Lawrence S. Ang is an editor from the Philippines. After studying Communications in De La Salle University, he started editing in 2001, mostly corporate and broadcast videos. The first film he edited was Khavn’s “Bahag Kings” in 2005. Since then, he has been awarded for his work in editing multiple times, including accolades for films like “Respeto” and “Apocalypse Child“.
On the occasion of the #TheKhavnProject, we speak with him about his career and his many works, the role of the editor in a film, working with other editors in the same movie, and of course, Khavn.
Can you give us some info on your background on cinema?
I studied Communications in De La Salle University, where I took an Experimental Film class under Mowelfund’s Ricky Orellana. In a field trip for that class, we had the opportunity to sit in on a color grading session for Jon Red’s Still Lives.
On the occasion of the #TheKhavnProject, we speak with him about his career and his many works, the role of the editor in a film, working with other editors in the same movie, and of course, Khavn.
Can you give us some info on your background on cinema?
I studied Communications in De La Salle University, where I took an Experimental Film class under Mowelfund’s Ricky Orellana. In a field trip for that class, we had the opportunity to sit in on a color grading session for Jon Red’s Still Lives.
- 5/22/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Treb has directed TV shows, commercials, live concerts and over 300 music videos. He has done album cover shoots for some of the Philippines’ best artists as well. A Bfa- Advertising Arts Graduate from the University of Santo Tomas College of Fine Arts and Design. he pursued his passion for filmmaking, and studied at the Mowelfund Film Institute, and at the International Institute for Film and the Arts.
In 2016, he attended the American Society of Cinematographer’s Masterclass in Los Angeles, California.
His first feature film “Respeto”, received seven awards in the Cinemalaya Film Festival 2017 which includes Best Picture, Netpac Jury Prize, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor and Audience Choice Award.
We spoke with him about the film, hip hop and poetry, violence, Filipino cinema and other topics.
What inspired you to combine hip-hop and Philippine poetry together?
The idea came to me when I saw a...
In 2016, he attended the American Society of Cinematographer’s Masterclass in Los Angeles, California.
His first feature film “Respeto”, received seven awards in the Cinemalaya Film Festival 2017 which includes Best Picture, Netpac Jury Prize, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor and Audience Choice Award.
We spoke with him about the film, hip hop and poetry, violence, Filipino cinema and other topics.
What inspired you to combine hip-hop and Philippine poetry together?
The idea came to me when I saw a...
- 8/4/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
2 Awards & 1 Special Mention for Philippine films at German exground filmfest (Wiesbaden)
exground filmfest celebrated the successful conclusion of its 31st edition this past Sunday evening after ten days featuring the best of independent cinema. Following the screening of the program for the German Short Film Competition, cash and material prizes worth approximately 20,000 euros were awarded in seven competition sections. The presence of over 100 film industry guests from Germany and abroad and the great number of festivalgoers in attendance testified once again to the great popularity of the festival, which reaches far beyond the city limits of Hessen’s state capital.
Alberto „Treb“ Monteras II received the youth jury award for the best feature film for Respeto. Photo: Peter Fischer / exground filmfest
This year’s Country Focus of exground filmfest was devoted to the extraordinarily vibrant film culture of the Philippines. Part of the Focus programme were 21 short and feature-length films as well as two exhibitions,...
exground filmfest celebrated the successful conclusion of its 31st edition this past Sunday evening after ten days featuring the best of independent cinema. Following the screening of the program for the German Short Film Competition, cash and material prizes worth approximately 20,000 euros were awarded in seven competition sections. The presence of over 100 film industry guests from Germany and abroad and the great number of festivalgoers in attendance testified once again to the great popularity of the festival, which reaches far beyond the city limits of Hessen’s state capital.
Alberto „Treb“ Monteras II received the youth jury award for the best feature film for Respeto. Photo: Peter Fischer / exground filmfest
This year’s Country Focus of exground filmfest was devoted to the extraordinarily vibrant film culture of the Philippines. Part of the Focus programme were 21 short and feature-length films as well as two exhibitions,...
- 11/26/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
“Respeto” is the directorial debut from Alberto “Treb” Monteras II. The story follows the journey of an aspiring rapper Hendrix (played by rapper Abra). We watch him hanging with his friends, getting in trouble with local gangs, falling in love, and most important of all trying out in the local underground rap battle scene. Although this synopsis makes it sound like a conventional coming-of-age story, it is not. The tropes are all here, yet Monteras is interested in something larger than just how an individual learn to express oneself.
Respeto is screening at the exground filmfest
At the beginning of the film, it does not only introduce us our hero, but also the town he inhabits. After taunting some local young delinquents, Hendrix has to run away from them. The mobile camera follows him swiftly while we follow him zigzagging through the crooked streets and alleys. The cinematographer Ike Avellana...
Respeto is screening at the exground filmfest
At the beginning of the film, it does not only introduce us our hero, but also the town he inhabits. After taunting some local young delinquents, Hendrix has to run away from them. The mobile camera follows him swiftly while we follow him zigzagging through the crooked streets and alleys. The cinematographer Ike Avellana...
- 11/24/2018
- by I-Lin Liu
- AsianMoviePulse
The 21 short and feature-length films, including six European and six German premieres, that make up this year’s Focus programme at exground filmfest provide a perfect opportunity to get to know the rich tradition of Filipino film culture and explore current strains of socio-political discourse in and about the country beyond the official narrative propagated by the increasingly authoritarian Philippine state.
The programme brings together works by internationally celebrated filmmakers such as Lav Diaz, Khavn De La Cruz and Jet Leyco with lesser-known gems from up-and-coming directorial talents, all conveniently shown with English and German subtitles. In addition, several of the films will also be screened in Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt after the festival. An extensive accompanying program, including two exhibitions, two panels featuring high-calibre guests and lectures on the subjects of a full century of Philippine filmmaking and the current human rights situation in the country will serve...
The programme brings together works by internationally celebrated filmmakers such as Lav Diaz, Khavn De La Cruz and Jet Leyco with lesser-known gems from up-and-coming directorial talents, all conveniently shown with English and German subtitles. In addition, several of the films will also be screened in Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt after the festival. An extensive accompanying program, including two exhibitions, two panels featuring high-calibre guests and lectures on the subjects of a full century of Philippine filmmaking and the current human rights situation in the country will serve...
- 11/3/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Three filmmakers explained how they’re using music to deliver political messages and explore their countries’ complex histories.
Three Southeast Asian filmmakers discussed how they’re using different forms of music – from Indonesia’s Krongcong genre to hip-hop – to deliver political messages and explore their countries’ complex histories, in a session on Tiff’s Crosscut Asia section on Friday.
Treb Monteras II described how he used rap to talk about the Philippines’ martial law era and the current war on drugs in his recent festival hit Respeto. “The film is really about the unending cycle of violence in the Philippines...
Three Southeast Asian filmmakers discussed how they’re using different forms of music – from Indonesia’s Krongcong genre to hip-hop – to deliver political messages and explore their countries’ complex histories, in a session on Tiff’s Crosscut Asia section on Friday.
Treb Monteras II described how he used rap to talk about the Philippines’ martial law era and the current war on drugs in his recent festival hit Respeto. “The film is really about the unending cycle of violence in the Philippines...
- 10/27/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
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