MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine entry “Bisperas (Trespassers)” won the Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award at the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival.
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http://entertainment.inquirer.net/19129/%E2%80%98bisperas%E2%80%99-awarded-best-asian-middle-eastern-film-at-tokyo-international-film-festival
25 Years, 7 Films, 1 Nation: EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival
MANILA, Philippines -- Some 25 years since the EDSA Revolution, a new generation of Filipinos has grown up, and stories about EDSA and People Power have been retold, rehashed, and even revised over time.
Imagining the nation in various cultural forms and narratives has always comprised an integral process for the Filipino people— and this has never been as true as in the case of the EDSA narratives. Thus, this upcoming December, Focus on the Global South-Philippines is showcasing the works of multi-awarded as well as up-and-coming filmmakers to tell new stories and propose fresh perspectives about the three EDSA events that have shaped us as a nation through a film fest dubbed EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival.
Where from and where to with EDSA? Six short films, each produced under a film grant extended by Focus, in addition to Focus’ own documentary, will paint a broad canvas of Philippine society and history in relation to the three EDSAs over the years. Stories of mothers and wives of the rebelling soldiers in EDSA; stories of farmers, politicians and street children; stories of ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances— the film festival presents all these vital stories with the aim of furthering social and historical education, of turning cinema into a vehicle for socio-political change.
EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival officially opens on Dec. 7, in time for International Human Rights week. Alongside the six short films and Focus’ documentary, in-depth discussions of their content will also take place on the second screening day, Dec. 8, beginning 9:30 a.m., at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani auditorium in Quezon City. After every film will be an open exchange of views and opinions, involving selected discussants, filmmakers, educators and especially representatives among the youth.
EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival is part of Focus on the Global South-Philippines’ broader contribution to the 25th Anniversary of the People Power Revolution— the EDSA Stories Project. Throughout 2011, Focus, through EDSA Stories, has sought to rekindle the interest of the new generation in the continuing significance of the EDSA events, for how history is told will have an indelible impact on how history is made.
For more information about EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival, check the EDSA Stories website at http://edsastories.focusweb.org/.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/339153/25-years-7-films-1-nation-edsangangdaan-the-edsa-film-festival
Imagining the nation in various cultural forms and narratives has always comprised an integral process for the Filipino people— and this has never been as true as in the case of the EDSA narratives. Thus, this upcoming December, Focus on the Global South-Philippines is showcasing the works of multi-awarded as well as up-and-coming filmmakers to tell new stories and propose fresh perspectives about the three EDSA events that have shaped us as a nation through a film fest dubbed EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival.
Where from and where to with EDSA? Six short films, each produced under a film grant extended by Focus, in addition to Focus’ own documentary, will paint a broad canvas of Philippine society and history in relation to the three EDSAs over the years. Stories of mothers and wives of the rebelling soldiers in EDSA; stories of farmers, politicians and street children; stories of ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances— the film festival presents all these vital stories with the aim of furthering social and historical education, of turning cinema into a vehicle for socio-political change.
EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival officially opens on Dec. 7, in time for International Human Rights week. Alongside the six short films and Focus’ documentary, in-depth discussions of their content will also take place on the second screening day, Dec. 8, beginning 9:30 a.m., at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani auditorium in Quezon City. After every film will be an open exchange of views and opinions, involving selected discussants, filmmakers, educators and especially representatives among the youth.
EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival is part of Focus on the Global South-Philippines’ broader contribution to the 25th Anniversary of the People Power Revolution— the EDSA Stories Project. Throughout 2011, Focus, through EDSA Stories, has sought to rekindle the interest of the new generation in the continuing significance of the EDSA events, for how history is told will have an indelible impact on how history is made.
For more information about EDSAngangdaan: The EDSA Film Festival, check the EDSA Stories website at http://edsastories.focusweb.org/.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/339153/25-years-7-films-1-nation-edsangangdaan-the-edsa-film-festival
Cinema One's brave, bold originals
Oct 28, 2011 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Brave ideas and bold (not the naked kind) original stories--these are what makes the 7th Cinema One Originals Festival a highly anticipated event when it opens at the Shangri-La Plaza Cineplex on November 9.
Created by a mix of flag bearers and an emerging new breed of talents, this year's finalists showcases liberatingly out-of-the-box storytelling and have the potential to make its filmmakers, writers and actors both locally and internationally recognized.
The 10 films to watch out for include:
Big Boy--Directed by Shireen Seno, the movie is an experimental coming-of-age melodrama about a boy subjected by his parents to peculiar routines to grow into their desired poster boy for their cod liver oil business in Mindoro.
Mga Anino sa Tanghaling Tapat--Written and directed by Ivy Universe Baldoza, it tells the visually atmospheric story of woman's mystical journey back to her hometown to discover herself and her mother's sensuous past.
