Bela Padilla hopes to be ‘taken critically’ as a director

Bela Padilla. (Photograph from Instagram/@bela)

“I really feel like folks have but to take me critically as a director,” mentioned Bela Padilla, who wrote, directed and starred within the romantic drama “’Yung Libro sa Napanood Ko.”

The movie is certainly one of eight entries to the first Summer season Metro Manila Movie Competition, which can run till April 18.

On the Gabi ng Parangal on Tuesday evening, it was introduced that Bela was nominated for greatest actress alongside Gladys Reyes (“Apag”) and Kylie Padilla (“Unravel”). Gladys ultimately introduced dwelling the award.

“Our movie additionally bought nominated for greatest modifying, musical scoring and manufacturing design. Because the director, you’re additionally liable for these departments since you dictate the tone of the film. I really feel like I additionally did good as a result of they had been nominated. That’s how I selected to take a look at it,” Bela mentioned, reacting to our query on whether or not she’d prefer it higher if she bought a greatest director nomination, as effectively. “I’m nonetheless new, so I believe they (jurors) aren’t taking me critically but. We’ll get there. I do know I nonetheless have time.”

‘Very chill’

Bela then described herself as a “very chill” director.

“My solely rule on the set is ‘bawal sumigaw.’ When somebody is offended, I ask them to go away the set for 5 minutes to settle down. I really feel that persons are extra artistic when the environment is calm and relaxed,” she identified.

Bela pointed to American actress-director Greta Gerwig as somebody she appears as much as.

“I don’t know the way she is as a director, however I like her works. She looks as if a really chill individual. I’ve a sense that she runs her set the identical means. Domestically, Direk Irene Villamor is like that. Everyone seems to be relaxed on her set. Since I’ve had the possibility to work with Direk Irene a number of occasions, I noticed that you simply don’t must scream on the set simply to make folks do their jobs effectively,” she added.

Whereas Bela mentioned she was comfortable to have been nominated for greatest actress, she was extra thrilled to be taught that her Korean costar Yoo Min-gon acquired a greatest actor nomination, as effectively.

“In fact, while you do one thing, you don’t at all times anticipate to be acknowledged for it. It’s simply give you the results you want. Personally, I’m happier that he bought nominated as a result of I noticed how a lot work he put into this mission,” she added.

“As an actor, he’s very self-aware and assured,” Bela mentioned when requested to explain Min-gon. “From the beginning, he already knew what he wanted to do for his character. He requested quite a lot of questions. I’m impressed that he did his homework and much more. It’s really good to work with individuals who additionally wish to work.”

This week, Bela begins capturing for one more movie. “I simply take every day because it comes. I’ve not had the possibility to course of every thing that’s happening for ‘’Yung Libro’ but. I really feel that I’d have the ability to do this after I return to London. Proper now, I’m nonetheless on cloud 9.”

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