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Entertainment => Film & TV Talk => Pinoy Entertainment => Topic started by: Centurion Obama on Feb 05, 2003 at 04:27 AM
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I liked this movie. ;D
Anybody else seen it?
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planning to see it from your recomm and Noel's. any more details to whet my appetite? was turned off by the poster but this forum always gets me to change my mind.
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it's really worth it. it has it's flaws, but overall, i liked it. are you on my mailing list?
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i'm sorry but i'm afraid i'm not it. never heard of it til you mentioned it just now. ;D could i sign up? where?
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go to www.brashyoungcinema.tk
and put your e-mail in both mailing lists on the site. it's located somewhere in the middle of the page yata.
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count me in, that'd be of great help.
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I'm going to catch it as well. Anyone familiar with Mario J.'s works?
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I loved the way he directed the ensemble cast in Working Girls.
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I loved the way he directed the ensemble cast in Working Girls.
Didn't Bernal direct working girls?
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Yup. Direk Ishma was the one who directed WORKING GIRLS.
I've only seen a few of Direk Maryo's works, but I feel that he's good at doing nostalgic melodramas. I liked HIGH SCHOOL CIRCA 65, TAGOS NG DUGO, PARAISO NI EFREN and especially BAGETS.
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oops! sorry for the mix-up. i liked BAGETS too! we never see good films about teenagers locally these days.
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I'm going to see this one. Nevermind if it's depressing.
Joe, PM me!
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Is it true that Magnifico will be screened in the upcoming Cannes Film Festival and is vying for the Palme d'Or?
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Opened yesterday.
Anyone else seen it?
As I've said, I recommend it; I think it's quite good.
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Opened yesterday.
Anyone else seen it?
As I've said, I recommend it; I think it's quite good.
friends who watched it liked the movie. will be watching it this weekend...
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the script won first prize in a local screenwriting competiiton (forgot the name).
am planning to watch it to see if the film turned out well, unlike other prize-winning scripts which seemed to have been watered down as they passed through creative committees on their way to the big screen.
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Despite some very minor flaws, it was really, really good. I do hope the film does well as to encourage other producers to make more movies of this type.
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I'm going to catch it as well. Anyone familiar with Mario J.'s works?
Here's a bio about Maryo J. de los Reyes I found at UP Film Center website:
Maryo J. de los Reyes took the route of stage and television before moving on to film directing. He has a communications degree from the premier state university where he served for a while as a lecturer. During his active days in theater, he was very much involved with the Philippine Educational Theater Association not only in staging plays. He joined PETA’s teaching force, CITASA, and was its program director from 1975 to 1979. In television, his name was very much identified with the drama anthology show topbilled by superstar Nora Aunor, Ang Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora. His association with Lino Brocka gave him the training to direct for movies. He debuted with High School Circa ‘65 in 1979 and immediately followed it up in the same year with Gabun—Ama Mo, Ama Ko that won him a Papal Award. Among other recognition he garnered as film director are two Catholic Mass Media Awards for Tagos ng Dugo in 1987 and My Other Woman in 1990 and a Star Award from the Philippine Movie Press Club for Sinungaling Mong Puso in 1992. Hailed to this day is the groundbreaking youth-oriented flick, Bagets, which he made in 1984. Maryo belongs to the generation acknowledged as the forerunner of the Second Golden Age in Philippine Cinema from the ’70s to the mid-’80s and is considered at present as one of the most prolific mainstream filmmakers with a highly diverse and exciting body of work.
source: http://www.geocities.com/philmovies/upshots/upshots6/upshots6reyes.html
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nice movie.. its not a totally dramatic movie.. nice inclusion of light humor.. and the right dose of emotion grabbing scenes.. :)
To sum up in 1 word "Magnifico", but don't take my word for it.. watch it!!
/2E6H
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pegging this up for awhile.
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It's a wonderful life
Noel Vera
Maryo J. delos Reyes' "Magnifico" is something fairly new in recent Philippine cinema: a wholesome, family-oriented picture without soft-core nudity, gushing blood, elaborate digital effects or even large gasoline explosions that is actually quite good.
Along with the absence of sex 'n violence 'n CGI, the movie lacks overcomplicated subplots, heavy-handed melodrama, sadistic villains, and masochistic heroes (there is an extended sequence of people weeping, but one of the modest miracles of this modest film is that you don't object too much--the tears feel well-earned). You could make a list out of all the flaws and excesses the movie doesn't have--a long and comprehensive list that would describe practically every Filipino film made recently.
What it does have is the conviction that the story of a boy, oddly named Magnifico, who goes about trying to help his family and neighbors, is actually enough to hold one's interest for two hours, even win one's heart. Magnifico and his family have problems--his sister (Isabella de Leon) has cerebral palsy, his father (Albert Martinez) struggles to find work, his grandmother (Gloria Romero) is dying of cancer. He's surrounded by people full of loneliness and pain and all kinds of needs that even the ablest of men would find difficult to satisfy. He himself isn't anything obviously special--he has no magical abilities a la Harry Potter, or Ring of Power a la Frodo Baggins; he isn't even very bright. All he has is the innocence (ignorance, if you like) to attempt the impossible, the imagination (insanity, if you like) to think up creative ways around the impossibility, and the stout heart (stubbornness, if you like) to persevere at what he thinks is the right thing to do.
A modest film of modest virtues, as I've said--which makes it an especially difficult film to do well. The challenges are many: depicting ordinary life realistically enough for people to recognize without boring them, injecting jokes that are funny without violating the characters' integrity, showing just enough heart to move people but not overwhelm them with sentimentality. On top of this elaborate balancing act the film manages to sustain a specific kind of emotional tone--a slightly skewed air of mild enchantment, as if the very air sparkled, faintly. I'm not talking of special effects, or effects of any kind, but a sort of stylized realism that allows for improbabilities to happen and for us to believe in them--think "Amelie" (with its somewhat similar idea of a do-gooding youth) but without magic--or rather, magic of a subtler kind.
Part of the credit for the achievement goes to Michiko Yamamoto, who came up with the idea and created the characters in her prizewinning screenplay (first prize, Film Development Foundation). Part goes to delos Reyes who with intelligent camerawork and sprightly pacing manages to realize in visual terms that elusive tone the script strives for and--not an easy thing to do--achieves without too much effort. Part goes to the excellent cast: Amy Austria as casually funny neighbor; Mark Gil as brooding bus driver; Tonton Gutierrez as wealthy employer; Lorna Tolentino as Magnifico's sorely tried mother; Gloria Romero as fragile old grandmother (a part she played in "Tanging Yaman," only this time better written). Jiro Manio is good as Magnifico--cute but not excessively so, able to carry the film and at the same time sustain (effortlessly, always effortlessly) the all-important tone. Isabella de Leon is particularly good as the sister with cerebral palsy--she plays out entire scenes not just with twisted hands and distorted mouth, but with a distinct and actual character in mind, who develops as the film progresses. Albert Martinez gives possibly his finest performance in a long time, as the hard-luck father: I especially liked the moment when he's asked the name of his newborn child and he pauses--dreamy, faraway look on his face--before replying: "Magnifico!" Watching him, you understand where the child's windmill-tilting spirit comes from.
