Topic: CINEMALAYA 2008

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Adela’ is Cinemalaya opening film July 11


By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:13:00 06/16/2008


Adolfo Alix Jr.’s “Adela” will open this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.

The news was confirmed on Saturday by Nestor Jardin, president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), and Laurice Guillen, Cinemalaya competition director.

“Adela” topbills veteran actress Anita Linda as a woman who celebrates her birthday alone, after her children fail to visit her.

Gala night for the first cut of “Adela” is July 11 at the CCP Main Theater, according to Robbie Tan, chair of the production and monitoring committee.

“We are glad that the opening film is directed by a Cinemalaya baby,” Tan said.

Alix made his feature-film debut with “Donsol,” an entry in the second Cinemalaya in 2006. Last year, he directed another Cinemalaya entry, “Kadin.”

“Adela” is produced by Bicycle Pictures and co-stars Perla Bautista, Ricky Davao, Iza Calzado, Joem Bascon, Jason Abalos and German Moreno.

Noel Ferrer, executive producer, told Inquirer Entertainment that Bicycle Pictures has invited Anita’s past co-stars and directors to grace the gala night, along with the cast of “Adela.”

Among them are Sharon Cuneta (“Caregiver”); Judy Ann Santos, Rhian Ramos and Jolina Magdangal (“Ouija”); Jaclyn Jose (“Takaw Tukso”); Phillip Salvador and Amy Austria (“Jaguar”); Caridad Sanchez (“Botelya”); and Vilma Santos (“Sister Stella L.”).

Also invited are Anita Linda’s past directors, among them Eddie Romero (“Buhay Alamang”), Mario O’Hara (“Babae sa Bubungang Lata”), Joel Lamangan (“Aicrape Imasu”), Chito Roño (“Itanong Mo sa Buwan”), Maryo J. de los Reyes (“Sa Paraiso ni Efren”), Jeffrey Jeturian (“Houseboy” episode of “Maalaala Mo Kaya”) and Elwood Perez (“Masarap, Masakit ang Umibig”).

The gala screening is meant as an industry-wide tribute to the actress whose career spans seven decades, Ferrer explained.

“The last time she played the lead was in the 1970s (in Lino Brocka’s “Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa”),” Ferrer noted. “She has ably supported other stars; it’s high time she was given not only a meaty part, but a tribute from her peers.”

Shocked

Anita Linda told the Inquirer: “At first, I was shocked when Adolfo offered ‘Adela’ to me. I asked him: Why are you hiring me? Your movie may not make money [at the box office].”

She added: “Until now I’m wondering what I did to deserve this honor (the tribute). But I’m happy and excited to see all my friends and colleagues at the CCP.”

Also in the works is a retrospective of her classics, including Gerry de Leon’s landmark 1951 film “Sisa,” in UP Diliman.

(During the run of Cinemalaya from July 11 to 20, a retrospective of the films of actor-director Manuel Conde is scheduled.)

“Adela” has received invitations from A-list film festivals in Europe and North America.

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Manuel Conde's long lost film GENGHIS KHAN which I believe was the first Filipino film screened at Venice Film Festival will be included on the retrospective of Manuel Conde.

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 Cinemalaya 2008 screens 10 films, July 11-20


 From July 11-20, the public will be able to see 10 full-length entries and 10 short films that will compete in the fourth edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. This year's edition has the theme Anong Kwento Mo?, which conveys the message that Filipinos everywhere have interesting stories to tell, especially Filipino independent filmmakers.

Mainstream stars such as Mylene Dizon, Eugene Domingo, Tessie Tomas, TJ Trinidad, Ryan Eigenmann, Baron Geisler, Coco Martin, Ces Quesada, and Meryll Soriano take part in the full-length films of Cinemalaya 2008.

Organizers earlier announced that two of the ten chosen finalists would not be taking part in Cinemalaya 2008. Emman dela Cruz's entry titled 1434456 is about a Punjabi widower named Ranjeet Singh, also fondly called Jimmy Paybsiks. The lead character, who lives in contemporary Manila, reflects the struggles of a migrant sector in the country-our Indian neighbors.

Antiparang Basag, supposed to be directed by Edith Asuncion, backed out due to the lack of a counterpart-financing scheme. This entry narrates how a woman helped four octogenarians fulfill their simple wishes in life.

In replacement of 1434456, Emilio "Jay" Abello was able to enter the Cinemalaya competition with his entry Namets (which is the Ilonggo word for yummy). This romantic comedy is a colorful rollicking celebration of food as well as love.

Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil filled the final slot with her film titled Boses, shot in San Antonio, Zambales. A wounded violinist (played by Coke Bolipata) meets a child prodigy and helps him recover.

The other Cinemalaya entries for this year include 100 by Chris Martinez, Baby Angelo by Joel Ruiz and Abi Aquino, Brutus by Tara Illenberger, Concerto by Paul Morales, Huling Pasada by Paul Sta. Ana, Jay by Francis Pasion, My Fake American Accent by Onnah Valera and Ned Trespeces, and Ranchero by Michael Cardoz.


Synopses of full-length Cinemalaya entries:

100

According to filmmaker Chris Martinez, his official entry to Cinemalaya is a "celebration of the senses and what life has to offer." His goal was to do a film about death in a young fresh way. By doing so he believes he celebrates life. 100 chronicles the last three months of a cancer-stricken woman (played by Mylene Dizon) who has a list of things to do before she dies. Her list of tasks, mostly dealing with closure and practical matters, covers the worldly and spiritual worlds as people close to her share her last days. The film examines the betrayal of the body, celebrates the senses and contemplates the end of life and how to live it. A light-hearted, briskly paced, youthful take on a classic subject, 100 stars today's most exciting performers such as Mylene Dizon, Eugene Domingo, Tessie Tomas, TJ Trinidad, Ryan Eigenmann, Simon Ibarra, and others. Under the creative supervision of Marlon Rivera, 100 is written and directed by Chris Martinez.

