Recent Posts Tagged With 'Film'

• "Engkwentro" screens in SM Cinemas Dec. 11-13

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 20:18 in Film, event

  Inspired by true events, Engkwentro follows the last 24 hours of Richard and Raymond, two teenage brothers on opposite sides of a gang war. In order to escape a city controlled by an iron-fisted mayor, they must first break away from the cycle of cri...

• "Bakal Boys" screens at UP Cine Veritas

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 03:43 in Film

  After making it to a slew of the world’s film capitals recently (from Canada all the way to South Korea, Greece, Italy, Sweden, Estonia, United Kingdom and India) since bagging the Netpac Prize at Cinemalaya Cinco last July, Ralston Jover’s Bakal...

• "Biyaheng Lupa" showing on December 2

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 04:26 in Film, event

  After writing Cannes-nominated films Serbis and Kinatay and supervising a horde of other internationally acclaimed indie movies, Armando “Bing” Lao brings us his first directorial film Biyaheng Lupa, an ambitious chronicling of the Filipino subco...

• 5th CinemaOne Originals Digital Film Festival

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 22:25 in Film, event

  Now celebrating its 15 years of leadership in the movie cable viewing landscape, Cinema One has enflamed its winning streak since its inception in 1994.Continuing its 15th grand anniversary since this May, Cinema One has gone back through the history...

• Cinemanila Int\'l Film Festival 2009 Winners

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 05:50 in Film, award contest

  MAIN (INT'L) COMPETITIONLino Brocka Grand Prize: Hunger (UK/Ireland) by Steve McQueenGrand Jury Prize: Tulpan by Sergey Dvortsevoy (Germany/Kazakhstan/Switzerland/Russia/Poland)Best Actor: Alfredo Castro in Tony Manero (Chile/Brazil)Best Actress: Tsi...

• Catch Cinemanila\'s last 3 days

  Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 19:40 in Film, event

  Ticket Information:Regular Admission: PHP 120.00Students: PHP 100.00Senior Citizen: 20% off Regular Ticket PricePremiere Screenings: PHP 200.00Manila Meets Paul Schrader: PHP 250.00Gold Tickets are priced at PHP 950.00 each and is equivalent to 8 fil...

• Biyaheng Lupa's world premiere on Oct. 19 (Monday)

  Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 09:53 in Film, event, award contest

  A bus takes off from urban Manila to the rustic southeastern side of the country, carrying a motley group of passengers from all walks of life, each one with a personal story to tell and telling it in their own voice. During the long journey, as the ...

• The Real Thing: the man and the story behind the real-time movement in Pinoy indie cinema

  Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 10:38 in Film, event

  by Ewong MartinezGina Pareño, probably the world’s most famous bet collector, collecting international Best Actress trophies one after the other; Brillante Mendoza proving that brilliance is not only in the name by winning Best Director in Cannes;...

• Italian film festival at the Shang Cineplex (Oct. 14-21)

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 23:27 in Film, event

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• Bing Lao\'s "Biyaheng Lupa" premieres at Cinemanila

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 08:34 in Film, event

  Competing in the Digital Lokal section, Armando "Bing" Lao's Biyaheng Lupa (Soliloquy) premieres in the 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival on October 19, Monday, 8 pm, at Market! Market! Cinema 6.Marking Bing Lao's directorial debut, Biyahen...

• Call for Entries: Cinemanila Project Tropical Storm

  Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 07:11 in Film

  Since Typhoon Ondoy wreaked its wrath on the Philippines, news of tragedy and tales of heroism have flooded online networking websites such as Facebook, and bloggers have been documenting the stories seen from their own perspective with an overwhelmi...

• Gawad Urian 2009 winners

  Posted on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at 10:34 in Film, award contest

  The best films of 2008 were honored tonight at the 32nd Gawad Urian Awards, held at the CCP Little Theater.BEST PICTURESerbis (Centerstage Productions)BEST DIRECTORBrillante Mendoza, SerbisBEST ACTORRonnie Lazaro, YanggawBEST ACTRESSMylene Dizon, 100...

• UP screens Raya Martin's "Independencia"

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 08:29 in Film, u.p.

  The U.P. Cine Adarna holds rare back-to-back screenings of Raya Martin's Independencia and A Short Film about the Indio Nacional (Or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos) from September 14 to 19.The two films form the first two parts of a planned tr...

• Diokno's "Engkwentro" wins 2 prizes in Venice!

  Posted on Sunday September 13th, 2009 at 00:24 in Film, happiness, award contest

  Pepe Diokno's Engkwentro, the only non-winning entry in Cinemalaya 2009, reaped not one but two prestigious awards at the world's oldest film festival--the Venice Film Festival. The film won the Orizzonti (New Horizons) prize and the "Lion of the Fut...

• Cine Europa screening schedule

  Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 05:44 in Film

  The Shangri-La Mall Cineplex once again screens some of the finest European films in the 12th edition of Cine Europa: SEPTEMBER 13, SUNDAY12 NN [Rec] / 2 PM Mein name ist Eugen / 4:30 PM The Duchess / 7 PM Freigesprochen / 9:30 PM Tmavomodry svetSEPT...

