PORTFOLIO RICHARD SORIANO LEGASPI Advocacy Film-maker / Art Academician / Philippines Richard Soriano Legaspi completed his Bachelor in Fine Arts at the University of the East, College of Fine Arts, Architecture and Design in Manila, majoring in Advertising Arts and was awarded for his Exemplary Performance in the field of Visual Arts. He is also a fellow of Asian Film Academy in Busan, South Korea in 2007. He gained recognitions when he started directing poetic films. However, his filmmaking career really took off when he did “Ambulance,” which competed and received citations in more than 40 international film festivals. Legaspi’s achievements gained more importance when he represented the Philippines in major festivals and won a prestigious award in Italy. His works are more focused on raising consciousness and creating space for dialogue on communal issues, the responsible transformation of society and creative activation through contemporary art. He received the prestigious UNESCO Laureate artist bursary in 2013 and eventually becoming a resident artist of the Università delle Idee for 3 years which he also won the ILLY DESIGN PRIZE WINNER – Art for Social Change award. In 2016, he was invited by SEAMi and Taoyuan Art Cinema for film colloquium followed by an art residency this year, a project by Cultural Affairs Department, Taoyuan City Government in cooperation with Military Police Honor 2nd Village Workstation and SEAMi Creative, Ltd. His film about the red suitcase was exhibited at the PeninsulaLab, Wollinerstrasse in Berlin in 2015. Recently, his short film PIPO won the Viewers’ Choice Award during the Asian and Middle Eastern Film Night of the Gatffest Film Festival in Kingston, Jamaica and Best film in SineBata Film Festival, the said film will represent the Philippines in the South East Asian Prix Jeunesse Awards this 2017. Web Blog Link: https://cycloneloopfilmprod.wordpress.com/ FILMOGRAPHY TORENG GARING (Ivory Tower) Directed by Richard Soriano Legaspi 2017 / Experimental Short Film / Colored / English Subtitles / TRT 4:00 / Philippines-Taiwan Shooting Location: Taipei, Taiwan Producer: SEAMi, Red Room Media Prod and Taoyuan Cultural Dept. Synopsis: Ivory Tower is an experimental short documentary film of combined sound and images of labor protest of South-East Asian migrant workers in Taipei. The windows from the historical village of Taoyuan represent the realities and disconnection of some Taiwanese about labor rights issues today. As the resounding collective voices of the laborers transform into a solid force, there’s no reason not to act. FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS: Silver Award, International Photography Awards – Philippines (Moving Images Category) Exhibition, Memory Migration – Military Village, Taoyuan, Taiwan Website: https://cycloneloopfilmprod.wordpress.com/2008-toreng-garing/ Viewing Link: https://vimeo.com/219652361 Password: ubdt55 PIPO Directed by Richard Soriano Legaspi 2015 / Short Film / Coloured / English Subtitles / TRT 19:54 / Philippines-Italy Shooting Location: Tinajeros, Santolan Malabon, Luneta, Manila Producers: National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Red Room Media Prod and UNIDEE Short Synopsis: “A boy dreams of having his family picture taken only to find out that what is more important is that he still has a loving family by his side more than anything else.” Actors: Lou Veloso, Chanel Latorre, Ramon Palencia, Katherine Carel and Maliksi Morales Synopsis: Not wanting to be jeered for not having a family photo, the little boy wrecked his brain and even made up rumors to ask the photographer to take a picture of his family at a lower price. However, it is not until something happened that he found out that a family with love is more important than anything else. Through the boy’s story, the problems of poverty and environment can also be seen in the film. Website: https://cycloneloopfilmprod.wordpress.com/si-pipo-at-si-kamuning/ Viewing Link: https://vimeo.com/170145749 Password: ubdt55 FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS: Winner, Audience Prize, GATFFEST Film Festival, Kingston, Jamaica 2017 Official Selection, 21 islands International Short Film Fest, New York, 2017 Official Selection, TOKYO Sun International Film Festival, Japan, 2017 Finalist, CortiSonanti Film Festival, Naples, Italy 2017 Competition, Festival Internacional de Cine Infantil y Juvenil Calibélula, Colombia, 2017 In Competition, GEOFILMFESTIVAL and EXPOCINEMA – Italy 2017 Exhibition, 3rd International Film Festival on the Island -FECISLA, Colombia, 2017 In Competition, International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2016 Official Philippine Entry, South East Asian Prix Jeunesse Awards sa 2017 Winner, Best Short Film, SineBata Film Festival (Professional Category) 2016 In Competition, 4th ShortCup World Film Festival, Brazil 2017 In Competition, 