The awards night for the 2011 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival was held Sunday night, July 24, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. It was hosted by Paolo Bediones and Angel Aquino.

The Eugene Domingo-starrer “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” is the big winner in the New Breed Full Length Category by bagging Best Film, Audience Choice, Best Director for Marlon Rivera, Best Actress for Domingo and Best Screenplay for Chris Martinez.

Jeffrey Jeturian‘s “Bisperas,” on the other hand, topped the Director’s Showcase category for winning Best Film, Best Actress for Raquel Villavicencio, Best Supporting Actress for Julia Clarete, Best Cinematography for Roberto Yniguez and Best Production Design for Rodrigo Riccio.

Meanwhile, the Best Short Film for 2011 is “Walang Katapusang Kuwarto” (An Endless Room) by Emerson Reyes.

Here is the complete list of winners for the 7th Cinemalaya:

NEW BREED FULL LENGTH CATEGORY

Best Film:
Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank

Special Jury Prize:
Nino

Audience Choice:
Ang Babae sa Septic Tank

Best Director:
Marlon Rivera (Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank)

Best Actress:
Eugene Domingo (Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank)

Best Actor:
Edgar Allan Guzman (Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me)

Best Supporting Actress:
Shamaine Buencamino (Nino)

Best Supporting Actor:
Art Acuna (Nino)

Best Screenplay:
Chris Martinez (Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank)

Best Cinematography:
Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa

Best Production Design:
Laida Lim (Nino)

Best Editing:
Lawrence Fajardo (Amok)

Best Original Music Score:
Christine Muyco and Gemma Pamintuan (Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa)

Best Sound Recording:
Mike Idioma (Amok)

DIRECTORS SHOWCASE CATEGORY:

Best Film:
Bisperas

Audience Choice:
Patikul

Best Director:
Aureaus Solito (Busong)

Best Actress:
Raquel Villavicencio (Bisperas)

Best Actor:
Bembol Roco (Isda)

Best Supporting Actress:
Julia Clarete (Bisperas)

Best Supporting Actor:
Jaime Pebangco (Patikul)

Best Screenplay:
No winner

Best Cinematography:
Roberto Yniguez (Bisperas)

Best Production Design:
Rodrigo Riccio (Bisperas)

Best Editing:
Benjamin Tolentino (Isda)

Best Original Musical Score:
Diwa de Leon (Busong)

Best Sound:
Diwa de Leon (Busong)

Kids Treat Best Film for Children:
Patikul

SHORT FEATURE CATEGORY

Best Short Film:
Walang Katapusang Kuwarto

Special Jury Prize:
Hanap Buhay

Audience Choice:
Walang Katapusang Kwarto

Best Director:
Rommel Tolentino (Nino Bonito)

7th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival – 2011 Winners Announced originally appeared on Starmometer on July 25, 2011.

Here is the schedules of screenings for the 2011 Cinemalaya: “See the Unseen” Philippine Independent Film Festival which will run from July 15 to 24 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS – New Breed:

AMOK by Law Fajardo

16 July/Sat, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
17 July/Sun, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Tue, 6:15PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
20 July/Wed, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
21 July/Thu, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
22 July/Fri, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
23 July/Sat, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

ANG BABAE SA SEPTIC TANK by Marlon Rivera

16 July/Sat, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
17 July/Sun, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
19 July/Tue, 12:45PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
19 July/Tue, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
20 July/Wed, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Fri, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
23 July/Sat, 6:15PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

ANG SAYAW NG DALAWANG KALIWANG PAA by Alvin Yapan

17 July/Sun, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Mon, 6:15PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
19 July/Tue, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
20 July/Wed, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Thu, 10:00AM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
22 July/Fri, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
23 July/Sat, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

BAHAY BATA by Eduardo Roy

16 July/Sat, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Mon, 12:45PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Mon, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Tue, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
20 July/Wed, 6:15PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
21 July/Thu, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
23 July/Sat, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)

