Serville Poblete is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Toronto,Samantha Kemp Jackson, "Two weeks’ notice: from professional collaborators to cute married couple". Toronto Star, July 31, 2022. whose debut feature film Altar Boy premiered in the Borsos Competition program at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival.Arianne Lacanilao, "Fil-Can filmmaker’s first feature-length film makes world premiere at 2021 WFF". Philippine Canadian Inquirer, December 30, 2021.
Of Filipino descent, Poblete grew up in the St. James Town neighbourhood of Toronto, and studied media production at George Brown College. He released his first short film, Lovebound, in 2018,Ladshia Jeyakanthan, "Looking for LGBTQ love on the subway". The Dialog, November 19, 2018. before beginning work on Altar Boy, which starred his childhood friend Mark Bacolcol.Jackson Weaver, "Under-the-radar Canadian movies and TV of 2022 — and where to watch". CBC News, December 10, 2022.
His second feature film, Lovely, premiered at the 2024 Reelworld Film Festival,Jamie Casemore, "Reelworld Film Festival unveils lineup for 24th edition". Playback, October 2, 2024. and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.
His 2025 short documentary film King's Court premiered at the 2025 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Nidhil Vohra, "Now Streaming: King’s Court Visualizes the Phrase 'Ball Is Life'". Point of View, June 17, 2025. and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.Pat Mullen, "Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Nominations". Point of View, March 25, 2026.
His 2026 short documentary film In the Morning Sun premiered in the documentary shorts competition at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival,Andrew Tracy, "Jenna MacMillan’s The Snake to world premiere at SXSW ’26". Playback, January 15, 2026. where it won the Jury Award.Kennedy French and Selome Hailu, "SXSW 2026 Film & TV Festival Announces Jury and Special Award Winners Plus Audience Picks". Variety, March 19, 2026.
His third feature film, Sunburn, premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival,Kate Erbland, TIFF Adds More Than 60 New Titles, Including Festival Winners ‘La Gradiva’ and ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’". IndieWire, August 4, 2026. where it won the award for Best Canadian Film.Pete Hammond, "‘La Bola Negra’ Wins Oscar Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award". Deadline Hollywood, September 20, 2026.
Filmography Lovebound - 2018 Altar Boy - 2021 Lovely - 2024 King's Court - 2025 In the Morning Sun - 2026 Sunburn - 2026
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