Maria Diane Ventura
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Maria Diane Ventura | |
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 Ventura in 2026 | |
| Born | Manila, Philippines |
| Occupations | Director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Maria Diane Ventura is a Filipino-American filmmaker.[1][2][3] She is known for her documentary film Eraserheads: Combo on the Run and feature Your Color (Deine Farbe).[4][5]
Ventura was born in Manila, Philippines. She pursued filmmaking, attending a film class at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and studying at the London Film Academy.[6] She founded DVent Productions, a New York-based multimedia company focused on music videos, films, and concerts.[7]
Ventura began her filmmaking career with the 2011 short film TheRapist, starring Cherie Gil and Marco Morales, which premiered at the Cinemanila International Film Festival and depicts a psychologist assessing an accused rapist.[8][9] Her feature film debut, Awaken (Mulat) (2014), is a romantic drama starring Jake Cuenca and Loren Burgos about a young woman's self-discovery, released on platforms like iflix and Amazon Prime.[10][11] Her first international film, Your Color (Deine Farbe) (2019), is a socio-political drama and coming-of-age story starring Jannik Schümann and Nyamandi Adrian about two childhood friends in Berlin and Barcelona, filmed in Germany and Spain, which premiered at the Hof International Film Festival.[12][13]
Ventura produced the Eraserheads’ “Huling El Bimbo” reunion concert in 2022, which drew over 75,000 attendees, and released Eraserheads: Combo on the Run, a documentary about the band’s journey to that concert, which had its U.S. premiere at the San Diego Comic-Con and screened at the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival before its theatrical release through Warner Bros. in 2025.[14][15]
Personal life
Ventura was married to Filipino rock musician Ely Buendia, formerly of the Eraserheads.[6]
