Topic: 8th CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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Hello! We need FULL TIME volunteers for the upcoming 8th Cinemanila
International Film Festival. Experience in events management and
some production exposure would be handy but ENTHUSIASM, COMMITMENT
and AVAILABILITY are also VERY IMPORTANT. Thank you very much.  

VOLUNTEER WORK for CINEMANILA
If you want to meet interesting people, see award-winning foreign
films and get your adrenaline pumping from working at a crazy
festival pace, volunteer for the 8th Cinemanila International Film
Festival, to be held this year from November 3-15. We are looking for
bright and mature individuals who don't require a lot of hand-
holding to join this year's team.

We are looking for full-time volunteers and interns.

Interns are responsible for a wide range of clerical/administrative
assisting duties, in addition to a bit of fact checking, online
research, and occasional writing. Because we are a relatively small
organization, interns have the opportunity to get to know all of our
staff, and to really see how a film festival is put together. You
will also get the chance to meet filmmakers from all over Asia and
Europe and see Cinemanila movies for free.  We can offer students at
any stage of their college experience academic credit for their
internship. We also accept recent graduates.

Qualifications: Writing, editing, research, interviewing and phone
skills relevant. Basic computer proficiency important.
Internships are available in the following departments: Marketing,
Film Traffic, Guest Services, Theater Coordination, Promotions and
Publicity, Editorial, Creative, Photography and Administration.

Requirements:
To apply, please send your resume with a cover letter specifying
which department you are interested in working as an
intern/volunteer. PLEASE SEND ALL RESUMES DIRECTLY to
[email protected] or [email protected]

NOTES: This internship may qualify for academic credit. Please check
with your school. This is a non-paying internship. Small stipends
are available under certain circumstances and for published work.
Inquire for details (through email only, no phone calls please).

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PRESS RELEASE:

Cinemanila 2006 Pays Homage to Lino Brocka
   
A celebration on the life and artistry of film genius director Lino Brocka, highlights the staging of the 2006 Cinemanila International Film Festival.   
   
Unquestionably, Brocka personifies the struggles and aspirations of the independent Filipino filmmaker in his enduring quest to gain the respect and patronage of the global audience.   With Philippine cinema among the front-runners in the “digital revolution” that the world is currently seeing, new and younger Pinoy “film masters of the future” (Lav Diaz, Raya Martin, Jeffrey Jeturian to name a few) are repositioning the country back to its rightful place as a major player in the world of cinema, not unlike what the late director did via his “Jaguar”, “Bona”, “Insiang” and “Kapit sa Patalim.”   Thus, it is only fitting to remember the man and his vision, which the Cinemanila hopes to reinforce through its planned activities.   The tribute kicks off on the opening night of the festival dubbed as “Brocka Night”- a gathering of the local actors and actresses who have had the privilege of working with the great “actor’s director.”   A week-long retrospective of Brocka’s internationally acclaimed films and an exhibit of his memorabilia at the NCCA lobby will complete the commemoration activities.
 
The 2006 Cinemanila International Film Festival is set to run its eighth (8th) edition from November 03-15, 2006 @ the Greenbelt Cinemas-Makati, SM Digital Cinemas-Megamall, North Edsa and Mall of Asia and at the NCCA Auditorium, Intramuros, Manila.

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Dance, Dreams and Drums Kick Off Cinemanila 2006!   

As film is an audio-visual feast so will the grand opening be of the 8th Cinemanila International Film Festival!   On Nov. 03, 2006, the SM Mall of Asia Center Stage turns into a hub of dance, dreams and drums as Cinemanila redefines the film viewing experience with an unparalleled triune opener: “Perhaps Love,” “the Science of Sleep” and “Indio Nacional” (short) with the Radio Active Sago Project.

A colorful Chinese dragon dance extravaganza preludes the 4pm showing of director Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s “Perhaps Love,” China’s first musical in thirty years (30).   A story within a story, the musical’s plot revolves around a pair of lovers who are separated when the girl suffers amnesia. A circus ringmaster takes her under his wing, and the two fall in love. The amnesiac becomes a showgirl, whose former lover reappears and strives to rekindle their lost romance.

