Jose Javier Reyes

Jose Javier Reyes
Jose Javier Reyes
Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 8, 2024
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Tirso Cruz III
Personal details
Born	Jose Javier Reyes; October 21, 1954 (age 70); Philippines
Occupation	Director, writer, screenwriter, professor
Known for	Film and television writing and direction, essayist, professor, TV host

Jose "Joey" Javier Reyes (born October 21, 1954) is a Filipino director, screenwriter, lyricist,^[1]^[2] and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include Pahiram ng Isang Umaga, Batang PX and Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo. He also wrote the screenplay for Filipino blockbuster Four Sisters and a Wedding from which a Filipino meme featuring Bea Alonzo was sourced. Javier Reyes is the uncle of Mark A. Reyes.

Education

Joey Reyes graduated from De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines from the College of Liberal Arts. During his stay as an undergraduate he was already a director and writer for the university's theatre guild - Harlequin Theatre Guild. Reyes also finished his master's degree in English Education from the De la Salle University Graduate School and has taken courses leading to his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Santo Tomas. He was the recipient of a Doctoral Enrichment Program grant through the Fulbright-Hayes Foundation where he took doctoral courses in Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.^[3]

Career

He also serves as a Professorial Lecturer at the Department of Communication, De la Salle University and sits as Chairman of the AB Film Program at the Design and Arts Campus at the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde.

He is also the Head of Competition and Monitoring Committee of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. He also sits as the Head of the Student Short Film Competition of the MetroManila Film Festival while sitting as part of its Education Panel.^[4] there teaching under the Communication Department and holding classes for the Communication Arts majors of the university.

His first writing for a film was Oro, Plata, Mata in 1982, which is being streamed on Netflix.^[5]

He wrote the libretto of the musical Katy, based on the life and times of Philippine Jazz Queen, Katy de la Cruz. He penned the original song, "Minsan ang Minahal ay Ako" for the musical with music composed by National Artist, Ryan Cayabyab. He also wrote the hit song, "Iisa Pa Lamang" sung by Joey Albert with music by Danny Tan. He also wrote the lyrics of the Christmas song, "Kumukutikutitap" with music also by Cayabyab.^[6]

On April 11, 2024, Reyes took his oath as the new chairman of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), succeeding Tirso Cruz III who resigned in early March.^[7]^[8]

Filmography

Films

As director

Year	Title	Production	Notes
1989	Regal Shocker: The Movie	Regal Entertainment	Also screenwriter
1991	Emma Salazar Case	Good Harvest Unlimited
1992	Iisa Pa Lamang	Regal Entertainment
	Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin	Regal Entertainment
	Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal	Octoarts Films	Also screenwriter
1993	May Minamahal	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
1994	Shake, Rattle & Roll V	Regal Entertainment	"Anino" segment Also screenwriter for all segments
1995	Pare Ko	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
1995	Hataw Na!	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
1996	Maruja	Viva Films	Also screenwriter
	Radio Romance	Star Cinema
	Ama, Ina, Anak	Star Cinema
	Bayarang Puso	Regal Films
	Nag-iisang Ikaw	Neo Films	Also screenwriter
1997	Batang PX	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
1997	Nang Iniwan Mo Ako	Available Light Viva Films	Also screenwriter
1998	Nagbibinata	Available Light Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
1998	Hiling	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
1999	Bakit Pa?	GMA Films OctoArts Films
1999	Luksong Tinik	Regal Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2000	Live Show	Regal Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2000	Sugatang Puso	Available Light Regal Films	Also screenwriter
2001	Narinig Mo Na Ba ang L8est?	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
2002	9 Mornings	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
2003	Anghel sa Lupa	Regal Entertainment	Also screenwriter
	Pinay Pie	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
	Kung Ako Na Lang Sana	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
	Malikmata	OctoArts Films Canary Films
2004	Spirit of the Glass	OctoArts Films Canary Films	Also screenwriter
2005	Can This Be Love	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
2005	Kutob	Canary Films	Also screenwriter
2006	Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
2006	Matakot Ka sa Karma	OctoArts Films Canary Films	Also screenwriter
2007	Katas ng Saudi	Maverick Films	Also screenwriter
2007	Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
2008	When Love Begins	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
	My Monster Mom	Regal Entertainment GMA Films	Also screenwriter
	Magkaibigan	Maverick Films	Also screenwriter
	One Night Only	OctoArts Films Canary Films	Also screenwriter
2009	Status: Single	Viva Films On-Q 28 Productions	Also screenwriter
2010	Till My Heartaches End	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
2010	Working Girls	GMA Films	Also screenwriter
2011	Wedding Tayo, Wedding Hindi	Star Cinema	Also screenwriter
2011	My House Husband: Ikaw Na!	OctoArts Films	Also screenwriter
2012	Mga Mumunting Lihim ^[9]	OctoArts Films LargaVista Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2013	Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap?	Film Development Council of the Philippines Sineng Pambansa LargaVista Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2014	Somebody to Love	Regal Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2014	Dilim		Also screenwriter
2015	No Boyfriend Since Birth
2015	My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore	GMA Films APT Entertainment OctoArts Films M-Zet Productions MEDA Productions	Also screenwriter
2017	Our Mighty Yaya	Regal Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2017	Spirit of the Glass 2: The Haunted	OctoArts Films T-Rex Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2018	Walwal	Regal Entertainment LargaVista Entertainment
2018	Recipe for Love	Regal Entertainment
2019	Time & Again	Regal Entertainment LargaVista Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2022	Secrets	Viva Films LargaVista Entertainment	Also screenwriter
2023	Tag-init		Also screenwriter
2023	Patikim-Tikim
2024	Karinyo Brutal		Also screenwriter
2024	Bantay-Bahay	Regal Entertainment

