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] He released his first short film, Lovebound, in 2018, [3] before beginning work on Altar Boy, which starred his childhood friend Mark Bacolcol. [4]

His second feature film, Lovely , premiered at the 2024 Reelworld Film Festival, [5] and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award. [6]

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. ↑ Ladshia Jeyakanthan, "Looking for LGBTQ love on the subway". The Dialog , November 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Jackson Weaver, "Under-the-radar Canadian movies and TV of 2022 — and where to watch". CBC News, December 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ Jamie Casemore, "Reelworld Film Festival unveils lineup for 24th edition". Playback , October 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.


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