Temptingly comparable to Hollywood’s ‘Moulin Rouge’ and ‘Chicago’, this Asian mega-production is sure to capture the Pinoy audience what with its bittersweet tale of love and tragedy and the participation of Ji Jin Hee, star of the hit Korean tv drama, Jewel in the Palace.   

At 7pm, the celebration peaks with a twin feature- Raya Martin’s “Infancia En Las Islas De Filipinas, Sin Fecha” (short) plays onscreen accompanied by live music from the Radio Active Sago Project.   This is followed by the Asian premiere of “The Science of Sleep,” officially opening the festival.   Latino dramatic heartthrob Gael García Bernal of  “Y Tu Mama Tambien” a Cinemanila hit in 2003 stars.

The film is part French and part English, filmed entirely in France.

The 2006 Cinemanila International Film Festival runs from November 03-15 at the Greenbelt Cinemas, SM Digital Cinemas and the NCCA Auditorium Intramuros, Manila organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines, National Commission for the Culture and the Arts and the Independent Cinema Association of

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“Heremias” is Cinemanila 2006 Closing Film

‘Heremias’ is the third installment of Lav Diaz’s in depth cinematic exploration on the Filipino psyche and experience, earlier preceeded by “Batang Westside” and “Ebolusyon” both of garnered acclaim and recognition in film festivals all over the world, is the closing film of this year’s Cinemanila International Film Festival.   

With a running time of five hundred forty minutes (9 hours), ‘Heremias’ is a unquestionably a challenging film to watch for almost anyone.   The film attempts to reshape the audience’s view of cinema and perhaps even reinvent the medium itself, an exercise given early positive support from Fribourg, Switzerland by awarding the film its the Special Jury Prize.  All that based on an unfinished cut by the director.

Lav Diaz honors Cinemanila with the world premiere of his final cut of ‘Heremias’ and there’s little reason to question the rationale behind this mutual admiration.   Afterall, it was in Boracay in 2004, during the 2nd Cinemanila Co-Production Meeting sponsored by the Hubert Bals Fund and the Groteborg Fund where the seed of ‘Heremias’ got its ‘bed for growth” after successfully securing a generous grant when the Boracay Co-Production Meet ended that year.

This Cinemanila follows up the Fribourg support with a reinvention of its own-an overnight marathon film viewing by the bay, specifically suited for the extensive feature on Nov. 04 in Boracay prior to its second run on Nov. 15 in Greenbelt as Cinemanila’s closing film.

“Heremias,” along with “Kubrador,” is also entered in competition in the festival’s international section.

The 2006 Cinemanila International Film Festival runs from Nov. 03-15 at the SM Digital Cinemas, Ayala Greenbelt Cinemas and at the NCCA Auditorium, Intramuros Manila.   Cinemanila 2006 is an endeavor of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Independent Cinema Association of the Philippines.     
 

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Perhaps Love, Asia’s “Moulin Rouge”  Premieres at 2006 Cinemanila

A love story between an amnesiac circus girl, her forgotten lover and the ringmaster who falls in love with her amid a backdrop of song and dance,   an aborted romance between the film’s lead actors and the director’s last chance at reclaiming his dwindling talent in filmmaking.

A movie within a movie, Perhaps Love is directed by one of Hong Kong’s most famous directors, Peter Ho-Chun Sang and features Asian heartthrob Ji Jin Hee of the Korean hit tv drama “Jewel in the Palace,” Takeshi Kaneshiro of "House of Flying Daggers," the beautiful Zhou Xun of "The Little Chinese Seamstress" fame and Jacky Cheung as the story’s star-crossed lovers.

Perhaps Love is the matinee opener of the 8th Cinemanila Film Festival on November 3, 4 pm at the SM Mall of Asia. To evoke the music and mood of the film, there will be a special dragon dance and other festivities by the Chinese Renaissance group.

The festival’s opening is followed by another highly-anticipated film, the Gael Garcia Bernal starrer Science of Sleep at 7 pm.

The 8th Cinemanila International Film Festival is made possible through the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Film Development Council of the Philippines and the Independent Cinema Association of the Philippines (ICAP).