The existence of a film like "Magnifico" is every bit as unlikely as its title character. Yamamoto had been working on scripts at Viva Films for several years without making much of an impact; delos Reyes had been churning out all kinds of movies, from melodramas to lurid sex flicks ("Red Diaries," "Paraiso ni Efren" (Efren's Paradise)). Delos Reyes had to discover her script, then find a producer in Ms. Violett of Violett Films to give him the money (a lot, I hear--you wonder, can this movie actually make its money back?). Philippine cinema is in dire straits, has been for years, is worse off now more than ever; it's small miracles like this odd little picture that allow you to still hope for the industry.
Pelikula at Lipunan 2003
Speaking of heavy-handed melodrama... the opening film of "Pelikula at Lipunan" (Film and Society) 2003 is Carlos Carrera's "El Crimen del Padre Amaro," the biggest box-office hit in Mexican history and the country's official entry to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film (has a chance of winning too, thanks to recent sex scandals involving American priests). It's based on a 19th century Portuguese novel by José María Eça de Queiróz, and shows it--the movie is practically a laundry list of felonies and misdemeanors committed by Catholic priests in a rural town in Mexico. Fornication, corruption, deceit, intimidation, blackmail--you name it, they done it, with the kind of breathless intensity and attention to juicy detail of a hit telenovela (actually, I've seen telenovelas that practiced more restraint). The climax of all this scandalous behavior is Padre Amaro (the dewy-eyed Gael Garcia Bernal) draping a blue cloth over a mouthwateringly young Mexican girl (Ana Claudia Talancón) and declaring her "more beautiful than the virgin." Blasphemous? Not really...
Actually, I don't mind church bashing as much as I do bashing done with such shocking ineptness. Greater Latin filmmakers have taken on the church, with more imaginatively fruitful results--Arturo Ripstein (whose father and nephew produced "Crimen") with his "Divine," Luis Bunuel with "Viridiania" come to mind. This film, with its simplistic characterization and predictable storyline, is like cheap graffiti on cathedral walls. Should the Catholic church be offended? Yes, I think--after surviving two thousand years of prosecution and the vagaries of human history, it deserves a stronger, sharper, more carefully thought-out assault.
Far more enjoyable was "Pelikula at Lipunan's" other opening film--Luciano Carlos' "Facifica Falayfay" (1969), part of the festival's tribute to Dolphy, the Filipino King of Comedy.
Facifica (or Pacifico, as he was originally baptized) was born a boy, but because Aling Kobang (Dely Atay-atayan) wanted a girl, he's raised from childhood wearing frocks and curly hair. Dolphy makes a grand entrance, sashaying down a staircase in a see-through raincoat over bikini underwear, and not once looks back--it's a horrifyingly hilarious performance full of slapstick, cheap humor and about a hundred costume changes, each more outrageous than the next.
For the record, filmmaker "Chaning" Carlos shows a real flair for musical numbers (better than Brocka ever did in his compelling, though musically inept, "Stardoom"), car chases and even chases (a comedy staple) in general. I like it that he inserts his finale--a jazzy number full of guns and gangsters and noir cliches--into the film for no other reason than that, apparently, he felt like it. Wonderful, wonderful film--with Pilar Pilapil (looking hotter than any Mexican virgin can ever hope to look), as the love interest that finally converts Facifica into humdrum heterosexuality.
Footnote: I've no absolute proof to back this up, but Dolphy's swishing progress across the screen bears an uncanny resemblance to Rob Schneider's in "The Hot Chick." Schneider is reportedly half Filipino--is it possible that he saw "Facifica" or any other of Dolphy's gay comedies and exported The Filipino King of Comedy's brand of lowbrow humor to the United States? And, through the United States, the rest of the world...?
Other films worth watching: theater genius Julie Taymor's first film "Titus " (2000), an adaptation of Shakespeare's horrific play; P.T. Anderson's Adam Sandler picture "Punch-Drunk Love" (2002); Thai filmmaker Pen-ek Ratanaruang's "A Transistor Love Story" (2002); and Frank Gray Jr.'s "Omeng Satanasia" (1977), Dolphy's take on the Faust legend, with "The Omen" and "The Exorcist" thrown in for good measure.
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was able to watch it last night and i really, really like it. much much better than the overhyped Munting Tinig. felt like it was a Pinoy version of Amelie. even the musical score reminds me so much of that film. but as Noel said, it doesn't matter if it's copied or have similarities with other films as long as it's interesting. it was able to hold my attention from start to finish. i like the balance of drama and comedy which makes the film not so heavy, maybe that's why it's easy to like. and of course, very good performances from an all-star cast. initially i was hesitant that Lorna might steal the limelight but amazingly she dissolves into character and just came out a plain housewife, no hysterics here.
well, amazingly this came out a true gem of a film. it's been so long since i've watched a good Pinoy film. i can't help but wonder why this didn't make it in the MMFF. not that i put that festival in high esteem. just that i've read that the entries were selected through the screenplay. so this was beaten by Lastikman or Agimat or Hula Mo and all those crap...plain preposterous!
i just hope that this would usher the creation of more quality films...without resorting to sensational violence or gratuitous nudity and sex. ::)
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based on all your feedback, this seems to be the best film based on a script that won a screenplay contest. most of us in this forum were disappointed with jologs and what was that other film? can't wait to see magnifico.
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Anyone else seen this? How's the boxoffice?
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was supposed to see it yesterday but there were too many people in SM North. might catch it later today.
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Finally saw it. Theater was almost half full and it was just 4pm.
Not since Tuhog did a Filipino film meet and even exceed my expectations. It was really worth seeing on a weekday, kind of extended my Sunday since it provided me with inspiration to last the whole week.
Jiro Manio is the new boy wonder. Been such an avid fan of his after seeing him in La Vida Rosa and one of the high points on Bagong Buwan. Lorna Tolentino and Albert Martinez are more natural here. Their characters are less contrived in this film compared to those of their other film Abakada... Ina (liked that film too). Yes, Gloria Romero has a better-written character her than in Tanging Yaman. I like the ensemble cast. Danilo Barrios is less irritating here than in Dekada '70. is Girlie Sevilla the daughter of the producer? Anyway, she is not a Sofia Coppola. Good thing for her.
