PH film wins in Jeonju
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.
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.
Filipino filmmaker Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s “Thy Womb” will be screened at the 11th Asian Film Festival, to be held in Reggio Emilia, Italy, from April 6 to 11. Mendoza told the Inquirer it wasn’t the first time for a movie he made to be featured in this fest.
Filipino-American Ron Morales’ “Graceland” opens in selected theaters in the United States (New York, Los Angeles and Austin) on April 26. It will also be available on video-on-demand (VOD) platforms internationally starting March 28.
Benito Bautista’s documentary “Harana” got a rave review from San Francisco Chronicle’s G. Allen Johnson. “Harana,” which recounts the search for traditional serenaders in the Philippines, will premiere in San Francisco on March 16, as part of the Center for Asian American Media Film Festival.
The Tampere Film Festival has lined up a retrospective of 20 Filipino shorts, spanning works from 1969 to 2012, along with two full-length features (Mes de Guzman’s “Diablo” and Lawrence Fajardo’s “Amok,”) and Jewel Maranan’s full-length documentary “Tundong Magiliw.” Four Filipino filmmakers Nick Deocampo, Raymond Red, Anna Isabelle Matutina and Maranan will attend the Tampere [...]
Five Filipinos will take part in this year’s Berlin Talent Campus: producer Alemberg Ang, director/editor Hannah Espia, director Ian Loreños, producer Joenathann Alandy and director Paul Sta. Ana. The BTC, to be held from February 9 to 14 is a creative academy and networking platform for 300 fast-rising filmmakers from all over the world.
Finalists in this year’s Cinemalaya festival, as announced Thursday: (Directors’ Showcase) Cesar Evangelista’s “Amor y Muerte,” Jeffrey Jeturian’s “Extra,” Gil M. Portes’ “The Liars,” Jerrold Tarog’s “Sana Dati,” Adolfo Alix Jr.’s “Porno”; (New Breed) Mikhail Red’s “Rekorder,” Emmanuel Palo’s “David F,” Christopher Ad. Castillo’s “Diplomat Hotel,” Eduardo Roy Jr.’s “Quick Change,” Richard S. Legaspi’s “Primera Bella,” Joseph Israel Laban’s “Siyam,” Jason Paul C. Laxamana’s “Babagwa,”; Hannah Espia’s “Transit,” Carlo Obispo’s “Purok 7,” Alvin B. Yapan’s “Debosyon.”
The Philippines has scored two nominations at the 7th Asian Film Awards, to be held in Hong Kong on March 18: Nora Aunor got the nod for best actress (“Thy Womb”) and Eddie Garcia for best actor (“Bwakaw”).
Filmmaker Will Fredo hopes the New Wave section of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will herald a bright beginning for the annual cinema event.
After clearing airport security, before boarding a flight to Dubai Tuesday afternoon, United States-based filmmaker Benito Bautista sent Inquirer yet another text message of thanks for his citation from the 3rd Inquirer Indie Bravo! Tribute on Monday night.
Hamming it up. With his bamboo camera, Kidlat Tahimik “shoots” a fellow honoree, filmmaker Auraeus Solito.
Once again, the annual Inquirer Indie Tribute gathered the most widely acclaimed Filipino film artists—from actors led by Nora Aunor and Eddie Garcia to directors Brillante Ma. Mendoza and Adolfo Alix Jr.—in a well-attended, but intimate, family-type gathering on Monday night.