Baby Angelo

TV actress Ces Quesada gives the performance of her life in Baby Angelo. Her expressively sad eyes are able to convey emotions without the need for dialogue. When an aborted baby is found in the dumpster of a small apartment complex, the lives of its tenants are turned upside down, and they are forced to confront the ghosts of their own past. Though it is the investigation of this sad event that moves the film Baby Angelo forward, the story is really about the people that inhabit this story. Their lives are linked by a common emptiness, lost opportunities; lives cut abruptly by circumstance. And when a tragedy hangs over them, they are forced to examine their own lives, a series of inconsequential miseries that add up to absolutely nothing at all.

Boses

Award-winning director Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil describes her work as a musical journey. In this movie, a wounded violinist meets a child prodigy and helps him recover. Boses is the story of a musician who gains back his humanity by giving violin lessons to a child of the slums, who in turn, is able to get back his voice from a muted, abused and desensitized existence. This is a story of a wonderful friendship founded on the sublime beauty of music between a violin teacher and his student, a mute seven-year old abused child in a shelter. Ariel (played by Coke Bolipata) discovers the immense talent of Onyok hiding behind a veil of silence and pain caused by an unhappy and cruel father. In the developing relationship of teacher and student, both characters reveal more of themselves that otherwise may have remained unspoken. They discover each other's strengths and failures by way of expressing it through the violin.

Brutus

Regarding her film, director Tara Illenberger says, "Gusto naming ipakita ang ganda ng Pilipinas, specifically Mindoro. We also want to show the need to preserve the forests."

Two Mangyan kids are hired by illegal loggers to smuggle wood from the mountains of Mindoro. Hiding the logs beneath a bamboo raft, the kids embark on a dangerous journey through whitewater and harsh terrain, risking life and limb to deliver the goods to the lowlands. They discover a world completely different from their own-run by the greed of men, a world governed by ideologies that bring about the armed conflict that plagues the Mindoro highlands, the home of their own people. She adds, "Apart from the serious subject it's also a coming of age film for the two kids. I'm also proud of the performances of Ronnie Lazaro and Yul Servo."

Concerto

Theater director Paul Morales takes on the digital medium with Concerto. He pointed out, "This is a deeply personal story about my family and how we survived during the second World War. It shows the importance of music and was able to transcend borders."

Concerto is about a special piano concert is held in the forest outside Davao City during World War II. A displaced Filipino family, lead by former Military Commander Ricardo and his wife Julia, become acquainted with a group of Japanese officers. Their son Joselito, a Japanese speaker, becomes the conduit with the neighboring Japanese. Their daughters Niña, an aspiring concert pianist and the musically gifted Maria, who is able to play by ear, are alternately repulsed and intrigued by the officers.

Family values are questioned as the family treads the thin line between enmity and friendship with the occupying Japanese. Based on true stories from the director's own family history, Concerto celebrates a family whose reverence for life, expressed through their love of music and friendship, can survive even war, and shows how beauty and compassion does grow in even the harshest of conditions. Five actors from Japan were cast as officers. Direk Paul says, "I'm blessed with a talented cast that include Jay Aquitania, Meryll Soriano, Shamaine Buencamino, and Nonoy Froilan."

Huling Pasada

The title, according to director Paul Sta. Ana, refers to the taxi driver's shift and to a writer's most previous work. The story follows the creative process of Ruby, a prolific writer, abandoned wife and protective mother. She writes about Mario, a taxi driver who becomes a father figure to a street child in the hustle and bustle of the metropolis. As Ruby tries to resolve Mario and child's story, she seeks refuge in her own creative output: the line between reality and fiction is blurred, and her character's past is entangled with her own inevitable future. Two Ateneans share the directing duties for Huling Pasada: Paul Sta. Ana and Alvin Yapan.

Jay

Young director Francis Pasion summarizes his film as follows: "Baron Geisler's role as a gay TV producer personifies my commentary on Philippine media." Jay is the name of two protagonists in the film. Jay Santiago is a gay TV producer documenting the family of a gay hate crime victim who happens to be his namesake, Jay Mercado. In the process of producing for his TV program, Jay Santiago intrudes into the private grief of the other Jay's family and he is drawn to the secret life and love of his subject. Direk Francis issues a warning for his film, "Do not believe everything you see as truth." Aside from Baron, this film also stars Coco Martin as Edward.

My Fake American Accent

Writer-director of this Cinemalaya entry Onnah Valera said, "I wanted to capture ang buhay na walang tulugan."

Set in one of the high rises of the Makati, My Fake American Accent is a look into the lives of call center personnel. It's a slice-of-life workplace comedy following the lives of several Technical Support call center agents in the span of six months. They handle calls and provide inbound tech support for the American customers of an Internet company in the United States. Speaking with a fake American accent is a prerequisite for the job. This ensemble comedy is an inside look into the maddening, sleep-deprived, caffeine-fuelled lives of those who ply their trade in the call center industry.

Namets (Yummy)

Director Jay Abello describes his film Namets as a romantic comedy. He proudly proclaims, "It is the no angst film in Cinemalaya." He praises the acting skill of lead actress Angel Jacob who picked up the Ilonggo dialect in two months. Abello is ecstatic that they shot the dialogue almost entirely in Illonggo. Renowned director Peque Gallaga was also cast as a mafia boss. Namets (Yummy) follows the ongoing flirtation between Manuel and Lourdes, two native of the Negros province whose lives revolve around food. Along the way, we are treated to the full panorama of Ilonggo cuisine and the idiosyncrasies of appreciating it. Namets is a colorful rollicking celebration of food as well as love. Jay Abello explains, "If you notice, the love of food is very much part of our culture, not just in Negros but as Filipinos in general."

Ranchero

The unpredictability of life in jail is the subject of Ranchero. Director Michael Cardoz likes characters who aren't what they seem. "Merong kontrabida na nagiging bida."

Ranchero unfolds in a small provincial jail in Rizal. It's about Ricardo whose last day in jail is today. He and his close friend Miyong work in the jail's kitchen. The two spent the whole morning talking about Ricardo's plans when he gets out of jail. After lunch, one of the kitchen knives went missing and this was brought to the attention of jail officials. Not only will this event affect food preparation in the jail's kitchen but also the lives of both of them.

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2008 Cinemalaya opens July 11


By Nestor Torre
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:36:00 06/23/2008


MANILA, Philippines—Hopes are high that the 2008 Cinemalaya film festival and competition will match the bracingly elevated standards set by the indie showcase’s first three editions.