I will just reiterate Noel's take on Isabella de Leon: particularly good as the sister with cerebral palsy--she plays out entire scenes not just with twisted hands and distorted mouth, but with a distinct and actual character in mind, who develops as the film progresses.
I do hope none of them and the film itself go unrecognized when next year's derby starts. I will be personally one of those to trumpet here unceasingly.
Who would've thought there is an emotional element in a Rubik's cube? Who would've thought I'd cry over the word "perya?" It may have come after Pay It Forward but this one is infinitely better than that schmaltzy flick. Jiro Manio can give Haley Joel a run for his money.
Pipol, support this film and spread the good news. I will encourage my students to see this as our support to the film industry. Eto ang totoong bagong buwan ng pelikulang Pilipino!
I can't believe I wasted my money and time on El Crimen last Saturday. That was indeed a crime!
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Magnifico is really quite lovely!!! I had to finish the end credits so all the people will leave and no one will see this bulky man red eyed... hehehe...
This will sure be a sure-buy when the DVD comes out... Sana packed with features... commentaries, trailers, etc. Keep on dreaming:)
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Just reading this thread makes me want to rush to the theater tomorrow and catch this film.
I am kinda skeptical with Filipino Films though. Oh well, maybe this is really good even my brother is swayed.
Wow, oggs it is nice to know that a big guy can be touched too. ;D
This movie must really be moving.
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"I am kinda skeptical with Filipino Films though"
There ARE good ones out there. Take it from someone who's made it a point to see what's out there, from Hollywood to Bollywood to Korea to Iran to Mexico to Argentina to Vietnam. We do make good films, once in a while, and this is one of em.
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I watched this today (5pm screening). Kudos to megamall for being the only moviehouse (i think) still showing it. i'm happy to report that a lot of people showed up to watch it, despite daredevil etc. i'll try to encourage others (officemates and friends) to watch, i think this movie's run will last 'til tuesday so they have time.
loved it! thanks to all (here in pinoydvd) who encouraged me to watch it. i haven't watched any albert martinez or lorna tolentino film recently, and i'm so glad i watched this one. they were sooo goood.
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Terrific as Albert and Lorna (and Gloria, and Jiro, and Mark, and Amy, and all the rest) are in it, I don't think it's just their movie. I was asked when I recommended it to someone "who's in it?" I said it didn't matter who was in it, it's just good. A good film from a good script. A Maryo j. film from a Yamamoto script.
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just got my mom and sis to see it with me this tuesday. thank God for the holiday. sales pitch was "if you liked tanging yaman, this one is a lot better!" they're convinced. ;D
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Tanging Yaman doesn't even come close.
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of course but i gotta start somewhere. tanging yaman was the last film these skeptics of filipino films have seen and liked. it's rare for my mom to go to the movies. she'd rather watch dvds at home. even more with sis who is not exactly a fan of filipino films except when they're done by joyce bernal. ;D
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This film has got more heart than all the Filipino films shown last year combined. It is more Filipino than any film last year. This powerful rendition of day to day miracles deserve to be seen by every Filipino especially the Filipino child who has been deprived of truly family-oriented pictures.
I watched it on a Friday night with only fifteen people in the theater. How sad! We ask for really good Filipino films and no one bothers to check when there is one gem out.
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sana nga wag mag-back-out yung dalawa bukas. last showing na siguro bukas sa mega.
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I was just so suprised films like this was no even nominated on last December's oh so bad and controversial Line-up of Pinoy Films >:(
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finally caught it last night in festival mall -- which along with megamall i think is the only place showing it in the city. and man, was i in for a surprise.
i had purposely avoided reading reviews and this thread for spoilers and stuff so i went in the theater with no inkling whatsoever about what the movie was about. i only knew that a japanes chick wrote it, a kid named jiro was in it, and my favorite matinee idol danilo barrios was in it too. honestly, the fact that danilo was reason enough for me to avoid it (i cringe whenever i remember dekada and bits of yamacrapa... *shudders again*). but it was so well worth it. there's still hope left in philippine cinema.
you guys -- especially noel -- have posted all my thoughts about the movie. well-earned tears yes, from me (and downhill boy. haha) especially the part where he takes his sister to the fair. wait i'm getting that lump in my throa again. the dramatic scenes weren't forced at all and the whole movie was a lovely slice-of-life flick.
it reminded me of rocket gibraltar and pay it forward. though this was waaay better than that osment clinker.
complaints about the technical stuff though -- is it me or the theater or was the sound poorly mixed? some scenes i could hardly hear the dialogue because the background noise was too loud. also, why was it that whenever (presumably) the DP put on the wide angle lens, the imgae would turn out slightly blurred... as if a soft lens or filter was placed? anoher thing -- the scene where magnifico gets run over and they all run after the body, the color kind of changed to a more overexposed one. did anyone notice this too? flwas of the theater or the film itself? i wonder.
anyway, great movie. don't regret it for a bit. and i haven't cried in a movie in a long time. as i was leaving the theater, i just kept saying -- "i want a son like magnifico." ;D ;D
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do you mean selected for the MMFF? violett films is new to the industry; I guess it didn't have that much clout as the others who qualified. Since this was only shown this year, it'd qualify for the awards' derby next year. I do hope they won't forget this small yet magnanimous film!
talking about the MMFF, if they wanted to capture the local audience, this would've been a better alternative. it'd have been apt for Christmas and it could've given us the needed boost for the New Year. kawawa talaga ang Pinoy. suportahan natin ito bukas at mukhang bukas na lang siya ipapalabas. buti na lang at holiday. ;D
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That overexposed effect is what Maryo J. called bleach bypass. You see it in films like Private Ryan and he first used it in Laman. It's a nice little effect for something like Laman (which is noir) but I thought (and commentary thought) that he overdid it in Magnifico.
But it doesn't matter much, does it? Strong story, strong performances, that's all you really need...
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I hope the theater managers don't dump all the existing films and show new ones tomorrow. It's a holiday and they may want to make it an early week for new (and probably inferior) films...
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and noel's prophecy came true. it's not showing in mega. :'( VCD na lang daw panoorin namin. :'(
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mejo off-topic.
kapit bahay ko yan si jiro manio. cute yang batang yan.
tsaka maganda daw ang movie nya.
:)
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and noel's prophecy came true. it's not showing in mega. :'( VCD na lang daw panoorin namin. :'(
Never underestimate the greed of theater managers.
Vera's Law.
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Greenbelt's art film must screen it. I can't stand their taste : Swept Away and Stolen Summer? Magnifico deserves a re-run.
