And he's back.

I’ve stopped blogging for a while because I’ve run out of things to say. The last few months before I stopped, I just gurgled something half-meant and General Patronage; something pleasing and inoffensive to friends, clients, prospective clients, stalkers, and my sister (hi ATK!), but it got so dull that I bored even myself.

But now I feel like I’m at a point in my life, my career, than I’m somewhere exciting, that I have to write again because I’d like to read back and remember. I’ve begun pre-production on two short films shot at the same time: Sammy and Felipe and Connie. Both films are adaptations of one Butch Dalisay short story which he graciously allowed me to produce. National Book Award winner Tara Sering is co-writing with me. Akyat-Baba, Paikot-Ikot was my entry to Cinemalaya 2007, but didn’t make it to the Top 10 grantees, which turned out to be for the best. The project got selected for Produire au Sud, a producer’s workshop, and so Margie my producer and I are flying to Nantes, France at the end of November. My entry to Cinemalaya 2008, Baby Angelo, was selected as one of the 25 semi-finalists for Cinemalaya ‘08. I fully intend on getting the grant this time. This one is co-created by my good friend Abi Aquino. And finally, our baby, Arkeofilms, is venturing into a bigger ocean. This year we made a stand on what we want to do, and I smile when I think of the possibilities.

It’s a good time to make movies.