Cinemalaya 2010 entries
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Nine full-length entries are competing in the New Breed of Filmmakers section of the 6th Cinemalaya while five films from veteran directors are vying for the top plum in the Director's Showcase category.
The 2010 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will run from July 9-18, 2010 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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The 2010 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will run from July 9-18, 2010 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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Alfred Vargas and Danielle Castaño portray Andres Bonifacio and Gregoria de Jesus in the historical film Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio.
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Lance Raymundo (right) has a fencing scene for Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio, wherein he is cast as General Emilio Aguinaldo.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Janvier Daily (middle) is cast as Procopio Bonifacio, the brother of Andres who is also accused of treason against the revolutionary government.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
In the Cinemalaya entry Donor, Meryll Soriano plays a DVD vendor who agrees to marry an Arabian so she could donate her kidney to him in exchange for money.
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In Donor, Lizette (Meryll Soriano) wants to earn big so she can work abroad.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Baron Geisler is cast as Danny, the boyfriend of Meryll Soriano who approves of the kidney transplant so he can get a commission.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
In the Cinemalaya entry Pink Halo-Halo, a young boy named Natoy (Paolo Constantino) is shocked to find out that his father is badly hurt while serving as a soldier in Mindanao.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Allen Dizon portrays Corporal Lino Bolante, the father of Natoy in Pink Halo-Halo.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Angeli Bayani (left) is cast as the wife of Allen Dizon in Pink Halo-Halo. Direk Jay Altarejos shot this film in his hometown Ticao Island in Masbate, an impoverished area where men sign up with the Army as a way of escaping poverty.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Sigwa (the Tagalog term for "storm") tackles the tumultuous period of the '70s known as the First Quarter Storm. This entry is one of five entries competing in the Director's Showcase category of Cinemalaya.
The first part of Sigwa stars (from left) Lovi Poe, Pauleen Luna, Marvin Agustin, Megan Young, Allen Dizon and Jay Aquitania.
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Pauleen Luna plays the young Cita, a student activist who eventually becomes a rebel leader of the New People's Army. Cita was the girlfriend of Oliver (Marvin Agustin) but the weak-willed guy betrayed her and their other comrades.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Jay Aquitania is an urban poor out-of-school activist during the '70s. When he was captured, he was brutally tortured, leaving him partially blind.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Thirty-five years later, Dolly (now grown up to be Dawn Zulueta, left) returns to the Philippines to find her daugther whom she left behind with Azon (Gina Alajar, right).Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Zsa Zsa Padilla plays the older version of Cita. She still has feelings of anger towards her former boyfriend (portrayed by Tirso Cruz III) who serves as the spokesperson of the government.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
In the Cinemalaya entry Two Funerals, Princess Manzon (second from left) dies in a bus accident, prompting her fiance (Xian Lim, leftmost) and her mother (Tessie Tomas) to search for her body.
Robert Arevalo (rightmost) portrays the father of Princess. Gil Portes directs this black comedy cum road movie.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Xian Lim's character consoles Tessie Tomas when she finds out that her daughter has died. However, when they open the casket, they are shocked to find that her body has been switched with an older man.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Duirng the road trip of Xian Lim and Tessie Tomas in Two Funerals, they will get to see Holy Week traditions in Quezon province such as the Misa de Silencio wherein women wear veils as they simulate the burial of Jesus Christ.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
There are nine full-length films competing in the New Breed category of Cinemalaya. Halaw, directed by Sheron Dayoc, is one of these films.The title of the film is a Malaysian term meaning "deported" or "rejected." Shot mostly in Barangay Taluksangay, Zamboanga City, Halaw stars John Arcilla (in photo) as an illegal recruiter.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
The Cinemalaya entry Limbunan depicts the rituals of a family preparing for a weddingin Maguindanao. The title of the film is culled from the private quarters of the bride-to-be called limbunan.
Joem Bascon (in photo) is cast as a military man who used to be the tutor of the bride-to-be Ayesah (Jea Lyka Cinco).
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Tetchie Agbayani is cast as Ayesah's aunt Farida, who is tasked to ensure that the young lady is prepared for the wedding.
Director Gutierrez "Teng" Mangansakan II directs this film based on his observations of Maguindanaon weddings.
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In the Cinemalaya entry Magkakapatid, Nico Antonio (left) plays the dual roles of Caloy and Cardo. Ces Quesada portrays his mother in this drama-suspense film, which shows how a brother kills his own sibling.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Julio Diaz portrays the brother of Ces Quesada in Magkakapatid. This film directed by Kim Homer Garcia is based on true events in Batangas.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
In the Cinemalaya entry Mayohan, Lovi Poe plays a young girl who serves as the president of the pasayaw. This film aims to depict a love story set in Quezon province during the May harvest festival called Mayohan.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Lilibeth (Lovi Poe, left) and Niño (Elijah Castillo) become close to each other as the pasayaw draws near.
This film is written by Paul Sta. Ana and directed by Dan Villegas.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Danny Añonuevo directs the action-laden Cinemalaya entry Rekrut. Emilio Garcia (left, standing) is cast as the military officer who will whip the recruits into shape as they prepare for a classified operation.
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Rekrut focuses on the friendship of a Muslim named Jamir Alura (Joem Bascon) and a Christian named Lando (JM De Guzman).Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Alwyn Uytingco, Dominic Roco, Alchris Galura, and Manuel Chua Jr. are cast as soldiers being trained in the military camp for the indie film Rekrut.
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Sampaguita director Francis Xavier Pasion traveled to Floridablanca in Pampanga to document how families gather the white, fragrant flowers in farms using gaseras for illumination.
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Francis Xavier Pasion's entry Sampaguita is the only film that did not cast any mainstream actor. The director opted to make a semi-documentary starring actual makers and vendors of sampaguita garlands.
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Si Techie, Si Teknoboy at si JuanaB, directed by Art Katipunan, tells the story of OFWs Techie (Mercedes Cabral) and Jay (Christian Vasquez), who both decide to come back to the Philippines to get married.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Juana (Auriette Divina, left) helps her best friend Techie (Mercedes Cabral, right) to meet her virtual lover called Teknoboy.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
In the Cinemalaya entry The Leaving, Arnold Reyes plays a Tsinoy businessman who has an affair with his officemate (portrayed by LJ Moreno).
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Fil-Chinese Ian-Dean Loreños directs the drama-suspense film The Leaving. It features three intertwining stories that aim to represent the "social, moral and cultural scenario of the new generation of Tsinoys."Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Dennis Marasigan (not in photo) directs his wife Irma Adlawan (left) in the Cinemalaya entry Vox Populi (Siya ang Meyor Ko!). His film chronicles the last day of campaigning of a mayoralty candidate.
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The aspiring mayor Connie (Irma Adlawan, middle) is assisted by the characters of (from left) Julio Diaz, Bobby Andrews, Suzette Ranillo and LJ Moreno.Photography: Courtesy of Cinemalaya0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments |
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