On the long lists of Filipinos who stands out and are continuously breaking barriers on global scenes, among them is a Filipino film producer who is making yet another history as the third Southeast Asian and first Filipino to ever participate in the prestigious European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) Producer\u2019s Workshop 2022, known as one of the leading training and development providers for producers.<\/p>\n
Born as the youngest among four siblings, Alemberg Ang is an educator, filmmaker, and producer who has been using his craft in raising the country\u2019s flag and encompassing his advocacies: mental health, social justice, and women and LGBTQIA+ empowerment among his award-winning and critically acclaimed films. Having his decade-long experience in producing independent films that seek to educate people and give voices to cultural minorities in the world cinema.<\/p>\n
For ten years, Alemberg has been teaching as a high school literature teacher before deciding to be a full-time indie producer. His shift of career to filmmaking was shaped by his endearing passion for socio-civic issues that are ranging around the country and his love for Philippine Arts and literature \u2014starting with Alvin B. Yapan\u2019s \u201cAng Panggagahasa Kay Fe\u201d (The Rapture of Fe, 2009), which was hailed as the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival\u2019s winner for Special Jury Prize and 33rd Cairo International Film Festival\u2019s Best Digital Feature Film.<\/p>\n
While continuously gracing the local entertainment industry, Alemberg has hit another milestone in his career by making history being the first Filipino film producer to get accepted at European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) Producer\u2019s Workshop 2022. It marks Alemberg Ang\u2019s project collaboration with Afghanistan’s notable documentarist Sahra Mani entitled \u201cDream of Grape Gardens\u201d, an autobiographical documentary that narrates Sahra Mani\u2019s wartime memories as an Afghan refugee in Iran and her mother\u2019s endless search for her lost brother in 1972. <\/p>\n
The schoolteacher turned multi-awarded film producer was set to participate in a three-session workshop this year: participated during the 1st session last March 4 to March 11 at Luxembourg and was set attend the June 10 to June 17 at P\u00e4rnu, Estonia, and the last workshop to be held on October 17 to October 24 at Barcelona Spain. <\/p>\n