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mejo off-topic.
kapit bahay ko yan si jiro manio. cute yang batang yan.
tsaka maganda daw ang movie nya.
:)
puwede humingi ng autograph? ;D seriously!
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nice to see you here edsa! :)
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Here is some good news regarding Magnifico reprinted from Ricky Lo's column yesterday:
Magnifico vies in international filmfest
Here’s a piece of good news from Ferdinand Lapuz, Funfare’s Toronto-based international correspondent:
Well, I have good news for you and the Filipino movie industry. Director Maryo delos Reyes’ Magnifico has been officially invited to the very prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic from July 4 to 12, 2003. The better news is it will be screening in the official competition program of its 38th edition, making it the first Filipino film competing in this festival. This great news was relayed to me by Artistic Director Eva Zaoralova.
Karlovy Vary may not sound familiar to most Filipinos, even to me before. It is right behind the Cannes, Venice and Berlin filmfests in prestige. It is a non-specialized festival with a feature-film competition. It belongs to group one in the Paris-based International Federation of Film Producers Association along with Berlin, Cairo, Cannes, Mar de Plata, Montreal, Moscow, San Sebastian, Shanghai, Tokyo and Venice. One thing the above festivals have in common, according to FIAPF director of festivals and communication’s interview on Variety on August 28, 2000, is that they cannot accept a film for competition if it has been in competition in another festival.
Last Sunday’s winner of Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, Germany’s Nowhere To Hide, had its international premiere in Karlovy Vary and was awarded a Special Jury Prize. Other recent winners from Karlovy Vary that were short listed in the Oscars or Golden Globe include Sergei Bodrov’s Prisoner of the Mountains, Nanna Djordjadze’s A Chef in Love in 1996 and Alan Berliner’s Ma Vie En Rose Best Feature Film in 1997.
With the exceptions of festivals in Venice and Cannes, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the oldest film show in the world. It was established in 1946 and its first two years took place in Marianske Lazni.
According to Steven Gaydos, Executive Editor of Variety, "Karlovy Vary has the best audience of any festival in the world." With its vibrant location and challenging film program, it is clear that the festival has become one of the top film events and is the leading film competition in Central and Eastern Europe.
The festival presents the Grand Prix Golden Crystal Globe Award for Best Feature Film with $20,000 as part of the prize. Other awards are Special Jury Prize, Best Actor, Best Actress and Special Jury Mentions for feature films. Its trophy is one of the most beautiful in the festival circuit, with a figure of a woman stands raising a crystal ball.
Congratulations to direk Maryo, Violett Films, first time writer Michiko Yamamoto, the production staff and the cast (Lorna Tolentino, Albert Martinez, Ms. Gloria Romero, Cherrie Pie Picache, Amy Austria, Tonton Gutierrez, Mark Gil, Danilo Barrios, Girlie Sevilla, Alisson VII Gonzales, Cloyd Robinson, Susan Africa and, of course, the three kids, Isabella de Leon, Joseph Robles and Magnifico himself, Jiro Manio). Just a note: Lav Diaz’s Batang West Side was the first Filipino film screened in Karlovy Vary (last year).
Thanks and I’m not sure yet if I am going to Karlovy Vary although an invitation has been sent to me already. But if I am going, I will try to bring my video camera so I can record the film’s presentation and awards ceremony for your segment in The Buzz. If it is okay with you
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Karlovy Vary is very prestigious--Tikoy Aguiluz, among others, considers it the best in the world.
It's more adventurous than Cannes, that's for sure. Cannes mostly goes for brand labels, known products. Berlin and Karlovy Vary, and Singapore and Hong Kong for Asian films, do better programming.
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POSTING FROM THE PHIL. STAR
Well, I am all set to go to Karlovy Vary from July 6 until the 13th for the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czech Republic. Director Maryo J. delos Reyes’ Magnifico is in the official competition program, making it the very first Filipino film competing at the prestigious film event.
Direk Maryo together with his producer Violeta Sevilla of Violett Films, her daughter and actress Girlie Sevilla, musical director Lutgardo Labad and Jiro Manio with his father Andrew Manio are arriving in Prague on July 9. I am very grateful to Madam Violet for heeding my request to bring Jiro who plays the title role in Magnifico.
I requested the festival to schedule the gala presentation of Magnifico on July 11 so we can attend the awards ceremony on July 12. Prior to the gala presentation, Magnifico will have its official press screening in the morning to be followed by a press conference for the international press.
This was the very reason why I requested Madam to bring Jiro with them because I know that Jiro will surely win the hearts of the foreign press.
A second screening is scheduled on July 12 before the awards presentation.
Although this is my third major European film festival after Berlin in 2000 (Burlesk King, Live Show and Hubad sa Ilalim ng Buwan) and Venice in 2001 (Tuhog), this is the very first time that a festival is providing me my ticket and accommodations. Karlovy Vary has now considered me as external programming consultant after recommending Magnifico and Batang West Side last year.
For sure, I will be recommending another film for the 49th anniversary next year. As per their strict guideline, a film to be considered in the competition program should be either the world or international premiere. This rule applies to all the A festivals in the FIAPF list which include Cannes, Venice, Berlin, San Sebastian, Cairo, Shanghai, Tokyo and Montreal.
From Karlovy Vary, Magnifico is competing in the Asian program for the Montreal World Film Festival along with Dekada ’70 and Paraisong Parisukat in August and then the Asian premiere at the Fukuoka International Film Festival in September and on to Pusan, Korea in October. I am still in negotiations for the other festivals for Magnifico this year. I am projecting at least six to eight festivals this year some of which are for competition.
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Way to go, Magnifico!
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Congratulations to the movie.
But I'm confused. Ricky Lo will be external programming consultant for Karlovy Vary? He recommended Batang West Side to the festival? That's not what I remember. Who wrote that posting?
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no, not ricky lo. thank goodness.
here's the article in it's entiretly noel:
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I was beaming with pride after watching the trailer of Gil M. Portes’ Munting Tinig (Small Voices) with the familiar Warner Bros. logo before it – you know "Warner Bros. Presents…" I’m happy for Gil who has been moving heaven and earth to break into the Hollywood market. Tinig is the first Filipino movie to be released internationally by a major outfit like Warner Bros. Gil is leading the way for other Filipino directors dreaming of going international. I have a feeling he’ll be the first Filipino director who could make a mark in Hollywood.
Meanwhile, other local directors are making waves elsewhere in the world, like direk Maryo J. delos Reyes whose Magnifico is competing at a Czech Republic International Film Festival. Here’s a report from Funfare’s Toronto-based "international correspondent" Ferdinand Lapuz:
Hi Ricky,
Well, I am all set to go to Karlovy Vary from July 6 until the 13th for the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czech Republic. Director Maryo J. delos Reyes’ Magnifico is in the official competition program, making it the very first Filipino film competing at the prestigious film event.
