Fil-Canadian producer's film picked for Toronto Int'l Film Festival's talent program | TFC News
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Filipino Enrique Miguel Baniqued finds significant meaning in this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
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After all, the first film that he produced titled Village Keeper has been selected for the TIFF Every Story Accelerator program.
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Presented by the Royal Bank of Canada's Screen Creators Initiative,
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the TIFF Every Story Accelerator aims to advance projects of emerging producers, directors, and creators from diverse backgrounds.
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Village Keeper is written and directed by award-winning director Karen Chapman.
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It tells the story of a mother's unwavering sacrifice for her family.
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Baniqued's venture into film was on an expected turn in his career.
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The entrepreneurship graduate of Telesol University in the Philippines came to Canada in 2019 as an international student to study Lifestyle Media Program.
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While the pandemic disrupted his plans, he found a new opportunity in the film industry.
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I had no idea how big the film industry was here when I first moved. I had no idea what TIFF was.
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I just found a way to get myself in there and find work and then just one thing led to another and then, yeah, now I'm here.
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Chapman, serving as a mentor to Enrique, recognized his potential and values his contributions to their projects.
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Like Enrique, Yap Sabangan, a former producer from ABS-CBN in the Philippines, came to Canada as an international student.
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Sabangan shared her knowledge and production experience to the team.
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Village Keeper, which recently wrapped production, will be showcased next year.
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Along with other selected teams, the Village Keeper team will participate in the Mikey Moore Fellowship, supported by Toronto-based broadcaster-journalist and actor Mikey Moore.
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Claudette Baniqued expressed her family's support for the accomplishments of Enrique.
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As a mom, I was surprised and I was really happy about it.
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Siyempre, bago pa lang tayo dito. That's why we're so proud of him.
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We always remind him, siyempre, to keep his faith and be thankful for whatever blessings that he has right now.
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Enrique believes in the transformative power of storytelling.
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He's also committed to amplifying the voices of the unheard and underrepresented sectors through his work.
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I think my main goal as a film producer is, of course, to create Filipino films.
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But at the end of the day, I also want to make entertaining stories.
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So it doesn't matter what genre. To me, it doesn't matter what genre it is right now.
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It just has to entertain.
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Jocelyn Reysambilay, ABS-CBN News, Toronto.
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