Serville Poblete

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Serville Poblete is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Toronto, [1] whose debut feature film Altar Boy premiered in the Borsos Competition program at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival. [2]

Of Filipino descent, Poblete grew up in the St. James Town neighbourhood of Toronto, and studied media production at George Brown College. [1] Shortly after graduating, and with little to no filmmaking experience, Serville directed his debut feature film Altar Boy in the summer of 2019. He co-produced the film alongside his childhood friend Mark Bacolcol, who also starred in the project, under their production company, New Radio Pictures.

His second feature film, Lovely , premiered at the 2024 Reelworld Film Festival, [3] and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Samantha Kemp Jackson, "Two weeks’ notice: from professional collaborators to cute married couple". Toronto Star , July 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ Arianne Lacanilao, "Fil-Can filmmaker’s first feature-length film makes world premiere at 2021 WFF". Philippine Canadian Inquirer, December 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Jamie Casemore, "Reelworld Film Festival unveils lineup for 24th edition". Playback , October 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.


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