CUCHERA by Joseph Laban

16 July/Sat, 6:15PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Mon, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Tue, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
20 July/Wed, 12:45PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
21 July/Thu, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Fri, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
22 July/Fri, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

I-LIBINGS by Rommel Sales

16 July/Sat, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
17 July/Sun, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
18 July/Mon, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Tue, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
21 July/Thu, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
22 July/Fri, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
23 July/Sat, 9:00PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

LIGO NA U LAPIT NA ME by Erick Salud

17 July/Sun, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
17 July/Sun, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
18 July/Mon, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Tue, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Thu, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
22 July/Fri, 6:15PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
23 July/Sat, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

NIÑO by Loy Arcenas

16 July/Sat, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
17 July/Sun, 9:00PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
19 July/Tue, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
21 July/Thu, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Thu, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
22 July/Fri, 12:45PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
23 July/Sat, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute

TEORIYA by Zurich Chan

16 July/Sat, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
17 July/Sun, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
18 July/Mon, 10:00AM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
20 July/Wed, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
21 July/Thu, 9:00PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
21 July/Thu, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Fri, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS – Directors Showcase:

BISPERAS by Jeffrey Jeturian

16 July/Sat, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
17 July/Sun, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Mon, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
20 July/Wed, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Thu, 6:15PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
22 July/Fri, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
23 July/Sat, 10:00AM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)

BUSONG by Auraeus Solito

16 July/Sat, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Mon, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
19 July/Tue, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
20 July/Wed, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
22 July/Fri, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
22 July/Fri, 9:00PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
23 July/Sat, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute

ISDA by Adolfo Alix Jr.

16 July/Sat, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
18 July/Mon, 9:00PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Mon, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
19 July/Tue, 9:00PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
20 July/Wed, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
21 July/Thu, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
24 July/Sun, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute

PATIKUL by Joel Lamangan

16 July/Sat, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
17 July/Sun, 6:15PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
18 July/Mon, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
19 July/Tue, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Thu, 12:45PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
22 July/Fri, 9:00PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
23 July/Sat, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)

SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS – Shorts Films:

Programme A:

UN DIUTAY MUNDO by Ana Carlyn Lim
SAMARITO by Rafa Santos
WALANG KATAPUSANG KWARTO by Emerson Reyes
EVERY OTHER TIME by Gino Santos
NINO BONITO by Rommel Tolentino

17 July/Sun, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
18 July/Mon, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
20 July/Wed, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
20 July/Wed, 9:00PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
21 July/Thu, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
22 July/Fri, 10:00AM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
23 July/Sat, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute

Programme B:

HANAPBUHAY by Henry Frejas
OLIVER’S APARTMENT by Misha Balangue
IMMANUEL by Gio Puyat
DEBUT by Pamela Llanes Reyes
HAZARD by Mikhail Red

16 July/Sat, 9:00PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)
17 July/Sun, 3:30PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre)
18 July/Mon, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
20 July/Wed, 12:45PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
21 July/Thu, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)
22 July/Fri, 6:15PM at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute
24 July/Sun, 3:30PM at the Bulwagang Pambansang Alagad Ng Sining (CCP MKP Hall)

Ticket price is P150 per screening. Student price is P75.00 per screening. Day Pass is P500 valid for one day, while Festival Pass is P1500 valid for the entire duration of the festival. Tickets are available at CCP.

For more information and inquiry, please call CCP Box Office at 832-3704 or 832-1125 local 1406 and 1409.

7th Cinemalaya – ‘See the Unseen’ Screening Schedule originally appeared on Starmometer on June 21, 2011.

“Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me” is an independent film helmed by Erick Salud, the director of ABS-CBN’s “Mutya.”

The sex comedy film is topbilled by Edgar Allan Guzman and Mercedes Cabral and it is one of the 9 competing entries to the New Breed category of the 2011 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.