As screenwriter only

Year	Name	Production	Notes
1982	Oro, Plata, Mata ^[10]	Experimental Cinema of the Philippines
1984	Hotshots	Viva Films
1984	Condemned	Golden Dragons Films NV Productions APG Films
1985	I Have Three Hands	Regal Films M-Zet Films APT Entertainment
1986	Inday Inday sa Balitaw	Regal Films
1987	Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin	Viva Films
1988	Wake Up Little Susie	Regal Films
	Hiwaga sa Balete Drive	Seiko Films	"Ang Babae sa Balete Drive" segment
	Super Inday and the Golden Bibe	Regal Film
	One Day, Isang Araw	Regal Film	Story credit
	Kumander Bawang: Kalaban ng Mga Aswang	Viva Films
	I Love You 3x a Day
1989	3 Mukha ng Pag-ibig		"Katumbas ng Kahapon" segment
1989	Abot Hanggang Sukdulan
1991	John en Marsha Ngayon '91	RVQ Productions
1995	Sana Maulit Muli	Star Cinema	Story credit
2004	Now That I Have You
2013	Four Sisters and a Wedding		Screenplay used as basis
2016	Girlfriend for Hire	Viva Films SM Development Corp.

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
1990	Shake, Rattle & Roll 2	Morgue attendant	Regal Films	"Kulam" segment
1991	Shake, Rattle & Roll III	Principal	Regal Films	"Ate" segment
2012	Boy Pick-Up: The Movie		GMA Pictures Regal Entertainment	Cameo
2019	Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Untold Story of Josephine Bracken	himself	iWant Dreamscape Digital	miniseries; portrays a supporting fictional character of himself

Television

Writer

Year	Name	Television Network	Cast	Note(s)
1987–1998	Palibhasa Lalake	ABS-CBN	Joey Marquez, Richard Gomez, John Estrada, Gloria Romero, Cynthia Patag, Carmina Villarroel, Amy Perez
1991	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Hapdi sa Puso		Archie Adamos, Metring David, Paquito Diaz, Jaclyn Jose, Anita Linda, Ed Instrella	Aired on June 5, 1991.
1991–1997	Abangan ang Susunod Na Kabanata		Nova Villa, Carmi Martin, Roderick Paulate, Tessie Tomas, Noel Trinidad, Sammy Lagmay, Jennifer Sevilla, Carmina Villarroel, Anjo Yllana, Joji Isla, Nena Perez Rubio
1993–1994	We R' Family^[11]	ABC-5	Liza Lorena, Alice Dixson, Gabby Concepcion, Luz Valdez, Sammy Lagmay, Berting Labra
1995	GMA Telesine Presents: Halik sa Hangin	GMA Network	Cristina Gonzales, Jao Mapa, Luigi Alvarez, Harvey Gomez Romeo Rivera, Tia Pusit	He also served as director of the television film. Aired on June 25, 1995.
2013–2014	Madam Chairman	TV5	Sharon Cuneta, Jay Manalo, Byron Ortile	Head writer
2023	Lovers & Liars	GMA Network	Claudine Barretto, Shaira Diaz, Yasser Marta, Christian Vasquez, Lianne Valentin, Kimson Tan, Polo Ravales, Michelle Vito, Rob Gomez, Sarah Edwards	Head writer

