Treb Monteras II

Alberto "Treb" Monteras II is a Filipino film director and music video director.^[1][2] He is best known for directing the feature film Respeto.^[3]

Treb Monteras II
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation(s)	Film director, music video director

Monteras has amassed a large number music video credits directing music videos for Bamboo, Rivermaya, Sugarfree, Hale, Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano and Regine Velasquez among other notable artists.^[4][5]

Life and career

Monteras graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Advertising and pursued his passion for filmmaking and studied at the Mowelfund Film Institute, and at the International Institute for Film and the Arts. Later in 2016, he attended the American Society of Cinematographer’s Masterclass.^[6]

Monteras´s debut feature film Respeto, starring Abra, Dido de la Paz and Loonie, premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival.^[7] It also won the awards for best feature length film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound at the 2017 Cinemalaya Film Festival.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Note	Note
2017	Respeto	Director/Writer	Feature Film

Television

Year	Film	Note	Note
2011	Party Pilipinas	Director	TV musical Variety Show
2012	Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master		TV Cooking Show
2012–2018	Sarap Diva		TV Talk Show
2014–2015	Myx Ambushed		TV show
2020	Trip to Quiapo		Documentary online series
2022–present	Family Feud Philippines		Game Show
2024–present	Bubble Gang

Awards

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result
2018	Respeto	International Film Festival of India	Best Debut Film of a Director	Won[9]
		Exground Film Festival	Jury Prize - Youth Days Category	Won[10]
		Carrousel international du film de Rimouski	Best Youth Feature	Won[11]
		New York Asian Film Festival	Silver Tiger Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film	Won[12]

References

1. "[Herald Interview] Hip-hop film seeks to show realities of life in the Philippines". koreaherald.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
2. "Alberto Monteras II at IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
3. "Film Review: Respeto (2017) by Treb Monteras II". asianmoviepulse.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
4. "Treb Monteras Music video's treblemaker". varsitarian.net. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
5. "Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid shows off cooking skills via sarap Diva". philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
6. "Interview with Treb Monteras: It's an exciting time for Filipino cinema, because somehow the line between mainstream and independent cinema is blurred". asianfilmvault.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
7. "'Respeto': Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
8. "'Respeto' bags Cinemalaya 2017 Best Film award". nine.cnnphilippines.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
9. "Centenary Award for the Best Debut Feature Film of a Director". iffigoa.org. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
10. "Press Release: Prize Winners at exground filmfest 31". exground.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
11. "Cinemalaya's 'Respeto,' 'Bagahe' win in international festivals". rappler.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
12. "17th New York Asian Film Festival". nyaff.org. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

External links

• Treb Monteras II at IMDb
• Official website