Graduation Day (upcoming film)
| Graduation Day | |
|---|---|
Teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Dante Balboa |
| Written by | Dante Balboa |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | T.M. Malones |
| Edited by | John Anthony L. Wong |
| Music by | Dek Margaja |
Production company | BenTria Production |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Graduation Day is an upcoming Philippine drama film written and directed by Dante Balboa in his directorial debut.[1] It stars Elizabeth Oropesa, Jeric Gonzales, Aidan Veneracion, Simon Ibarra, Angelie Sanoy and Rico Barrera.[2] The film is about a grandmother and her grandchild who has a lot dreams in life and she wants to support her grandchild no matter what.[3]
Cast
- Elizabeth Oropesa as Aling Nelia
- Jeric Gonzales as Simon[4]
- Aidan Veneracion
- Simon Ibarra
- Angelie Sanoy
- Rico Barrera
- Krisha Francisco
- Panteen Palanca
- Mygz Molino
- Daniela Carolino
Production
After graduating in Bachelor of Arts in Film and Audio Visual Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman, director Dante Balboa started filming his directorial debut with the cast and crew on March 18, 2025.[5]
Director Dante Balboa wants to apply in this film all the knowledge that he learned in UP Diliman about making and writing film. Balboa said that writing film is not new to him infact he have done Master in Communication in Polytechnic University of the Philippines and he likes writing scripts before, and he likes joining on Screenplay Category at Palanca Literary Contest.[6] He also said that he never thought that the Graduation Day is going to be a film because he wrote the screenplay of this film a long time ago. Balboa said that he is friends with Benjie Austria more than 15 years, he is the producer of Broken Blooms, Huwag Mo 'Kong Iwan, and Fatherland.[5]
Music
The film's theme song titled "Basta't May Pananalig Sa Kanya" was written by Dante Balboa with Simon Peter Tan arranged the song and performed by Jeric Gonzales.[7]
References
- ^ Mendoza, Ruel (March 25, 2025). "Sexy actor na nag-aral ng film making, nakapagdirek na!". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Rula, Gorgy (June 13, 2025). "Produ, 'di umaasa sa roi". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ Requintina, Robert (October 20, 2025). "Dante Balboa's 'Walong Libong Piso' eyes the Guinness Book of Records". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ Troika, Pep. "SHORT BUT SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN FATHERLAND". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b Mendoza, Ruel (March 25, 2025). "Former Seiko star Dante Balboa returning to showbiz as director". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Fernando, Jeff (August 2, 2021). "Former sexy actor Dante Balboa completes master's degree in Filipino". ABS-CBN. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "Graduation Day coming soon!". Retrieved October 30, 2025.