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GAEL BERNAL’S “SCIENCE OF SLEEP” OPENS CINEMANILA 2006

Cinemanila proudly brings back international superstar Gael Garcia Bernal of the wildly successful Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) and the critically-acclaimed Motorcyle Diaries to deliver another sensitive performance as a young man whose dream world penetrates his real life after falling love with his beautiful next-door neighbor in the Asian premiere of  “Science of Sleep”, Cinemanila’s opening film on Nov. 03, 7pm at the SM Mall of Asia.

Directed by Michael Gondry, best known for the sleeper hit Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Science of Sleep is a voyage into the mind and in the realm of dreams, the movie is an intimate look inside the workings of the mind, its hopes, fears and passions.

Another source of pride for Cinemanila organizers this year is the arrival in the country of Mr. Christian Jeune, Director of the Film Department and Deputy Artistic Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival to sit as Chairman of the Jury in the Digital Lokal Competition of the country’s only internationally recognized festival.

The 8th Cinemanila International Film Festival is made possible through the joint initiative of the the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and the Independent Cinema Association of the Philippines (ICAP).

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PRESS RELEASE:   

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR TO SIT AS JURY FOR CINEMANILA 2006

Cinemanila will be the proud host of Mr. Christian Jeune, Director of the Film Department and Deputy Artistic Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival when the director visits the Philippines to sit as Chairman of the Jury in Digital Lokal Competition of the 2006 Cinemanila International Film Festival.

Mr. Jeune is responsible for Cannes’ international relations with producers, directors, film festivals and film commissions.   He recommends films for Competition, Un Certain Regard, Cinefondation, and the Shorts Competition.   He has also translated more than 100 English into French.

Mr. Jeune’s involvement in Cinemanila this year is a testament to the increasingly palpable importance given to the country by the international film community in general, and the dynamic digital film revolution in particular- effectively reinventing the landscape of current Philippine cinema and helping it regain its respectability once solidly held in the days of Brocka, Bernal and De Leon.

Last year’s harvest of Digital Lokal films proved to be an enviable crop of critically acclaimed films, many of which are still receiving invitations and citations from various international film festivals; Ala Verde Ala Pobre (Rome Film Festival), Ang Daan Patungong Kalimugtong (Sebastian-Mention) and ‘Tuli’ (Sundance 2007), to name a few.

The 2006 Cinemanila International Film Festival will run from Nov. 03-15, featuring 75 full length films from 35 countries, playing under various sections of the festival- World Cinema, Young Cinema, Digital Lokal, Philippine Panoram

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CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Nov. 3 -15; SM Cinemas / Ayala Cinemas)

NOV. 3 (Mall of Asia Centerstage, Pasay City)
Gala Screening of Perhaps Love at 4PM
Opening Films:  Raya Martin's short film with Michel Gondry's Science of Sleep at 7PM

8TH CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
 
FILMS IN COMPETITION           

1.      EVERLASTING REGRET / Stanley Kwan   (HK-China, 2005) The film is based on Changhen Ge, a novel by Wang Anyi, about a woman's turbulent life in 20th century Shanghai, China.  The story follows Qiyao (Maggie Cheung), a legendary and celebrated beauty, from her pre-Revolution glamour and status to her simpler life as she struggles to preserve the dignity of her past while surviving the contestant betrayal by her men.   She stands proud and bears witness to the waves of change in her city from 1947 to 1981, until one wave finally overwhelms her.  The film is a visionary exploration of history ad personal experience conveyed through a refined aesthetic and a romantic style that characterized the pre-Communist literature of Shanghai . Open Prize, Berlin 2005 115 minutes

 
2.       9th COMPANY / Fyodor Bondarchuk  (Finland-Russia-UK, 2005) The film is

based on a true story of the 9th company during the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan in the 1980's. 130 minutes

 
3.      CITIZEN DOG / Wisit Sasanatieng (Thailand, 2004) 100 minutes

 
4.       CLIMATES / Nuri Bilge Ceylan   (Turkey-France, 2006) FIPRESCI  Prize, Palm D'Or nominee – Cannes 2006) 101 minutes

 
5.      IT'S ONLY TALK / Ryuichi Hiroki (Japan , 2005) FIPRESCI Prize , Singapore Film Festival 2006 126 minutes

 
6.       SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE / Park Chan-Wook (South Korea, 2005) CinemaAvvenire Award-Best Director, Little Golden Lion – Venice 2005. Stars Lee Young-Ae (leadstar in the hit Koreanovela Jewel in the Palace) 112 minutes
 