The screenplay is written by Palanca award-winning writer Jerry Gracio based from the book of the same name. It’s produced by Noel Ferrer and it will serve as Salud’s first feature film of his career.

Watch the trailer of “Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me” here:

Image and video courtesy of Erick Salud/Cinemalaya

‘Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me’ Trailer Released originally appeared on Starmometer on June 9, 2011.

Thirty one digital films in competition, plus more than a hundred in exhibition, new sections, and a second festival venue all make Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival bigger and better this year. With the tagline in festival ads beckoning audiences to “See the Unseen”, Cinemalaya films this year tackle such themes as passion, memory, truth, despair, obsession, terror and splendor.

For the first time in Cinemalaya, Focus Asia which will feature films by various Asian directors from Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Singapore, and Japan as brought about by a clamor for more Asian indie films to be shown in the country, which was noted by festival director Nestor Jardin.

The Ronwaldo Reyes Retrospective, presented in cooperation with the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film, is another new section of the festival that will feature old works by some of the most celebrated filmmakers in the country. This year, it will showcase some of the directorial works of the late King of Philippine Movies and National Artist Fernando Poe Jr. – whose pseudonym as a director was Ronwaldo Reyes.

The Cinemalaya Documentary section presented in cooperation with Calata Corp. will feature a number of documentaries showing the true face of Philippine society.

The NETPAC Philippine Premieres, which is another competition category, features eight films vying against each other.

The Ani Section will showcase some of the best Filipino indie films of the past year.

Kids Treats, as the name suggests, will feature indie films for children, while the films in the Midnight Specials section tackle more adult themes.

Apart from these new sections, Cinemalaya will also organize the Cinemalaya Film Congress with the theme “Building Bridges Across Asia Through Films,” which will hopefully strengthen the independent filmmaking scene, not just in the Philippines but the entire region.

The Sine Taktakan forums will also be held within the festival with lectures and exhibits by the 2011 Cinemalaya filmmakers.

The three main categories of the Cinemalaya feature a total of 31 films, namely:

NEW BREED FULL LENGTH CATEGORY

Amok (Amok) by Lawrence Fajardo

Ang Babae sa Septic Tank (The Woman in the Septic Tank) by Marlon Rivera and Chris Martinez

Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa (The Dance of Two Left Feet) by Alemberg Ang and Alvin Yapan

Bahay Bata (Baby Factory) by Eduardo W. Roy, Jr. and Jerome Zamora

Cuchera by Joseph Israel M. Laban

I-libings: Your Loss, Our Luck (E-funerals) by Rommel Andreo Sales

Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me by Noel Ferrer, Jerry Gracio, and Erick Salud

Nino by Loy Arcenas

Teoriya (Father’s Way) by Alistaire Christian E. Chan

DIRECTORS SHOWCASE CATEGORY

Bisperas (Eve) by Jeffrey Jeturian

Busong (Palawan Fate) by Auraeus Solito

Isda (Fable of the Fish) by Adolfo Alix Jr.

Patikul by Joel C. Lamangan.

SHORT FEATURE CATEGORY

Debut by Pamela Llanes Reyes

Every Other Time by Gino M. Santos

Hanapbuhay (Source of Living) by Henry Frejas

Hazard by Mikhail Red

Immanuel by Gabriel “Gio” Puyat

Nino Bonito by Rommel “Milo” Tolentino

Oliver’s Apartment by Misha Balangue

Samarito (Samaritan) by Rafael L. Santos

Un Diutay Mundo (One Small World) by Ana Carlyn V. Lim

Walang Katapusang Kwarto (An Endless Room) by Emerson Reyes

Cinemalaya will also reach a wider audience as it will be held in two places at the same time: its main venue at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, CCP Complex and at Greenbelt 3 in Makati City, in cooperation with Ayala Theaters Management. The addition of Greenbelt 3 as a second major venue for the festival is part of the vision of Cinemalaya organizers to make the Festival more accessible to the growing number of audiences that attend Cinemalaya.

