Serville Poblete
Serville Poblete is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Toronto,[1] whose debut feature film Altar Boy premiered in the Borsos Competition program at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival.[2]
Of Filipino descent, Poblete grew up in the St. James Town neighbourhood of Toronto, and studied media production at George Brown College.[1] He released his first short film, Lovebound, in 2018,[3] before beginning work on Altar Boy, which starred his childhood friend Mark Bacolcol.[4]
His second feature film, Lovely, premiered at the 2024 Reelworld Film Festival,[5] and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6]
His 2025 short documentary film King's Court premiered at the 2025 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[7] and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.[8]
His 2026 short documentary film In the Morning Sun premiered in the documentary shorts competition at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival,[9] where it won the Jury Award.[10]
His third feature film, Sunburn, is slated to premiere in the Centrepiece program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.[11]
References
- 1 2 Samantha Kemp Jackson, "Two weeks’ notice: from professional collaborators to cute married couple". Toronto Star, July 31, 2022.
- ↑ Arianne Lacanilao, "Fil-Can filmmaker’s first feature-length film makes world premiere at 2021 WFF". Philippine Canadian Inquirer, December 30, 2021.
- ↑ Ladshia Jeyakanthan, "Looking for LGBTQ love on the subway". The Dialog, November 19, 2018.
- ↑ Jackson Weaver, "Under-the-radar Canadian movies and TV of 2022 — and where to watch". CBC News, December 10, 2022.
- ↑ Jamie Casemore, "Reelworld Film Festival unveils lineup for 24th edition". Playback, October 2, 2024.
- ↑ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.
- ↑ Nidhil Vohra, "Now Streaming: King’s Court Visualizes the Phrase 'Ball Is Life'". Point of View, June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Nominations". Point of View, March 25, 2026.
- ↑ Andrew Tracy, "Jenna MacMillan’s The Snake to world premiere at SXSW ’26". Playback, January 15, 2026.
- ↑ Kennedy French and Selome Hailu, "SXSW 2026 Film & TV Festival Announces Jury and Special Award Winners Plus Audience Picks". Variety, March 19, 2026.
- ↑ Kate Erbland, TIFF Adds More Than 60 New Titles, Including Festival Winners ‘La Gradiva’ and ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’". IndieWire, August 4, 2026.
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