Singkuwento International Film Festival Manila Philippines has launched a competition for short films “to give Filipino filmmakers, here and abroad, a venue to share their impressions about the country and its people,” says fest director Perry Escaño.
Deadline for entries is Feb. 10. The festival is set Feb. 21-28 at the Leandro Locsin Theater of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts building in Intramuros, Manila.
For inquiries, e-mail singkuwento.international@yahoo.com.ph.
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Seven Filipinos have made it to this year’s Berlin Talents, set Feb. 7-12. Among those who will attend the program, which “offers a range of master classes and interactive panel discussions,” are editor-director Charliebebs Gohetia, actor-director Sandino Martin, sound designer/editor Warren Santiago, producer/director Joseph Israel Laban, director Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo, cinematographer/ director Dan Villegas and scriptwriter/director Giancarlo Abrahan. Bayani San Diego Jr.