7.       THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY / Ken Loach (UK-Germany-Italy-Spain-France-Ireland, 2006) Palme D'Or, Cannes 2006 127 minutes

8.       KUBRADOR / Jeffrey Jeturian (Philippines, 2006) 98 minutes

9.       HEREMIAS / Lav Diaz (Philippines, 2006) 540 minutes

10.    TAKING FATHER HOME / Ying Liang (China, 2006)

 

 

BLACK / Sanjay Lheela Bhansali (India, 2005) stars Amitab Bachnan. Indian version of "The Miracle Worker" 122 minutes
 

IT'S ONLY TALK / Ryuichi Hiroki (Japan, 2005) FIPRESCI Prize, Singapore Film Festival 2006 126 minutes
 

PRINCESS RACCOON  / Seijun Suzuki (Japan , 2005) Mechiyo (The banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (Zhang Ziyi as a princess of raccoon dog disguised to human). This is an Operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story. 113 minutes
 

STARFISH HOTEL / John Williams (Japan, 2006) 98 minutes
 

LITTLE BIRDS / Takeharu Watai (Japan, 2006) There is no easy solution to the situation in Iraqw. But how often do you hear from those that really matter in all of this? Takeharu Wati's Little Birds gives voice to those unheard and ignored by media networks. It is the recipent of the Human Rights Awards at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival. The film takes its titles from the epitaph on the plank of wood that serves as a makeshift gravestone for three children who died when their house was destroyed by three bombs. It reads: "Don't cry dad. We became birds in the sky." 102 minutes
 

IF YOU WERE ME 2 / Ji Woo Chung, Jin Jang Dong-Won Kim, Kyung-hee Park Seung-wan Ryoo (South korea , 2006) Omnibus film on human rights issues 113 minutes
 

IF YOU WERE ME ANIMA VISION / (omnibus) (Korea, 2005) 70 minutes
 

SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE / Park Chan-Wook (South Korea, 2005) CinemaAvvenire Award-Best Director, Little Golden Lion – Venice 2005. Stars Lee Young-Ae (leadstar in the hit Koreanovela Jewel in the Palace) 112 minutes
 

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING / Kim Ki Duk (South Korea, 2003) A young boy lives in a small floating temple on a beautiful lake, together with an elderly master who teaches him the ways of the Buddha. Years later the boy, now a young man, experiences his sexual awakening with a girl who has come to the temple to be healed by the master. The youth runs away to the outside world but his lust turns his life into hell, so he returns to the lake temple to find spiritual enlightenment. 103 minutes
 

LOVE CONQUERS ALL / Tan Chui Mui (Netherlands-Malaysia, 2005) 90 minutes
 

CLIMATES / Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey-France, 2006) FIPRESCI Prize, Palm D'Or nominee – Cannes 2006) 101 minutes
 

ANGEL'S FALL / Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey, Greece , 2005) 98 minutes
 

WILLOW TREE / Majid Majidi (Iran, 2005) 96 minutes
 

CITIZEN DOG / Wisit Sasanatieng (Thailand, 2004) 100 minutes
 

SHORT FILMS ABOUT TSUNAMI / Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Christelle Lheureuz, Pipope Panitchpakdi, Thunska Pansittivorakyl, Sompot Chidgasornpongsem Suchada Sirithanawuddhi (Thailand, 2005) 114 minutes
 
SERAMBI / Garin Nugroho, Tonny Timarsanto, Viva Westi, Lianto Lusen (Indonesia, 2006) Documentary film about the people in Aceh after the tsunami.
 
PAPER DOLLS / Tomer Heymann (Usa-Israel-Switzerland, 2006) Documentary about a group of transvestite Filipinos who emigrate to Israel to take care of elders at day while on their day off perform as drag performers in a group called the Paper Dolls .  80 minutes
 

CHINESE RENAISSANCE PROGRAM

PERHAPS LOVE  peter ho-sun chan (HK-Malaysia-China, 2005) Directed by famous Hong Kong director Peter Chan, and staring by the handsome Takeshi Kaneshiro ("House of Flying Daggers," "Turn Left Turn Right"), the talented Zhou Xun ("The Little Chinese Seamstress," " Beijing Bicycle"), the remarkable singer and actor Jacky Cheung, and the Korean heartthrob Ji Jin-he. A love triangle develops during the making of a musical in mainland China. 108 minutes.


