Cinemanila 2009 will screen 80 films from 30 countries at Market! Market! in Taguig. Founding festival director Tikoy Aguiluz encourages moviegoers to "celebrate and enjoy what world cinema has to offer." The 11th edition of Cinemanila will run until October 25.
Tikoy Aguiluz hopes audiences will embrace what Filipino filmmakers have to offer
Saturday, October 17, 2009
10:55 AM
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"Filmmakers are no longer ivory tower artists. As filmmakers, they are also citizens who help their fellowmen and continue making films," makahulugang banggit ni direktor Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz VI sa kanyang speech sa opening night ng 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival 2009 noong October 15.
Nasaksihan ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ang simpleng pagpapasimula ng Cinemanila sa bago nitong venue sa Market! Market! sa Taguig City.
Nagmarka ang mga salitang ito ng Cinemanila festival founding director dahil sariwa pa sa isipan ng madla ang mga naging pinsala ng bagyong Ondoy at Peping kamakailan.
Ayon kay Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga, muntik nang ma-postpone ang kasalukuyang ginaganap na international filmfest dahil hindi pa rin lubos na nakaka-settle ang maraming mga Pilipinong nawalan ng tirahan at mga pag-aari.
Pero kabilang ang kanyang tanggapan sa mga nasa likod ng taunang CIFF nitong taong 2009. Kasama ang kanyang Bise-Alkalde na si George Elias, nagpasya silang ituloy ang festival dahil mayroon itong kahalagahan sa pagpapalaganap ng kultura, na hindi naman magiging pinsala sa madla.
AUSTERE OPENING, RICH OFFERINGS. In keeping with the current situation, nasaksihan ang isang simple o austere rites ng Cinemanila sa bago nitong venue. Ang maikling programa ay pinangunahan ni Giselle Sanchez bilang host, with the rap artists group Kalayo, Siga (Astig ng Taguig) as guest performers.
May mga bagong section ang film festival, bukod sa regular nitong programang pang-kompetisyon, tulad ng Main Competition, Southeast Asian Section, at Digital Lokal na naging popular na ang mga entries taun-taon, lalo sa mga tagatangkilik ng art films na world-class at mga independently-produced digital movies (o indie films).
This year, in-introduce ng CIFF '09 ang Machinima, isang animation section in two categories: Video Shorts (entries include Clockwork, I Don't Like The Dark, The Visitor, The Stolen Child, Traders, at The Body Is Obsolete) at Music Videos (entries include Brief Encounter, Nobody Dance, Inside Your Head, The Graveyard, Worship The Will, at Wish For You).
Isa lamang ito sa mga bagong masasaksihan ng publiko sa 10-day filmfest (Oktubre 15 to 25) na nagsimula sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalabas ng pelikulang Lola na dinirek ni Brillante Ma. Mendoza.
Matatandaang naging surprise entry sa 66th Venice International Film Festival last month ang obra ni Brillante. Tampok sa pelikulang ito ang mga veteran actresses na sina Anita Linda at Rustica Carpio, pati na rin ang mga aktor na sina Jhong Hilario at Ketchup Eusebio.
Nahirang si Brillante bilang Best Director ng Cannes International Film Festival '09 para sa Kinatay, na siyang ipalalabas muli sa Taguig bilang parte ng Cinemanila.
"I'm really excited!" masayang banggit ni Direk Tikoy. "I think we have a very good track record, the selections are good...."
RECOGNITION ABROAD. Sa Main Competition lalaban ang Independencia ni Raya Martin. Naging entry ito ng Pilipinas sa Cannes filmfest '09 (Un Certain Regard section) at kamakailan ay nanalo rin sa Bangkok International Film Festival sa Thailand.
Bilang closing film, gaganapin ang Philippine premiere ng pelikulang Himpapawid ni Raymond Red. Entry din ito ng bansa sa Tokyo International Film Festival sa Japan.
Samantala, may special screening ang Engkwentro ng 22-year-old filmmaker na si Pepe Diokno. Nagwagi ang Engkwentro bilang Best Picture sa Orrizonti section ng 66th Venice International Film Festival sa taon ding ito.
Kabilang naman sa magkakaroon ng world premiere ang Biyaheng Lupa (Soliloquy), debut film ni Armando "Bing" Lao at competing entry sa Digital Lokal section ng festival. Gaganapin ang premiere sa Lunes, Oktubre 19.
Sa mga naka-line up na entries mula sa iba't ibang bansa (pang-competition man o special screenings), kabilang rito ang Hunger ni Steve McQueen, Tulpan ni Sergei Dvortsevoy; ang Inglorious Basterds ni Quentin Tarantino (starring Brad Pitt and Christoph Waltz), at Broken Embraces ng Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker na si Pedro Almodovar.
Bibigyan ng Lifetime Achievement Award ang filmmaker na si Paul Schrader, direktor ng mga klasikong pelikulang Hollywood tulad ng Raging Bull at Taxi Driver.
CINEMANILA FOR DISASTER VICTIMS. Sa last day ng festival (Oktubre 25), kasabay ng awarding ceremonies ay isasagawa ang Project Tropical Storm, isang special project ng Cinemanila para sa mga kapuspalad na naging biktima ng nakaraang mga pananalasa ng kalamidad.
Ito ang kontribusyon ng Cinemanila sa kawanggawa, na hindi dapat bale-walain. Kung nagbibigay-kasiyahan ang festival sa pamamagitan ng mga ipinalalabas na mga world-class films at quality Pinoy indies, may pagtanaw rin ang proyekto sa kapakanan ng mga kapuspalad.
Sabi ni Direk Tikoy, "We have a lot to be thankful for. This marks the beginning of a new decade, wherein our filmmakers and Philippine cinema has arrived..."
Sa kabila man ng mga kalamidad, mayroon mang mga trahedya at pagluluksa ang sambayanan, ay nariyan din ang mga pagtatagumpay o triumph ng mga Filipino filmmakers.
- Pete Lacaba is Lifetime Achievement Awardee in Dekada Cinemanila
- Quentin Tarantino fulfills childhood dream to visit the Philippines
- Cinemanila 2009 pays tribute to heroes of Ondoy through Project Tropical Storm
- Kinatay's Brillante Mendoza gets kudos from veteran director Mario O'Hara: "I love the violence!"
- Cinemanila 2008 winners honored at Malacañang Palace
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