From July 11 to 20 at the CCP, film buffs will be viewing 10 films competing in the festival’s full-length category, which were culled from a total of 194 storylines submitted to the competition.

In addition, 10 short films will be on view — plus a new competition of films for children, a laudable initiative supported by the National Council for Children’s Television.

There will also be a tribute to Manuel Conde, with six movies comprising his retrospective: “Genghis Khan,” “Ibong Adarna,” “Verganza,” “Señorito,” “Cruz na Kawayan,” and “El Robo.” Too bad, the last time we viewed the last surviving snippet of “Juan Tamad Goes to Congress,” it was only 10 minutes long.

All the more reason, then, to cheer Cinemalaya’s focus on Conde, and Nic Tiongson’s new book, “The Cinema of Manuel Conde,” which will be launched on July 10 in time for the festival.

But for many film buffs, Cinemalaya’s focal point is still its full-length category, with 10 new features up for viewing. With the festival opening on July 11, it isn’t too early to size up the official entries, depending on your preferences:

• “100” by Chris Martinez is about a terminally ill woman’s list of things to do before she dies. With Mylene Dizon, Eugene Domingo, Tessie Tomas, TJ Trinidad, etc.

• “Baby Angelo” by Joel Ruiz and Abi Aquino shows what happens when an aborted baby is found near a small apartment complex. The lives of some tenants are turned upside down as they are forced to confront the ghosts of the past. With Jojit Lorenzo, Katherine Luna, Ces Quesada, etc.

• “Boses” by Ellen Ongkeko Marfil is about the friendship that develops between a violin teacher and his student, a mute, abused boy. They discover each other’s strengths and weaknesses by expressing them through violin. With Coke Bolipata, Ricky Davao, Meryll Soriano, Cherry Pie Picache, etc.

• “Brutus” by Tara Illenberger focuses on two Mangyan kids who are hired by illegal loggers to smuggle logs from the mountains of Mindoro. They discover a world of greed and ideological conflict that plagues the home of their people.

• “Concerto” by Paul Morales is about a piano concert held toward the end of World War II in a forest outside Davao City. Values are questioned as a family treads the thin line between enmity and friendship with the occupying Japanese troops. With Jay Aquitania, Meryll Soriano, Shamaine Buencamino, Nonoy Froilan, Elijah Castillo, etc.

• “Huling Pasada” by Paul Sta. Ana and Alvin Yapan effects an instructive confluence of paths between a writer and a taxi driver who becomes a street child’s father figure. With Agot Isidro and Neil Ryan Sese.

• “Jay” by Francis Xavier Pasion is about two protagonists with the same name — a gay TV producer who documents the case of a gay hate crime victim, also named Jay. Eventually, the producer is drawn to the secret life and love of his subject. With Baron Geisler and Coco Martin.

• “My Fake American Accent” by Onnah Valera and Ned Trespeces. A workplace comedy that follows the lives of call center agents for six months.

• “Namets” by Jay Abello follows the ongoing flirtation between Manuel and Lourdes, whose lives revolve around food.

• “Ranchero” by Michael Christian Cardoz unfolds in a small provincial jail, where Ricardo is about to be released. But a knife is reported missing, and the story takes some unexpected turns. With Gary Lim, Jess Evardone, Daniel Magisa, etc.

Call 551-7930 or 832-3704.

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ano'ng kwento mo?...

CINEMALAYA 2008
Philippine Independent Cinema Festival

11 to 20 July 2008
Cultural Center of the Philippines

Schedule of Events

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Opening Night
11 July/Fri at 6:00PM at the CCP Main Theatre
with the World Premiere Screening of
ADELA by Adolf Alix Jr.

and

Awards Night
20 July/Sun at 7:00PM at the CCP Main Theatre

(both Opening Night and Awards Night are open to the public)

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Film Congress
Theme - "Spreading the News: Promoting, Distributing, and Exhibiting
Indie Films"
15 & 16 July/Tue & Wed, from 8AM onwards
CCP Little Theatre

(kindly call CCP Media Arts for reservations - 8321125 local 1702, ask
for Ms. Minda Casagan)

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Cinemalaya 2008 Special Events:
JUAN TAMAD GOES INDIE - a Tribute to Manuel Conde

16 July/Wed:
3:30 to 4:30 PM, Book Launching of "The Cinema of Manuel Conde"
by Nicanor G. Tiongson, CCP Little Theatre

4:30 to 6:00 PM, Opening of Exhibit and Naming of Theatreby the Manuel
Conde Family
& Book-Signing and Reception, CCP Little Theatre Lobby

6:15 PM, Screening of GENGHIS KHAN (1952), CCP Little Theatre

17 to 19 July/Thu to Sat:
Screenings of Classic Conde Works
IBONG ADARNA (1941) on 17 July/Thu, 12:45PM
SEŇORITO (1953) on 17 July/Thu, 3:30PM
KRUS NA KAWAYAN (1956) on 18 July/Fri, 12:45PM
EL ROBO (1957) on 18 July/Fri, 3:30PM
VENGANZA (1958) on 19 July/Sat, 12:45PM
PILIPINO KOSTUM NO TOUCH (1955) on19 July/Sat, 3:30PM

At the CCP Tanghalang Manuel Conde (Dream Theatre)

All Manuel Conde Tribute events are free to Cinemalaya 2008 ticket
holders.
First come, first serve!