EXILED / johnny to (HK, 2006) Golden Lion Nominee: Venice 2006 100 minutes
 

TWO BY STANLEY KWAN

EVERLASTING REGRET (HK-china, 2005) Open Prize, Berlin 2005          115 minutes
CENTERSTAGE (HK, 1992)  Silver Bear – Best Actress, Berlin 1992. Maggie Cheung portrays the 1930's Chinese actress Ruan Ling Yu 154 minutes


STILL LIFE / Jia Zhangke (China-HK, 2006) Open Prize, Doc-It Award  Venice 2006 108 minutes
 

PEACOCK / Gu Changwei (China, 2005) Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize, Berlin 2005 114 minutes
 

WALKING ON THE WILD SIDE / Han Jie (China, 2005) Tiger Award, Rotterdam 2006 89 minutes
 

TAKING FATHER HOME / Ying Liang (China, 2006)   100 minutes
 

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MAGIC MIRROR / Manoel De Oliveira (Portugal, 2005) Golden Lion Nominee, Venice 2005 137 minutes
 

FROSTBITEN / Anders Banke (Sweden, 2006) International Fantasy Film Award, Fantasporto 2006. Vampires terrorize a city in Norrbotten , Sweden . 98 minutes
 

SCIENCE OF SLEEP / Michel Gondry (USA, 2006) stars Gael garcia Bernal. Directed by Michel Gondry, director of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" 105 minutes
 

THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY / Ken Loach (UK-Germany-Italy-Spain-France-Ireland, 2006) Palme D'Or, Cannes 2006 127 minutes
 

VERA DRAKE / Mike Leigh (UK-France-New Zealand, 2004) Nominated for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay: Academy Awards 2004; Golden Lion: Venice 2004 125 minutes
 

9th COMPANY / Fyodor Bondarchuk (Finland-Russia-UK, 2005) The film is based on a true story of the 9th company during the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan in the 1980's. Young Soviet Army recruits are sent from a boot camp into the middle of the war in Afghanistan . The action is not like a boot camp at all. It is very bloody and dirty. The 9th company is defending the hill 3234. They are hopelessly calling for help. But help never comes. "This is war, you kill, or get killed", says the 9-th company leader Khohol (Bondarchuk). They believed that they served their country. But two years later that country ceased to exist. 130 minutes
 

PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION    / Robert Altman (USA, 2006)
Nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear: Berlin 2006. All star cast. It is celebrity version of Garrison Keillor's radio show. It adds a slight story of the radio show ending as a new owner (Tommy Lee Jones) has bought the Fitzgerald theater that the show broadcasts from and is going to tear it down. Another fantasy element is thrown in as an angel (Virginia Madsen) stalks the theater to take one of the performers. Keillor plays the lead character, coincidentally called GK. Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep play the singing Johnson Sisters, with Lindsay Lohan as a suicide-obsessed daughter of Streep. Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly are hilarious as the slightly off-color singing cowboy duo, Dusty & Lefty. Kevin Kline is a security guard who tells the story. Maya Rudolph also appears as a pregnant stage coordinator. 105 minutes

 

HOLLYWOODLAND / Allen Coultrer (USAm 2006) Nominated for Golden Lion: Venice 2006.  A Detective examines the death of George Reeves, TV's Superman portrayed by Ben Affleck. Also stars Adrien Brody, Dianne Lane .
 

