PHOTO CAPTION: Maricar Reyes and Sid Lucero are the lead stars of Anatomiya ng Korupsyon.
For the 7th edition of the Cinema One Originals Festival, ten entries will be screened at the Edsa Shangri-La Mall Cineplex from November 9-15, 2011.
This year's finalists represent diverse stories ranging from drama, comedy, and horror. The films that tackle family life are: Big Boy (an experimental coming-of-age drama set in Mindoro during the '50s); Mga Anino sa Tanghaling Tapat (depicts the story of three girls who deal with growing up pains); and Sa Ilalim ng Tulay (a dramedy about an Aeta family that has been displaced by the explosion of Mt. Pinatubo).
Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa stars first-time actors who portray kids who loot a hardware store for rugby.
Anatomiya ng Korupsyonis about a young lawyer who joins the Family Court as a hearing officer while Cartas de la Soledad (Letters of Solitude) is about a man who returns to his Maguindanao hometown after studying and working for more than 25 years in Barcelona, Spain in the hopes of imparting his European knowledge.
Six Degrees of Separation from Liliapresents a day-in-the-life of "dakilang extra" Lilia Cuntapay who is best known for appearing in horror flicks and TV shows.
Ka Oryang depicts the lives of female political detainees who struggled during the Martial Law era.
The films that deal with the horror genre include My Paranormal Romance (a teenage horror-comedy about a young girl who experiences supernatural events) and Di Ingon Nato (Not Like Us), which shows how people from a remote village deal with zombie infestation through religion, superstition and science.
(CLICK HERE to learn more about this year's entries)
The winners this year will be announced during the November 13 awards night to be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza in Ortigas.
Here is the schedule of films to be screened at the Shang Cineplex Cinema 4:
November 9 Wednesday
3pm Opening Ceremony
4:45pm Gala Premiere: SA KANTO NG ULAP AT LUPA by Mes De Guzman
7pm Gala Premiere: ANATOMIYA NG KORUPSIYON by Dennis Marasigan
9:30pm Gala Premiere: DI INGON 'NATO (Not Like Us) by Brandon Relucio and Ivan Zaldarriaga
November 10 Thursday
5pm Gala Premiere: MGA ANINO NG TANGHALING TAPAT by Ivy Universe Baldoza
7pm Gala Premiere: MY PARANORMAL ROMANCE by Victor Villanueva
9:30pm Gala Premiere: BIG BOY by Shireen Seno
November 11 Friday
5pm Gala Premiere: SA ILALIM NG TULAY by Earl Bontuyan
7pm Gala Premiere: KA ORYANG by Sari Dalena
9:30pm Gala Premiere: SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM LILIA CUNTAPAY
November 12 Saturday
5pm Regular Screening: Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa
7:30pm Regular Screening: Di Ingon 'Nato (Not Like Us)
9:30pm Gala Screening: CARTAS DE LA SOLEDAD (Letters of Solitude) by Teng Mangansakan
at Shang Cineplex PREMIERE THEATER:
November 10 Thursday
12nn ISHMAEL
2pm ANG DAMGO NI ELEUTERIA
4pm SA KANTO NG ULAP AT LUPA
7pm ANATOMIYA NG KORUPSIYON
9pm DI INGON 'NATO (Not Like Us)
November 11 Friday
12nn Cinema One Docu Special: INDIE MAINSTREAM PAANO KA GINAWA? by Jay Abello
2pm LAYANG BILANGGO
4pm MGA ANINO SA TANGHALING TAPAT
7pm MY PARANORMAL ROMANCE
9pm BIG BOY
November 12 Saturday
11:30am CARTAS DE LA SOLEDAD
1:30pm KA ORYANG
3:30pm ANATOMIYA NG KORUPSIYON
5:30pm SA ILALIM NG TULAY
7:30pm KA ORYANG
9:30pm SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM LILA CUNTAPAY
November 13 Sunday
11:30am MGA ANINO SA TANGHALING TAPAT
1:30pm MY PARANORMAL ROMANCE
3:30pm KA ORYANG
5:30pm CARTAS DE LA SOLEDAD
7:30pm SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM LILIA CUNTAPAY
9:30pm BIG BOY
November 14 Monday
12pm SA ILALIM NG TULAY
2pm ANATOMIYA NG KORUPSIYON
4pm MY PARANORMAL ROMANCE
6pm DI INGON 'NATO
8pm CARTAS DE LA SOLEDAD
10pm SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM LILIA CUNTAPAY
November 15 Tuesday
12pm MGA ANINO SA TANGHALING TAPAT
2pm SA KANTO NG ULAP AT LUPA
4pm BIG BOY
7pm SA ILALIM NG TULAY
9pm BEST PICTURE WINNER