Direk Maryo together with his producer Violeta Sevilla of Violett Films, her daughter and actress Girlie Sevilla, musical director Lutgardo Labad and Jiro Manio with his father Andrew Manio are arriving in Prague on July 9. I am very grateful to Madam Violet for heeding my request to bring Jiro who plays the title role in Magnifico.
I requested the festival to schedule the gala presentation of Magnifico on July 11 so we can attend the awards ceremony on July 12. Prior to the gala presentation, Magnifico will have its official press screening in the morning to be followed by a press conference for the international press.
This was the very reason why I requested Madam to bring Jiro with them because I know that Jiro will surely win the hearts of the foreign press.
A second screening is scheduled on July 12 before the awards presentation.
Although this is my third major European film festival after Berlin in 2000 (Burlesk King, Live Show and Hubad sa Ilalim ng Buwan) and Venice in 2001 (Tuhog), this is the very first time that a festival is providing me my ticket and accommodations. Karlovy Vary has now considered me as external programming consultant after recommending Magnifico and Batang West Side last year.
For sure, I will be recommending another film for the 49th anniversary next year. As per their strict guideline, a film to be considered in the competition program should be either the world or international premiere. This rule applies to all the A festivals in the FIAPF list which include Cannes, Venice, Berlin, San Sebastian, Cairo, Shanghai, Tokyo and Montreal.
From Karlovy Vary, Magnifico is competing in the Asian program for the Montreal World Film Festival along with Dekada ’70 and Paraisong Parisukat in August and then the Asian premiere at the Fukuoka International Film Festival in September and on to Pusan, Korea in October. I am still in negotiations for the other festivals for Magnifico this year. I am projecting at least six to eight festivals this year some of which are for competition.
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Okay, tho I don't know that part about him recommending Batang West Side to Karlovy Vary. What I know is Radovan Holub saw the film for himself at the Cinemanila premiere and recommended it to Karlovy Vary.
And when did Cairo become A list?
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I don't know. All these guys reek of self-importance.
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Heads up! Cinema One screens Magnifico this month!
Premiere: Aug 24, 8:30pm
Aug 25, 9:30am
Aug 27, 2:30pm
Aug 29, 6:30pm
Aug 31, 10:30pm
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Heads up! Cinema One screens Magnifico this month!
Premiere: Aug 24, 8:30pm
Aug 25, 9:30am
Aug 27, 2:30pm
Aug 29, 6:30pm
Aug 31, 10:30pm
The cable showing is ahead of the dvd release? ???
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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILIPINO TEARJERKER,”MAGNIFICO” OPENS IN TORONTO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH AT THE CARLTON CINEMAS
TORONTO- Acclaimed veteran Filipino filmmaker Maryo J. De Los Reyes’ powerful heartfelt family tearjerker Magnifico launches it’s national Canadian theatrical release on Friday November 14th at Toronto’s Carlton Cinemas, 20 Carlton street (at College Subway station).
Magnifico is a heartwarming story of a young boy whose amazing love, faith and courage shine through life’s sadness and misfortunes. His father Gerry thought he would grow up just like his older brother Miong, an intelligent young man who is studying as a scholar in Manila. Now that he’s 9 years old, he is a disappointment because contrary to his name, there is nothing great about him aside from the kindness in his heart.
When Miong loses his scholarship in Manila, his parents also lose all their hope in having a better life. Magnifico is aware of his family’s problems. Added to Miong’s failure, there’s their youngest sibling Helen who has Cerebral Palsy and who hasn’t spoken yet. It seems fate is playing a prank on them because Gerry’s mother Magda is also diagnosed to have a terminal illness.
Magnifico’s sympathetic heart leads him to help his family by planning the burial of his sick grandmother. In fulfilling his mission, he is bound to influence the lives of his townspeople and change the dim perspective of his family by proving that everything is possible if only one will see through the eyes of a child.
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Official Press Screening
Tuesday, November 4th, 2003
10:00 a.m., Varsity Cinemas
55 Bloor St W (In the Manulife Centre)
Varsity VIP 3
*Interviews with Director and cast available upon request
Contact:
Ryan Bruce, Vagrant Films Canada
[email protected]
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Now this movie I can get behind with a clear conscience.
Can you post this at Pinoyexchange and indiefilipino? I can do a few American forums, there are a few Canadians there...
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sige.. US based friends are asking me if there will be a US release. hopefully there will be. can you ask ferdie lapuz if the canadian distributor represents the North American market too?
Now this movie I can get behind with a clear conscience.
Can you post this at Pinoyexchange and indiefilipino? I can do a few American forums, there are a few Canadians there...
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Was Magnifico screened at either PBO or Cinema One a few days ago? Would anyone know when it will be shown on TV again?
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Yes, Magnifico was screened in Cinema One but I don't have any idea when it will be shown again. Its best, I guess, to consult the Sky Guide.
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sige.. US based friends are asking me if there will be a US release. hopefully there will be. can you ask ferdie lapuz if the canadian distributor represents the North American market too?
Who's Ferdie Lapuz? Is he part of Violet films? I'm not familiar with him. And I'm also out of town.
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Who's Ferdie Lapuz? Is he part of Violet films? I'm not familiar with him. And I'm also out of town.
He's a Canada-based Filipino journalist and corresponds with Ricky Lo for updates on Pinoy films roaming around the world. I think he was the one who submitted Magnifico to Karlovy Vary and negotiated with it's Canadian distributor for it's North America release. He was aslo with Jeff Jeturian in Venice 2001.
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He the one who claimed he also submitted Batang West Side to Karlovy Vary? Because it didn't happen that way.
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He the one who claimed he also submitted Batang West Side to Karlovy Vary? Because it didn't happen that way.
really?
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From a June 25 post on this thread:
Hi Ricky,
Well, I am all set to go to Karlovy Vary from July 6 until the 13th for the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czech Republic. Director Maryo J. delos Reyes’ Magnifico is in the official competition program, making it the very first Filipino film competing at the prestigious film event.
Direk Maryo together with his producer Violeta Sevilla of Violett Films, her daughter and actress Girlie Sevilla, musical director Lutgardo Labad and Jiro Manio with his father Andrew Manio are arriving in Prague on July 9. I am very grateful to Madam Violet for heeding my request to bring Jiro who plays the title role in Magnifico.
I requested the festival to schedule the gala presentation of Magnifico on July 11 so we can attend the awards ceremony on July 12. Prior to the gala presentation, Magnifico will have its official press screening in the morning to be followed by a press conference for the international press.
