UP Film Institute this December
UP Film Institute devotes the month of December to films steeped in social reality in consonance with the observance of the International Human Rights Day that falls in December. Such is reflected in myriad screenings as follows:
UP FILM INSTITUTE WELCOMES VISITING FILMMAKER KOJI IMAIZUMI
@ the Videotheque: Dec 2 Tue 8 p.m.
Japanese filmmaker Koji Imaizumi comes to the premier state university for a special memorial screening open to the public in homage to Masanobu Fukuoka — the environment hero esteemed for pioneering natural farming or the no-till grain cultivation. The Japanese director presents his documentary feature on Fukuoka entitled “For Living on the Planet Earth, FUKUOKA MASANOBU goes to India .” Imaizumi previously made “Abong: Small Home” (2003) tackling life among the mountain tribe Igorot in the Philippines .
PREMIERE
Lovebirds
Digital Feature from Pro.Pro
Dec 4 Thu 7 p.m.
Directed by Ronaldo Bertubin starring Boots Anson-Roa, Tommy Abuel, Joseph Ison, Andrew Alexis Fernandez
A secretive bachelor turns the lives of his conservative parents upside down as his romantic other-half he found by way of the worldwide web is revealed to be a he.
CINE VERITAS
Kurap (Blink)
Digital Feature from Silangan Pictures
Directed by Ronaldo Bertubin with screenplay by Romualdo Avellanosa starring Sherwin Ordoñez
@ the Videotheque: Dec 8 Mon 2:30/4:30/6: 30/8 p.m.; Dec 9 Tue 4:15 & 5:45 p.m.; Dec 10 Wed & 11 Thu 6:30 & 8 p.m.
A petty thief — compelled to work as a mole for a TV journalist to have the money for the eye surgery of his kid sister afflicted with glaucoma — gets to betray his close-knit circle of fellow crooks.
Official Selection for Main Competition at both 2008 Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema of India and 2008 Asiatica Film Mediale in Rome among more festival engagement in Vancouver, Warsaw, Valencia, Tokyo, Tallinn.
Adela
Digital Feature from Bicycle Pictures
Dec 8 Mon 1:30/3:30/7 p.m.
(To screen with vintage Anita Linda starrer MUTYA NG PAARALAN (Lourdes, 1954) directed by Eduardo de Castro on the turmoil of a public grade school teacher slated at 5 p.m..)
A radio talent back in the’50s now living on her own in a neighborhood at the edge of a dumpsite in the outskirts of the city awaits a visit from family members as she celebrates her 80th birthday.
Official Selection for Southeast Asia Competition, Winner of Best Actress—2008 Cinemanila IFF; Opening Film—2008 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent FF; Official Selection—2008 Toronto IFF; Official Selection—2008 Pusan IFF
Direction: Adolfo Alix Jr. Screenplay: Adolfo Alix Jr. and Nick Olanka. Cast: Anita Linda, Jason Abalos, Joem Bascon, Kenneth Ocampo, Ricky Davao.
Imburnal
Cinema One Originals digital feature written and directed by Sherad Anthony Sanchez
Unabridged and Unrated
Grand Prize Winner—2008 Cinemanila Digital Lokal Competition
@ the Videotheque: Dec 12 Fri 6:30 p.m.; Dec 13 Sat 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Dec 15 Mon 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec 16 Tue 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Street kids survive the day-to-day upheavals of life in the slums by the Punta Dumalog of Davao .
Strictly for mature viewing
WATCH FOR MORE of CINE VERITAS 2008 MAIN SPECIALS FROM DEC 9 TUE TO 12 FRI!!!
