CANNES—Fighting jet lag and stress, the Filipino contingent remained gung-ho—attending marathon meetings at the Film Market, lining up for screenings at the Palais under the heat of the sun or in pouring rain and gracing dusk-till-dawn parties on Croisette. Some of the Filipinos arrived in time for the film festival’s opening night and caught [...]
As his latest movie, “In Nomine Matris (Sa Ngalan ng Ina),” opened in cinemas last Wednesday, indie filmmaker Will Fredo felt like he had taken a roller-coaster ride of emotions. He confessed that he was “scared, jittery and excited” all at once. “It was crazy,” he said. Losing sleep He admitted that [...]
After screenings in Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York and Austin theaters, Filipino-American Ron Morales’ second film, “Graceland,” is showing in other US key cities. It will be shown at the Facets Cinematheque in Chicago until today; from tomorrow to May 16, at Magic Lantern Theater in Spokane, Washington; and from May 17 [...]
Jericho Rosales is one of three recipients of outstanding achievement in acting honors at the Newport Beach Film Festival in California last week.
Seven Filipino films will be screened at the Across Asia Film Festival from May 15-17 in Cagliari, Italy.
Filipino filmmaker Adolfo Alix Jr.’s “Death March” has been bought by France’s Versatile Films for international sales and Didier Costet’s Equation for French distribution. “Death March” is competing in the Un Certain Regard section of this month’s Cannes film festival, along with Lav Diaz’s “Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan.” Costet previously produced Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s “Serbis,” [...]
Filipino filmmaker Dwein Baltazar’s (left) “Mamay Umeng” tied for Best Film with Japanese director Masato Ozawa’s “Remiges” at the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival, held in South Korea from April 25 to May 3.
A Filipino film won the top prize at the South Korean film festival Friday. Filipino filmmaker Dwein Baltazar’s “Mamay Umeng” tied for best film, known as the Woosuk Prize, with Japanese director Masato Ozawa’s “Remiges” at the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival, held in South Korea from April 25 to May 3.
Benito Bautista’s “Harana” won the San Diego Audience Award at the Pacific Arts Movement’s Spring Showcase on Thursday. On the event’s website, critic Brian Hu described the documentary as “filled with classic songs and teeming with romantic fervor … [it] conjures history from the fields and spellbinds audiences young and old.”
Five independent filmmakers will each get a cash grant of P2 million from the organizers of the annual Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival, according to festival director Ronald Arguelles.
Largely due to the “popular, critical and artistic success” of the first New Filipino Cinema held last year, organizers have decided to make the film fest an “annual event.”
Auraeus Solito’s “Busong” will get an international DVD release on May 1. Solito said the “amazing journey” of his film officially “ends” here. “Usually, festivals stop inviting a film once a DVD is out.” As a fitting finale, “Busong” will be shown at the Wairoa Maori Film Festival in New Zealand from May 30 to June 3. “It’s the land of the late Merata Mita, after whom my National Geographic award was named,” Solito said. Bayani San Diego Jr.