This was the very reason why I requested Madam to bring Jiro with them because I know that Jiro will surely win the hearts of the foreign press.
A second screening is scheduled on July 12 before the awards presentation.
Although this is my third major European film festival after Berlin in 2000 (Burlesk King, Live Show and Hubad sa Ilalim ng Buwan) and Venice in 2001 (Tuhog), this is the very first time that a festival is providing me my ticket and accommodations. Karlovy Vary has now considered me as external programming consultant after recommending Magnifico and Batang West Side last year.
For sure, I will be recommending another film for the 49th anniversary next year. As per their strict guideline, a film to be considered in the competition program should be either the world or international premiere. This rule applies to all the A festivals in the FIAPF list which include Cannes, Venice, Berlin, San Sebastian, Cairo, Shanghai, Tokyo and Montreal.
From Karlovy Vary, Magnifico is competing in the Asian program for the Montreal World Film Festival along with Dekada ’70 and Paraisong Parisukat in August and then the Asian premiere at the Fukuoka International Film Festival in September and on to Pusan, Korea in October. I am still in negotiations for the other festivals for Magnifico this year. I am projecting at least six to eight festivals this year some of which are for competition.
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Ang lakas ng loob.
The man who recommended Batang West Side to Karlovy Vary was Radovan Holub, when he saw it premiere in Cinemanila. I was there.
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Ang lakas ng loob.
The man who recommended Batang West Side to Karlovy Vary was Radovan Holub, when he saw it premiere in Cinemanila. I was there.
radovan holub might visit manila this december to check out the metro manila film fest.
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is magnifico out on vcd or dvd?
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Morgan Freeman gives Jiro the thumbs up
STARBYTES By Butch Francisco
The Philippine Star 12/02/2003
After opening to critical acclaim early this year, Maryo J. de los Reyes’ Magnifico continues to reap accolades, this time in film festivals abroad.
Produced by Violett Films, the first stop of Magnifico was at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival at the Czech Republic last July where it was fielded among 240 entries and ended up being chosen as one of the Top 15.
For this festival, Violett Films producer Madame Violet Sevilla herself accompanied Magnifico, along with the star of the film, Jiro Manio and Madame Violet’s daughter, Girlie Sevilla, who is also part of the movie (as Ising, the love interest of Danilo Barrios).
The members of this delegation saw for themselves the importance given by the host country to Magnifico and, yes, to the Philippines. While touring the place, they saw standing in the middle of the town the billboard of Magnifico with the Philippine flag flying beside it. Oh how proud they felt – particularly Jiro, who as always wore a Barong Tagalog.
After the screening of Magnifico (this was on July 7), everyone gave the film a standing ovation. Jiro was a hit–and so was Isabella de Leon. Isabella, who plays a victim of cerebral palsy in the movie, impressed the Czech audience to the point that they kept asking if she was really afflicted with such a disorder. Their favorite scene there, according to Girlie Sevilla, was this poignant, yet funny part where Jiro was getting the measurements of his grandmother (Gloria Romero) so that he may be able to make her a coffin – never mind the fact that she was still breathing and very much alive.
But the crowning moment for the delegation was when Morgan Freeman approached Jiro and gave the boy the thumbs up–a clear indication that even this great Hollywood actor was impressed with the performance of this child actor from the Philippines.
After Czechoslovakia, Magnifico (along with Star Cinema’s Dekada) next went to the Toronto Film Festival, where entries are put up for exhibition. Only Magnifico’s director, Maryo J. de los Reyes went to that one.
Magnifico’s two other stops were at the film festivals in Fukuoka and in Korea where it was again put up for exhibition.
But in the film festival in Hawaii recently, Magnifico – along with Noon at Ngayon and Dekada – once more went into competition. Out of 100 entries, Magnifico ended up in the Top 5 and was acclaimed as the most popular. It was Gloria Romero who was a hit there this time.
Magnifico should still be playing in Honolulu theaters by this time. (Its regular run was supposed to have started last Nov. 21.) Originally, Magnifico was scheduled to open in Hawaii in February 2004 yet. But because of the Hawaiian public’s warm reception to the movie during the film festival, its playdate had to be advanced in the theaters there.
Next year, the film will participate in more film festivals abroad – in Palm Springs, Bangkok, Venice, New Delhi, New York and Saipan.
In the local awards derbies next year, Magnifico will surely be a frontrunner for Best Picture and in the various acting categories.
Magnifico was produced by Madame Violet Sevilla to the tune of P25-M which would have been enough to produce three movies. Although the huge production cost of Magnifico didn’t exactly bring Madame Violet to the poorhouse, the amount she spent on it – by any kind of mathematics – would be quite diffucult to recover.
But she’s not about to give up. At the moment, she plans to produce another quality movie to be directed either by Chito Roño or Maryo de los Reyes. She also wants to get the service of Laurice Guillen because she liked Tanging Yaman.
Well-loved by industry members because of her kindness, generosity and, yes, professionalism, Madame Violet insists she will not stop until she has produced a great Filipino movie that we will be proud of – especially abroad.
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Video 48 has a copy already, got the chance to watch it last weekend.
If CENTRAL STATION made you sad, this movie will definitely make you weep and cry.
Go and watch it if you want to cry once in a while... :'(
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Maybe not cry (manhid kasi) but I do like it and I support its success...
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Is the sister of Jiro Manio in Magnifico really sick with cerebral palsy or that kind of disease?
That was a very effective portrayal of such kind of sickness!
If you are searching for the meaning of life and would like to attend a retreat...consider first this movie...
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No, the girl was acting, Maryo J. told me. Excellent actress, too.
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No, the girl was acting, Maryo J. told me. Excellent actress, too.
We thought she was really sick with cerebral palsy or such kind of disease! :o
Thanks for the info...Noel.
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No prob.
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Heads Up!
Showing tonight, Monday, 09 February 2004 on CinemaOne at 7:30 pm.
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caught it last night. unfortunately the copy was awful... maybe it was Cinema One's crappy broadcasting, who knows. i also noticed that the mixing was awful -- background noise (kids playing, cars, etc) drowned out the dialogue. i watched it to the end though... we really should send this one to the oscars.
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Too late; the Film Academy sent Dekada '70 instead.
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The same fate might befall Crying Ladies. It was released too early like Magnifico. Did we send Batang West Side?
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Again, politics. Gil Portes is strong with the Academy, so his films get nominated; Star Cinema too, so Dekada gets sent. Who's the producer of Batang West Side? Some newcomer with no clout and only the perceptiveness to create one of the best Filipino film in years.
This is one of the many reasons why I don't believe in awards.
