Updates on Cinema One Originals 2013 Official Finalists : Story Concept and Casts

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KABISERA

Directed By: Borgy Torre

Starring: Joel Torre, Meryll Soriano, Bernard Palanca, Art Acuña, Bing Pimentel, Ketchup Eusebio, Jomari Umpa and Carlo Cruz

Genre: Action. 

One man's transformation from a naive, innocent man to a ruthless father, friend and eventually, a drug dealer. Set in Bacolod. Negros.

SITIO 

Directed By: Mes De GuzmanGenre: Psychological Drama. 

Starring: RK Bagatsing, Arnold Reyes and Adrian Sebastian

A family from the city returns to the province in search of a simpler life, they find more problems and setbacks instead.
Will be shot in Nueva Vizcaya.

BLU BUSTAMANTE 

Directed By: Miko LiveloGenre: Family Drama Comedy. 

Starring: Joem Bascon, Dimples Romana, Jun Sabayton, and Jhiz Manabat

An OFW is suddenly jobless in Japan. A friend introduces him to a Sentai director who convinces him to be a double for Blue Force, a super hero character in an upcoming Japanese super hero show.

ANG ALAMAT NG CHINA DOLL 

Directed By: Adolf Alix Jr. from a screenplay by Lav Diaz.Genre: Drama. 

Starring: Cesar Montano and Maja Salvador

Helen lives with her grandmother in an idyllic island down south, at 25, she’s about to graduate from high school and start a new life. Things take a drastic turn when a journalist publishes an article about "China Doll."

WOMAN OF THE RUINS 

Directed By: Keith SicatGenre: Mystery Drama. 

Starring: Alessandra de Rossi, Art Acuña, Elizabeth Oropesa, Peque Gallaga, and Chanel Latorre

On a storm-ravaged island that has seen its share of tragedy, a person who has been assumed dead reappears and ignites a frenzy of reactions, ranging from ecstatic religious fervor to fear.

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ANGUSTIA 

Directed By: Kristian CorderoGenre: Period- Regional. 

Starring: Alex Medina, Maria Isabel Lopez, and Michelle Smith

Set in 19th Century Bicolandia, a Spanish friar falls for a woman of indigenous origins. Until paranoia drives the Spanish friar to murder.

ANG PAGBABALAT NG AHAS 

Directed By: Timmy HarnGenre: Genre film/comedy. 

Starring: Jaime Fabregas, Liza Lorena, Mervin and Kay Brondial

A lower middle-class family moves in to an upper middle-class village where a mad scientist is keeping a snake-man.

ISLANDS 

Directed By: Whammy Alcazaren

Starring: Benjamin Alves, Luis Alandy, Mercedes Cabral, and Anita Linda

Genre: Experimental/Science Fiction. 

A spacecraft lands through the geographies of the fictional film, ISLANDS and the reality in which it is being filmed as a movie.

BUKAS NA LANG SAPAGKAT GABI NA 

Directed By: Jet Leyco

Starring: Nika Santiago, Raul Morit, and Dan de Guzman

A four-part narrative of three related occurrences caused by tragic accident of a Filipino-Spanish priest.

ISKALAWAGS 

Directed By: Keith DeligeroGenre: Comedy. 

Starring: Children from Camotes Island

An aching tale of friendship, youth, and a journey towards self-discovery in this small-town coming of age story. Intoy, takes us back to show us how those teenage days felt like. To be shot in Camotes Island, Cebu.

Saturday Night Chills 

Directed By: Ian Loreños

Starring: Joseph Marco, Rayver Cruz, and Mateo Guidicell

A PHILIPPINO STORY 

Directed By: Benjamin GarciaGenre: Drama. 

Starring: Mark Gil and Jun Jun Quintana

A cautionary tale about the dangers of male prostitution

SHIFT 

Directed By:Siege LedesmaGenre: Love Story/Drama. 

Starring: Yeng Constantino and Felix Roco

When an idealistic, tomboyish, call center slacker is mentored by a pragmatic, gay senior agent, an unconventional relationship blossoms that would challenge their most personal convictions

BENDOR 

Directed By:Ralston JoverGenre: Drama. 

Starring: Vivian Velez

40 days before the annual Good Friday procession of the miraculous 400-year-old Black Nazarene statue at the Quiapo church in Manila, an early morning mass is disrupted when a candle vendor finds a blood-soaked box with a dead fetus inside.

RIDDLES OF MY HOMECOMING 

Directed By:Arnel MardoquioGenre: Drama. 

Starring: Fe Hyde, Perry Dizon, and Madz Garcia

The Lumads and Moros of Mindanao have a traditional belief that when a person dies his soul goes back to his homeland.

The 2013 Cinema One Originals Festival will be in November 10-19 2013 in three cinemas: Glorietta, Robinsons Galleria, and Trinoma

The film Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon by the late director Eddie Romero will open the festival..

I am really so much exited for this year's Cinema One Originals. From the cast, story, concept and genre talagang kaabang abang ang lahat ng mga entry. I am much more exited here compare to MMFF entries.Tama nga ang kanilang tagline for this year "Wag kang pahuhuli’ because it’s all about being different, young, new, edgy… not for the ordinary"