After filmmaker Remton Siega Zuasola bagged international recognitions for his film Ang Damgo Ni Eleuteria, it's now the time for his fellow Cebuanos to celebrate filmmaking excellence via the Cinema One Originals Festival in Cebu City this February 11 to 16, at the SM City Cebu Cinema 8.

 
Among the films to be shown in the South installment of the festival are Cebuano-made Di Ingon 'Nato [Not Like Us], My Paranormal Romance, Ang Damgo Ni Eleuteria and Confessional. Mindanaoan film Imburnal, which is also in Visayan dialect, is in this powerful  lineup.

   
Also featured in the filmfest are titles that recently bagged awards in the 2011 Cinema One Originals Festival such as "Ka Oryang," "Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay," "Mga Anino Sa Tanghaling Tapat," "Cartas de la Soledad," "Sa Kanto Ng Ulap at Lupa," "Sa Ilalim ng Tulay," and "Big Boy."

Stars of the 7^th Cinema One Originals films like the festival's Best Actress Lilia Cuntapay, Mercedes Cabral, Franco Reyes, Phoebe Kaye Fernandez, Paul Jake Castillo, Publio Briones III, Van Roxas and others will grace this big event. Of course, award-winning filmmakers such as Sari Dalena of "Ka Oryang" and Antoinette Jadaone, together with some Cebuano filmmakers and actors will also be there. 

It can be recalled that "Ang Damgo Ni Eleuteria" recently took home two awards at the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival in Indonesia such as Golden Hanoman (for best Asian feature film) and Geber (given by the Indonesian film communities). " It also won the Special Jury prize in the 12^th Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea. In the local scene, the Cebuano-made film was also a big winner in the 34^th Gawad Urian-bagging the most coveted Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography (by Christian Linaban) and Best Music (by Jerrold Tarog)-and was hailed Best Picture in the Cinemanila 2010 (Southeast Asian Category).

 
"Brave, bold and original," goes the description on the featured films. The talents are also a mix of flag bearers and an emerging new breed.

   
Catch all of the films in the Cebu leg of the Cinema One Originals festival. These movies are produced and owned by Cinema One cable channel and the Creative Programs, Inc.

Here is the schedule of screeningsfrom February 11-16, 2012.

February 11, Saturday
 

6:30 p.m. - Opening Cocktails at cinema lobby
8:15 p.m. -  Opening film: ANG DAMGO NI ELEUTERIA
 

February 12, Sunday
 

12 p.m. -  CONFESSIONAL
 3 p.m. -  SA ILALIM NG TULAY
 5 p.m. - MY PARANORMAL ROMANCE
 7 p.m. - ANG DAMGO NI ELEUTERIA
 9 p.m. - DI INGON 'NATO
 

February 13, Monday


12p.m. - LAYANG BILANGGO
2:25 pm - ISHMAEL
4:50 pm -  ANG DAMGO NI ELEUTERIA
7:10 pm -  ANATOMIYA NG KORUPSIYON
9:30 pm - SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM LILIA CUNTAPAY

 

February 14, Tuesday

 
12 nn      SA KANTO NG ULAP AT LUPA
2:15 p.m. - CARTAS DE LA SOLEDAD
4:50 p.m. - ANATOMIYA NG KORUPSIYON
7:10 p.m. - DI INGON 'NATO
9:30 p.m. - MY PARANORMAL ROMANCE

 

February 15, Wednesday

 
12p.m. - DI INGON 'NATO
2:25 p.m. - SA ILALIM NG TULAY 
4:50 p.m. - SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM LILIA CUNTAPAY
7:10 p.m. -  MY PARANORMAL ROMANCE
9:30 p.m. -  ANATOMIYA NG KORUPSIYON

 

February 16, Thursday
 

12 p.m. - BIG BOY

2:25 p.m. - ANG DAMGO NI ELEUTERIA

4:50 p.m. - MY PARANORMAL ROMANCE

7:10 p.m. - SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM LILIA CUNTAPAY
 
9:30 p.m. - DI INGON ' NATO