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Cinemalaya 2008 Specials:
The Cinemalaya-NCCTv Kids' Treats
A marathon of indie flicks on/for/about children and young teens!
12 & 13 July/Sat & Sun

At the CCP MKP Hall (4th Floor, CCP Main Building):

PEPOT ARTISTA by Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. (Cinemalaya 2005)
12 July 2008/Sat at 10:00 AM

SAAN NAGTATAGO SI HAPPINES? by Real Florido & Florido Bautista
(Cinemalaya 2006)
12:45 AM

THE CINEMALAYA – NCCT CHILDREN'S SPECIALS 2008, PROGRAM A
featuring SI PEPE AT ANG BULAKLAK by Milo Tolentino; ANG HULING
POSPORO SA KAHON by Hubert Tibi; HUBERT by Noriel Jarito; A SKIP FOR
MY DREAMS by Monalyn Labado; ANG BAKASYON NI CON-ON by Jerome Zamora
12 July 2008/Sat at 03:30 PM

GULONG by Jeanne Lim & Socorro Fernandez (Cinemalaya 2007)
13 July 2008/Sun at 10:00 AM

KADIN by Adolfo B. Alix Jr. (Cinemalaya 2007)
13 July 2008/Sun at 12:45 PM

THE CINEMALAYA – NCCT CHILDREN'S SPECIALS 2008, PROGRAM B
featuring THE DYING PLANET by Katrina Therese F. Olon, ADAM'S FAMILY
by Donnie T. Sacueza, NAKNANG OFW by Noriel M. Jarito; LAKAD NI SAMMY
by Joel Ruiz
13 July 2008/Sun at 03:30 PM

At the CCP Silangan Hall (4th Floor, CCP Main Building):

A PROGRAM OF CINEMALAYA CHILDREN'S SHORTS A
featuring PUTOT by Jeck Cogama (2006), ROLYO by Alvin Yapan (2007); TO
NI by Vic Acedillo (2007)
12 July 2008/Sat at 10:00 AM
13 July 2008/Sun at 12:45 AM

A PROGRAM OF CINEMALAYA CHILDREN'S SHORTS B
featuring GABON by Emmanuel De La Cruz (2007), MAIKLING KWENTO by
Hubert Tibi (2006); PARANG PELIKULA by Hibert Tibi (2006)
12 July 2008/Sat at 12:45 AM
13 July 2008/Sun at 10:00 AM

(for more info, call CCP Media Arts - 8321125 local 1702, ask for Ms.
Bing Tresvalles)

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The Cinemalaya SINE TAKTAKANS
Meet the Cinemalaya 2008 Filmmakers!

17 & 18 July/Thu & Fri
from 2:00PM to 5:00PM
at the CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute

Getting up close and personal with the makers of...

17 July/Thu
BABY ANGELO, BOSES, HULING PASADA, MY FAKE AMERICAN ACCENT, NAMETS
plus the shorts HULING BIKTIMA (THE LAST VICTIM), MY PET, PANGGARIS,
TRAILS OF WATER and TUTOS

18 July/Fri
100, BRUTUS, CONCERTO, MY FAKE AMERICAN ACCENT, RANCHERO
plus the shorts ANDONG, ANG IBANG MGA PAMILYA), ANGAN-ANGAN (DREAMS),
DIAMANTE SA LANGIT and ONLY GOD KNOWS

Admission is free!
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The Cinemalaya 2008 Competition Films

FULL-LENGTH

100 by Chris Martinez is about a stern, uptight and exacting woman
with a terminal illness who tries to accomplish a list of 100 things
to do before she dies. Her tasks vary from the simple to the
complicated, from the practical to the mundane, from the ordinary to
the extraordinary. In the process, she accepts the truth that even if
death is something personal, dying never is.
12 July/Sat, 12:45PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
15 July/Tue, 6:15PM (GALA), Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main
Theatre)
17 July/Thu, 3:30PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
17 July/Thu, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Sat, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Sat, 9:00PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

BABY ANGELO by Joel Ruiz and Abi Aquino centers on an investigation
that ensues when an aborted fetus is found in the dumpster of a
run-down apartment complex. The lives of the tenants—a reclusive old
man with curious ramblings, a landlord with overzealous thirst for
justice and a young couple whose past threatens to unravel their
marriage—are suddenly exposed in the hunt for the perpetrator of the
baby's death.
12 July/Sat, 6:15PM,Tanghalang Huseng Batute
13 July/Sun, 3:30PM,Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
15 July/Tue, 9:00PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
17 July/Thu, 9:00PM (GALA), Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main
Theatre)
18 July/Fri, 12:45PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
18 July/Fri, 6:15PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

BOSES (VOICES) by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil is the story of a musician, who
regains back his humanity by giving violin lessons to a child of the
slums. In turn, the child, through the instrument, is able to get
back his voice from a muted, abused and desensitized existence. This
is a story of a friendship founded on the sublime beauty of music.
13 July/Sun, 12:45PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
13 July/Sun, 3:30PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
16 July/Wed, 6:15PM (GALA), Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main
Theatre)
18 July/Fri, 12:45PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Fri, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Sat, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)

BRUTUS by Tara Illenberger tells the tale of two Mangyan children,
hired by illegal loggers to smuggle wood from the mountains of
Mindoro, as they embark on a dangerous journey to deliver the goods to
the lowlands. In the process, they discover a world run by the greed
of men, a world governed by ideologies that bring about the armed
conflict that plague the Mindoro highlands, the home of their own people.
13 July/Sun, 9:00PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
15 July/Tue, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
16 July/Wed, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Fri, 9:00PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
19 July/Sat, 6:15PM (GALA), Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main
Theatre)
20 July/Sun, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

CONCERTO by Paul Alexander Morales is about how, in the last part of
World War II, a special piano concert is held in the forests of Davao.
In these boondocks, a displaced Filipino family becomes acquainted
with a group of Japanese officers, similarly camped nearby. Based on
true stories from the director's family, Concerto celebrates a family
whose reverence for life, expressed through their love of music and
friendship, can survive even war, and shows how beauty and compassion
can grow in even the harshest of situations.
12 July/Sat, 9:00PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
15 July/Tue, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
16 July/Wed, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
17 July/Thu, 9:00PM (GALA), Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Fri, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Sat, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

HULING PASADA (FINAL STOP) by Paul Sta. Ana follows the creative
process of Ruby, a prolific writer, abandoned wife and protective
mother. She writes about Mario, a taxi driver and father figure to a
street child. As she tries to resolve Mario's story, she seeks refuge
in her own creative output and the line between reality and fiction is
blurred. Mario's past becomes entangled with her own inevitable future.
12 July/Sat, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
13 July/Sun, 6:15PM (GALA), Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main
Theatre)
15 July/Tue, 6:15PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Fri, 12:45PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Fri, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
19 July/Sat, 3:30PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

JAY by Francis Xavier E. Pasion is the name of the two protagonists in
the film, one is living, the other dead. The living Jay is producing a
documentary of the dead Jay, a gay teacher who was brutally killed. As
Jay recreates and examines the life of his subject, his own life is
affected when he unravels his subject's hidden life and secret love.
12 July/Sat, 6:15PM (GALA), Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main
Theatre)
13 July/Sun, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
16 July/Wed, 3:30PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
17 July/Thu, 12:45PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
17 July/Thu, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
19 July/Sat, 3:30PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