THE ACHIEVERS / Abraham Lim (USA, 2006) 95 minutes
 

COLMA: THE MUSICAL / Richard Wong (USA, 2006) 119 minutes
 

SENTENCED HOME / David Grabias, Nicole Newham (USA, 2006) Funded by the Sundance Documentary Fund and PBS, SENTENCED HOME puts a
never-before-seen face on current U.S. deportation policy. 73 minutes
 

CLEOPATRA WONG / Bobby A. Suarez (Singapore-Philippines, 1978)
Story about the adventure of a beautiful secret agent (Marie Lee) Also stars Catched the eye of Quentin Tarantino and has been one of the inspirations for him to write "Kill Bill" 92 minutes


BAMBOO GODS AND BIONIC BOYS / Andrew Leavold
An overview of the most outrageous moments from the Philippines prolific B-film industry


PINOY VISION PROGRAM
The first of our showcase programs of new short works highlights emerging local talents, accented with a pair of works by Filipino producers who are beginning to make waves on the international scene. 70 – 90 minutes

   

AUSTRALIAN INDIES

RAUL: THE TERRIBLE / David Bradbury (Australia, 2006)
Raul Castells. He admires Che's convictions. Raul is a walking, talking force of Raul, the Terrible (who was born in the city of Che Guevara ) is a warts-and-all portrait of a man driven to change the world and a frightening insight into the politics of poverty. 52 minutes

THE ACTRESS / Zak Hilditch (Australia, 2005) 91 minutes
BURKE & WILLS / Matthew Zeremes, Oliver Knorr (Australia , 2005) 74 minutes
EMULSION / Jontahan Ogilvie (Australia, 2005) 85 minutes
 

IN BETWEEN DAYS / So-yong Kim (USA-Canada-South Korea, 2006)
FIPRESCI Prize: Berlin 2006, Special Jury Prize for So Yong Kim & Bradley Rust Gray: Sundance 2006

 

HEREMIAS / Lav Diaz (Philippines, 2006)
Bagged the Special Jury Prize at the recently concluded 20th Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland "Heremias" stars Ronnie Lazaro as a farmer who fasts for 40 days and nights 540 minutes

 

KUBRADOR / Jeffrey Jeturian (Philippines, 2006) 98 minutes
 

YOUNG CINEMA NIGHT
DOCUMENTARIES
DIGITAL LOKAL COMPETITION
BEST OF PINOY DIGITAL FILMS
LINO BROCKA RETROSPECTIVE

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8TH CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006

FINALISTS FOR THE DIGITAL LOKAL:

1.   “Raket ni Nanay” – Lawrence Fajardo
An aging nude model is continuously exposed and exploited by her man until events lead to the changing of their fates and ultimately to redemption. Stars Sarsi Emmanuel and Mark Gil. 88 minutes

2.   “Manoro” – Brilliante Mendoza
It’s the presidential election time once again and like the rest of their fellow Filipinos, the native Aetas are required to vote.   But how could the community be heard if most of the elders do not even know how to read and write?   A young Aeta girl has the answer. 75 minutes

3.   “Numbalikdiwa” – Roberto Bonifacio Jr.
The film talks about a barrio-lass named Karissa who sells barbeque in the streets. She is smitten by Carlos, a handsome young professional who frequently visits her stall. Smitten by her customer’s charm, she fantasizes a life different from what she has now. Top-billed by Maricel Soriano, Numbalikdiwa, is a story of an ancient ritual of life and immortality. 88 minutes

4.   “Gamot sa Pagkabagot” – Ato Bautista, Shugo Praico and Jason Donato
The film is a fully independent production shot in three days with non-actors to name. It basically comprises of stories of three people all in a journey to find the cure for boredom.

5.   “Anino ng Setyembre” – Briccio Santos
The Marcos regime comes to life with the film “Anino ng Septyembre”, a story of a young real estate broker, Sarah who stumbles in the past unknowingly which opens many other doors of the past. A haunting story of the past, the story unfolds the secret behind the human rights violations done during the Marcos Dictatorship. “Anino ng Septyembre” is directed by Briccio Santos and stars Alessandra de Rossi and Luis Alandy

6.   “Squatter Punk” – Khavn Dela Cruz
An ode to joy amidst poverty, SQUATTERPUNK is the pre-Hispanic Philippine part of Khavn's "Silent Black Trilogy". Set in the slums of Manila, we follow the lives of the youth as they scavenge the garbage beach for a living and do other mundane things. With Philippine proverbs as title cards, the film has a frenetic soundtrack led by 80s Philippine punk icon Bobby Balingit of The Wuds. 78 minutes

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SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION

