JoAnn Cabalda Banaga

An active Producer for most of Philippine Cinema's award winning films. In the local arena some of her most notable award winning films as Producer are " Batang Westside", "Rosario", "Nag-iisang Bituin", "Curacha, ang babaeng walang pahinga", " May Minamahal", "Laro sa Baga", "Yamashita, the Tigers' Treasure", "Mano Po2, "The Inheritance, "; Most of which have appeared on major networks and theatrical releases, and at film festivals worldwide. Projects vary from action, drama, horror and comedy. TELEVISION - President of Masque Valley Productions Incorporated and supplied content for Cignal Entertainment. .Just finished producing two seasons of "Tukhang" (Extra Judicial Killing) for 2017 and 2018 airing. Formerly with TV5 (ABC5 Network) from 2010 to 2016 as Business Unit Head, Deputy Chief Content Quality Officer and Head of Current Programming in 2016. Joined GMA7 Television Network for 15 years (late 90's), Produced and Directed their most 7 year prized drama series Pira-Pirasong Pangarap and Nagmamahal, Manay Gina FOREIGN CO-PRODUCTION - Produced/Managed/Assisted foreign co-prod film features with prominent ones such as: "Empty By Design" -now in post production starring Dante Basco (Hooq), Chris Pang (Crazy Rich Asians) Osric Chau (Supernatural), Rhian Ramos, Directed by Andrea Walter "I come with the rain" Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor) , Lee Byung Hun, Takuya Kimura; directed by Tran Anh Hung (Scent of Green Papaya director) "The Consul of Sodom" starring Jordi Molla (Bad Boys 2, Elizabeth, Jack Ryan) , Lola Films, producers of Academy Award winning film Belle Epoque "Robo Warriors" under Republic Pictures with James Remar "A Case of Honor" with Timothy Bottoms and John Philip Law directed by Eddie Romero "Love In Ambush" with Jacques Perrin (Cinema Paradiso), Sigrid Thorton, Gary Sweet directed by Carl Shultz "Siege of Firebase Gloria" starring Lee Ermey, Wings Hauser directed by Brian Smith "Subject, I Love you" with Dean Cain, Apl de Ap, Gary Valenciano, Jericho Rosales, Briana Evigan, Directed by Francis dela Torre "Delta Force 2 Stranglehold" , Cannon Films with Chuck Norris "Days of Being Wild" with Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, worked as Assistant Director to Wong Kar Wai in the Philippine shoot. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jack Balanse