Neil daza biography

VETERAN cinematographer Neil Daza won the Best Cinematography award for his camerawork in the film “Blue Room” at the 2023 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (Famas) Awards on Aug.

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The coming-of-age and political crime film was a full-length entry to the 2022 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, where it also bagged the best cinematography and best direction awards.

Daza, an alumnus of the old College of Architecture and Fine Arts, said the film’s narrative and themes made it relevant at the time of its release.

“The first time I read the script, [I said], ah okay, this film needs to be done because it calls for the times–what’s happening in our country, especially at that time,” Daza told the Varsitarian.

“I like political films.

And I think Blue Room is a great film, and it’s an important film because it [talks] about what’s happening within our justice system and it’s a critique of the justice system in this country