Dec. 9
10am = Ang Mga Lorena musical play / press conference @ the Cine Adarna
3pm = Engkwentro Exhibit Opening @ the UPFI lobby
Assembly for the Veritas March
4pm = Veritas March (UP academic oval)
5:30pm = Festival Opening Ceremony
= FACT Sheet exhibit opening
7:30pm = Film screening (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights films) @ the Videotheque
City for Sale (SIPAT, Philippines )
Daangbakal (TUDLA Productions, Philippines )
Lakbayan (Mayday Productions, Philippines )
Kung Balatan ang Bawang (Jewel Maranan/TUDLA Productions, Philippines )
4:30, 6pm = Film Screening: Kurap @ the Videotheque
Dec. 10
10am = Film showing: Puting Ilaw ( Aiza Peñafiel , Philippines )
Migrant Worker’s Rights Forum @ the Cine Adarna
12nn-2pm = Film screening (International People’s Struggle) @ the Cine Adarna
The Cu Chi Channels (Mickey Grant; Vietnam Friendship Grant Ltd., Vietnam )
Venezuela Boliviariana People and Struggle of the Fourth World War (Marcelo Andrade Arreaza/ Calle Y Media , Venezuela )
5-7pm = Film screenings (International People’s Struggle Batch 2) @ the Videotheque
Iraq for Sale : The War Profiteers (Robert Greenwald/Brave New Films, Iraq )
7pm = Human Rights Forum @ the Ishmael Bernal Gallery
6:30, 8pm = Film Screening: Kurap @ the Videotheque
Dec. 11
2pm, 7:30pm = Ang Mga Lorena musical play
4:30pm-6pm = film screenings (Political and Civil Rights…) @ the Videotheque
Sa Ngalan Ng Tubo (TUDLA Productions, Philippines )
Mendiola (SIPAT, Philippines )
PP1017: An Ode to Democracy (KODAO Productions, Philippines )
Lunes ng Hapis (Nick Olanka, Philippines )
6pm = film premiere, screenings (STEX productions, Philippines ) and forum by STEX @ the Ishmael Bernal Gallery
Rights 1, Rights 2
Magtanggol, Makibaka
Premiere of Detinidong Pulitikal
6:30, 8pm = Film Screening: Kurap @ the Videotheque
Dec. 12
3pm = Forum on Bisexual Rights and Issues @ the Ishmael Bernal Gallery
4:30-6:30pm = film screenings @ the Videotheque
Megumi (animation, Japan )
Abduction (documentary, Japan )
7pm= Cultural Night @ the Ishmael Bernal Gallery and Perfumed Garden
STILL SHOWING!!!
SPECIAL FULL RUN
Masahista (The Masseur)
A Gee Entertainment Presentation of a Centerstage Production
Remaining Engagement: Dec 1 Mon, Dec 2 Tue, Dec 3 Wed 2/5/7 p.m.
To screen with SERBIS on certain days!
A handsome young masseur in a city gay joint learning of his father’s death has to preside over the burial all the way to his home province.
Grand Prize Golden Leopard-Video— 2005 Locarno IFF; Winner of Audience Prize—2006 Torino International Gay and Lesbian FF; Winner of Interfaith Prize—2006 Brisbane IFF among more awards and distinctions including single-handedly sweeping for the first time in history all honors for the annual awards of the Young Critics Circle
Direction: Brillante Mendoza. Screenplay: Boots Agbayani Pastor. Cast: Coco Martin, Alan Paule, Jaclyn Jose, Katherine Luna.
2005 80 minutes 35mm color English subtitles
For mature viewing
Serbis
From Centerstage Productions; Swift Productions
Dec 1 Mon, 2 Tue, 3 Wed 3:30 p.m.; Dec 6 Sat 1:30/3:30/5: 30/7:30 p.m.
A matriarchal family in a city in the province north of the Philippine capital resides in and runs a rundown movie house showing sleazy fare and doubling as a sex den.
Official Selection for Palme d’Or—2008 Festival de Cannes; Winner of Best Director, Best Actress for Gina Pareño—2008 Vladivostok International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries; Best Southeast Asian Film—2008 Bangkok International FF among more awards and distinctions including the historic first time for a Filipino film to join the main slate of New York Film Festival
Direction: Brillante Mendoza. Screenplay: Armando Lao, Boots Agbayani Pastor. Cast: Gina Pareño, Jaclyn Jose, Coco Martin, Kristofer King, Mercedes Cabral, Dan Alvaro, Julio Diaz.
2008 90 minutes 35mm color
Strictly for mature viewing with some sexually graphic sequences that may offend
Quick Trip-Director’ s Cut
Digital Feature from Sinehan Digitales
Written, produced and directed by Crisaldo Vicente Pablo
Starring Topher Barreto, Andro Morgan
Remaining Engagement @ the Videotheque: Dec 1 Mon to Dec 4 Thu 4:30/6:30 p.m.; Dec 5 Fri 4:30/6:30/8 p.m.; Dec 6 Sat 2:30/4:30/6: 30/8 p.m.
A blue-collar bisexual dumped by his gay lover wanders about and ends up hanging out with a new acquaintance he’d wish to be the right guy to heal his wounded heart.
SURPRISE FEATURE and FITTING YEARENDER!!!
ISHMAEL BERNAL GALLERY
ONE-NIGHT-ONLY
Sa Likod ng Himala
From UP Film Institute Archives
Dec 16 Tue 7 p.m.
Retro screening of the movie-in the-making documentary feature on HIMALA in honor of the big win for the landmark film by National Artist Ishmael Bernal starring superstar Nora Aunor as CNN Online Poll’s Best Asia-Pacific Film of All Time on the occasion of the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
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