MY FAKE AMERICAN ACCENT by Onnah Valera and Ned Trespeces is a
slice-of-life workplace comedy following the lives of technical
support call center agents in the span of six months. Speaking with a
fake American accent is a prerequisite for the job. This ensemble
comedy is an inside look into the maddening, sleep-deprived,
caffeine-fuelled lives of those who ply their trade in the call center
industry.
13 July/Sun, 9:00PM (GALA), Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main
Theatre)
13 July/Sun, 6:15PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
15 July/Tue, 3:30PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Fri, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Fri, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
20 July/Sun, 12:45PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

NAMETS by Emilio "Jay" Abello is a colorful celebration of food as
well as love, and the love of food above all, which is central to
being Negrosanon and being Filipino. It follows the flirtation between
Jacko and Cassie, two Negrenses who grew up in Bacolod, and whose
lives revolve around food. The film will be shot on location in Negros
Occidental and will be primarily in Hiligaynon, the language spoken in
that region.
13 July/Sun, 3:30PM (GALA), Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little
Theatre)
15 July/Tue, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
16 July/Wed, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Fri, 3:30PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Fri, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Sat, 12:45PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

RANCHERO by Michael Christian Cardoz is the story of convicts who
serve a special role inside the jail - they prepare the meals
everyday. But in a jail where some inmates see no reason to continue
living, what is the role of food? Is the food's role to extend life or
to prolong the pain of those who don't want to live?
12 July/Sat, 6:15PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
12 July/Sat, 9:00PM (GALA), Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main
Theatre)
16 July/Wed, 6:15PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
17 July/Thu, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
17 July/Thu, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Sat, 12:45PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

SHORTS

Cinemalaya 2008 Shorts Programme A:
ANDONG by Rommel "Milo" Tolentino is a story about a six-year old
boy's obsession, family dynamics, and the real value of a hard-fought
twenty pesos.
ANG IBANG MGA PAMILYA (OTHER FAMILIES) by Joel P. Ruiz is about a
woman who overcomes the grief of losing her adopted son.
ANGAN-ANGAN (DREAMS) by Sheron R. Dayoc centers on a mute
nine-year-old girl named Satra, whose determination to secure a good
education reverberates clearly amid the strictness of her Yakan
culture. The Yakan are one of the 13 Moro groups in the Philippines.
They mainly reside in Basilan, Mindanao.
DIAMANTE SA LANGIT (DIAMOND IN THE SKY) by Vic Acedillo, Jr is about
two brothers' journey to compete in a kite flying contest. But getting
there takes some time. In the end, they face something unexpected and
discover something more precious than winning.
ONLY GOD KNOWS by Mark V. Reyes focuses on the disturbing and gut
wrenching tale about the realities of life in the sprawling metropolis
of Manila.
12 July/Sat, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
13 July/Sun, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
16 July/Wed, 9:00PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
17 July/Thu, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
17 July/Thu12:45PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
20 July/Sun, 12:45PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

Cinemalaya 2008 Shorts Programme B:
HULING BIKTIMA (THE LAST VICTIM) by Vitaliano A. Rave is a film noir
style about a detective's last minutes.
MY PET by Anna G. Bigornia is a 7-minute animation about an 8-year-old
girl and her relationship with her first pet, a chick, the subject of
a class experiment.
PANGGARIS by Dexter B. Cayanes is about a prostitute whose life
changed when her mute sibling learned to talk, uttering only the word
"panggaris."
TRAILS OF WATER by Sheron R. Dayoc is an experimental film about a
young boy's emotion as seen through his make-believe story.
TUTOS (COST) by L.A. Yamsuan tells about the dynamics and complexities
of a single father-daughter relationship in a postmodern patriarchal
Filipino society.
12 July/Sat, 3:30PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
15 July/Tue, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
16 July/Wed, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Huseng Batute
17 July/Thu, 6:15PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
19 July/Sat, 12:45PM, Tanghalang Nicanor Aberlardo (CCP Main Theatre)
20 July/Sun, 3:30PM, Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

Tickets at P100 each, with 50% discount for students.
For more ticket info and block sales inquiry, please call CCP Box
Office at 832 1125 local 1406.

[keating]

 PLUS
The Cinemalaya 2008 Exhibitions
featuring the finest Pinoy indie full-lengths and shorts
all under one roof!

12 to 20 July/Saturday to Sunday:

CINEMALAYA 2008 SPECIALS
(World Premieres, Director's Cuts & Special Screenings)

featuring

HUBAD by Denisa Reyes (World Premiere)
13 July/Sun, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

IMORAL by Adolfo B. Alix Jr. (World Premiere)
19 July/Sat, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

LUKARET by Felino Tanada (World Premiere)
18 July/Fri, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

S.E.B.: CYBER GAME OF LOVE by Cris Pablo (World Premiere)
17 July/Thu, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

TEACH ME TO LOVE by National Artist for Cinema Eddie Romero (World
Premiere)
18 July/Fri, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

SA PAGDAPO NG MARIPOSA by Will Fredo (Director's Cut)
15 July/Tue, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

BALIKBAYAN BOX by Mes Guzman (Special Screening)
13 July/Sun, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

HUNGHONG SA YUTA by Arnel Mardoquio (Special Screening)
16 July/Wed, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

TIRADOR by Brillanter Mendoza (Special Screening)
12 July/Sat, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

KATORSE: Best of IndieSine Shorts '08(Special Screening)
featuring AMBULANCIA by Richard Legaspi; ANG KAPALARAN NI VIRGIN MARIO
by Ogi Sugatan; DEAD LETTER by Grace Orbon; IKASIYAM NA PALAPAG by
Anna Isabelle Matutina; LABABO by Seymour Barros Sanchez; MANYIKA by
John Wong; PAGBUGTAW by Seymour Barros Sanchez; WALONG LINGGO by Anna
Isabelle Matutina
17 July/Thu, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

