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Kanakan-Balintagos

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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11

TMDB ID: 1050912

IMDb ID: nm2039919

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1969

Age: 57

Place of birth: Manila, Philippines

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1986 - 2014

Years active: 29

Average TMDB rating: 5.66

Wikidata: Q774398

Also known as

Kanakan-Balintagos • Kanakan Balintagos • Auraeus Solito

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Biography

Kanakan-Balintagos, formerly known as Auraeus Solito, is a Palawán-Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palawán tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal land of South Palawan. He was born in Manila and, after graduating from the Philippine Science High School, studied theater at the University of the Philippines, where he received a degree in Theater Arts. One of the leading independent filmmakers in the Philippines, he was chosen as part of in Take 100, The Future of Film in 2010. This book, published by Phaidon Press, New York, is a survey featuring 100 emerging film directors from around the world who have been selected by 10 internationally prominent film festival directors.