Our first live podcast event featuring our panel of professional filmmakers: Cinematographer Pong Igancio, Production Designer Nina Torres & Director Paul Halili. Listen in on the Q&A session between our live audience and our panel - everything from freelancing, accountability and even love life in prod?! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! https://www.youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/182917141163451/ Fol...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Jappy is a muralist and illustrator currently based in New York City. His art style is instantly recognizable and unique, seen all around Manila on buildings, restaurants and offices. He’s been commissioned by clients like Disney, Marvel Studios, Playstation, Adidas, Adobe and Spotify.
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 43
juan karlos is a singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He’s garnered hundreds of millions of plays on Spotify with hit songs like “Buwan” and “Demonyo”. He’s also an actor who’s been in films like “Blue Room" and the upcoming "When This is All Over" in this year's Cinemalaya. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! https://www.youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/182917141163451/ Follow our SOCIALS: https://www.instagr...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Reb Ataderois an accomplished theatre actor, voice actor, host & content creator. With 17 years of experience in the industry, he’s best known for his role in "Ang Huling el Bimbo” He’s currently starring in "Lungs" in the Sandbox Fest 2023. 🎭 He's also content creator with a large following online from his educational content on all things history & culture. 🌏 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! https://www.youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives ...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Dom Guyot is a talented singer, songwriter & dancer from Cebu. With his lyrics that speak proudly about the LGBTQ experience, his music has garnered millions of plays online. He also just released “Mayari” a Pride anthem out on Spotify 🏳️🌈 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! https://www.youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/182917141163451/ Follow our SOCIALS: https://www.instagram.com/kwentongcreatives https:/...
Jun 16, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Drew Arellano is a man with many roles - he’s a host who’s been traveling the Philippines for 2 decades with the hit travel show Biyahe ni Drew. He’s the co-founder of the performance-wear brand Vamos. And most of all, he’s a happy family man whose made his work and home life live in harmony. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! https://www.youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/182917141163451/ Follow our SOCIALS: http...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Hannah Reyes Morales is an award winning photojournalist and National geographic explorer whose work conveys the human stories behind some of the critical issues of our time. She was commissioned as the Nobel Peace Prize photographer in 2021, recognized as a cultural leader by the World Economic Forum, and one of her photographs was featured in the 100 Iconic images from this Century. She has been published in The New York Times, National Geographic Magazine, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, a...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Frances aka Mayora is the founder of Home Buddies, a Facebook community with 3 million members where Filipinos share experiences in creating their personal spaces. She is a digital creator who makes insightful content centered on mindful living through Nobi Home, and is also a TV and events host. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! https://www.youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/182917141163451/ Follow our SOCIALS: ...
Apr 26, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Nicole is a content creator who makes videos on personal finance, investing & self-development. With over 400k subscribers on Youtube, she's one of the best creators in the space - and she's just getting started at 22 years old! We talk about the rapid growth of her channel, to the burnout she experienced from creating content weekly. She shares plenty of insight on investing, long term health & happiness, and possibly retiring before turning 30? Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Ashley is a content creator whose made a huge name for herself in the world of gaming & cosplay. She's also a talented musician & photographer whose been creating her own content for over a decade now. And more recently, she's been diving deep into spirituality & esoteric knowledge as a certified tarot card reader. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/182917141163451/ F...
Mar 23, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Kookie is the former creative director of Serious Studio and is currently one of the Design Leads at Canva Philippines. Her work has gotten recognized all over the world in publications like Adobe & The New York Times. She gives talks and workshops that focus on nurturing one's own creative identity, with a leadership style that focuses on compassion and empathy. This episode was done in partnership with Canva. Listen to the episode to find out how you can win a voucher for a Canva Pro subsc...
Mar 08, 2023•55 min•Season 2Ep. 34
This 2023, take a step back and take some time to think about your journey as a creative. Some of our favorite excerpts from my conversations with guests - all lessons and insight that you can apply to your own big picture thinking. You'll hear from photographer BJ Pascual, comedian Red Ollero, journalist Atom Araullo, and content creator Erwan Heussaff. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www.facebook...
Jan 30, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Angelo Mendoza is a photographer known for his work in travel, landscape and portraiture. As a full-time creative, he’s done plenty of prominent commercial work and is also a co-owner of a wedding photography studio. We talk about having photography as a career in the Philippines, finding personal style and the intricacies of capturing images out on assignment. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www...
Dec 17, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 32
A new short format episode where Gio collates the best excerpts from guests around a specific topic. Now, we explore the strategies & lessons that can help us overcome that dreaded creative block. Featuring interviews from creatives in music, design & filmmaking. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/182917141163451/ Follow our SOCIALS: https://www.instagram.com/kwentong...
Nov 24, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Jazz Nicolas is an award winning songwriter, musical scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He's also the drummer and vocalist of the Itchyworms, responsible for hit songs such as "Di Na Muli", "Beer", and "Akin Ka Na Lang" - to name a few. We talk about his career as a professional musician for over 20 years, his thoughts on chasing the "Filipino sound", and techniques on getting over creative blocks.