1. THE BALLAD OF MIMIONG’S MINON by Jon Ballesteros, 35mins
2. ONE MAN SHOW by Dohna Sarmiento and Glenn Ituriaga, 14mins
3. HOPIA EXPRESS by Janus Victoria, 14mins
4. MISTERYO NG HAPIS by Mark dela Cruz, 15mins
5. EMBERS by Marc Laureano, 12mins
6. SAKDAL LAYA    by Tey Clamor, 15mins
7. BUOG by Milo Tolentino, 30mins
8. GRANDMA’S Recipe by Imelda Betiong, 19mins


SHORT FILMS IN EXHIBITION

1. CARPOOL by Jerrold Tarog, 11mins
2. PINAKAMAGANDANG PELIKULA by Antonette Jadaone and Leo Valencia, 15mins
3. APAK by Milo Tolentino, 5mins
4. SALING PUSA by Antoinette Jadaone, 5mins
5. DOK by Ramon del Prado, 2mins
6. THE JERK by Ramon del Prado, 45secs
7. PUWANG by Anna Isabelle Matutina, 21mins
8. GEE AT WATERINA by Mariammi Tanangco, 20mins
9. THE T-SHIRT by Pavel Simbartl, 10mins
10. DON’T SAY FAREWELL AGAIN by Eva Tang, 15mins
11. THE TRAINEE by Craig Rosenthal, 8mins
12. DANCE EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON by Pio Candelaria , 24mins
13. A KID’S STORY by Wayne Wong Chern Hou, 11mins
14. SALAGUBANG by Anima Aguiluz, 5mins
15. TAXI JOYRIDE by Rocky Ko, 10mins
16. LABABO by Seymour Barros Sanchez, 10mins

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CINEMANILA 2006 Schedule at SM Mall of Asia, Megamall, and North Edsa

November 3/Friday
SM Mall of Asia Centerstage (Opening)
4:30 PM Perhaps Love (regular SM MOA ticket price)
7PM Infancia d/w Science of Sleep (one-time screening only, P150)


Digital Lokal Movies
Regular Price: P100
Student Price: P50

November 4/Saturday
SM Mall of Asia
2PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins) by Bobby Bonifacio
4:30PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins) by Shugo Praico/Ato
Bautista/Jason Donato
7PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
9:30PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)

SM Megamall
2PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins) by Briccio Santos
4:30PM Squatterpunk (78 mins) by Khavn De La Cruz
7PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
9:30PM Squatterpunk

SM North Edsa
2PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins) by Lawrence Fajardo
4:30PM Manoro (75 mins) by Brillante Mendoza/Ralston Jover
7PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
9:30PM Manoro (75 mins)


November 5/Sunday
SM Mall of Asia
2PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
4:30PM Manoro (75 mins)
7PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
9:30PM Manoro (75 mins)

SM Megamall
2PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
4:30PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
7PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
9:30PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)

SM North Edsa
2PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
4:30PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
7PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
9:30PM Squatter Punk (78 mins)


November 6/Monday
SM Mall of Asia
2PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
4:30PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
7PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
9:30PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)

SM Megamall
2PM Manoro (75 mins)
4:30PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
7PM Manoro (75 mins)
9:30PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)

SM North Edsa
2PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
4:30PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
7PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
9:30PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)


November 7/Tuesday
SM Mall of Asia
2PM Manoro (75 mins)
4:30PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
7PM Manoro (75 mins)
9:30PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)

SM Megamall
2PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
4:30PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
7PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
9:30PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)

SM North Edsa
2PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
4:30PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
7PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
9:30PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)

NOTICE: Schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

November 8 to 15 schedule to follow

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Lino Brocka: The Heart of Philippine Cinema

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Cinemanila 2006

One of their websites

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Manoro (The Teacher, Brillante Mendoza, 2006)

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Ang PAMANA: The INHERITANCE will be shown at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) on November 12, 2006 at 7pm as part of the "Ishmael Bernal Night" of the 2006 CINEMANILA International Film Festival. Please support our film. For more information about the movie, please visit

http://www.angpamana-theinheritance-movie.com


Please pass to all of your friends! See you there!

