Author Topic: Society of Film Archivist (Read 13653 times)

keating · « **on:** Feb 17, 2005 at 12:55 PM »

Let's put up this thread so that we would know what's their latest acquisitons regarding some lost masterpieces and treasures of Philippine Cinema. The last one that they found was Ishmael Bernal's directorial debut.....PAGDATING SA DULO.

The NCCA and the government should help this organization so that long lost master prints of our movies will still be save and can be watch by my future grandchildren and generations to come.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 17, 2005 at 02:45 PM »

But a 16 mm print already exists of this film. Do they mean they restored it, or made a 35 mm safety print?

keating · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 17, 2005 at 05:50 PM »

I think SOFIA just restored and painstakingly cleaned Bernal's PAGDATING SA DULO.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 18, 2005 at 12:01 PM »

Quote from: keating on Feb 17, 2005 at 05:50 PM

I think SOFIA just restored and painstakingly cleaned Bernal's PAGDATING SA DULO.

Very good news, then. Actually, about time.

RMN · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 18, 2005 at 01:44 PM »

Speaking of Pagdating Sa Dulo, George Sison, the film's producer , said that he made another one--the title escapes me at the moment--which he says is much better. Sadly, when he tried to search for a copy, he couldn't find one.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 18, 2005 at 02:11 PM »

Bernal also? Any idea who was in it, who wrote it, what's the story?

RMN · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 21, 2005 at 01:03 PM »

Noel, the title of the movie is Huwag Tularan 7 ang Asawa ko starring Vic Vargas. Sadly, that's all the info I've got.

keating · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 03, 2005 at 10:27 PM »

I hope SOFIA will also unearth and dig the cult classic ELEKTRIKA.

keating · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 13, 2005 at 09:19 PM »

SOFIA is now working with Film Development Council of the Philippines headed by Laurice Guillen for the establishment of our national film archives. We are very far behind from our Asian neighbors regarding film preservation.

RMN · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2005 at 01:08 PM »

It's most unfortunate that Jo Atienza, who ahs deveoted her time and energies to film archiving, and was an active member of SOFIA, has left for the States.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #10 on:** May 25, 2005 at 01:11 PM »

Hallo, RMN--I pm'd you some days back, re: magazine articles. Did you get it?

RMN · « **Reply #11 on:** May 26, 2005 at 04:45 PM »

Oh, yeah. I asked my friend who works in BW and he said that their new mag is indeed High Life. However, I haven't spied a copy in a magazine stand.

keating · « **Reply #12 on:** May 26, 2005 at 09:20 PM »

Quote from: RMN on May 25, 2005 at 01:08 PM

It's most unfortunate that Jo Atienza, who ahs deveoted her time and energies to film archiving, and was an active member of SOFIA, has left for the States.

Is she related to Rolando Atienza, RMN, one of the producers behind the defunct Bancom Audiovision?

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #13 on:** May 26, 2005 at 10:03 PM »

Quote from: RMN on May 26, 2005 at 04:45 PM

Oh, yeah. I asked my friend who works in BW and he said that their new mag is indeed High Life. However, I haven't spied a copy in a magazine stand.

Call em directly. I'm sure they have copies to sell. I checked with em, the article will definitely come out June. Hopefully I'll have a third Spanish film for July.

diabolik · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2005 at 11:39 PM »

they're planning to archive the films...
but do we have an archive for the printed movie materials like posters, lobby cards etc...

keating · « **Reply #15 on:** May 28, 2005 at 04:07 PM »

Quote from: diabolik on May 27, 2005 at 11:39 PM

they're planning to archive the films...
but do we have an archive for the printed movie materials like posters, lobby cards etc...

SOFIA just concentrate on archiving films.......but with regards to our local movie memorabilia and mementos we have no agency taking care of that stuff. Mowelfund have some posters on their collections.

diabolik · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 10, 2005 at 12:06 AM »

does this forum accept photo threads...
i haven't seen any photos or pictures here.?

i have some old filipino film posters that i'd like to share....

keating · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 10, 2005 at 10:39 AM »

Welcome aboard diabolik.

Post your movie posters/memorabilia on the thread man, we would greatly appreciate it.

diabolik · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 10, 2005 at 12:04 PM »

thanks for the warm welcome, man!
do i post it here or should i open another thread...

keating · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 10, 2005 at 12:10 PM »

You can also post on this thread dude since film archiving is also associated with collecting movie memorabilia.

BTW were your posters from the Golden Age of Philippine Cinema?

diabolik · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 01:09 AM »

my collections are from the 30's to the 70's...
what would you term to be the golden age of local cinema?

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 08:10 AM »

There are roughly three golden ages--the first in the '30s, the second in the '50s, and the third in the mid '70s to mid '80s. We're really familiar with the last one, as films from the second and especially first are largely gone.

keating · « **Reply #22 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 10:23 AM »

It would be interesting to see your movie collection diabolik. You can post it on some other threads also.

Man I always consider films from the 70's to the 80's as the 2nd Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. I dont even know that Filipino films exists in the 1930's.

diabolik · « **Reply #23 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 01:49 PM »

in the 30's liwayway pictures came up with
tawag ng bayan starring arsenia francisco...
one of the 30's leading ladies as the mutya
ng katipunan...
she was also the favorite leading lady of
jose padilla during the era...

(where do i insert the picture?)

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #24 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 03:26 PM »

Quote from: keating on Jun 11, 2005 at 10:23 AM

It would be interesting to see your movie collection diabolik. You can post it on some other threads also.

Man I always consider films from the 70's to the 80's as the 2nd Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. I dont even know that Filipino films exists in the 1930's.

EXTREMELY SHORT HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA

keating · « **Reply #25 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 03:46 PM »

Thanks for the link, Noel.

How come we became the most far behind among our Asian neighbors today? 60 films a year before World War II that was such an output during those times!

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #26 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 03:51 PM »

The taxes, the government's attitude towards cinema, our upper class' snobbery towards the same, Hollywood marketing practices changing to be more imperialistic, those are some of the reasons.

keating · « **Reply #27 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 04:00 PM »

Can we count censorship and piracy?

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #28 on:** Jun 11, 2005 at 04:23 PM »

Throw em in. And trapos in the industry and the government.

diabolik · « **Reply #29 on:** Jun 12, 2005 at 12:28 AM »

guys how do i post pictures ...
i can't find any button pertaining to image...tnx