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Won the Crystal Bear, the Grand Prix for Best Feature Film at the 27th Kinderfilmfest of the Berlin Film Festival held a couple of weeks ago. Magnifico was adjudged the best film by both the International and the Children's jury, a first in the history of the film fest.
According to the Inquirer, it will be reissued locally in March.
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Won the Crystal Bear, the Grand Prix for Best Feature Film at the 27th Kinderfilmfest of the Berlin Film Festival held a couple of weeks ago. Magnifico was adjudged the best film by both the International and the Children's jury, a first in the history of the film fest.
According to the Inquirer, it will be reissued locally in March.
Finally...I'll have the chance to see it on the big screen.
Hope it will not be 1st day, last day.
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From our fave writer :D
Here now is Funfare’s Toronto-based "international correspondent" Ferdinand Lapuz on the recently-concluded Berlin Film Festival where Magnifico, directed by Maryo J. delos Reyes for Violett Films, won two awards:
Dear Ricky,
Hi. Just got back from Berlin.
Magnifico was a big hit at the 27th Kinderfilmfest of the Berlin International Film Festival. We were not aware the film won both the Grand Prix and Crystal Bear Awards until a few hours before direk Maryo and I left for Berlin.
Direk Maryo is very grateful to Mrs. Paz of the German Embassy and Ms. Vilma, his travel agent for making the impossible possible. He was able to get a German visa and book a ticket last Friday and he started doing it at 8 a.m. and by 9 p.m., he was already bound for Berlin.
The awards ceremony was held at the Zoo Palast. It was the main theater for the Kinderfilmfest and has a capacity of 1600. On our way from the airport to our hotel, we were told by the festival staff that after the awards presentation, a screening of the Grand Prix winners for feature and short films would follow. This got us excited because we didn’t really know how the German audience reacted in the past three screenings.
After checking in our hotel, we headed for the Zoo Palast in our Barong Tagalog braving the cold winter. The moment Thomas Hailer saw direk Maryo, he was all smiles and could not help but hug direk Maryo to show his gratefulness.
It so happened that even the director of the 14-plus Crystal Bear winner, The Wooden Camera, did not attend the festival. They still had to find him somewhere in South Africa. So the festival organizers were very happy that both filmmakers of the winning films were in attendance.
The first award presented was the Grand Prix from the International Jury. There were five members of the jury from Denmark, Italy, Germany, France and Finland. Direk Maryo and I both went up the stage to get the plaque and some flowers.
Then they presented the awards for the 14-plus category then the Crystal Bear for the Kinderfilmfest section. Eleven children who judged the films in this category. Later in the evening, we found out that the children jurors were more meticulous than the adult jury. They noticed even the smallest detail.
With Magnifico scooping the Grand Prix and Crystal Bear awards (plus 7500 Euros not 10,000 because the 2,500 was given to the short film Crystal Bear winner from Canada), the Philippines became the first Asian country to win both awards. It is also the first Asian country to win the Crystal Bear Award. This is such a big feat because Filipino cinema is not known for children’s films.
In his speech, direk Maryo thanked the festival for the awards might give our ailing industry the boost that we need, Madam Violet Sevilla for having the courage to produce the film, and his staff and the entire cast.
After the awards ceremony, direk Maryo and I went back to our hotel to change our clothes for the Kinderfilmfest party. Then, we headed back to the Zoo Palast to get the audience’s reaction. It was 99 percent German.
The German kids reacted to so many scenes that there were times they clapped very loudly for scenes they truly loved. But the touching moment was when the credits started to roll and roaring applause of the audience lasted for more than five minutes which is a seal of their approval that Magnifico truly deserves the awards. This truly touched the heart of direk Maryo.
While waiting at the lobby, hundreds of German kids sought for direk Maryo’s autograph. Most of them congratulated him for a film well done and there were some who just stayed and asked him questions about the film. Some jury members were convinced that child actress Isabella de Leon was really disabled.
Aside from Magnifico, two young Filipino filmmakers were in the Talent Campus section of the Berlinale. We managed to meet Khavn whose one-minute short film Slasher was screened.
Also in attendance at the awards night were the Philippine Ambassador to Germany Minerva Jean Falcon, Consul Noralyn Baja and Milagros Antonio-Kropp. We are very thankful to them for giving us moral support and keeping us company for our three-day stay in Berlin.
That’s all I have for now. I hope that I will soon have a bigger news for you about Filipino movies in the global scene.
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Again, politics. Gil Portes is strong with the Academy, so his films get nominated; Star Cinema too, so Dekada gets sent. Who's the producer of Batang West Side? Some newcomer with no clout and only the perceptiveness to create one of the best Filipino film in years.
This is one of the many reasons why I don't believe in awards.
wait till you see this year's Star Awards nominees. uggh. obvious na obvious, me kanya-kanya silang manok.
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Good News to all movie buffs trying to catch Magnico once again. Direk Laurice Guillien a guest of speaker for the 5th Pelikuletran a 15 min. short film.last Monday Feb.23 at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. She told us that Magnifico will be shown in movie theaters. Not becuse the movie gained so many awards. Because sayang it did not make an impact here in Manila because of poor advertisement.
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Magnico was directed by Mario J. Delos Reyes.
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let's hope more people see this when it gets re-issued. I'm spreading the word around. I also hope the awards it won from the Star Awards will give it its much-needed boost.
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Any sked for the re-issue? ???
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I have a feeling they will tie it up with Holy Week somehow, either Pre- or Post-Easter. Which is a bad thing because it won't stand a chance against the rampage of The Passion of the Christ.
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I don't know, it's a nice little antidote for one of the butt-ugliest movies I've ever seen. Everyone who can't get into Passion might go for this liddle flick. It's the better film, I can tell you that.
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it's showing march 31 (per Maryo J. interview in one paper).
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Director Maryo J. de los Reyes' critically acclaimed and award winning film MAGNIFICO will be featured at this year's Tribecca Film Festival. The movie will be shown at the UA (United Artists) Theaters in Manhattan. Screening schedule are as follows:
UA Cinema 6 at 1:30pm on Sunday May 2, 2004
UA Cinema 7 at 1:30pm on Sunday May 2, 2004
UA Cinema 9 at 12:15pm on Sunday May 9, 2004
For more information please call Special Edition Press at (212) 682-6610, (718) 899-1797 & (201) 963-0455 or you can visit their website just click on the url below:
http://www.specialeditionevents.com/
Provided to us by Ms. Mila Mendoza
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Peeps...it will take too long before we see MAGNIFICO on home video because as of yesterday the producer has not sold the video rights yet as the film still making waves in film festivals abroad. :(
This was disclosed to me by Vicky the courteous & very nice staff at Video 48 where direk Maryo J. delos Reyes also rent dvds, vhs.
