Khavn De La Cruz

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Khavn De La Cruz
Khavn at the 2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam
Born	(1973-12-23) December 23, 1973 (age 50) Quezon City, Philippines
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, singer, songwriter, pianist, poet
Website	http://khavn.tv/

Khavn De La Cruz^{[pronunciation?]} (also known as KHAVN) is a Filipino poet,^{[citation needed]} singer, songwriter, pianist and filmmaker.^[1] He is the founder and festival director of MOV International Film, Music and Literature Festival.^{[citation needed]} Considered the father of Philippine digital filmmaking,^{[citation needed]} Khavn has made 47 features and 112 short films since 1994.^[2] His 46th^{[2][failed verification]} feature, Ruined Heart, is lensed by Christopher Doyle and features Tadanobu Asano and Nathalia Acevedo.^[3] It premiered in official competition at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival.^[4][5]