ERK FILM PRODUCTION
Regional Filmmakers from Iloilo City, Philippines
ERK Film Production is an independent film company based in Iloilo City, Philippines. Since 2018, we have been producing feature films, documentaries, and artist films born from the stories of our communities. Guided by our shared belief in the power of cinema, we preserve the past, capture the present, and shape the future — nurturing regional talent, collaborating with filmmakers across the globe, and elevating audience sensibilities through meaningful and daring films.
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𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐄𝐑𝐊 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨. 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 '𝐄𝐑𝐊' 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
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ABOUT US
Our work began with the documentary Land from God, which held its world premiere at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival. From there, the company grew organically, producing several other projects that have since been recognized by some of the most respected local and international festivals — from the Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video (Bukog), to Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Land from God), European-Philippines International Film Festival (Land from God), and Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival (Ginhawa), to name a few.
Short films such as Baboy Talunon (Wild Boar) and Sa Pagpula Sang Lawod (When the Ocean Bleeds) were funded by the University of the Philippines’ Creative Work Grant. Our most recent work, SOLO, won Best Film at the Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health (2021) and Best Short Film at the 69th FAMAS Awards.
KEVIN PISON PIAMONTE
WRITER / DIRECTOR
KEVIN PISON PIAMONTE is an award winning filmmaker, writer and Ilonggo artist born and raised in Molo, Iloilo City.
His film 'Solo' was awarded Best Short Film in the 69th FAMAS Awards. He has written and directed several short films that have won awards and have been selected in local and international film festivals. “Bukog” (Fish Bone), “Baboy Talunon” (Wild Boar), and “Dog Eaters” are short films produced with funding grants from UP Visayas. His documentary film “Land from God” was selected to the Busan International Film Festival in 2018. He also wrote and directed “Daan Patungong Tawaya” (Road to Paradise) which was selected in Sinesaysay 2018 by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. His short documentary “Paano Mangin Bata” was also awarded Best Story and Second Best Documentary by the Philippine Council for Children's Television in 2020. More of his films are featured in the ‘Works’ section of this website.
Kevin has been included in the 2nd Edition of the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Kevin was also the recipient of Dungog sang Iloilo Award together with the most iconic Ilonggo personalities like Sen. Frank Drilon and Jose Marie Chan. He has also been awarded the Most Distinguished Alumni for Culture and the Arts in Film (Preservation of Visayan Heritage) awarded by the UP Alumni Association in August of 2024.
Kevin is Creative Producer of Kenneth De la Cruz’s "Bulawan nga Usa" (Golden Deer) which is an official entry to the 2023 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Kevin has recently completed his first full-length film entitled “Candè” supported by CreatePH Film Fund of the Film Development Council of the Philippines and executive produced by Fiesta Souvenirs and Taos Puson Foundation, Inc. His upcoming full-length feature “With Love, Bridgit” is in post-production and is also supported by CreatePH Film Fund. Currently, he is working on a full-length documentary entitled “Bugsay”.
ROBERT 'BOBBY' RODRIGUEZ
PRODUCER
BOBBY RODRIGUEZ is the co-founder of ERK Film Production -- a film company based in the Iloilo City, Philippines. He completed his film fellowship specifically in Producing at the Busan Asian Film School in Busan, South Korea in 2021.
In 2005, Bobby represented the Philippines as a Youth Ambassador to the 32nd Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP) organized & funded by the Japanese Government. This 2026, he has been selected by the Japanese Government to lead the Discussion Group on-board the Nippon Maru for the 49th SSEAYP.
Bobby has been selected as part of the Philippine Delegation to the 2021 Marché Du Film at the Cannes Film Festival. He was also selected as one of the 8 emerging creative producers of the prestigious Full Circle Lab 2021 by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and Tatino Films.
Bobby's first film as producer, 'Land from God', was selected to the Busan International Film Festival in 2018. He also produced 'Daan Patungong Tawaya’ (Road to Paradise) in 2019 which was selected to the Sinesaysay Film Festival by the Film Development Council of the Philippines. He produced the short film 'Bukog’ (Fish Bone) which was also a finalist to the CCP Awards for Alternative Film and Video in 2020. The produced short films like Baboy Talunon (Wild Boar), Sa Pagpula sang Lawod (When the Ocean Bleeds), Dog Eaters, and Waiting Shed. He produced the film 'Solo' which won Best Short Film in the 69th Filipino Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (FAMAS Awards) in 2021.
Bobby is currently undertaking his PhD in Development Communication at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
KENNETH DE LA CRUZ
WRITER / DIRECTOR / EDITOR
Kenneth De la Cruz is a regional filmmaker from Iloilo City, Philippines. He started writing and directing films in 2016 by joining local film festivals. His first short film “Taytay Gabok” won a film grant from the Department of Tourism Region VI. Through the film grant, he wrote and directed “Luha sang Bulalakaw” which was officially selected in FACINE: Filipino Arts and Cinema International Film Festival in San Francisico, USA and won audience choice award in Viddsee Jury Philippines. In 2018, he wrote and directed “Tangis” which won another film grant.
In 2019, he wrote and directed “Subli” which was officially selected in CinemaRehiyon and Mindanao Film Festival, the longest running regional film festival in the Philippines. “Subli” also won the Gold Feature Film award in Veracruz World Film Festival in Mexico.
Kenneth co-directed a documentary short “Paano Mangin Bata” which won Best Story and 2nd Best Documentary for National Children’s Television DokyuBata. His other works include screenwriting for “Baboy Talunon (Wild Boar)” - won Best Screenplay in Nabunturan Film Festival, writing and directing “Sa Pagpula sang Lawod (When the Ocean Bleeds)” – officially selected in CCP Gawad Alternatibo Film Festival 2021, assistant directing and editing for “Solo” – won Best Film in Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival 2021 and Best Short Film for the 69th FAMAS Awards.
Kenneth was part of National Artist Ricky Lee’s Scriptwriting Workshop Batch 29,.
His film 'Bulawan nga Usa' is a finalist to the 19th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2023.
His recently completed his Kino Eyes Film Masters - European Joint Master in Film Directing and Production supported by Erasmus Mundus in consortium of four universities in Portugal, Scotland, Ireland and Estonia
CONTACT ERK PRODUCTION
Do you have questions about any of our work? Would you like to collaborate together on a project? Please feel free to get in touch with us.
ERK Production is a registered company in the National Registry of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (2019).
Iloilo City, Philippines
PARTNERS
ERK Production has forged partnerships with the following institutions
TAYTAY PRODUCTIONS
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS
FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES
INVOLVEMENTS
ERK Production has received prestigious workshops/trainings from these institutions
BUSAN ASIAN FILM SCHOOL
FULL CIRCLE LAB
CINEMALAYA PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