Direk Maryo J. tried to rent his film but it was out when he went there.
What happen to the re-issue? Just a press release... ???
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cinemanila will be screening magnifico this year and so as bridal shower and crying ladies.
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cinemanila will be screening magnifico this year and so as bridal shower and crying ladies.
That's good news. :)
When is the sked of Cinemanila edsa77?
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That's good news. :)
When is the sked of Cinemanila edsa77?
June 24 - July 1
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Heads up...folks.
MAGNIFICO is currently being shown on channel 2. Ahead of the Cinemanila sked. :)
Be ready with your hankies...
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MAGNIFICO will be screened as part of CCP's "Mga Pelikulang May Kurot sa Puso" Independence Day Film Fest on June 11 at 4:00 pm.
From the CCP website:
ADMISSION IS FREE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE CCP MEDIA ARTS DIVISION
AT 832-1125 LOC. 1704.
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I've seen this film many times on vhs. The only Filipino film that I can always vent my frustrations in life both personal and emotional problems especially the last few hours.
Through MAGNIFICO....it's a catharsis for me for people always asking this question......why bad things happen to good people and watching it, its like your very own road less travelled......
its enchanting, pure magic and at the end you'll learn to move on.....
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It's now out on vcd......the movie I'll cherish for a long time until my time comes..... ;)
I was always attached to my grandmother when she was still alive so everytime I watched that scene of Lorna Tolentino reconciling with her mother-in-law played by Gloria Romero that scene always break my heart..... :'( :'( :'(
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It's now out on vcd......the movie I'll cherish for a long time until my time comes..... ;)
I was always attached to my grandmother when she was still alive so everytime I watched that scene of Lorna Tolentino reconciling with her mother-in-law played by Gloria Romero that scene always break my heart..... :'( :'( :'(
is this the same scene where Lorna gave Gloria panutsa? i told Direk Maryo how much i love the "panutsa" scene in the movie. it's really emotional...
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I obtained from a filipino video store the vcd this morning played it this afternoon and I say ... I love this film.. made me cry..
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I obtained from a filipino video store the vcd this morning played it this afternoon and I say ... I love this film.. made me cry..
I'm glad, xage... i hope this slowly mellows your distaste for Filipino films.
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I'm glad, xage... i hope this slowly mellows your distaste for Filipino films.
I have some few choices of likes in the realm of Filipino Films and not taking the entire Pinoys Films as a distaste ... But I highly appreciate your comment its your perception
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Didn't win an Oscar. So it doesn't count, does it? >:D
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I saw an ad on the Manila Bulletin announcing that this is already available on DVD (released by Unitel) together with Imelda . Meron na ba talaga?
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Didn't win an Oscar. So it doesn't count, does it? >:D
Yup.. the film is good but still doesnt have the Oscar Caliber Quality...
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Yup.. the film is good but still doesnt have the Oscar Caliber Quality...
can you define that oscar caliber quality?
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can you define that oscar caliber quality?
Gotta have a few big explosions...some nipples...an American flag waving there, somewhere...;D
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can you define that oscar caliber quality?
Gotta have a few explosions...some nipples...an American flag waving somewhere.
And this is too subtle. Can you imagine Maryo delos Reyes approaching Miramax?
"It's about a boy"
"Oh, a bad seed? He kills people, blames it on someone else?"
"No, he just tries to do good by his friends and family."
"Oh, what's his family? Is he a member of a circus? Maybe the town had toxic waste poisoning, and the people there mutated?"
"No, they're ordinary people."
"I don't get it."
"There's nothing to get. It's ordinary life."
"Who'd want to watch a movie like that?"
"Ordinary people?"
"Go find an ordinary producer, then."
Funny--his tear ducts are smarter than he is. ;D
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Gotta have a few big explosions...some nipples...an American flag waving there, somewhere...;D
then there's really no way magnifico's gonna get in the oscars. maybe they can produce an upgraded version wherein, after the closing remarks, there'll be some explosions w/ the uncle sam's flag waving. im sure we'll get a nomination :)
add the n*pples, best foreign film :)
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I just visited Astrovision at robinson's place. Magnifico is already available. 275 vcd no dvd's yet of the film
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It's now out on dvd format. But barebone edition when I checked the features. They should include even the making of this brilliant movie. :(
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I just came back from Manila. Was desperately looking for the Magnifico DVD. Couldn't find one. I settled for the next best thing, the VCD version.
I watched it the other day. A very good movie. It's simple and poignant. All the actors were great.
How's the DVD version? Is it in Widescreen?
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Unfortunately no specs were included at the back of the dvd...rse. It might be in fullscreen just like the vcd release.
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Just finished watching the dvd before I'll send it to my friend in San Francisco, USA. Although barebone release the video transfer is excellent much better definitely than the vcd release which suffers too much from pixelization. Colors are solid, the print is pristine free from any blemishes but only in fullscreen version. Trailers are included for some of Unitel's movies like Imelda, Santa-Santita & Crying Ladies.
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Sir, may english subs ba sya?
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Sir, may english subs ba sya?
No subs oggs weird nga eh but it was written at the back of the dvd. The one that has subs are the trailers of Unitel flicks. But still superb transfer kahit wala making or retrospective docu or even the commentary of Maryo J.
There are chapters for scene selections and the excellent background music as you scroll the chapter selections. :)
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I was supposed to buy a copy pero sabi ng Astrovision nirecall daw kasi may defect, wala daw subs... hmmmm... baka magkaroon ng second batch with subs.
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Just finished watching the dvd before I'll send it to my friend in San Francisco, USA. Although barebone release the video transfer is excellent much better definitely than the vcd release which suffers too much from pixelization. Colors are solid, the print is pristine free from any blemishes but only in fullscreen version. Trailers are included for some of Unitel's movies like Imelda, Santa-Santita & Crying Ladies.
How much is the DVD?
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I was supposed to buy a copy pero sabi ng Astrovision nirecall daw kasi may defect, wala daw subs... hmmmm... baka magkaroon ng second batch with subs.
I was not informed that the dvd has defect. It's 19.99 bucks at amazon.
Quentacky P495 at Astrovision.
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Heads up folks!
MAGNIFICO will be shown at Pelikula at Lipunan scheduled on Feb. 23-27 at Sm Megamall.
Don't forget to bring your hanky as this movie will either move you and make you cry....if not you're stone and already dead.
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Bumping this one up so that it can attract more audience in the coming Pelikula at Lipunan which start on Wednesday.
Love this film so much......please please check the raves from page one of this thread down to the last page. Its worth your time and effort!
Will finally watch it on the big screen for the first time this week. :)
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Someone uploaded this movie in 12 parts on youtube.com. :'(