PROJECTIONS: Green-Powered Shorts
featuring DOK by Ramon del Prado; BUHAY MANDARAGAT by Jason Lopez,
Celize Innocencio, Aiza de Leon; ALTERED STATES by Marichris Quimson,
Andrea Tonda, and Gian Cruz; DE MANO by Mike Viñas, Heather Europa and
Borgy Torre; BE MY BABY by Naomi Quimpo, Sara Ramos and Ru Angeli
Cruz; LAPIDA by EJ Angeles, Cathleen Cotioco and Jed Bautista; BALIK
TANAW by Jason Moll; Dollhouse by Naomi Quimpo and Patrixia Deseo;
GUSTO KITA TOO by Rica Arevalo; 143: LOVERS DISCOURSE by Vicente
Garcia Groyon; MUNI-MUNI by Doy del Mundo
12 July/Sat, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

REHAS: Shorts on the Pinoy Prison System by Pepe Diokno, Lourd De
Veyra, Tado & Roberto Cadiz
19 July/Sat, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

U.P. 100: Best of U.P. Shorts 2008 (Special Screening)
featuring ANG PASKO NI INTOY by Charina Escala & Emerald Hidalgo;
BULONG by Joaquin Valdez; LUNAS by Peter Edward Dizon; ANOMIE;
METRONOME; SINGKONG BUTAS; PUTING ILAW
15 July/Tue, 6:15PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

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A SELECTION OF PAST CINEMALAYA TREATS

Cinemalaya 2005 Shorts
featuring ALIMUOM by Rommel Tolentino, BABAE by Sigrid Bernardo,
BLOODBANK by Pam Miras, KULTADO by Lawrence Fajardo, MANSYON by Joel
Ruiz, PANGINIPAN by Anna Isabelle Matutina
16 July/Wed, 12:45PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS by Auraeus Solito & Michiko
Yamamoto (Cinemalaya 2005)
12 July/Sat, 6:15PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

BIG TIME by Mario Cornejo & Coreen Jimenez (Cinemalaya 2005)
12 July/Sat, 9:00PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

Cinemalaya 2006 Shorts A
featuring 10:25 NG GABI by Reggie Gulle, GEE-GEE AT WATERINA by Dennis
Teodosio & Mariami Tanangco, KWARTO by Noel Taylo, LABADA by Raz Dela
Torre, NO PASSPORT NEEDED by Jeanne Lim & Pepe Diokno
17 July/Thu, 12:45PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

Cinemalaya 2006 Shorts B
featuring ORASYON by Rommel Tolentino, PARANG PELIKULA by Hubert Tibi,
PUTOT by Jeck Cogama, PUWANG by Anna Isabelle Matutina, SA SILAW by
Rienzi Balaw
18 July/Fri, 12:45PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

BATAD: SA PAANG PALAY by Benji Garcia (Cinemalaya 2006)
13 July/Sun, 6:15PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

DONSOL by Adolfo B. Alix Jr. (Cinemalaya 2006)
13 July/Sun, 9:00PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

IN DA RED KORNER (Final Cut) by Dado Lumibao (Cinemalaya 2006)
15 July/Tue, 9:00PM (CCP MKP Hall)

TULAD NG DATI by Michael Sandejas (Cinemalaya 2006)
15 July/Tue, 6:15PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

Cinemalaya 2007 Shorts A
featuring DOBLE VISTA by Nix Laňas, Nisha Alicer & Caren Crisologo,
DUROG by Tara Illenberger, GABON by Emmanuel Dela Cruz. LIWANAG SA
DILIM by Lawrence Fajardo, MAIKLING KWENTO by Hubert Tibi
19 July/Sat, 12:45PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

Cinemalaya 2007 Shorts B
featuring MISTERYO NG HAPIS by Mark Dela Cruz, NINEBALL by Enrico
Aguilar, ROLYO by Alvin Yapan, TAGAPAGLIGTAS by Ma. Solita Garcia; TO
NI by Vic Acedillo Jr.
20 July/Sun, 12:45PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

ENDO by Jade Castro (Cinemalaya 2007)
17 July/Thu, 6:15PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

LIGAW LIHAM by Emilio "Jay" Abello V (Cinemalaya 2007)
17 July/Thu, 9:00PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

PISAY by Auraeus Solito (Cinemalaya 2007)
18 July/Fri, 6:15PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

SINUNGALING NA BUWAN by Ed Lejano (Cinemalaya 2007)
16 July/Wed, 9:00PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

STILL LIFE by Katrina Flores (Cinemalaya 2007)
16 July/Wed, 6:15PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

TRIBU by Jim Libiran (Cinemalaya 2007)
18 July/Fri, 9:00PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

TUKSO by Dennis Marasigan (Cinemalaya 2007)
15 July/Tue, 9:00PM (CCP Silangan Hall)

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PLUS some of the MOST exciting Pinoy indies this side of the planet!

ALTAR by Rico Maria Ilarde (Cinema One)
16 July/Wed , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

ANG DAAN PATUNGONG KALIMUGTONG by Mes Guzman
16 July/Wed , 12:45PM at Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

ANG HULING BALYAN NG BUHI by Sherad Anthony Sanchez (Cinema One)
16 July/Wed , 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

ANG LALAKE SA PAROLA (Director's Cut) by Joselito Alterejos
13 July/Sun , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

ANG LIHIM NI ANTONIO (Director's Cut) by John Alterejos
16 July/Wed , 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

ATAUL FOR RENT by Neal "Bubuy" Tan
13 July/Sun , 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

AY AYENG by Obette Serrano
12 July/Sat , 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

BATANES by Adolfo B. Alix Jr.
12 July/Sat , 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

COMPOUND by Will Fredo
19 July/Sat , 9:00PM at CCP Silangan Hall

CONDO by Martin Cabrera
20 July/Sun , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

CONFESSIONAL by Jerrold Tarog & Ruel Dahis Antipuesto (Cinema One)
19 July/Sat , 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

DAYBREAK (Final Cut) by Adolfo B. Alix Jr.
18 July/Fri , 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

DEATH IN THE LAND OF ENCANTOS by Lav Diaz (Super Roadshow - 10AM to
7:30PM)
19 July/Sat , 10:00AM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

FOSTER CHILD by Brillante Mendoza 15 July/Tue ,
12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

