Film screening, workshop highlight Baguio film fest
Posted on | Tuesday 22 March 2011 | No Comments
by Art Tibaldo
BAGUIO CITY, Tuesday March 22 - The Film Development Council of the Philippines and the city of Baguio has already laid the groundwork for the first ever film festival of its kind in this upland city.
According to City Tourism officer Benny Alhambra, the FDCP has chosen the summer capital as another venue for the Sineng Pambansa program with free screening of films, a film workshop, press briefing, and recognition night with guests and filmmakers.
Earlier, a memorandum of agreement between Mayor Mauricio Domogan and FDCP chairman Briccio G. Santos was finalized and said activity is set on March 28 up to the 30th at SM City theaters and selected barangays for outdoor screenings Alhambra added.
On March 28, a free film workshop will be held at the University of the Philippines-Baguio CSSR Hall from 1-4 p.m. with film director Mes de Guzman as the resource speaker. He will discuss “Pelikulang Homegrown: Ang Diskurso ng mga Kwentong nasa Gilid ng Laylayan.”
During the festival’s reception and opening night, FDCP chairman Santos will give a short talk on the rationale of Sineng Pambansa followed by a keynote address by Mayor Domogan.
Film screenings will then follow at Cinemas 1 and 2 with free tickets available from usherettes near the theatre entrance. At the end of the screening, the film directors themselves will be available for an audience interaction just like in movie premieres and film festivals.
The pre-selected films to be featured at the Baguio Film Festival are: Happyland (2010, Jim Libiran), Himpapawid (2009, Raymond Red), Emir (2009, Chito Roño), Two Funerals (2010, Gil Portes), Romeo at Juliet (2010, Adolf Alix Jr.), Bakit Dilaw ang Gitna ng Bahaghari (1994, Kidlat Tahimik) Mangatyanan (2009, Jerrold Tarog), Waking the Walking Journey (2010, Ferdinand Balanag) and Itim (1976, Mike De Leon).
On March 29, the film festival according to Alhambra will also have a recognition night at the Hill Station in Casa Vallejo where about forty filmmakers will be conferred with plaques of appreciation by the FDCP for their support in promoting Filipino culture and values through film.
An entity attached to the Office of the President, the FDCP is mandated to provide assistance to visionaries who want to push the boundaries of moviemaking as an art and way of life, the organizers are hopeful that the film fest will generate support from the community in promoting the growth and development of the local film industry. For more information about the film workshops, please get in touch with Art Tibaldo at baguionewseum@gmail.com. *(PIA CAR)
BAGUIO CITY, Tuesday March 22 - The Film Development Council of the Philippines and the city of Baguio has already laid the groundwork for the first ever film festival of its kind in this upland city.
According to City Tourism officer Benny Alhambra, the FDCP has chosen the summer capital as another venue for the Sineng Pambansa program with free screening of films, a film workshop, press briefing, and recognition night with guests and filmmakers.
Earlier, a memorandum of agreement between Mayor Mauricio Domogan and FDCP chairman Briccio G. Santos was finalized and said activity is set on March 28 up to the 30th at SM City theaters and selected barangays for outdoor screenings Alhambra added.
On March 28, a free film workshop will be held at the University of the Philippines-Baguio CSSR Hall from 1-4 p.m. with film director Mes de Guzman as the resource speaker. He will discuss “Pelikulang Homegrown: Ang Diskurso ng mga Kwentong nasa Gilid ng Laylayan.”
During the festival’s reception and opening night, FDCP chairman Santos will give a short talk on the rationale of Sineng Pambansa followed by a keynote address by Mayor Domogan.
Film screenings will then follow at Cinemas 1 and 2 with free tickets available from usherettes near the theatre entrance. At the end of the screening, the film directors themselves will be available for an audience interaction just like in movie premieres and film festivals.
The pre-selected films to be featured at the Baguio Film Festival are: Happyland (2010, Jim Libiran), Himpapawid (2009, Raymond Red), Emir (2009, Chito Roño), Two Funerals (2010, Gil Portes), Romeo at Juliet (2010, Adolf Alix Jr.), Bakit Dilaw ang Gitna ng Bahaghari (1994, Kidlat Tahimik) Mangatyanan (2009, Jerrold Tarog), Waking the Walking Journey (2010, Ferdinand Balanag) and Itim (1976, Mike De Leon).
On March 29, the film festival according to Alhambra will also have a recognition night at the Hill Station in Casa Vallejo where about forty filmmakers will be conferred with plaques of appreciation by the FDCP for their support in promoting Filipino culture and values through film.
An entity attached to the Office of the President, the FDCP is mandated to provide assistance to visionaries who want to push the boundaries of moviemaking as an art and way of life, the organizers are hopeful that the film fest will generate support from the community in promoting the growth and development of the local film industry. For more information about the film workshops, please get in touch with Art Tibaldo at baguionewseum@gmail.com. *(PIA CAR)
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