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BIO

Venice De Castro (1989) is a Filipino documentarist whose curiosity is observing how personal and societal transformations manifest in everyday life. Her directing, cinematographic, and production practice pays attention to the process beyond the outcomes.

She was part of the International Jury of the 73rd Berlinale – Generation KPlus 2023 and the UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival 2021. She’s also served as a reader for the HotDocs Crosscurrents Fund.

She’s an alumna of the DocNomads Erasmus Mundus Program.

Her first feature film, “Last Days at Sea” is supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund. It premiered at the 71st Berlinale – Generation KPlus, Visions du Réel 2021, Hot Docs and IDFA – International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam.

She is produced Taiwanese film director Fan WU’s documentary entitled “XiXi” supported by the Sundance Institute and premiered in HotDocs and nominated in Golden Horse.

She’s a member of DAE- Documentary Association of Europe.