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8TH CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006
ROLL OF HONOR
 

INTERNATIONAL FILMS IN COMPETITION

Grand Prize
Lino Brocka Award:  “Kubrador” / Jeffrey Jeturian (Philippines, 2006)

Special Jury Prize: “Everlasting Regret” / Stanley Kwan (Hong Kong, 2005)

Best Actress:   Lee Young-Ae in “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” (Korea, 2005)

Best Actor:  Alexei Chadov in “9th Company” (Russia,-Finland-Ukraine, 2005)


ISHMAEL BERNAL AWARD FOR YOUNG CINEMA
                              Jobin Ballesteros' “Ballad of Mimiong's Minion”

BEST SHORT FILM  Janus Victoria's “Hopia Express”

BEST DOCUMENTARY Tomer Heymann's “Paper Dolls” (USA-Israel-Switzerland, 2006)


DIGITAL LOKAL COMPETITION

Lino Awards for -


Best Picture:     “Manoro” by Brilliante Mendoza

Best Director:     Brilliante Mendoza for “Manoro”

Jury Prize:          Khavn Dela Cruz' “Squatter Punk”

Best Actor:         Archie Adamos in “Raket ni Nanay”

Best Actress:     Maricel Soriano in “Numbalikdiwa”   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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NOV. 14, TUESDAY:


1PM, NCCA Auditorium, Intramuros SCRIPTWRITING WORKSHOP

To be facilitated by Mr. Clodualdo Del Mundo. Dr. Doy Del Mundo wrote the screenplay of Lino Brocka's "Maynila: Sa Kuko ng Liwanag". Aside from this classic film in Philipine Cinema, Del Mundo also wrote the screenplays of acclaimed outputs such as "Batch '81", "Kisapmata", "Itim" and "Merika" . Recently, Del Mundo was able to fulfill his dream to be a director via the critically-acclaimed "Pepot Artista", bridging the gap between the mainstream and digital.




WORLD CINEMA SCREENINGS at Greenbelt 1, Cinema 2

11:30 AM Seijun Suzuki's "Princess Raccoon" (Japan, 2005)
Zhang Zi Yi shows her whimsical musical tap-dancing side in this movie directed by 82-year old Seijun Suzuki, who was honored at the Cannes 2005 Film Festival.

2:00 PM Kim Ki Duk's "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring" (South Korea, 2004)
This opus by Kim Ki Duk is a visually stunning and contemplative piece of work. One of the audience favorites in this year's festival edition.

4:30 PM Tomer Heymann's"Paper Dolls" (USA-Israel, Switzerland, 2006)
Documentary on transexual pinoy caregivers in Israel.  Sally Camatoy, one of the senior paper dolls is invited to attend the screening. Hers is the most moving episode in the documentary where her relationship with her throat-cancer strickened employer's was detailed.

7:00 PM Fyodor Bondarchuk's "9th Company" (Russia, 2005)
Russia's entry to the Oscars. Aleksei Chadov won the Best Actor for this film at this years festival edition. This film is based on a true story of the 9 th Company during the Soviet Invasion in Afghanistan in the 1980's.

9:30 PM Ken Loach's "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" 
             (Germany-Italy-Spain-France-Ireland-UK, 2005)
Winner of the PalmeD'Or at the recent Cannes Film Festival, the film is a sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion.



NOV. 15, WEDNESDAY / GREENBELT 1 CINEMA 2



11:30 AM GLOBAL PINOY CINEMA CONGRESS
Independent filmmakers unite! Special guests are recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards for this year's edition for their contributions in Asian Cinema:  Mr. Philip Cheah of the Singapore Film Festival, Ms. Aruna Vasudev of the Osian's Cinefan Film Festival and other international guests.


2:00 PM CLOSING FILM: Lav Diaz' HEREMIAS (World Premiere)
This much anticipated film by Lav Diaz is the third installment of his in-depth cinematic exploration on the Filipino psyche and experience. With a running time of 9 hours, the film attempts to reshape the audience's view of cinema and perhaps even reinvent the medium itself, an exercise given earky positve support from Fribourg Switzerland by awarding the film its Special Jury Prize, all based on an unfinished cut. Lav Diaz honors Cinemanila with the world premiere of his final cut of "Heremias".