Sigrid Andrea Bernardo

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Sigrid Andrea Bernardo is a Filipino film director, screenwriter, producer, and actress best known for directing Kita Kita (2017).

Career[]

Bernardo's film Kita Kita, starring Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez and set in Sapporo, Japan was deemed a sleeper hit.[1][5] In its third week it reached ₱300 million, making it the highest-grossing Philippine independent film.[6] It had its world premiere in Japan at the 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival in March 2017 before expanding to a wider release in the Philippines on July 19, 2017 to highly positive reviews.[7] In 2017, Kita Kita was selected as the best romantic-comedy film in the last 25 years, as polled by CNN Philippines.[8]

Her short films are Babae (2005), Little (2009), Au Revoir Philip (2010), and Ang Paghihintay sa Bulong (2012).[9]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Cast(s) Notes
2013 Ang Huling Cha-cha Ni Anita Director, Writer Angel Aquino, Therese Malvar, Jay Bordon Won Cinefilipino Film Festival 2013 for Best Picture , Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2015 for Best Film , Osaka Asian Film Festival 2014 for
2014 Lorna Director, Writer Shamaine Buencamino, Maria Isabel Lopez, Raquel Villavicencio
2017 Kita Kita Director, Writer Alessandra de Rossi, Empoy Marquez Won Star Awards for Movies 2018 for Movie Director of the Year and Movie Screenwriter of the Year
2018
 Mr. & Mrs. Cruz Writer, director, screenwriter Ryza Cenon, JC Santos
2019 UnTrue[10] Director, writer Christine Reyes, Xian Lim

References[]

  1. ^ Flores, Karen (August 4, 2017). "Go on a Kita Kita tour of Sapporo, Japan". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  2. ^ San Diego Jr., Bayani (July 27, 2017). "Sleeper hit surprises indie director". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Like Kita Kita, 7 other local films that became surprise blockbusters". ABS-CBN News. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Lopez, Jacinda A. (August 1, 2017). "Kita Kita Stars Alessandra + Empoy Have A New Film In The Works". Cosmopolitan Philippines. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. ^ [2][3][4]
  6. ^ "'Kita Kita' passes 'Heneral Luna' as PH's top grossing indie movie". ABS-CBN News. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "9 PH films in Osaka fest". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "The 25 best Filipino rom-coms of the last 25 years". CNN Philippines. August 4, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "Meet the director behind 'Kita Kita,' the Philippines' highest grossing indie film". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  10. ^ "Untrue | Viva Communications Inc". viva.com.ph. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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