Ed Cabagnot

Ed Cabagnot is a founding member of Cinemalaya. A former division head of the CCP Media Arts Division, he is currently teaching at the University of the Philippines Diliman, De La Salle University (DLSU), and DLS–College of Saint Benilde. He was instrumental in organizing and managing Asia’s longest-running indie film and video competition, Gawad CCP Para Sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video, which started in 1987. He juried for Pusan International Film Festival (2008), Berlinale’s Forum (2011), and Amsterdam’s IDFA International Documentary Festival (2013). He also served as an executive committee member of NCCA Committee on Cinema for nine years. He continues to support the growing Pinoy indie scene by conducting film festival management workshops nationwide, including the Montañosa Film Festival in Baguio City, NABIFILMEX in Compostela Valley, SalaMindanaw in General Santos City, and NCCA’s Cinema Rehiyon.