ERK FILM PRODUCTION
Regional Filmmakers from Iloilo City, Philippines
ERK Production is an independent film production company founded in 2018 and is based in Iloilo City, Philippines. Our company focuses on the production of feature films, documentaries and artist films. We are driven by our collective passion to contribute to the growing Philippine film industry -- to preserve our past, capture the present, and shape the future by nurturing talents from the region, collaborate through co-productions with filmmakers globally, and advance audience sensibilities through the films we produce.
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CASTING CALL FOR ILOILO-BASED ACTORS
𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 for our upcoming full-length film "WITH LOVE, BRIDGIT" directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte
When: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 (Saturday)
Where: 𝐔𝐏𝐕 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞 - 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
What time: 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 - 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
For more details on roles open for casting, please click this link:
ERK FILM PRODUCTION WILL LAUNCH ITS NEW LOGO in 2025
Change is inevitable in any creative journey, and our company is no exception. Over the years, we've grown, evolved, and discovered new ways to tell stories that matter.
Now, it’s time for our identity to reflect that transformation.
A logo isn’t just a design; it’s a symbol of who we are and what we stand for. It’s a mark that carries our passion, our vision, and the stories we’ve yet to tell. With this new logo, we’re embracing our growth and setting the stage for the future.
Stay tuned. It’s more than a reveal. It’s the beginning of a new chapter.
Special thanks to our design partner, Mulave Studios.
'DOG EATERS' WINS BEST FILM IN BINISAYA FILM FESTIVAL 2023
This film by Kevin Pison Piamonte based on the Palanca-winning play by Dr. Leoncio Deriada continues to blaze along festivals too.
'DOG EATERS' has been awarded BEST FILM in the recently concluded Binisaya Film Festival held in Cebu City. The award is called BINISAYA HORIZONS BEST FILM. This comes ahead of the other competitions that the film is scheduled to join -- there's the Nabunturan Film Festival in Davao City this coming September 21st; Dog Eaters will also be screening its Asian Premiere at the 14th Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival on September 30; this same film will also be joining Lutas -- The Negros Oriental Film Festival on October 7th; and finally at the 30th FACINE (Filipino Arts and Cinema International), together with our other short film, Waiting Shed will both have its American premiere in San Francisco, USA on October 18-22.
Congratulations to the cast and production team of DOG EATERS!
"BULAWAN NGA USA" JOINS CINEMALAYA 2023
Kenneth De la Cruz's Bulawan nga Usa joins this year's Cinemalaya 2023 and will screen at the PICC. Sharing with you the screening schedules so you can join us at the theatre!
August 5, Saturday
10:00 AM
August 9, Wednesday
9:00 PM
(GALA NIGHT)
August 12, Saturday
6:15 PM
Cinema Rizal (Room 1)
PICC, Pasay City
'WAITING SHED' BY KEVIN PISON PIAMONTE
The special preview of Kevin Pison Piamonte's 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐝 will be on February 11, 2023 at the UPV Cinematheque. This short film is written by Kenneth De la Cruz and stars Cholo Dela Cruz and Sharon Idone.
Stay tuned for more details!
DOG EATERS
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte
LOGLINE: Mariana aspires for a better life but there are trappings about womanhood that she has to grapple with.To break free, Mariana has to make radical choices -- no matter what the consequences are.
Based on an award-winning story written by Leoncio P. Deriada.
Starring Sunshine Teodoro and Nathan J. Sotto.
Coming soon!
BEHIND ERK
We are filmmakers from Iloilo City.
Our work together began with the filming of our documentary ‘Land from God’ which incidentally was selected to hold its world premiere at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival. The production company grew organically from thereon, following with several other film projects produced under our company. In such a short span of its foundation, ERK Production have produced quality films that have earned the attention of some of the most respected and prestigious festivals locally and internationally – from Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video (“Bukog”), to Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (“Land from God”), European-Philippines International Film Festival (“Land from God”), Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival (“Ginhawa”), to name a few. ERK Film Production is also able to produce a documentary funded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts entitled “Patók The Mountain Carvers”. ERK short films such as “Baboy Talunon” (Wild Boar) and “Sa Pagpula Sang Lawod” (When the Ocean Bleeds), were funded by the University of the Philippines’ Creative Work Grant. Our recent work, ‘SOLO’ has won Best Film in the Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health 2021 and was also awarded Best Short Film at the 69th FAMAS Awards.
KEVIN PISON PIAMONTE
DIRECTOR / WRITER
KEVIN PISON PIAMONTE is an award winning filmmaker, writer and Ilonggo artist born and raised in Molo, Iloilo City.
His film 'Solo' was awarded Best Short Film in the 69th FAMAS Awards. He has written and directed several short films that have won awards and have been selected in local and international film festivals. Bukog (Fish Bone), Baboy Talunon (Wild Boar), and Dog Eaters are short films produced with funding grants from UP Visayas. His documentary film Land from God was selected to the Busan International Film Festival in 2018. He also wrote and directed Daan Patungong Tawaya (Road to Paradise) which was selected in Sinesaysay 2018 by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. His short documentary Paano Mangin Bata was also awarded Best Story and Second Best Documentary by the Philippine Council for Children's Television in 2020. Recently he has completed another short film entitled Waiting Shed which is set to premiere this 2023.
Kevin has been included in the 2nd Edition of the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Kevin was also the recipient of Dungog sang Iloilo Award together with the most iconic Ilonggo personalities like Sen. Frank Drilon and Jose Marie Chan.
