Eric de Guia
a.k.a. Kidlat Tahimik
SLU Boy's Laboratory High School 1954- 1958
Speech Drama- University of the Philippines in Diliman (1958-1963)
Graduate Studies- Wharton School University of Pennsylvania
1. Winner, 1954 essay contest for "The Evils of Communism" at age 11
2. Chair, UP student council (1962)
3. Chair, International Student's Association, University of Pensylvannia (1966)
4. Founder AISEC Philippines (1968) which convened a board of advisers chaired by Sixto Roxas
5. Winner, Best Third World Film at Mannheim Filmfest (1983)
6. Artist-in-residence, East West Center (1984) in Hawaii
7. Professor in independent film production, San Francsico State University (1990)
8. President, a non-government organization dedicated to documenting indigenous wisdom
9. Guest lecturer at numerous film forums, universities, art happenings in Japan, US, Germany (1978 to the present)
10. Artist sector representative to the John Hay Advisory Council, which helped make an orderly turnover of Camp John Hay to private contractors for its reestablishment as a toruism center.
11. Contributor to the Sunday Weekend
12. Convenor of LIBHRTY (Limit Idiot Box Hours Thank You), a national awareness movement to guard against TV overdoes.
photo and text from HOMEGROWNART.NET
