Jade Castro

Jade Francis Castro (born August 21, 1978)[1] is a Filipino film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing Endo (2007), and Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (2011).

Not to be confused with Jane Castro.
Jade Castro
Castro on August 20, 2011
Born
Jade Francis Castro

(1978-08-21) August 21, 1978
NationalityFilipino
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines (B.A.)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Notable work

Early and personal life

Jade Castro was born on August 21, 1978. His mother Ruby, whose name takes after the gemstone of the same name, also named him and his brother Jasper after precious rocks: Jade and Jasper.[1] He studied high school at Elizabeth Seton School in Las Piñas, and graduated with a degree in film from the University of the Philippines in 2000.[1]

Career

Castro began his career as a script researcher for ABS-CBN, where he also served as second unit director in the network's soap opera television series Mula sa Puso (1999). He worked as a script supervisor for director Uro de la Cruz.[1] Castro's directorial debut was the short film titled Hopya Love Me Too.[2] He was reportedly involved in the production of the film Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (2005). Castro wrote the screenplays for comedy films D' Anothers (2005) and First Day High (2006). He made his breakthrough success with Endo (2007), a romantic independent film starring Jason Abalos and Ina Feleo.[2] The film—which he wrote, directed and produced—won the Jury Prize at the 3rd Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, and Best Screenplay at the 2007 Gawad Urian.[3] Castro's direction of the romantic comedy My Big Love (2008) marked his transition to mainstream Philippine cinema.[4] He co-wrote the screenplay with Raymond Lee and Michiko Yamamoto, and directed Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (2011), a gay-themed zombie comedy horror film starring Martin Escudero.[5] Castro went on to direct My Kontrabida Girl (2012),[6] Juana C. The Movie and My Lady Boss (2013),[7][8] another gay-themed TV series Beki Boxer (2014),[9] and LSS (Last Song Syndrome) (2019), a musically-driven film starring Gabbi Garcia, Khalil Ramos and Filipino indie folk/folk pop band Ben&Ben wherein Castro is also responsible for its story and screenplay.[10]

In October 2015, it was announced by director Jerrold Tarog that he and Castro are working on a screenplay of the film adaptation of Arnold Arre's graphic novel The Mythology Class.[11]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year Credited as Notes Refs.
Director Producer Writer
D' Anothers 2005 Yes Co-written with Raymond Lee and Adolfo Alix Jr. [2]
First Day High 2006 Yes [2]
Endo 2007 Yes Yes Yes [2]
My Big Love 2008 Yes [4]
Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington 2011 Yes Yes Co-written with Raymond Lee and Michiko Yamamoto [5]
My Kontrabida Girl 2012 Yes Yes [6]
Juana C. The Movie 2013 Yes [7]
My Lady Boss 2013 Yes [8]
Beki Boxer 2014 Yes Co-directed with Monti L. Parungao [9]
LSS (Last Song Syndrome) 2019 Yes Also responsible for movie's story and screenplay. [10]

Awards and nominations
Film Award Date of Ceremony Category Outcome Note Ref.
Endo Young Critics Circle August 11, 2008 Best Screenplay Won Shared with Raymond Lee and Michiko Yamamoto [12]
Gawad Urian October 1, 2008 Won [13]
LSS (Last Song Syndrome) Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino September 15, 2019 Best Director Nominated [14]

References
  1. Bautista, Mario E. (March 12, 2012). "Direk Jade Castro enjoys first Kapuso film". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  2. "Endo". Cinemalaya. cinemalaya.org. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. "Jade Castro: Prioritize the story". Rappler. August 4, 2012. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  4. Erece, Dinno (February 14, 2008). "Toni Gonzaga and Sam Milby star in their third romance comedy My Big Love" (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  5. Catsoulis, Jeanette (October 24, 2013). "Murder, Mayhem and Cross-Dressing Zombies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  6. San Diego, Jr., Bayani (March 29, 2012). "Director looks back on Kontrabida". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  7. Losorata, Yugel (June 6, 2013). "Film review: Juana C., The Movie Election-stress reliever". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  8. Asilo, Rito P. (July 5, 2013). "Forced whimsy, insufficient stellar chemistry mar My Lady Boss". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  9. Policarpio, Alan (April 6, 2014). "Brutal training primed Beki lead star". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  10. Paredes, Andrew (September 17, 2019). "Review: 'LSS' will hook you with its sharp take on love (and also make you want to sing)". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  11. Densing, Gia (October 4, 2015). "Heneral Luna director set to tackle Philippine mythology". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  12. Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (August 11, 2008). "Young Critics Circle honors winners of 18th Annual Circle Citations". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  13. "Indie film Tirador wins big in 31st Urian awards". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  14. "And the winners of the 2019 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino are..." PEP.ph.
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