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Adolfo Alix, Jr.
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Adolf Alix (full name: Adolfo B. Alix, Jr.) is a Filipino screenwriter and film director.
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* 1 Biography
* 2 Filmography
o 2.1 As Writer
o 2.2 As Director
o 2.3 As Producer
o 2.4 As Production Designer
o 2.5 Awards and citations
* 3 External links
* 4 References

[edit] Biography

Alix graduated magna cum laude from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila with a degree in Mass Communication. He was a scholar of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

At age 18, he won First Prize in the Film Development Foundation’s (now Council) nationwide screenwriting competition in 1999. Even better, his prize-winning script, Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata , was made into a feature film by Carlitos Siguion Reyna.[1]

He was co-writer of the multi-awarded Mga Munting Tinig by Gil Portes and art director of the prizewinning Mano Po by Joel Lamangan.

He also co-wrote Gil Portes’ Beautiful Life, Homecoming and Mourning Girls and Joyce Bernal’s D’Anothers. He teaches scriptwriting at San Beda College in Alabang, Muntinlupa.

His full length directorial debut, Donsol, won the Jury Prize in the Asian Marine Film Festival in Japan, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in the USA, and had been screened in various film festivals abroad. It was the official Philippine entry to the 80th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) in February 2008 in Hollywood.[2] In the same year, he directed the movie entitled, "Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" of Ignite Media Films ang GMA Films starring Iza Calzado and F4 member Ken Zhu.[3]

Aside from being a director, he is also handling film and screenwriting classes at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and San Beda College-Alabang.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] As Writer

* Adela (2008) (writer)
* Kadin (2007) (screenplay) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
* Siquijor: Mystic Island (2007) (writer)
* Donsol (2006) (writer)
* Umaaraw, umuulan (2006) (screenplay)
* The Mourning Girls (2006) (story and screenplay)
* D' Anothers (2005) (screenplay) (story)
* "Qpids" (2005) TV series (writer)
* Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (2005) (screenplay) (story)
* Beautiful Life (2004) (writer)
* Homecoming (2003/I) (written by)
* Munting tinig, Mga (2002) (writer) ... aka Small Voices (International: English title)
* Kahapon, may dalawang bata (1999) (story "Ada") ... aka Yesterday Children (International: English title)

[edit] As Director

* Kalayaan (2008) (announced)
* Imoral (2008)
* Adela (2008)
* Daybreak (2008) (as Adolfo B. Alix Jr.)
* Manila (2008)
* Batanes (2007) ... aka Batanes - Ang pag-Ibig ay walang hangganan (Philippines: Tagalog title: long title)
* Tambolista (2007) ... aka Drumbeat (Philippines: English title)
* Nars (2007)
* Kadin (2007) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
* Donsol (2006)

[edit] As Producer

* Adela (2008) (executive producer)
* Now Showing (2008) (associate producer)
* Kadin (2007) (producer) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
* Donsol (2006) (executive producer)

[edit] As Production Designer

* Adela (2008)

[edit] Awards and citations
Year Award Category Movie Title Result Recipient(s)
1999 Film Development Foundation Best in Screenwriting Winner Kahapon May Dalawang Bata (2002) Adolfo Alix, Jr.
2003 FAMAS Awards Best Screenplay Finalist Munting Tinig, Mga (2002) Shared with Gil Portes and Senedy Que
2003 Gawad Urian Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) Finalist Munting Tining, Mga (2002) Shared with Gil Portes and Senedy Que
2003 Palm Beach International Film Festival Best Screenplay Winner Munting Tinig, Mga (2002) Shared with Gil Portes and Senedy Que
2003 STAR Awards, Gawad Urian and FAMAS Awards Best Picture Winner Munting Tinig, Mga (2002) Shared with Gil Portes and Senedy Que
2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Best Picture Finalist Donsol (2006) Adolf Alix, Jr.
2006 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and the Asian Marine Film Festival[4] Special Jury Prize Winner Donsol (2006) Adolf Alix, Jr.
2007 Cinema One Originals[5] Best Picture Finalist Tambolista (2007) Adolf Alix, Jr.