CREW BIOGRAPHIES

ARMANDO LAO (Scriptwriter)
Armando Lao started writing scripts in the mid '80s. His most noted works includes TAKAW TUKSO (1986), ITANONG MO SA BUWAN (ASK THE MOON, 1988), PILA BALDE (FETCH A PAIL OF WATER) and TUHOG (LARGER THAN LIFE, 2001), which was screened at the Venice Film Festival.

Lao also handles scriptwriting seminars and acts as creative consultant to other writers. He supervised the script for MASAHISTA (THE MASSEUR, 2005), KUBRADOR (THE BET COLLECTOR, 2006), MANORO (THE AETA TEACHER 2006), FOSTER CHILD (JOHN JOHN, 2007) and TIRADOR (SLINGSHOT, 2007).

ODYSSEY FLORES (Director of Photography)
Odyssey Flores started his career as a cinematographer for movies with AKALA MO (2002). He won awards for Laman (FLESH, 2002) and MAGNIFICO (2003). Aside from SERBIS, he was also the cinematographer in Mendoza's KALELDO (SUMMER HEAT, 2006) and FOSTER CHILD (JOHN JOHN, 2007).

GIAN GIANAN (Music)
Gian Gianan is a professor of music at the University of the Philippines. She served as art director in Brillante Mendoza's KALELDO (SUMMER HEAT, 2006). SERBIS is her first film as a music composer.

CLAIRE VILLA-REAL (Editor)
Claire Villa-Real was the editor in one of the episode of the film GAWAD KALINGA. SERBIS is her second film as editor.

FERDINAND LAPUZ (Producer)
Ferdinand Lapuz established Ignatius Films Canada in 2004 to help promote Filipino films internationally. He represented MAGNIFICO (2003), BABAE SA BREAKWATER (WOMAN OF BREAKWATER, 2003; Cannes Director's Fortnight 2004), THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS (2005), MASAHISTA (THE MASSEUR, 2005) and FOSTER CHILD (JOHN JOHN, 2007; Cannes Director's Fortnight 2007). He returned to the Philippines in 2005. Lapuz served as producer/executive producer for Brillante Mendoza in his films MANORO (THE AETA TEACHER, 2006), TIRADOR (SLINGSHOT, 2007) and SERBIS.

DIDIER COSTET (Executive Producer)
Didier H. Costet, a French national, studied business management at the Paris University and became involved in the independent theatrical business at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. For the first years, he worked for an independent French firm and bought movies from American companies such as Samuel Goldwyn, Vestron, and New World, as well as looking after their releases in France. In 1992, he opened his own Paris based distribution company named SWIFT Distribution in order to develop his relationship with the French film industry. At that time, apart from his acquisitions, he expanded into the TV distribution side of the business. SERBIS marks the first film that Costet produced and co-financed.