About Pepe Diokno (director)
Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Aromin Diokno III (born August 13, 1987) is a Filipino film director, producer, and screenwriter. He received the Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Film and the Orizzonti Prize at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, and was awarded Best Director at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival. == Early life and career == Diokno was born in Manila, the eldest of six children to lawyer Chel Diokno and writer Divina Aromin. Diokno attended La Salle Green Hills for grade school and high school. He then pursued a bachelor's degree in Film and Audio-Visual Communication at the University of the Philippines - College of Mass Communication. In 2006, Diokno made the short film "No Passport Needed", which was selected for the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. In 2008, he made the short documentary "Dancing For Discipline," which allowed him to visit jails and detention facilities across the Philippines. It was at one such facility in Davao City that he met two brothers who inspired his first feature film. == Career == === Film === In 2009, Diokno made his debut feature, Engkwentro. The film premiered at the 2009 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
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