"RESPETO" A FILM ENTRY (FULL LENGTH) TO THE 13TH CINEMALAYA FILM FESTIVAL "An aspiring hip-hop artist from the slums with a bleak future, meets a Martial Law poet who is stuck in the past. Can they save each other before it's too late?" FILM SYNOPSIS: Amidst the poverty and violence happening around him, Hendrix (played by real-life rapper Abra), dreams of becoming a rapper.But he needs to find the right words to penetrate the hiphop world through the help of a seasoned poet Doc (played by veteran actor Dido dela Paz). CAST: Abra, Dido dela Paz, Kate Alejandrino, Loonie, Chai Fonacier, Sylvester, Nor Domingo, Brian Arda.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES (BTS) PHOTOS BELOW, COURTESY OF DIREK TREB MONTERAS:
From Blogger Robert S.: "As much as possible, I would love to watch all the films at the CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES. But for others, time is gold and accesability is a must. That's the modern change we all have to cope. Yet, I will still watch all the films at the CCP!"
(MUSIC VID ABOVE, COURTESY OF ERICKSON DELA CRUZ, DURING CINEMALAYA 2014 COMPLETE PHOTO COLLAGE FROM PRESSCON TO THE AWARDS NIGHT, FROM YOUTUBE.COM)
"CINEMALAYA AT THE AYALA CINEMAS"
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation partner with Ayala Malls to bring the country's biggest indie film festival, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, closer to film enthusiasts and wider audiences with special screenings of full-length and short film finalists from August 5 to 13, 2017, at selected Ayala Malls Cinemas.
This year, film enthusiasts can catch the Cinemalaya screenings in Greenbelt 1 (Cinema 1 and Cinema 2), Glorietta 4 (Cinema 4), UP Town Center (Cinema 3), TriNoma (Cinema 1), Fairview Terraces (Cinema 1), and Marquee Mall in Pampanga.
With the theme "See the Big Picture," the 2017 Cinemalaya features an impressive roster of films for full-length and short feature categories. The full-length films include: Ang Guro Kong Di Marunong Magbasa (My Teacher Who Doesn’t Know How To Read) by Perry Escaño; Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha (The Family That Doesn't Weep) by Mes de Guzman; Baconaua by Joseph Israel Laban; Bagahe (The Baggage) by Zig Dulay; Nabubulok (The Decaying) by Sonny Calvento; Kiko Boksingero by Thop Nazareno; Requited by Nerissa Picadizo; Respeto by Treb Monteras II; and, Sa Gabing Nanahimik ang mga Kuliglig (Clouds of Plague) by Iar Lionel Benjamin Arondaing.
Instead of the usual 10 entries, there will be 12 short features, namely: Aliens Ata (Maybe Aliens) by Karl Glenn Barit; Bawod (Bent) by TM Malones; Fatima Marie Torres and the Invasion of Space Shuttle Pinas 25 by Carlo Francisco Manatad; Hilom (Still) by P.R. Patindol; Islabodan (Free Men) by Juan Carlo Tarobal; Juana and the Sacred Shores by Antonne Santiago; Lola Loleng (Grandma Loleng) by Jean Cheryl Tagyamon; Manong ng Pa-Aling (Man of Pa-Aling) by E del Mundo; Maria by Jaime Habac Jr.; Nakauwi Na by Marvin Cabangunay and Jaynus Olaivar; Nakaw by Arvin Belarmino and Noel Escondo; and, Sorry For The Inconvenience by Carl Adrian Chavez.
On its 13th year, the Cinemalaya will also be held outside Metro Manila at the Marquee Mall in Pampanga. For the opening salvo at Marquee Mall, meet and greet the director and cast of Requited, starring actors Jake Cuenca and Ana Luna, on August 5, at 5 p.m.
Catch the other Cinemalaya mainstays such as Best of the Festivals, Visions of Asia, Indie Nation, Dokyu, Animahenasyon, Cinemalaya Institute Showcase, Digital Classics and Retrospective, at the CCP's Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater), Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio Theater), and Tanghalang Manuel Conde (Dream Theater).
For more information, visit www.cinemalaya.org,www.culturalcenter.gov.ph, or Cinemalaya Facebook page. You may also call CCP Media Arts at 832-1125 local 1704 to 1705. For ticket inquiries, you can call the CCP Box Office at 832-3704.
"PAUWI NA IS A JOURNEY OF SURVIVAL"--- (PAOLO VILLALUNA)
PAOLO VILLALUNA, DIRECTOR OF "PAUWI NA"
Before its nationwide screening at the coming Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino on August 16, the A-Lister film- PAUWI NA, gets a kick-off screening at the Cinemalaya Film Festival on August 11 at exactly 9 pm. It joins the Cinemalaya Festival's Best Program line-up, together with five other worth-seeing films which joined other film festivals in the past. Directed by Paolo Villaluna, PAUWI NA is one of the most successful films in the history of Philippine Cinema in terms of quality and recognition. That's why it's ranked among the "A-LISTERS" when it won the Golden Goblet (the Grand prize) award last year at Shanghai International Film Festival. A film with a delicate touch and an enduring love for family, PAUWI NA was raved by international film critics abroad. Hollywood Reporter described the film as this: "A strong social critique barbed with black humor distinguishes this Philippine film... the big pay-off arrives in a deeply emotional finale". Awesome. Catch this film on its kick-off screening at Cinemalaya, and get ready, too for its nationwide screening at Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino. One Filipino film we must all be proud of.
paolo villaluna, director of PAUWI NA: "passion is my craft"