The CCP will still host most of the screenings, including the grand opening ceremony which will be held on July 15 at 6 p.m., followed by the opening film screening at the CCP Main Theater.

Ticket price is at P150 per screening.

Discounted rates are available for students, senior citizens and Philippine government employees.

Special packages good for 1 day viewing, watch-all-you-can and other promo offers are also available.

The awards night, which will also be held at the CCP, will cap off the event on July 24, 7 p.m.

For inquiries, contact the CCP Box Office at (02) 832-3704 and CCP Media Arts at (02) 832-1125 loc. 1204/1205 or visit the CPP website at www.culturalcenter.gov.ph and www.cinemalaya.org

2011 Cinemalaya Film Festival to be Screened in CCP and Greenbelt 3 originally appeared on Starmometer on June 9, 2011.

“Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwa ang Paa” is an indie film written and directed by Alvin Yapan and starring Kapuso stars Paulo Avelino, Rocco Nacino and Jean Garcia.

The film is an official entry to the upcoming 7th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.

Watch the three teaser trailers for “Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwa ang Paa” here:

Images and videos courtesy of Alvin Yapan/Cinemalaya

‘Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwa ang Paa’ Teasers Released originally appeared on Starmometer on June 9, 2011.

The ten finalists in the New Breed Full Length Feature Category are (in alphabetical order):

1. Amok by Lawrence Fajardo
2. Ang Babae sa Septic Tank by Chris Martinez
3. Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa by Alemberg Ang and Alvin Yapan
4. Baby Factory by Edwardo W. Roy, Jr. and Jerome Zamora
5. Cuchera by Joseph Israel M. Laban and Janice O’Hara
6. E-libings: Your Loss, Our Luck by Rommel Andreo Sales
7. Ligo na U, Lapit Na Me by Noel Ferrer, Jerry Gracio and Erick Salud
8. Niño by Loy Arcenas
9. Teoriya by Alistaire Christian E. Chan
10. The Dog Show by Ralston G. Jover.

Meanwhile, the five finalists in next year’s Directors’ Showcase category are:

1. Bisperas (Eve) by Jeffrey Jeturian
2. Busong (Fate) by Auraeus Solito
3. Henerala by Mario O’Hara
4. Isda (Fable of the Fish) by Adolfo Alix Jr.
5. Patikul by Joel C. Lamangan

The ten finalists of the New Breed Full Length Feature category will each receive a P500,000 seed grant from the Cinemalaya Foundation as investment for the production. The Best Full Length Feature Film will receive a prize of P200,000 and the Balanghai Trophy.

The finalists of the Directors showcase will each receive a P500,000 seed grant from the Cinemalaya Foundation. The Best Film in the Directors Showcase will receive a prize of P300,000 and the Balanghai Trophy.

The 7th edition of Cinemalaya will be held on July 15-24, 2011 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. It is a project of the of the Cinemalaya Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), and the Econolink Investments, Inc. (EEI).

Image courtesy of Cinemalaya

7th Cinemalaya – 2011 Finalists Unveiled originally appeared on Starmometer on December 3, 2010.

Halaw centers on an illiterate Badjao, Jahid and his 9-year-old daughter Daying as they illegally cross the border of the Philippines and Malaysia through the southern backdoor. Determined to reunite with his wife, he leaves behind everything they have in Jolo to search for his lost wife in Sabah where an uncertain future awaits him. He meets Hernand, who poses as a war photographer as he is drawn into the world of white slavery across the sea border. The two meet as they board the pump boat to the nearest Island of Sabah .

Aside from winning Best Film in the Full Length category, Halaw also bagged the Best Director Award for Sherwin Dayoc, Best Actor for John Arcilla and Best Editing.

The film Mayohan, on the other hand, also went home with 4 trophies: Best Actress for Lovie Poe, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Musical Score.

