SINE CABOLOAN:
the independent cinema of Pangasinan (Philippines).
Sine Caboloan’s objective is to create an independent Pangasinan cinema
that expresses the soul of our ethno-linguistic community.
The cinematic narratives show distinct Pangasinan characters and stories.
The films I make are presented in any of the three languages of the region
: Bolinao, Iluko and most importantly Pangasinan.
About sinecaboloan
Filmmaker’s Profile:
Christopher Quijalvo Gozum was a Master of Arts in Theater Arts student in
the University of the Philippines. He was an alumni of the 2006 Asian Film
Academy Fellowship Program in Pusan, South Korea.
Christopher won two Palanca Awards for Literature for his two full-length
drama War Booty (2001) and The Pasyon of Pedro Calosa and the Tayug Colorum
Uprising of 1931 (2002). His second Palanca-winning play with a revised
title of Pure Stone Is the Source of Light was awarded a publication
prize/grant by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ Ubod
Young Author’s Series in 2005.
Christopher’s filmography includes The Independence Mission (2004 Gawad
CCP para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video), Lakaran
(featured in the 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival), and The
Calling (produced by the Asian Film Academy in 2006 and premiered at the
13th Pusan International Film Festival). The Calling won Best Short Film in
the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival in 2007.
Christopher is from Bayambang, Pangasinan in the Philippines.
