The young critics circle will be launching their book tommorow, Friday, at the CCP. The book was published by the NCCA. Details:
The Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle, in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, pays tribute to the legacy of Philippine Cinema, 1990-1999, the decade that the Circle tried to define in terms of film
criticism.
The Circle acknowledges the contributions of film directors like National Artist Lino Brocka, Gil Portes, Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Jose Javier Reyes, Joey Romero, Joel Lamangan, Ike Jarlego, Jr., Antonio Jose Perez,
Chito Roño, and Mario O'Hara; and performers like Cultural Center of the Philippines Centennial laureate Nora Aunor, Vilma Santos, Maricel Soriano, Elizabeth Oropesa, Christopher de Leon, Aga Muhlach, and Patrick
Garcia in a testimonial reunion of honorees from 1990-1999 on November 21, 2003, Friday, 7 pm, at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Completing this elite circle are screenwriters Ricardo Lee, Raquel Villavicencio, Jose Dalisay, Emmanuel Borlaza, Lualhati Bautista, Amado Lacuesta; cinematographers Jun Pereira, Loreto Isleta, Jun Dalawis, Johnny Araojo, Romulo Araojo, Romeo Vitug, Isagani Sioson, Eduardo Jacinto, Rey de Leon, and Shayne Clemente; production designers Charlie Arceo,
Raymond Bajarias, Benjie de Guzman, Manny Morfe, Lino Dalay, Willy Javier, Len Santos, James Quimson, and Ronnie Cruz; editors George Jarlego,
Jess Navarro, Jose Almojuela, Danny Gloria, Jaime Davila, Ruben Pantoja, and Roberto Vasadre; sound engineers Gaudencio Baredo, Ramon Reyes,
and Albert Michael Idioma; and musical directors Ryan Cayabyab, Vehnee Saturno, Nonong Buencamino, Jessie Lasaten, Jaime Fabregas, and Jesse Lucas.
The ceremonies will coincide with the launching of the book titled Sampung Taong Sine, Philippine Cinema 1990-1999, authored by the members of the Circle and published by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. A symposium on the issues and perspectives in Philippine cinema of the past will precede the event from 2-5 pm at the Silangan Hall,
4th Floor, of the CCP.
The day-long commemoration, called Sampung Taong Sine at Suri, encourages the community of film artists as well as the public to take part in taking stock of the gains of the decade and pausing to reflect on the
prospects of a future cinema. Now on its 14th year, the Circle strives to redefine the means of recognizing achievement in local filmmaking through independent film criticism.
All events are free and open to the public. For details, please contact
Jerry Respeto at 931-0396; 0917-3260771; 426-6001 ext 5320-22; and
[email protected].