{{Short description|Cebuano film director and cinematographer (born 1973)}} {{Use Philippine English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Ruel Dahis Antipuesto | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Ruel Dahis Antipuesto | birth_date = {{Birth date |1973|8|13}} | birth_place = Ozamiz, Philippines | citizenship = Philippines | other_names = | occupation = Film director, cinematographer | education = {{Plainlist| * University of San Carlos (MBA) * Misamis University }} | years_active = 2002–present | spouse = | partner = | website = }}
'''Ruel Dahis Antipuesto''', known simply as '''Ruel Antipuesto''', is a Cebuano film director and cinematographer from the Philippines. Considered as "The Godfather of Cebuano Filmmaking", he is a major contributor to the new wave of Cebuano filmmaking as he continues to mentor and collaborate with younger filmmakers while his works continue to gain national and international awards and recognition.
==Biography== Ruel Dahis Antipuesto began as an engineer. When the filmmaking became digital in the late 1990s, he taught himself filmmaking by making animations and documentaries.<ref name=bolded>{{cite web|title=Bolded – Our Team (The Core Team – Ruel Antipuesto)|url=http://www.bolded.org/team|website=Bolded|accessdate=17 December 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222092921/http://www.bolded.org/team|archivedate=22 December 2015}}</ref>
In 2004, the animated short film, ''The Snake's Pit'' won him his first national award.<ref name=bolded/>
In 2007, the full-length movie ''Confessional'', he photographed and co-directed with Jerrold Tarog won several national awards as well as best first feature in OSIAN Cinefan in India. It was also in exhibition in Germany, South Korea and the United States. Soon after, his documentary projects were acquired for distribution and one won in the 2009 Cine-Indie MDG competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forum4fp.org/html/cine-indie-mdg.html|title=FORUM FOR FAMILY PLANNING|publisher=}}</ref>
Through the years he has accumulated several awards as his works have been included in various local and international competitions and exhibitions held in Portugal, United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, United States, India, France, Spain, Italy (in Venice and Rome), Canada, Switzerland, Russia, Brazil, Japan and the ASEAN region.<ref name=bolded/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Type !! Credit !! Awards & Festivals |- | 2004 || ''The Snake's Pit'' || Animated short film || Director<br>Animator || 17th Gawad CCP: Best Animated Short Film, Best Regional Entry<br> |-
| 2006 || ''Carpool'' || Short film || Cinematographer || 19th Gawad CCP: Best Short Feature |- | 2007 || ''Confessional'' || Feature film || Director<br> Cinematographer<br> Producer || Cinema One Originals: Best Film, Directors <br> 24th PMPC Star Awards: Digital Category Best Film, Directors <br> 10th Osian's Cinefan (New Delhi, India): Best Film, First Features Category <br> 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival: Best Film, Southeast Asian Category <br> 2008 San Francisco International Film Festival, exhibition film (USA) <br> 14th Pusan International Film Festival, exhibition film (Korea) |- | 2009 || ''Sabongero'' || Short film || Cinematographer <br> Producer || 2010 Cannes Short Film Corner |- | 2010 || ''Eskrimadors'' || Documentary || Cinematographer ||2010 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, exhibition film<br>2010 Cinemanila International Film Festival, exhibition film (Philippines) |- | 2011 || ''Señorita'' || Feature film || Cinematographer ||<br> 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival, exhibition film (Canada) |- | 2011 || ''My Paranormal Romance'' || Feature film || Cinematographer ||Cinema One Originals: Special Jury Prize |- | 2013 || ''The Muses'' || Feature film || Cinematographer || |- | 2014 || ''Death Squad Dogs'' || Short film || Cinematographer || |- | 2015 || ''Swap'' || Feature film || Cinematographer|| San Sebastian International Film Festival, exhibition film (Spain) <br>2nd Silk Road International Film Festival, competition film (China) <br> 2015 São Paulo International Film Festival, exhibition film (Brazil) <br> 2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival, exhibition film (USA)<br> 2015 Tokyo FILMeX, competition film (Japan) <br> 2015 Minsk International Film Festival, exhibition film (Russia) <br> 2015 Jogja Asian Film Festival, (Indonesia): Silver Hanoman Award <br> |- | 2015 || ''Sanctissima'' || Short film || Cinematographer ||Cinemalaya 2015: Audience Choice award<ref>{{cite news|title=FULL LIST: Winners, Cinemalaya Awards Night 2015|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/102693-full-list-cinemalaya-2015-winners/|access-date=17 December 2015|publisher=Rappler|date=15 August 2015}}</ref><br> UPelikula 2015: Best Film, Director, Cinematography<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yap|first1=Januar|title=Big winners in UPC's UPelikula 2015|url=http://upcebu.edu.ph/big-winners-in-upcs-upelikula-2015/|website=University of the Philippines Cebu|accessdate=17 December 2015|date=22 August 2015}}</ref> |- | 2015 || ''Kapatiran'' || Documentary || Cinematographer ||Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/brotherhood-kapatiran-karlovy-vary-review-907561|title='Brotherhood' ('Kapatiran'): Karlovy Vary Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 30, 2016 }}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''Patay na si Hesus'' || Feature film || Cinematographer ||QCinema 2016: Audience Choice Award, Gender Sensitive Film Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/109269/patay-na-si-hesus-reaps-two-awards-at-qcinema-film-festival|title='Patay Na Si Hesus' reaps two awards at QCinema Film Festival|website=cebudailynews.inquirer.net|date=October 21, 2016 }}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''Lily'' || Feature film || Cinematographer ||Cinema One Originals 2016: Best Director, Best Editing Award, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/113110/cebuano-films-lily-no-seguir-triumph-cinema-one-film-fest|title=Cebuano films 'Lily' and 'No Seguir' triumph at Cinema One film fest|website=cebudailynews.inquirer.net|date=November 21, 2016 }}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2815408|Ruel Dahis Antipuesto}} *[http://www.mpscebu.com/members.html Motion Picture Society Of Cebu – Official website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Antipuesto, Ruel}} Category:Filipino film directors Category:1973 births Category:People from Misamis Occidental Category:People from Ozamiz Category:Filipino cinematographers Category:University of San Carlos alumni Category:Living people Category:Misamis Occidental