Alemberg Ang

ALEMBERG ANG was a schoolteacher for ten years before stumbling into his love for film producing. His filmmaking is shaped by his passion for socio-civic issues, and Philippine arts and literature. Working mostly with rising filmmakers, he seeks to give cultural minorities a voice in world cinema. His first feature was Alvin Yapan’s The Rapture of Fe about a battered wife’s journey into freedom won the Best Digital Feature at the Cairo International Film Festival in 2009. He recently co-produced the Japanese film, Plan 75 about Japan’s social systems and their care for their elderly. The film premiered at the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes and won the Camera D’or Special Mention for a first time filmmaker. Alemberg has participated at various international training programmes like Berlinale Talents, Locarno Open Doors, Tribeca Film Institute Network, Cannes Docs, and EAVE’s Producers Workshop.