Oggs Cruz

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Francis Joseph "Oggs" Cruz [1] is a Filipino lawyer and film critic [2] [3] best known for his reviews of Philippine New Wave films [4] [5] in prominent publications including the Philippine Star, the Philippines Free Press and Rappler. [6]

Cruz's reviews have led him to be invited to join the selection committees of several major Philippine festivals, including the Cinema One Originals Film Festival, the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino and the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. [1] [7]

Cruz was a member of the selection committee of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, but resigned in 2012 in protest over the exclusion of one of the films nominated under the New breed category that year. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flaviano, Emerald O. (October 26, 2017). "Contesting a National Cinema in Becoming: The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival (2005-2014)". Humanities Diliman: A Philippine Journal of Humanities. 14 (2). ISSN   2012-0788.
  2. Cruz, Marinel R. "Filmmaker to fest execs inviting entry back: No, thanks" . Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. Kinoc, Princess (February 25, 2019). "Where did all the critics go?". Film Police Reviews. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. "Kape't Pelikula: A Film Seminar with Jerrold Tarog, Dan Villegas, and Oggs Cruz". When In Manila. March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  5. "Philippine films in the spotlight at showcase of best Southeast Asian cinema".
  6. sak. "Philippine Cinema". Oh! Magazine.
  7. "Official selection for 'Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino' revealed │ GMA News Online".
  8. Cruz, Marinel R. "Cinemalaya row heats up" . Retrieved December 28, 2019.