HANGGANG DITO NA LAMANG AT MARAMING SALAMAT by Felino Tanada
18 July/Fri , 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

HAW-ANG by Bong Ramos 12 July/Sat ,
12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

IMAHE NASYON (various)
20 July/Sun , 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

KALELDO by Brillante Mendoza
13 July/Sun , 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

KUBRADOR by Jeffrey Jeturian
12 July/Sat , 3:30PM at Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

LAMBANOG (Final Cut) by Paolo Herras
17 July/Thu , 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

MALING AKALA by Pablo Biglang-Awa (Cinema One)
15 July/Tue , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

MASAHISTA by Brillante Mendoza
12 July/Sat , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

MORE U.P. Best Shorts 2008
19 July/Sat , 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

NARS by Adolfo B. Alix Jr.
16 July/Wed , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

OVERDOSED NIGHTMARE by Khavn Dela Cruz
15 July/Tue , 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

PANTASYA by Brillante Mendoza
16 July/Wed , 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

PAUPAHAN by Dennis Evangelista
12 July/Sat , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

PITONG TAGPO by Rahyan Carlos
13 July/Sun , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

PLONING by Ron Garcia
13 July/Sun , 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

PRINCESA by Lawrence Fajardo (Cinema One)
12 July/Sat , 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

RAKET NI NANAY by Lawrence Fajardo (Cinema One)
17 July/Thu , 3:30PM at CCP Silangan Hall

ROME & JULIET by Connie S.A. Macatuno
20 July/Sun , 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

SELDA by Paolo Villaluna & Ellen Ramos
16 July/Wed , 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

SIGNOS by Aloysius Adlawan
15 July/Tue , 12:45PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

SIKIL by Ronaldo Bertubin
16 July/Wed , 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

STANDING UP by Waise Azimi (Documentary)
13 July/Sun , 9:00PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

TAMBOLISTA by Adolfo B. Alix Jr. (Cinema One)
17 July/Thu , 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

TELEBISYON by Donnie Sacueza
15 July/Tue , 3:30PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

TODO TODO TEROS by John Torres
15 July/Tue , 12:45PM at Bulwangang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

ULTIMO by Khavn Dela Cruz (w/live music accompaniment)
19 July/Sat , 9:00PM at Tanghalang Huseng Batute

WEN TIMAWA MEETS DELGADO (Final Cut) by Rey Gibraltar
20 July/Sun , 12:45PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

YEARS WHEN I WAS A CHILD OUTSIDE by John Torres
18 July/Fri , 6:15PM at Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theatre)

Tickets at P100 each, with 50% discount for students.
For more ticket info and block sales inquiry, please call CCP Box
Office at 832 1125 local 1406.

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and that ain't all...
Live Indie Bands Nightly (well almost hehe...)

KUWENTO MO, KANTA NATIN!
The Cinemalaya 2008 Brave New Movement Nights

July 11/Fri, 12/Sat, 15/Tue, 18/Fri, 19/Sat & 20/Sun
At the CCP Main Theatre Facade

Two bands nightly
PLUS a WHOPPING Six Bands
after the Awards Night/Closing Ceremonies on 20 July/Sun

FEATURING
College Coed, Liquid Jane, RedLead 65, Sunflower Day Camp, The Rinka
Collective, VerseS AND more suprise stars!

ADMISSION IS FREE!

Many thanks to Kuya Ed Cabagnot for the sked!

[jas]

No reviews yet for any Cinemalaya film? I'm based too far from the CCP, so I'm waiting for the UP Cine Adarna showings.

BTW, on a personal note, my brother is one of the editors & producers of Huling Pasada.

[keating]

So far RANCHERO, BOSES and 100 are getting all the accolades.

[riverfan]

go buy the book on Manuel Conde. 800pesos only. Hardbound coffee table book, very informative and great conversation piece. Your guests will surely oogle over it, together with your Filipino video collection. 

[keating]

I missed the launching of the Manuel Conde book last night, also the screening of GENGHIS KHAN.

RMN, how's Mike de Leon yesterday at the launching?

[oggsmoggs]

Ranchero (Michael Christian Cardoz, 2008)

[oggsmoggs]

Jay (Francis Xavier Pasion, 2008)

[keating]

Cream of the crop for this year's Cinemalaya 2008:

Best Picture- JAY
Best Director- Chris Martinez for 100
Best Jury Prize- BRUTUS
Best Screenplay- 100
Best Actress- Myleen Dizon for 100
Best Actor- Baron Geisler for JAY
Best Supporting Actress- Eugene Domingo for 100
Best Supporting Actor- Yul Servo for BRUTUS
Best Short Film- ANDONG

Sidebar....the most mind-boggling for this year's fest....no single award for CONCERTO?! My friends were raving on this film saying its more beautiful than ORO PLATA MATA and could stand along with TATLONG TAONG WALANG DIYOS!

 Even Mother Lily was sighted among the audience raving on the film.

[keating]

'Jay,' Andong' Cinemalaya winners


By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:59:00 07/20/2008


MANILA, Philippines--An evening of pleasant surprises was how Tess Rances, Cinemalaya coordinator, described the awards show of the 4th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Sunday.

Rances said the board of jurors had a difficult time picking this year's winners.

"The five-man jury took almost five hours to deliberate," she told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

The jury, headed by French critic Max Tessier, included foreign film fest programmers Kim Ji-Seok of Pusan and Ansgar Vogt of Berlin. There were two Filipinos on the panel: Inquirer arts editor, Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and University of Santo Tomas (UST) professor Lito Zulueta and actor Cesar Montano.

The panel judged both the Full-Length Feature and Short Film categories.

Francis Xavier Pasion's "Jay" won Best Full-Length Feature Film; Milo Tolentino's "Andong" won Best Short.

"Jay" was cited for its "sheer originality and energetic storytelling;" and "Andong" for its "devoted and humorous look at a boy's obsessions."

Chris Martinez won Best Director (Full-Length) for "100."

Tara Illenberger's "Brutus" won Jury Prize for Full-Length; Anna G. Bigornia's "My Pet" Special Jury Prize for Short and Sheron R. Dayoc's "Angan-Angan" won Special Jury Citation.

Mark V. Reyes won Best Director (Short) for "God Only Knows."

