Kriz Gazmen

Kriz Gazmen
Born	Kriz Anthony G. Gazmen (1986-08-08) August 8, 1986 (age 38)
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman
Occupations	Businessman film producer screenwriter
Years active	2007–present
Title	Head of Star Cinema[1] Business unit head of Black Sheep Productions[1]

Kriz Anthony G. Gazmen (born August 8, 1986) is a Filipino businessman, screenwriter and film producer who is the current head of Star Cinema, the film division of ABS-CBN Corporation.

Education

Gazmen graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Audio-Visual Communication degree in 2007.[1]

Career

Gazmen was hired by Star Cinema in 2007 as a creative producer.[1] By 2015, he was promoted to be a creative director for the studio.[1] In producing films, Gazmen explained in an interview that the studio relies heavily on audience feedback, using focus group discussions to evaluate their films' performances.[2] In 2018, Gazmen was assigned to be the business unit head of the newly-established Black Sheep Productions, which was created to produce films that are more appealing to a growing millennial market.[1]

On May 1, 2022, Star Cinema managing director Olivia Lamasan stepped down from her position and appointed Gazmen as the new head of the film studio.[1] The studio under Gazmen is currently planning to co-produce a film with GMA Network, the main rival to ABS-CBN.[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Notes
2007	Maria Maria	Yes		Short film Also director
2008	When Love Begins	Story	Associate	Also creative assistant
	Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat	Yes	Associate
2009	Ang Tanging Pamilya (A Marry-Go-Round!)	Yes	No	Also creative associate
	I Love You, Goodbye	Yes
2010	Paano Na Kaya	Yes	No	Also creative associate
2011	No Other Woman	Yes	Creative
2012	One More Try	Yes	Creative
	Sisterakas	Yes	Creative
2013	Bromance: My Brother's Romance	Story	Creative
	Call Center Girl	Yes	No
2014	My Illegal Wife	Story	Creative
	The Trial	Yes	Creative
	The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin	Story	Creative
2015	The Breakup Playlist	Story	Creative
	Ex with Benefits	Story	Creative
	Etiquette for Mistresses	Yes	Creative
	Everyday I Love You	Consultant	No
	All You Need Is Pag-ibig	Story	Creative
2016	How to Be Yours	No	Creative
2018	Sin Island	Story	Creative
	Kasal	Story	Creative
	I Love You, Hater	Story	No
	Ode to Nothing	No	Yes
2019	Ani	No	Yes
	Open	No	Yes
2021	Love at First Stream	No	Yes
2022	An Inconvenient Love	Consultant	Executive
	Partners in Crime	Consultant	Executive
2023	Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan	No	Yes
	A Very Good Girl	No	Executive
	Rewind	No	Executive

References

1. Manila Bulletin Entertainment (April 29, 2022). "Kriz Gazmen named new head of ABS-CBN Films". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
2. Jaucian, Don (2020). "How Black Sheep is trying to disrupt Philippine cinema: An interview with Kriz Gazmen". Far East Film Festival. Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
3. Asis, Salve (October 15, 2023). "GMA at Abs-Cbn tuloy ang collab sa teleserye at pelikula! Barbie, ima-match sa kapamilya actor!" [GMA and Abs-Cbn pushes through with teleserye and film collab! Barbie to be matched with a kapamilya actor!]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved January 24, 2024.