Director

Year	Name	Television Network	Cast	Note(s)
1993	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bulaklak	ABS-CBN	Roderick Paulate, Eagle Riggs, Al Tantay, Lucita Soriano	Aired on August 25, 1993

Awards

Metro Manila Film Festival

Year	Category	Work	Result
1993	Best Director	May Minamahal^[12]	Won
	Best Story		Won
	Best Screenplay		Won
2005	Best Director	Kutob^[13]	Won
2006	Best Director	Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo^[14]	Won
	Best Original Story		Won
	Best Screenplay		Won
2007	Best Screenplay	Katas ng Saudi^[15]	Won
2008	Best Original Story	One Night Only^[16]	Won
2015	Best Director	My Bebe Love^[17]	Nominated
2015	Best Screenplay	My Bebe Love^[17]	Nominated

References

^ Yeatter, Bryan L. (2007). Cinema of the Philippines: a history and filmography, 1897–2005. McFarland & Co. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-7864-3047-5. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
^ Martin, Fran (September 24, 2008). AsiaPacifiQueer: rethinking genders and sexualities. University of Illinois Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-252-07507-0. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
^ "Famous Alumni from the Culture and Arts Offices and Cultural Organizations". November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "Jose Javier Reyes". November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "With 'Oro, Plata, Mata' now on Netflix, writer shares glimpse behind making the masterpiece". cnn. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ Gil, Baby A. "Isang Taong Lumipas and other lyrical gems of Joey Reyes". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ Lacsamana, Brontë H. (April 12, 2024). "Director Jose Javier Reyes named new FDCP chairperson". BusinessWorld Online. BusinessWorld Publishing. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
^ Tomada, Nathalie (April 16, 2024). "Joey Reyes accepts the FDCP challenge despite some apprehensions". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
^ "PEP REVIEW: Mga Mumunting Lihim is a realistic take on friendship". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Jose Javier Reyes grateful to have 'Oro Plata Mata' on Netflix". ABS-CBN. October 2, 2022.
^ "'We R' Family'". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. December 29, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:1993". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2005". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2006". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2007". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2008". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ Smith, Chuck. "Winners: 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival awards night". Philippine Star. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

External links

Jose Javier Reyes at IMDb

[Yeatter2007-1] Yeatter, Bryan L. (2007). Cinema of the Philippines: a history and filmography, 1897–2005. McFarland & Co. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-7864-3047-5. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

[Martin2008-2] Martin, Fran (September 24, 2008). AsiaPacifiQueer: rethinking genders and sexualities. University of Illinois Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-252-07507-0. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

[3] "Famous Alumni from the Culture and Arts Offices and Cultural Organizations". November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[4] "Jose Javier Reyes". November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[5] "With 'Oro, Plata, Mata' now on Netflix, writer shares glimpse behind making the masterpiece". cnn. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[6] Gil, Baby A. "Isang Taong Lumipas and other lyrical gems of Joey Reyes". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[7] Lacsamana, Brontë H. (April 12, 2024). "Director Jose Javier Reyes named new FDCP chairperson". BusinessWorld Online. BusinessWorld Publishing. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

[8] Tomada, Nathalie (April 16, 2024). "Joey Reyes accepts the FDCP challenge despite some apprehensions". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

[9] "PEP REVIEW: Mga Mumunting Lihim is a realistic take on friendship". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[10] "Jose Javier Reyes grateful to have 'Oro Plata Mata' on Netflix". ABS-CBN. October 2, 2022.

[11] "'We R' Family'". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. December 29, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[12] "Metro Manila Film Festival:1993". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

[13] "Metro Manila Film Festival:2005". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

[14] "Metro Manila Film Festival:2006". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

[15] "Metro Manila Film Festival:2007". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

[16] "Metro Manila Film Festival:2008". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

[mmff2015-17] Smith, Chuck. "Winners: 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival awards night". Philippine Star. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

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