Baron Geisler, who portrayed a gay TV producer in "Jay," won Best Actor; while Mylene Dizon, who played a cancer patient in "100," won Best Actress.

This year, organizers added two more performance awards: Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

Yul Servo of "Brutus" won Best Supporting Actor, while Eugene Domingo of "100" won Best Supporting Actress.

The audience Choice award was won by Chris Martinez for "100" (Full-Length) and by Mark V. Reyes for "God Only Knows" (Short).

[blitzkrieg]

  Agree with Keating..Concerto is one hell of a lovely movie. We chose to watch this over 100 this Saturday. It's really hard to find an indie film that's a period piece with good soundtrack. I believe this film touched the hearts of many than 100 or Jay.

[X44]

Now I really have to catch Concerto at UP. Watched Boses instead of it. Big regret . . .well,not so big,really. Turning out to be quite the underdog, though, Concerto. And I heard the cinematography was superlative, too. (Will go see Jay and 100, too, as I missed those, too.)

[oggsmoggs]

Cinemalaya has made stupid decisions in the past (Pepot Artista over Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros and Big Time, Tribu over Endo), but of course, we aren't really privy to the politics and other motivations the jury members have in deciding who wins. If it were me, I'd give Ranchero the best pic prize (just because it's the only film that didn't aspire to be liked), Jay the jury prize, Francis Pasion for Best director, Chris Martinez for Best Screenplay. I haven't seen Concerto or Boses, or Baby Angelo, or My Fake American Accent though.

[keating]

Agree with Keating..Concerto is one hell of a lovely movie. We chose to watch this over 100 this Saturday. It's really hard to find an indie film that's a period piece with good soundtrack. I believe this film touched the hearts of many than 100 or Jay.

I missed this one, blitz.

It will definitely on top of my lists when Cinemalaya goes to U.P. along with JAY & 100.

[blitzkrieg]

If it were me, I'd give Ranchero the best pic prize (just because it's the only film that didn't aspire to be liked)

Come on..You can't be serious really hehehehe...Nice seeing you again Francis...passing the Bar must have made you hate food LOL!!!

[oggsmoggs]

Come on..You can't be serious really hehehehe...Nice seeing you again Francis...passing the Bar must have made you hate food LOL!!!

Super serious, blitz. I hate food, it's just that food loves me. Hehe.

[Qoheleth]

CINEMALAYA GOES UP

From an email sent by: [email protected]

July 28 Mon
Manuel Conde Retro: Genghis Khan 2:30 p.m.
Baby Angelo 5 p.m.
Concerto 7:30 p.m.
 
July 29 Tue
Cinemalaya’s Past Best Pictures Showcase: Pepot Artista 2:30 p.m.
Jay 5 p.m.
Huling Pasada 7:30 p.m.
 
July 30 Wed
Cinemalaya’s Past Best Pictures Showcase: Tulad ng Dati 2:30 p.m.
Brutus 5 p.m.
Namets 7:30 p.m.
 
July 31 Thu
Cinemalaya’s Past Best Pictures Showcase: Tribu 2:30 p.m.
100 5 p.m.
My Fake American Accent 7:30 p.m.
 
Aug 4 Mon
Anita Linda Tribute: Tambolista 2:30 p.m.
Boses 5 p.m.
Ranchero 7:30 p.m.
 
Aug 5 Tue
Manuel Conde Retro: Krus na Kawayan 2:30 p.m.
Cinemalaya 2008 Competing Shorts A (includes Andong - Best short) 5 p.m.
Cinemalaya 2008 Competing Shorts B 7:30 p.m.
 
Aug 6 Wed
Anita Linda Tribute: Sisa (Directed by Gerardo de Leon) 2:30 p.m.
Cinemalaya 2008 Special Jury Prize Winner (Brutus) 5 p.m.
Cinemalaya 2008 Best Picture (Jay) 7:30 p.m.

Aug 7 Thu
Donsol 2:30 p.m.
Kadin 5 p.m.
Anita Linda Tribute: Sisa (Directed by Gerardo de Leon) 7:30 p.m.

*** Guys, try to watch Cinemalaya 2008 Competing Shorts A program. Andong is really hilarious! By the way, all screenings will be at the UP Film Institute or Cine Adarna.

I saw some fellow members (keating and oggsmoggs) at the CCP. Oggsmoggs had put on some weight since I last saw him at UP Malcolm Hall.

[keating]

Qoheleth thanks for posting the sked! CONCERTO, JAY & 100 are conflict again on my sked.

What film did you watch at the CCP? I was at the gala of NAMETS & HUBAD.

Last year the food was overflowing at the lobby of Main Theatre after the awards night, this year only the participants competing for the fest and the officials at the CCP were allowed.

[Qoheleth]

Qoheleth thanks for posting the sked! CONCERTO, JAY & 100 are conflict again on my sked.

What film did you watch at the CCP?

Sir, I saw all the competing films. Jay, 100 and Boses were tops for me.

[X44]

Great skeds on July 28, I can marathon that plus catch the rest I've missed on the following days.

Ticket prices the same?

[oggsmoggs]

*** Guys, try to watch Cinemalaya 2008 Competing Shorts A program. Andong is really hilarious! By the way, all screenings will be at the UP Film Institute or Cine Adarna.

I saw some fellow members (keating and oggsmoggs) at the CCP. Oggsmoggs had put on some weight since I last saw him at UP Malcolm Hall.

Do we know each other, Qoheleth?

[oggsmoggs]

Huling Pasada (Final Stop, Paul Sta. Ana & Alvin Yapan, 2008)

[keating]

Great skeds on July 28, I can marathon that plus catch the rest I've missed on the following days.

Ticket prices the same?

Dodo you'll have all the time next week for the screening. 

[Qoheleth]

Do we know each other, Qoheleth?

Sir, I purchased the Metropolis (Kino DVD edition) from you.

[oggsmoggs]

Sir, I purchased the Metropolis (Kino DVD edition) from you.

Drat, I apologize. That was years ago.

[Qoheleth]

Drat, I apologize. That was years ago.

No problem. What do you think about Khavn's Ultimo? Is it better than Squatterpunk?

***Back to the topic, ticket price to the Cinemalaya 2008 screenings is PHP 70.