Rein Cabalquinto is a Filipino filmmaker and photographer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The 25-year-old started his creative career in 2018, studying advertising and marketing, public relations, journalism, and media production at RRC Polytech. He graduated in 2020, majoring in film.

After graduation, Rein has worked in a variety of mediums, such as short films, music videos, wedding films, documentaries, and corporate videos. He is quite versatile as a video editor, camera operator, director of photography, gaffer, assistant director, and production assistant.

In 2021, Rein participated in the 48-Hour Film Challenge in Winnipeg with his team’s short film, Miss Fortune. Their film won the Best Film award, and Miss Fortune was screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto in 2022.

While traveling to Toronto in 2023, Rein worked with Danny Park and WIMY to produce, film, and edit their music video for HEY! Following this project, Rein began to work with local Winnipeg artists.

While he’s not behind a camera or in an editing suite, he’s in his bedroom recording studio writing, recording, and mastering original songs.

Inquiries: reinqc.ig@gmail.com