In the Directors Showcase category, on the other hand, Mark Meily‘s “Donor” took home the awards for Best Film, Best Actress for Meryll Soriano and Best Actor for Baron Geisler.

The 6th Cinemalaya awarding ceremony was held at the CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo Sunday night.

Here’s the complete list of winners in the 2010 Cinemalaya Film Festival:

FULL LENGTH (NEW BREED OF DIRECTORS) CATEGORY:

Best Film:
Halaw

Special Jury Prize:
Sampaguita, National Flower

Audience Choice:
Magkakapatid

Best Director:
Sheron Dayoc (Halaw)

Best Actress:
Lovi Poe (Mayohan)
Best Actor:
John Arcilla (Halaw)

Best Supporting Actress:
LJ Reyes (The Leaving)

Best Supporting Actor:
Emilio Garcia (Rekrut)

Best Screenplay:
Mayohan

Best Cinematography:
Mayohan

Best Production Design:
The Leaving

Best Editing:
Halaw

Best Musical Score:
Mayohan

Best Sound Recording:
Rekrut

NETPAC winner:
Sheika

DIRECTORS SHOWCASE CATEGORY:

Best Film:
Donor

Special Jury Prize:
Two Funerals

Audience Choice:
Two Funerals

Best Director:
Gil Portes (Two Funerals)

Best Actress:
Meryll Soriano (Donor)

Best Actor :
Baron Geisler (Donor)

Best Supporting Actor:
Tirso Cruz III (Sigwa)

Best Screenplay:
Two Funerals

SHORT FILMS CATEGORY:

Best Film:
Wag Kang Titingin

Special Jury Prize:
“P”

Audience Choice:
“P”

Best Director:
Rommel ‘Milo’ Tolentino (“P”)

Best Screenplay:
Harang

6th Cinemalaya Film Festival: ‘Halaw’ Leads 2010 Winners originally appeared on Starmometer on July 19, 2010.

AmBisyon2010, the epic project that gathered 20 of the Philippines’ top independent filmmakers led by Brillante Mendoza, Erik Matti, Jeffrey Jeturian, and Raymond Red, makes its return to the silver screen via the Cinemalaya 2010 as one of the featured films for the ANI: Harvest of the Year’s Best section.

Made up of 20 short films on the ten pressing issues in the country, amBisyon2010 will have a special screening in the festival this Saturday (July 17), 9pm at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater).

AmBisyon2010 was conceptualized by indie directors Paolo Villaluna and Emman Dela Cruz with the goal of helping Filipinos prepare for the 2010 elections by presenting to them the nation’s issues in education, poverty, democracy, justice and human rights, health, security, environment, population, economy, and corruption through the eyes of 20 filmmakers.

The project got embroiled in a controversy early this year after Mendoza’s “Ayos Ka” and Jeturian’s “Ganito Tayo Ngayon, Paano Na Tayo Bukas” initially received X-ratings from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel, the creator and producer of amBisyon2010, appealed to the MTRCB and eventually got to screen all 20 films at the CCP, the UP Film Institute, and on ANC SkyCable channel 27.

Other directors in the project are Ditsi Carolino, Kiri Dalena, Henry Frejas, John Torres, Jade Castro, Jon Red, Jerrold Tarog, Ellen Ramos, Pam Miras, Aissa Penafiel, Gym Lumbera, Sunshine Matutina, McRobert Nacario, and Emerson Reyes.

Don’t miss amBisyon2010 at the Cinemalaya 2010 on Saturday (July 17), 9pm at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater).

Cinemalaya Showcases Controversial Ambisyon2010 Films originally appeared on Starmometer on July 15, 2010.

Written, produced and directed by Dennis N. Marasigan, Vox Populi stars Irma Adlawan, Bobby Andrews, Julio Diaz, LJ Moreno and Suzette Ranillo.

