biography

Armi Rae Cacanindin is one of the young producers in the Philippines who has been gaining a lot of exposure in the international scene.

She participated in Busan’s Asian Film Academy in 2008, Berlinale Talents 2014 and Talents Tokyo 2014. She has also participated in the La Fabrique des Cinema du Monde 2016 and TorinoFilmLab 2017 for the project “Whether the Weather is Fine” with director Carlo Francisco Manatad.

In a span of 12 years, she has worked for films that premiered at Cannes, Berlin, Busan, Locarno, Tribeca, Toronto, among others. The first film that she produced, “How To Disappear Completely” by Raya Martin, premiered at the Festival del Film Locarno in 2013.

Her latest project, “I’m Drunk, I Love You.” had its theatrical release, with over 70 cinemas all over the Philippines.

She is currently working as a co-producer of “Window Boy Would Also Like To Have A Submarine,” an Argentinian / Dutch / Brazailian / Uruguayan / Philippine co-production, directed by Alex Piperno.

company profile

“Whether the Weather is Fine” is under Quantum Films, a Manila-based film production company founded by Atty. Joji Alonso. To date, it has produced 26 feature films including Kubrador the Bet Collector (FIPRESCI Prizes, Moscow IFF 2006 and Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema New Delhi 2006, screened in over 150 festivals including Cairo, Mar del Plata, Toronto, Busa, Rotterdam), Woman in the Septic Tank (Berlinale, Karlovy Vary, Busan and Winner Best Screenplay Asia Pacific Screen Awards), Posas Shackled (Busan, Cairo), Ekstra The Bit Player (Toronto).