5th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival – India 2016 Official Selection, Festival Internacional de Cine Universitario Allucinema, Mexico 2016 3Little Wolves Film Festival – Slovenia 2016 In Competition, International Short Film Festival VISION, Siberia – Russia 2016 Special Screening, retrospective of Monsoon Asia x SeeMe Mobile Film Festival 2016 In Competition, Venice Film Week – Italy 2016 In Competition, International Short Film Festival "IndieCrete" Greece 2016 Official Selection, Festival Internacional de Cine y Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil, Colombia 2016 Official Selection, Festival Internacional de Cine y Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil, Venezuela 2016 Official Selection, Venice Film Week 2016 Official Selection, International Film Festival of Odisha, India 2016 In Competition, Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth, India 2015 In Competition, Goldensun International Film Festival, Malta 2015 In Competition, Athens International Digital Film Festival, Greece 2015 In Competition, Caminhos Film Festival, Portugal 2015 In Exhibition, Monsoon Asia Film Festival, Taiwan 2015 Davis International Film Festival, San Francisco 2015 Tuzla Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2015 Festival Corto Creativo, Mexico 2015 Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany 2015 Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto screening, Italy, 2015 Children’s International Film Festival, Dubai UAE, 2015, International Premiere FARE L’AMORE CON IL VENTO (Making Love with the Wind) Directed by Richard Soriano Legaspi 2015/ Short Documentary Film / Coloured / English Subtitles / TRT 9:40 / Philippines-Italy Shooting Location: Italy Producer: UNIDEE, Illy-Italy and Red Room Media Productions Synopsis: “Making Love with the Wind” is a poetic documentary shot in the mountainous province of Biella, Italy. It tells the never-ending journey of countless migrants about existence, dreams, life mysteries and space for acceptance along with how they fortuitously fall in love to a place that they can never own – similar to the wind. The film reflects on the life of people who stayed in the mountain and how they escape the boldness and modernity of the city - to be migrants in their own way. Website: https://cycloneloopfilmprod.wordpress.com/2014-fare-lamore-con-il-vento-making- love-with-the-wind/ Viewing Link: https://vimeo.com/111386093 Password: ubdt55 FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS: In Competition, GEOFILMFESTIVAL and EXPOCINEMA – Italy 2017 WOW.01 –Kochi Muszires Biennale, Kerala, India 2017 CologneOFF 2017 Kochi Musiris Biennial 2016 – 2017 Short Film Festival Dino De Laurentiis, Italy 2016 Goldensun International Film Festival, Malta, 2015 Gawad Cultural Center of the Philippines, 2015 Ang Walang Kapagurang Paglalakbay ng Pulang Maleta (The Untiring Journey of the Red Suitcase) Directed by Richard Soriano Legaspi 2015/ Documentary Film / Coloured / English Subtitles / TRT 90 mins / Philippines-Italy Producer: UNIDEE, Illy-Italy, GMA News TV and Red Room Media Productions Synopsis: Biella, Italy has been famous for its main industry of wool-making for several years now. Each fabric of wool has been trying to weave together the culture, history and people of Biella, including the Filipino workers and their families who continuously toil and embrace Italy. This documentary tells each story of love, travails and sacrifices of our fellow Filipinos in order to create a community where the culture of both worlds can be freely woven together. Website: https://cycloneloopfilmprod.wordpress.com/ang-walang-kapagurang-paglalakbay-ng- pulang-maleta/ Viewing Link: https://vimeo.com/112464581 Password: ubdt55unidee2013 FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS: In Competition, Wathann Film Festival, Yangon, Myanmar 2016 In Competition, TrueDoc Documentary Film Festival, Ukraine 2016 Official Selection, 22nd International Filipino Cine Festival, San Francisco 2015 Kočevje Film Autumn, Ljubljanska, Slovenia 2015 Nominated, Best Documentary, Gawad URIAN 2015 Finalist, Cine Totoo International Film Festival, Philippines 2015 Special Screening, Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella Italy 2015 Special Screening, MILA Kunstgalerie , Berlin, 2015 Special Screening, Fringe International Art Festival, Manila 2015 Le avventure della Valigia Rossa (The Adventures of the Red Suitcase) Directed by Richard Soriano Legaspi 2015/ Documentary Film / Coloured / English Subtitles / TRT 40 mins / Philippines-Italy Producer: UNIDEE, Illy-Italy, GMA News TV and Red Room Media Productions Synopsis: Roan Asuncion, has been known to be the youngest weaver of migrants in the Piemonte region. Her small business, the Filipino Store or Tropical Mini-Mart serves as a spindle that connects not only Filipinos but the other nationalities as well.