Khavn De La Cruz

Khavn De La Cruz^{[pronunciation?]} (also known as KHAVN) is a Filipino poet,^{[citation needed]} singer, songwriter, pianist and filmmaker.^[1] He is the founder and festival director of MOV International Film, Music and Literature Festival.^{[citation needed]} Considered the father of Philippine digital filmmaking,^{[citation needed]} Khavn has made 47 features and 112 short films since 1994.^[2] His 46th^{[2][failed verification]} feature, Ruined Heart, is lensed by Christopher Doyle and features Tadanobu Asano and Nathalia Acevedo.^[3] It premiered in official competition at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival.^[4][5]

Khavn De La Cruz
Khavn at the 2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam
Born	(1973-12-23) December 23, 1973 (age 51) Quezon City, Philippines
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, singer, songwriter, pianist, poet
Website	http://khavn.tv/

Works

• Ultraviolins, a collection of 14 short stories (2008)^[6]

References

1. "Director in Focus: Khavn De La Cruz". Festival Scope. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
2. "Total number of films completed by Khavn as of today, July 22, 2015". This Is Not A Website on Khavn.
3. Deborah Young (October 25, 2014). "'Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore': Tokyo Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
4. Jean Noh (September 30, 2014). "Tokyo Film Festival reveals 2014 competition line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
5. Kaori Shoji (October 22, 2014). "TIFF Critic's Picks: Films from countries famed for unrest and oppression". Japan Times. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
6. "UP Press Titles". UP Press.

External links

• Khavn at IMDb