Kevin is Creative Producer of Kenneth De la Cruz’s Bulawan nga Usa (Golden Deer) which is an official entry to the 2023 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Kevin is currently preparing for the production of his first full-length film entitled “Candè” which is set to be completed in 2024.
BOBBY RODRIGUEZ
PRODUCER
BOBBY RODRIGUEZ is the co-founder of ERK Film Production -- a film company based in the Iloilo City, Philippines. He completed his film fellowship specifically in Producing at the Busan Asian Film School in Busan, South Korea in 2021.
In 2005, Bobby represented the Philippines as a Youth Ambassador to the 32nd Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP) organized & funded by the Japanese Government.
Bobby has been selected as part of the Philippine Delegation to the 2021 Marché Du Film at the Cannes Film Festival. He was also selected as one of the 8 emerging creative producers of the prestigious Full Circle Lab 2021 by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and Tatino Films.
Bobby's first film as producer, 'Land from God', was selected to the Busan International Film Festival in 2018. He also produced 'Daan Patungong Tawaya’ (Road to Paradise) in 2019 which was selected to the Sinesaysay Film Festival by the Film Development Council of the Philippines. He produced the short film 'Bukog’ (Fish Bone) which was also a finalist to the CCP Awards for Alternative Film and Video in 2020. The produced short films like Baboy Talunon (Wild Boar), Sa Pagpula sang Lawod (When the Ocean Bleeds), Dog Eaters, and Waiting Shed. He produced the film 'Solo' which won Best Short Film in the 69th Filipino Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (FAMAS Awards) in 2021.
Bobby is currently undertaking his PhD in Development Communication at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
KENNETH DE LA CRUZ
DIRECTOR / WRITER
Kenneth De la Cruz is a regional filmmaker from Iloilo City, Philippines. He started writing and directing films in 2016 by joining local film festivals. His first short film “Taytay Gabok” won a film grant from the Department of Tourism Region VI. Through the film grant, he wrote and directed “Luha sang Bulalakaw” which was officially selected in FACINE: Filipino Arts and Cinema International Film Festival in San Francisico, USA and won audience choice award in Viddsee Jury Philippines. In 2018, he wrote and directed “Tangis” which won another film grant.
In 2019, he wrote and directed “Subli” which was officially selected in CinemaRehiyon and Mindanao Film Festival, the longest running regional film festival in the Philippines. “Subli” also won the Gold Feature Film award in Veracruz World Film Festival in Mexico.
Kenneth co-directed a documentary short “Paano Mangin Bata” which won Best Story and 2nd Best Documentary for National Children’s Television DokyuBata. His other works include screenwriting for “Baboy Talunon (Wild Boar)” - won Best Screenplay in Nabunturan Film Festival, writing and directing “Sa Pagpula sang Lawod (When the Ocean Bleeds)” – officially selected in CCP Gawad Alternatibo Film Festival 2021, assistant directing and editing for “Solo” – won Best Film in Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival 2021 and Best Short Film for the 69th FAMAS Awards.
Part of National Artist Ricky Lee’s Scriptwriting Workshop Batch 29, he is currently taking master’s program at the Kino Eyes Film, through the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.
His film 'Bulawan nga Usa' is a finalist to the 19th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2023.
RUPERTO QUITAG
CINEMATOGRAPHER / EDITOR
Ruperto Quitag is an employee of the University of the Philippines Visayas, handling the media hub of the Division of Humanities. He has extensive experience in videography and editing, as well as in photography. He has done feature and documentary films as editor and cinematographer, including the multi-awarded documentary 'Land from God' and the short feature 'Solo.' Rupert has been a recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Performance.
Rupert is also conferred the UP Artist 1 title by the University of the Philippines' Board of Regents for his outstanding creative work in film.
SUSAN MILA ALVAREZ-TOSALEM
Executive Producer
Formerly Chair of the Division of Humanities of the University of the Philippines Visayas, Susan facilitated the funding of several ERK produced films through the Commission on Higher Education and the University of the Philippines Visayas. Currently, Susan is enrolled for her PhD studies at the Ateneo de Manila University for Literature.
MARIA REGINA MADRID-MONTEVIRGEN
Line Producer
Regz formerly served as the office staff at the Division of Humanities at the University of the Philippines Visayas before getting a promotion to become part of the Dean's Office of the College of Arts and Sciences. Regz impeccable work as Line Producer contributed greatly to large production settings such as filming the documentary 'Daan Patungong Tawaya' (Road to Paradise). as well as the trip to Busan, South Korea, for the Busan International Film Festival in 2018. Regz is a recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Performance for Administrative Staff.
ENRIQUE 'IKE' LEGASPI III
Line Producer
Ike is an employee at the University of the Philippines Visayas particularly at the College Secretary's Office of the College of Arts and Sciences. He joins ERK Production as Line Producer this 2021 starting with his first project involvement in 'Baboy Talunon' (Wild Boar). He has seamlessly facilitated the film shoots despite the pandemic and has efficiently liaised the creative to the below-the-line staff of the production. Ike is also a recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Performance for Administrative Staff.
CONTACT ERK PRODUCTION
Do you have questions about any of our work? Would you like to collaborate together on a project? Please feel free to get in touch with us.
ERK Production is a registered company in the National Registry of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (2019).
Iloilo City, Philippines
PARTNERS
ERK Production has forged partnerships with the following institutions
TAYTAY PRODUCTIONS
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS
FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES
INVOLVEMENTS
ERK Production has received prestigious workshops/trainings from these institutions
BUSAN ASIAN FILM SCHOOL
FULL CIRCLE LAB
CINEMALAYA PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
