 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Big Night! | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
2025 | And the Breadwinner Is... | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Five Flavours Asian Film Festival | 2015 | Anino sa Likod ng Buwan | Best Film | Nominated | [20] |
Fribourg International Film Festival | 2013 | Bwakaw | Grand Prix | Nominated | |
Gawad Urian Awards | 1999 | Sa Pusod ng Dagat | Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) | Nominated | |
2013 | Bwakaw | Best Picture (Pinakamahusay na Pelikula) (shared with Antonio P. Tuviera, Ferdinand Lapuz, Ramel David, Jojo Oconer, Michael Tuviera) | Nominated | ||
Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Mga Kuwentong Barbero | Nominated | [21] | ||
Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) | Nominated | ||||
2016 | Anino sa Likod ng Buwan | Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) | Nominated | [22] | |
Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) | Nominated | ||||
2020 | Kalel, 15 | Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) | Won | [23] | |
Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) | Nominated | [24] | |||
2022 | Big Night! | Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) | Nominated | ||
Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) | Nominated | ||||
2024 | About Us But Not About Us | Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) | Won | ||
Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) | Nominated | ||||
Golden Screen Awards | 2006 | Stray Cats | Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with Rody Vera) | Nominated | |
2013 | Bwakaw | Best Story | Won | ||
Best Original Screenplay | Won | ||||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Hawaii International Film Festival | 2012 | Bwakaw | Narrative Feature Halekulani Golden Orchid Award | Nominated | |
Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2013 | Mga Kuwentong Barbero | Signis Award | Nominated | |
2014 | Bwakaw | Nominated | |||
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2015 | Anino sa Likod ng Buwan | Independent Camera | Nominated | [20] |
Kerala International Film Festival | 2015 | Anino sa Likod ng Buwan | Golden Crow Pheasant (shared with Ferdinand Lapuz) | Nominated | |
Best Director | Won | [25] | |||
L.A. Outfest | 2013 | Bwakaw | Outstanding International Narrative Feature Grand Jury Award | Nominated | |
London Web Fest | 2021 | Pearl Next Door | Best Web Series (shared with Ivan Andrew Payawal, Perci M. Intalan) | Nominated | |
Luna Award | 2000 | Soltera | Best Screenplay (shared with Jerry Lopez Sineneng) | Nominated | |
2013 | Bwakaw | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
2017 | Die Beautiful | Best Director | Won | [26] [27] | |
2024 | About Us But Not About Us | Best Screenplay | Won | [28] [29] | |
Madrid International Film Festival | 2014 | Mga Kuwentong Barbero | Best Director | Won | [30] |
Metro Manila Film Festival | 1998 | José Rizal | Best Original Story (shared with Ricky Lee and Peter Lim) | Won | |
Best Screenplay (shared with Ricky Lee and Peter Lim) | Won | ||||
1999 | Muro Ami | Best Story (shared with Ricky Lee and Marilou Diaz-Abaya) | Won | ||
2016 | Die Beautiful | Best Director | Nominated | ||
2021 | Big Night! | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2023 | Becky and Badette | Best Original Theme Song (shared with Eugene Domingo, Teresa Barrozo, Elmer Gatchalian, Erika Estacio) | Won | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Montreal Independent Film Festival | 2021 | Pearl Next Door | Best TV Pilot (shared with Ivan Andrew Payawal, Perci M. Intalan) | Nominated | |
Osaka Asian Film Festival | 2022 | Big Night! | Best Film | Nominated | |
Pacific Meridian International Film Festival of Asia Pacific Countries | 2015 | Anino sa Likod ng Buwan | NETPAC Award | Won | |
Best Feature Film | Won | ||||
Best Director | Won | [20] | |||
Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino | 2019 | The Panti Sisters | Best Director | Nominated | |
Best Film | Nominated | ||||
Main Section Audience Choice Award | Won | ||||
PMPC Star Awards for Movies | 1999 | José Rizal | Adapted Screenplay of the Year (shared with Ricky Lee, Peter Ong Lim) | Won | |
1999 | Sa Pusod ng Dagat | Original Screenplay of the Year | Won | ||
2009 | Mag-Ingat Ka Sa... Kulam | Movie Original Screenplay of the Year (shared with Elmer Gatchalian, Renato Custodio Jr.) | Nominated | [31] | |
Movie Director of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2012 | My Neighbor's Wife | Nominated | [32] | ||
2013 | Bwakaw | Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated | [33] | |
Indie Movie Director of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Mga Kuwentong Barbero | Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated | [34] [35] | |
Indie Movie Director of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2016 | Anino sa Likod ng Buwan | Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year | Won | [36] [37] | |
Indie Movie Director of the Year | Nominated | [38] | |||
2017 | Die Beautiful | Movie Director of the Year | Won | ||
2019 | Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes | Movie Screenwriter of the Year (shared with Elmer Gatchalian) | Nominated | [39] [40] | |
Movie Director of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Unforgettable | Movie Director of the Year (shared with Perci M. Intalan) | Nominated | ||
The Panti Sisters | Movie Director of the Year | Nominated | |||
Kalel, 15 | Indie Movie Director of the Year | Nominated | |||
The Panti Sisters | Movie Screenwriter of the Year (shared with Ivan Andrew Payawal) | Nominated | |||
Kalel, 15 | Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||
2023 | Big Night! | Movie Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||
Movie Director of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2024 | About Us But Not About Us | Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||
Summer Metro Manila Film Festival | 2023 | About Us But Not About Us | Best Screenplay | Won | [41] [42] |
Best Director | Won | ||||
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2019 | Kalel, 15 | Best Director | Won | [43] [44] |
2021 | Big Night! | Grand Prix for the Best Film (shared with Guido R. Zaballero, Sienna Olaso, Vitto P. Lazatin, Isabel A. Santillan, Ferdinand Lapuz) | Nominated | [45] | |
2022 | About Us But Not About Us | Best Film | Won | [46] [47] | |
Tokyo International Film Festival | 2012 | Bwakaw | Asian Film Award — Special Mention | Won | |
2013 | Mga Kuwentong Barbero | Tokyo Grand Prix | Nominated | ||
2016 | Die Beautiful | Nominated | |||
Grand Prix | Won | [48] [49] | |||
Udine Far East Film Festival | 2014 | Mga Kuwentong Barbero | Audience Award | Nominated | |
Vesoul Asian Film Festival | 2013 | Bwakaw | Golden Wheel | Nominated | |
High Schools Award | Won | ||||
Emile Guimet Award | Won | ||||
Grand Prize of the International Jury | Won | ||||
Young Critics Circle | 2024 | About Us But Not About Us | Best Screenplay | Nominated | |