Opening movie for the 1st Inquirer Indie Bravo! Film Festival, which starts Monday, is Hannah Espia’s “Transit,” the country’s best foreign language film bet in next year’s Oscars.
Winners in the 3rd CineKabalen Kapampangan Film Festival were announced at the Holy Angel University on Dec. 6.
Three of the 11 participating filmmakers in the 2013 Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival All-Masters Edition failed to submit their entries on time, while screenings of three other films were delayed when the week-long festival began on September 11.
“Reinvigorated” is how filmmaker Elwood Perez describes his mindset during the shoot of his comeback movie, “Otso,” an entry in the ongoing Sineng Pambansa All-Masters Edition, presented by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).
Filipino filmmaker Brillante Ma. Mendoza was chosen to be part of the jury of the 9th Eurasia International Film Festival, to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Sept. 16-21.
Filipino filmmaker Raya Martin’s “How to Disappear Completely” will be shown at the Hamburg Film Festival in Germany from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5. The fest’s website describes Martin’s film as a “fragmentary horror (movie that) … weaves (together) elements of Southeast Asian mythology with references to classic Hollywood films. A confusing cinematic event, full of foreboding and allusion.”
Following is the complete list of winners of the 2013 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, which ended Sunday night:
The premiere of the digitally restored version of Lino Brocka’s “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag,” which was held on Friday night at the Salle Buñuel of the Palais, boasted lead star Hilda Koronel as guest of honor.
Myx TV announces its partnership with the 29th edition of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) presented by Visual Communications that runs from May 2-12 at the Directors Guild of America, CGV Cinemas in Koreatown, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum in Little Tokyo.
Jun Robles Lana’s “Bwakaw” will be screened in two festivals in Europe. First stop is the Goteborg film fest, to be held in Sweden from Jan. 25 to Feb. 4. Then, the Cinemalaya winner, which top-bills Eddie Garcia, will also be shown at the 19th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, set in France from Feb. 5 to 12.
Six Filipino films have been selected for screenings in the Rotterdam International Film Festival, to be held in the Netherlands from January 23 to February 3.
After Korea and India, Jet Leyco’s “Ex Press” is competing in two international film festivals. “Ex Press” is included in the main competition section of the 16th Jihlava (Czech Republic) International Documentary Film Festival, which will be held from October 23 to 29.
