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
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At nabanggit pa ni Direk Tikoy ang mga kasalukuyang pangyayari, na nagtatagumpay ang mga Pinoy filmmakers at mga obra nila, "from Greece to Vladivostok to Pusan... Filipino filmmakers have amazed the world audiences with our stories. We hope the local audiences will also embrace what our filmmakers have to offer...."
Para rin kay Direk Tikoy, ang taong ito ng Cinemanila ay isang pasasalamat, "A thanksgiving for the Filipino filmmakers who continue to tell their stories and mesmerized world audiences...."
Hindi maiiwasang magkaroon ng mga problema habang ongoing ang festival. Tulad sa mga nakalipas na taon, mayroong hindi natutuloy na screening. Ilang ehemplo ay ang Mar Adentro o The Sea Inside ng Spanish filmmaker na si Alejandro Amenabar noong 2005, o ang Imburnal ni Sherad Anthony Sanchez, ang entry sa Digital Lokal section ng CIFF '08 na una'y nabigyan ng X-rating ng Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) at muntik nang hindi maipalabas sa Cinemanila.
"There might be similar problems, but we hope to overcome them," sabi ni Direk Tikoy. "Kasi, kung meron mang casualties, siguro out of 80 [films], isa o dalawa. Ang mahalaga naman is the overall program is really excellent."
At isa itong magandang dahilan para magdiwang sa loob ng sampung araw na ginaganap ang 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival 2009.
"Celebrate and enjoy what world cinema has to offer," pagwawakas ni Direk Tikoy Aguiluz.
CLICK HERE to view the complete screening schedule of Cinemanila 2009.
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