Sa Ilalim ng Tulay--Earl Bontuyan's unique "dramedy" about an Aeta family whose decision to move into the city for greener pastures was met by a string of trials and tribulations.
My Paranormal Romance--A teenage horror-comedy movie that revolves around student Merry Pascual who, after she has been hurt by past love affairs, gets into a phase of her life where she's ready to move on and forget everything by enrolling into Cebu's prestigious university. Everything goes as planned until she receives a mysterious item that makes her a magnet to things paranormal.
Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa--From the award-winning writer-producer-director Mes de Guzman, the film revolves around a multi-ethnic group of kids who engages the urban environment by looting rugby in a nearby hardware.
Anatomiya ng Korupsyon--Starring Maricar Reyes and Sid Lucero, it presents a social satire set in the 80s written for the stage by Malou Jacob and adapted for the screen by scriptwriter and filmmaker Dennis Marasigan.
Cartas de la Soledad (Letters of Solitude)--A film by writer-producer-director and cultural heritage conservationist in Maguindanao Gutierrez "Teng" Mangansakan 2nd. The story revolves around a reclusive man who spent over 25 years in Barcelona, Spain studying and working, and then returns to Mindanao with his idealism and dream of improving the lives of his people by using what he has learned in Europe.
Six Degrees of Separation--A day-in-a-life of a "dakilang extra" named Lilia Cuntapay directed by Antoinette Jadaone.
Ka Oryang--Starring Alessandra de Rossi and Joem Bascom, the film shows a glimpse in the life of female political detainees who struggled during the Martial Law.
Di Ingon Nato (Not Like Us)--A horror film that deals with how people in a far-flung barangay deals with zombie infestation by religion, superstition and science from the writer-director team Brandon Relucio and Ivan Zaldarriaga.
read more here:
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid={626cfcbd-f32a-4243-a757-4cd579ead578}
Created by a mix of flag bearers and an emerging new breed of talents, this year's finalists showcases liberatingly out-of-the-box storytelling and have the potential to make its filmmakers, writers and actors both locally and internationally recognized.
The 10 films to watch out for include:
Big Boy--Directed by Shireen Seno, the movie is an experimental coming-of-age melodrama about a boy subjected by his parents to peculiar routines to grow into their desired poster boy for their cod liver oil business in Mindoro.
Mga Anino sa Tanghaling Tapat--Written and directed by Ivy Universe Baldoza, it tells the visually atmospheric story of woman's mystical journey back to her hometown to discover herself and her mother's sensuous past.
Sa Ilalim ng Tulay--Earl Bontuyan's unique "dramedy" about an Aeta family whose decision to move into the city for greener pastures was met by a string of trials and tribulations.
My Paranormal Romance--A teenage horror-comedy movie that revolves around student Merry Pascual who, after she has been hurt by past love affairs, gets into a phase of her life where she's ready to move on and forget everything by enrolling into Cebu's prestigious university. Everything goes as planned until she receives a mysterious item that makes her a magnet to things paranormal.
Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa--From the award-winning writer-producer-director Mes de Guzman, the film revolves around a multi-ethnic group of kids who engages the urban environment by looting rugby in a nearby hardware.
Anatomiya ng Korupsyon--Starring Maricar Reyes and Sid Lucero, it presents a social satire set in the 80s written for the stage by Malou Jacob and adapted for the screen by scriptwriter and filmmaker Dennis Marasigan.
Cartas de la Soledad (Letters of Solitude)--A film by writer-producer-director and cultural heritage conservationist in Maguindanao Gutierrez "Teng" Mangansakan 2nd. The story revolves around a reclusive man who spent over 25 years in Barcelona, Spain studying and working, and then returns to Mindanao with his idealism and dream of improving the lives of his people by using what he has learned in Europe.
Six Degrees of Separation--A day-in-a-life of a "dakilang extra" named Lilia Cuntapay directed by Antoinette Jadaone.
Ka Oryang--Starring Alessandra de Rossi and Joem Bascom, the film shows a glimpse in the life of female political detainees who struggled during the Martial Law.
Di Ingon Nato (Not Like Us)--A horror film that deals with how people in a far-flung barangay deals with zombie infestation by religion, superstition and science from the writer-director team Brandon Relucio and Ivan Zaldarriaga.
read more here:
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid={626cfcbd-f32a-4243-a757-4cd579ead578}
Taiwan Film Festival Oct 21-26
Shang Cineplex (Cinema 4)
Shangri la Plaza - Free Admission
Tickets are issued 30 minutes before the screening on a first come, first serve basis
Check the above poster for the movie schedule, See yah!
[Trailer] The First Trailer of Magic To Win
I thought I was just browsing an old 'Magic to Win' trailer but I was wrong. It was a NEW MAGIC TO WIN STORY with lots of action-comedy dealing with lots of magicians and CGI. Casts includes Wu Jing, Wu Chun, Louis Koo and Raymond Wong.
Coming soon: December 2011
Produced by Raymond Wong
Directed by Wilson Yip
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