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 30
This was recorded live for Design Week Philippines 2022: Design For All. In this roundtable discussion and open forum we try to demystify what it means to have a career in design across different sectors: image-making, place-making and experience-making. Dan Matutina is a designer, illustrator, founding partner at Plus63 and Hydra Design Group. Joel Luna is someone with over 30 years of design experience in architecture, planning, urban design and design management. He is the former Chief Archit...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Erwan is a dedicated writer, content creator and entrepreneur. He's been building his own brand in the food & culture space for over a decade now, from the Fat Kid Inside to his new and thriving content studio FEATR. We talk about his journey through the restaurant business and how he finally took on content creation as a full-time job. This is a great episode for any creative with goals in brand building, entrepreneurship and content creation. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more conte...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Shaira Luna has been a professional photographer for 15 years now, with an impressive body of work in fashion, beauty, food & advertising. Her unique style particularly shines in her recent works with musicians like IV of Spades, SB19 & Zild. She shares the inspirations behind her passions in fashion, thrifting and vintage things. Also, we get into her history from growing up as a Promil kid/"gifted child". Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! youtube.com/@KwentongCreativ...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Brian Sy has been acting professionally for over 10 years now, landing roles in film, TV & the stage. He's gathered plenty of insight on the craft & business of acting from his mentors in the local theatre community. We touch up on being present in creative work, career advice in a Filipino context, and mental health.
Sep 08, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Quark Henares is a writer, director, producer & DJ who is now head of Amazon Prime Video Philippines, after heading Globe Studio for 6 years. He's been at the creative and business ends of the filmmaking industry, which affords him a unique perspective on production and media. Quark's life and work has also hugely been influenced by an immersion in music, starting off as a band manager; then a music video director for a many influential local artists. You'll enjoy this episode if you have a ...
Aug 24, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Mia Claravall-Reyes is an established tattoo artist who runs her own shop called Chronic Ink. After learning from her mentor Ricky Sta. Ana, she's then gone on to become one of the most prominent names in the country's tattoo industry. She's a constant presence at tattoo festivals locally and abroad, and has become a brand ambassador for brands like Vans and Globe. We talk about tattoos, the interesting Filipino culture surrounding it, and developing an artistic style through experience. Mia als...
Aug 11, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 24
We talk to production designer Katrish Aristoki & graphic designer Lazir Caluya - both collaborators of Gio on Alas Netflix, an online show created for Netflix Philippines. We touch on process, mindset and strategies in both of these design-centric fields.
Aug 03, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 23
See what it takes to create an online show by hearing from several key staff behind Alas Netflix, a series created for the Netflix Philippines Youtube channel. For this episode we're talking to writers Toni Potenciano & Marga Buenaventura and then producers Alec Rivera & Nina Mendoza. We talk about collaboration, adapting to circumstance, and mental health for busy creatives.
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Pong Ignacio is a cinematographer who's worked on films like Heneral Luna, Goyo, Tandem and Liway. He's also built an impressive body of work in the commercial and music video spaces. In this episode we tackle his philosophy in lighting and technology, stories from experiences on specific projects, the beauty of collaboration, and his learnings on mental health from a career in production.
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Growing up as a Filipino in San Francisco, DJ ET IV shares his insights on music, art, community and identity. He's the resident DJ of Ruby Ibarra & the Balikbayans, a collage artist, a teacher and a photographer. Anyone who's interested in the pride & creative energy of the Filipino diaspora will definitely enjoy this episode.
Jul 13, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Advertising directors Pao Abrihan and Gab Quimel join our host Gio Puyat in sharing their experiences in founding & developing ManilaMan, a boutique production house. Learn about the stories and lessons they gained along the way.
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Red Ollero is a stand-up comedian, host, writer, wrestler and producer. He's sold out theatres and arenas with Comedy Manila, and is currently doing his latest series of shows called Finally! - one of the first live comedy shows since the pandemic. He's gone viral for his characters, sketches, and on-stage presence as the current hypeman of the Leni Robredo rallies. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content! youtube.com/@KwentongCreatives Join our Community of Creatives on FB! https:...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Take control of your financial matters with Mariel Bitanga of Simply Finance PH. We explore general topics like financial foundations, investing, and self-care. Also we dive into specific questions from a creative and freelancer perspective.
Mar 17, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 17
BJ Pascual is one of the country’s most in-demand photographers - having shot over 300 magazine covers thus far - as well as countless billboards and ads for major brands in the Philippines. Aside from learning more about his personal history and journey in the industry, we also get plenty of insight into BJ's approach to identity, creative direction & mental health.
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 16
JP is an advertising veteran with 17 years of experience in the industry, with two Cannes Young Lions Advertising awards under his belt. He's a prolific painter and illustrator with countless works for gigs, local bands and movies like Babae sa Septic Tank. He is currently entering game design in the blockchain gaming & NFT space.
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 14
