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PEP EXCLUSIVE: Robbie Tan explains why MNL 143 was disqualified from Cinemalaya 2012
by Abby Mendoza and Jocelyn Dimaculangan posted on February 28, 2012  STATS: 7584 Views | 18 Comments

Cinemalaya Monitoring Head Robbie Tan says MNL 143, Emerson Reyes's entry to the 8th Cinemalaya, was disqualified because the director and the producer insisted on having Alan Paule (main photo) and Joy Viado (inset) as the lead stars. Considering the premise of the film—a man in search of his long lost love—Tan explained that having Alan and Joy as lead stars "will not work."
Tan also admitted: "Actually, heavy heart ako, e, sa MNL 143, heavy heart ako. I saw promise naman kay Emerson [Reyes]. Kaya lang, kung yun ang gusto niya [and] they insisted, wala akong magawa."

Photo By: Noel Orsal

According to Tan, these 11 finalists have to comply with requirements before being granted P500,000. Such requirements include the production plan (a list of the technical staff such as the Director of Photography, Assistant Director, Musical Director, likewise the final script, sequence treatment, schedule, etc.).  

There is also a need for the finalists to give details regarding their counter-financing.

Tan elaborates, "We're only giving a grant of P500,000. So kung ang project nila would be, let's say 1.5 million [pesos], they have to tell us where they are getting the one million [pesos]."  

Such is the nitty-gritty of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.  

"Yung lahat ng yun, binubusisi namin," states Tan.

"Tinitingnan namin kasi kung okay yun, [kung] workable... we see to it that the project will work.  

"That's the reason why Cinemalaya [has] nice products naman. Magaganda...  

"Ang tao... may kumpiyansa sa Cinemalaya it's because we're able to turn out products that are good and naging significant... napapalabas sa mga major festivals abroad...  

"Basically, yun ang ginagawa namin. Kaya we're very careful and meticulous.  

"At the same time, ang monitoring team namin, [naka-]support talaga kami sa filmmakers.  

"Kasi maraming mga filmmakers, minsan... they're still... they're new graduates... it's their first film, so they're not aware of mga certain things that they have to do in order to do to make a significant film na magwu-work."

DEALING WITH CONTROVERSIES. Cinemalaya will have its 8th edition from July 20 to 29, 2012.

Perhaps among the prominent independent film festivals in the country, it cannot be helped that it becomes embroiled in controversies from time to time.  

"It's part of the job," remarks Tan. "Kasi kami, we cannot let things pass naman just because we want to get away with intrigues.  

"Kasi we're supposed to protect Cinemalaya, we protect the standards."

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  • 18  misstoe

    03/08/2012 | 01:06 AM
    Nothing is for free in this world...siyempre since they are granting them 500K pesos, may say din sila sa movie...kailangan nga naman may return of investment...siguro ang problema nila ay yung si Joy..o nga naman, hindi naman kapani-paniwala na may lalaking maghahanap sa kanya..ha.ha..ha..
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  • 17  prettyboy25

    03/06/2012 | 11:16 PM
    If that's the case, they better change the name of the festival from Cine-MALAYA to Cine-MANDO. Their so-called standards are so imposing to the creativity of the directors such that it is very much ironic with the festival's name.
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  • 16  cinelamour

    03/06/2012 | 10:54 PM
    ANG PANGIT NG LAYOUT NG PEP.PH ANG GULO A. IT IS SO BUSY IN THE EYES.
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  • 15  dakilangduca

    03/06/2012 | 03:28 AM
    Stupid. Just so stupid.
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  • 14  charlievictoria

    02/29/2012 | 09:22 AM
    I don't think Mr. Robbie Tan or the Cinemalaya Organizing Committee understands the concept of Independent films. bomba or titillating films is different from the Independent films that are being produced internationally. kaya siguro di nakukuha ang Pilipinas sa Oscars...profit na agad ang iniisip....
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  • 13  showbizfiend

    02/29/2012 | 03:52 AM
    WTH???
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  • 12  dakilangduca