• Brillante Mendoza's "Lola" competes in Venice!

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 00:07 in Film, award contest

  And the secret is out. Brillante "Dante" Mendoza's newest film Lola ("Grandmother") is the second "surprise" entry in competition at the world's oldest international film festival--the 66th Venice Film Festival.Written by Lynda Casimiro, Lola is abou...

• JUSTICE FOR ALEXIS AND NIKA!

  Posted on Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 at 16:45 in love, Film, death, sadness

  The global film community mourns the deaths of acclaimed Fil-Canadian film critic and educator Alexis Tioseco and his Slovenian girlfriend Nika Bohinc, also a film journalist, who were shot on the night of September 1 by robbers at their home on Time...

• Call for Applications: Bing Lao's scriptwriting workshop

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 18:41 in Film, workshop

  Armando "Bing" Lao will once again hold his screenwriting seminar, this time as part of UFO's filmmaking workshop series. A 2008 Gawad Balagtas awardee, Bing Lao wrote the prize-winning films Kinatay, Serbis, La Vida Rosa, Tuhog, Takaw-Tukso, Minsan ...

• Cinemanila Film Festival deadline for entries extended

  Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 21:07 in Film, event

  Now on its 11th year, Cinemanila International Film Festival once again celebrates the best of Philippine and World Cinema in an 11-day event, running from October 15-25, 2009 at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines.Headlining guests includ...

• Gawad Urian 2009 nominees

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 07:12 in Film, award contest

  Probably the country's most credible award-giving body for movies, the Gawad Urian trophies are slated to be handed out by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino on September 19 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Dominated by independent films, ...

• Featured naked site: "Pinoy Parazzi"

  Posted on Wednesday August 5th, 2009 at 02:03 in Film, TV, jokes

  Showbiz news and crazy gossips abound "Pinoy Parazzi: Larawan ng Katoto-waan." But what's most worthwhile about this site can be found in the multimedia gallery: in the Spoof Parazzi section. Here are some of the best images: ...

• UP fights the MTRCB

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 10:02 in Film, u.p.

  Kinatay's Philippine premiere last July 30 almost did not push through, due to a "preventive suspension" order issued by the MTRCB. After much deliberation and a pre-screening a few hours before its 0730pm-premiere, Brillante Mendoza's Cannes-winning...

• Cinemalaya Cinco Winners

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 06:46 in Film, award contest

  Here are the winners of the 5th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival:Best Film: Last Supper No. 3Special Jury Award: Colorum and Ang Panggagahasa Kay Fe (tie)NETPAC Award: Baseco Bakal BoysNational Council for Children's Television Award:...

• Coming soon: "And I Love You So"

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 01:42 in Film

  Star Cinema's sixth movie offering for 2009 And I Love You So (directed by Lauren Dyogi; starring Bea Alonzo, Derek Ramsey, and Sam Milby) opens in theatres on August 12. ...

• "Kinatay" holds Philippine premiere on July 30!

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 06:36 in Film, event

  The film that won the Philippines the Best Director prize at the world's most prestigious film event -- Festival de Cannes -- which most probably will not be shown in regular theatres in its own native land because of age-old censorship issues, will ...

• Cinemalaya in UP Diliman screenings

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 16:33 in Film, event, u.p.

  CINEMALAYA GOES UP 5July 28-31, August 3-4UP Film Institute (Cine Adarna)Tuesday, July 285pm – ENGKWENTRO by Pepe Diokno7pm – ANG NERSERI by Vic Acedillo Jr.Wednesday, July 295pm – ASTIG by GB Sampedro7pm – LAST SUPPER #3 by Veronica Velasco ...

• "Bakal Boys" premieres tonight at the CCP

  Posted on Saturday July 18th, 2009 at 11:05 in Film, event

  Life weighs no heavier than a scrap of metal.This is a story of Baseco metal divers, colloquialy called as "bakal boys," as chronicled by the friendship of Utoy and Bungal. This film metaphorically represents a chasm that borders between life that is...

• "Marino" sails on July 19 in Pampanga

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 04:10 in Film, event

  MARINO (Call of the Sea)Written and directed by Paul Sta. Ana (Huling Pasada)Starring Allen Dizon, Emilio Garcia, Krista Ranillo, Marco Alcaraz, Bangs Garcia, Victor Basa, Mike Tan, Rico Barrera, Jan Nieto & Ara Mina.Featuring the theme song "Bak...

• "Bakal Boys" premieres July 19 at Cinemalaya

  Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 at 12:12 in Film, event

  Playing the role of a Moslem grandmother, Gina Pareño (Kubrador, Serbis) leads a cast of children metal divers of Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila. Marking the directorial debut of Ralston Jover (writer of Kubrador, Manoro, Foster Child, Tirador), ...

• Call for Entries: 11th Cinemanila Int'l Film Festival

  Posted on Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 00:12 in Film, call for entries

  Now on its 11th year, Cinemanila International Film Festival once again celebrates the best of Philippine and World Cinema in an 11-day event, running from October 15-25, 2009 at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines.Cinemanila welcomes film...