Synopsis:

It is Saturday before the 2nd Monday of May, the last day of the official campaign period before elections. Connie is the daughter of a former Mayor of the town of San Cristobal and is now running for the same position. She is now running a three-cornered campaign against the former Vice-Mayor and a former student leader, helped by her brother Ricky, campaign manager TONY and an increasing number of supporters . On this day, she goes out on a factory and market visit, a house-to-house campaign, attends the signing of a covenant for clean elections and her “miting de avance”. She also meets with influential individuals, all in pursuit of an irreversible bandwagon that will prove she is the popular choice of the people.

Watch the trailer here:

Other 2010 Cinemalaya Entries:

• Pink Halo-Halo
• Rekrut
• Sampaguita
• Limbunan
• The Leaving

‘Vox Populi’ – 2010 Cinemalaya Entry originally appeared on Starmometer on July 11, 2010.

Set in 1989, the film captures the ritual motions of the women in a family preparing for the wedding of 16-year-old Ayesah who has been betrothed to a man she barely knows. As Maguindanaon tradition dictates, she will be kept from public view in her private quarters –limbunan— where she will be prepared, readied, and pampered for her wedding.

As preparations for her union is underway, Ayesah is reunited with her childhood tutor Maguid who returns to the village as a militiaman after an absence of five years, reawakening Ayesah’s past memory of childhood infatuation.

Throughout Ayesah’s confinement her precocious and rebellious eight-year-old sister Saripa becomes her eyes to the world beyond her room. Her mother Amina keeps her composure despite the fact her husband sleeps with his second wife half of the time, finding solace in the belief that it is both her religious and familial duty to be an obedient wife.

Ayesah’s aunt Farida is tasked to ensure that she is prepared for the wedding. However, Farida’s dark past challenges Ayesah’s resolve finding herself choosing between love and loyalty to tradition and family.

“Limbunan” stars Tetchie Agbayani, Jea Lyka Cinco, Mayka B. Lintongan, Jamie Unte and Joem Bascon. Helmed by Gutierrez Mangansakan II, the film opens this July 9 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Watch the trailer here:

‘Limbunan’ – Cinemalaya 2010 Entry originally appeared on Starmometer on July 5, 2010.

“Rekrut” tells a story about how a group recruited soldiers formed a brotherhood that is bound by courage, hope and love forgotten as each of them waged their greatest war against themselves.

Starring Emilio Garcia, Joem Bascon, JM de Guzman, Alwyn Uytingco, CJ Ramos, Alchris Galura, Dominic Roco, Manuel Chua Jr. Rob Sy, Nar Cabico, Acey Aguilar, Meko Buenaventura, Eduardo Orgel Jr. Diomar Dyanco, Archi Adamos with the special participation of Maxene Magalona and Rich Asuncion.

The film opens this July 9 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

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‘Rekrut’ – Cinemalaya 2010 Entry originally appeared on Starmometer on July 5, 2010.

Pink Halo–Halo shows how war in Mindanao affects a child’s innocence. It is a film by Joselito Altarejos, director of “Ang Lalaki sa Parola”, and starring Allen Dizon, Angeli Bayani, Dexter Doria, Mark Fabillar and Paolo Constantino.

Pink Halo–Halo is the first Philippine movie shot entirely in Masbateño language.

Synopsis:

Natoy, like any other child, finds joy and excitement in the simplest of things, especially eating halo-halo filled with pink gelatin and red sago. Things change suddenly when, as he is watching television, a news report about the ongoing war in Mindanao shows footage of a badly wounded soldier waiting for rescue . That soldier almost bleeding to death is his father, Corporal Lino Bolante.

That report starts his journey as he and his mother Sonia wait for help that comes too late. As far away as the war, this story does not just show how the war in Mindanao robs a child of his innocence, but also shows the shadows of the wars that Filipino homes confront everyday.

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Pink Halo-Halo – Cinemalaya 2010 originally appeared on Starmometer on June 19, 2010.