    02/29/2012 | 03:32 AM
    So anong nangyari kay Eugene Domingo at Deither Ocampo sa Mamarazzi? Eh kay Ding Dong Dantes sa Kimy Dora? Eh si Ai-ai? Si Pokwang? Hindi bat nagkaroon din ng mga leading man ang mga yan na ya knaw. Walang silbing itong desisyon na to. Too subjective. Too judgmental. Robbie, you don't represent the audience, the market.
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  • 11  cinelamour

    02/28/2012 | 09:31 PM
    this is freaking bs. ang babaw ng rason mo robbie. nasaan ang pagiging malaya?
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  • 10  vinncan

    02/28/2012 | 08:51 PM
    hmm.. nakaka disappoint tuloy ang sineMALAYA. the name doesnt speak for itself na. wala nang creative freedom na dapat main focus ng mga movies. its weird. they are having the mindset na ng mga mainstream producers. any way, hope they can fix this. im vying pa naman for this even someday soon.
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  • johnjoshuajeremydin26

    02/28/2012 | 08:15 PM
    mababaw..kung ang standard ng pelikula pala eh based sa panlasa ng cinemalaya at hinbdi sa manunuod, therefore selfserving lang pala sila.Wag tayo magjudge ng hindi pa tapos ang product...Nakita nyo ba ang ibang artista na sumikat dahil sa indies?? ang point eh porket may image na sila hindi na pwede maging artsita sa isang mapangahas na pelkula??Its all about being inventive, being creative and against any norms..kaya nga hindi mainstream eh.This is like power tripping too..ang ibig sabihin naNghihinayang si RObbie tan sa PERa NA IBIBIGAY PAG SILA JOY AT ALLAN ANG BIDA? COME ONE.HINDI SAPAT NA RASON ITO.
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  • pinas48

    02/28/2012 | 08:12 PM
    sorry Cinemalaya pero I don't agree with you..ano naman kung c allan at joy ang lead stars..it is up to the audience to decide about the film..kaloka kayo..
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  • brokenheartedone

    02/28/2012 | 07:49 PM
    sus komo hindi maganda ung bida di na sia fit sa character bakit ung machete by robert rodriguez hindi rin naman guapo ung bida dun pero kumita naman
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  • rotoscaper

    02/28/2012 | 06:34 PM
    oo dapat sa foreign film fests ilabas yung pelikula para matapalan itong mga pa-importante.
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  • manjo

    02/28/2012 | 06:15 PM
    Emerson, do submit your film outside of the Philippines and gain foreign viewership instead. And when you get recognition abroad, isampal mo sa Cinemalaya at Robbie Tan ang success mo.
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  • manjo

    02/28/2012 | 06:09 PM
    Ang weird naman ng Cinemalaya ... if they are to meddle in how the film is to be presented in the can, hindi na indie film ang tawag dyan. Indie fils are supposed to break away from the norms of regular film standards - sa casting, directorial scheme, budget and cost of filming. Ang pinaka-concern lang ng judges is the storyline - wala kayo dapat pakialam kung anong atake ang gagawin ng director or production team dealing with the film. Shame on you!
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  • jansep

    02/28/2012 | 04:41 PM
    bakit nyo naman iku-kwestyon yung characters nila??? imposible bang magkagusto ang isang alan paule sa isang joy viado.. my goodness....
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  • fluffysasha

    02/28/2012 | 03:57 PM
    mukhang comedy romance naman ito so pwede siya pero kung makaka break even thats another story, may konting bara pero festival nila yan at may grant sila na binibigay so dapat langmay say sila, peromukhang itutuloy namn ni direk without the cinemelaya grant kung maganda naman talaga may pag-asa...there is such a thing as word of mouth
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  • wanna_change

    02/28/2012 | 03:15 PM
    kayo na pala ang nagbibigay ng standard kung ano ang pag-ibig.. pangit at maganda, di pwede mag-ibigan.. idiot at semi-idiot, di rin pwede.. graduate ng UP at graduate ng di kilalang university, di rin pwede.. ano klaseng konsepto ng pag-ibig at romance yan...
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