QCinema International Film Festival 2014 Official Entries

With the theme, “From Flashback to Fast Forward,” the film festival aims to highlight Quezon City’s contribution to the Philippine film industry in the past and in the future as the country’s “City of the Stars.” 

The QCinema is one of the many ways Quezon City supports the country’s film industry. This year’s festival is set as a bigger event as one of the major high;ights of Quezon City’s 75th Jubilee celebration. With the theme Flashbacks to Fast Forward, the November event will feature the contributing role of Quezon City in the development of the local cinema in the past and in the future. It will showcase an array of cinematic gems to include the world premiere of various films funded by the QCFDC and a competition of independent feature films. The festival will also take on a global dimension this year with foreign festival directors and critics to be invited and a slate of award-winning foreign films to be featured.

Through its partnership with various embassies, QCinema, for the first time, will iclude an exhibition category for foreign films culled from the recent harvest from A-list festivals abroad.

A Lifetime Achievement Award will also be bestowed for the outstanding contributions of one of the country’s film personalities. Renowned prosthetic make-up artist Cecile Baun has been named as one of the awardees for QCinema 2014.

Slated for November 5-11 at Ayala Trinoma Cinemas, the ten local entries will be competing for the Pylon Awards with a jury to be composed of local and international film personalities. Prizes at stake are Best Picture, NETPAC Jury Prize & Best Short Film, Best Actor & Best Actress, Gender Sensitivity and Audience Choice Awards with cash prizes of up to P300,000.

Alienasyon is the opening film for QCinema International Film Festival 2014. This is the film that won the 2 million peso grant for full-length feature

Alienasyon foregrounds the story of a retired university professor who refuses to leave his home in UP Diliman campus despite administrative order of eviction. His whole life bearing witness to Diliman estate's evolution, He is the only remaining gate keeper of the histories of his homeland.

Starring: Spanky Manikan, Tessie Tomas, Shamaine Buencamino, Bing Pimentel, Art Acuña, 

Manuel Chua, Jess Mendoza, and Meryll Soriano

Also Starring: Armando Laput, Jr.,Akira Morishita, Sharmaine Aladin, Xander Martinez, Mark Onir, TJ De La Paz,  Carlo Cruz

Written and Directed By: Arnel Mardoquio

The line-up of the QCinema 2014 entries for its various categories are as follows:

QCinema International Film Festival Circle Competition Official Entries

  

 
 Tres, the first Sine Panitik trilogy is comprised of film adaptations of three classic Filipino short stories which are included in the literature courses in high school and college.


The stories are: Faith, Love, Time and Dr. Lazaro by Gregorio Brilliantes (directed by Jose N. Carreon); Tata Selo of  Rogelio Sikat (directed by William Mayo) and Sandaang Damit of Fanny Garcia (directed by Edgardo ‘Boy’ Vinarao).

Starring: Leo Martinez,Bembol Roco, Sharmaine Buencamino, Rez Cortez, Ma. Isabel Lopez, Richard Quan, Mara Lopez

1st Ko Si 3rd is also an official entry to New Breed Full Length Feature of Cinemalaya Film Festival 2014.



Starring: Nova Villa, Freddie Webb, Dante Rivero, Ruby Ruiz, Ken Chan, Denise Barbacena, Coleen Borgonia, RJ Agustin, Lara Morena

 

Written and Directed By: Real Florido

Directed By: Barbara Politsch

Nick and Chai had its world premiere on Busan International Film Festival this year.

Directed By: Cha Escala & Wena Sanchez

Directed By: M. Bonifacio

Directed By: Baby Ruth Villarama

Starring: Sid Lucero, Bing Pimentel, Jess Mendoza, Mengie Cobarrubias, Biboy Ramirez, Channel Latorre, Kenneth Paul Salva and Alessandra De Rossi

Directed By: Lem Lorca

 
 Starring: Mon Confiado, Alex Medina, Jerald Napoles, Imelda Schweighart, Katy Fernandez and Ms. Gloria Sevilla


Directed By: Christopher Ad Castillo

Directed By: Carl Papa

Starring: LJ Reyes, Mike Tan, Rosanna Roces, Rich Asuncion, Enzo Pineda, Rico Barrera, Pancho Magno, Perla Bautista and Lauren Young.

Also Starring: Sue Prado, Aleck Bovick, Evelyn Vargas, Jet Alcantara, Lotlot Bustamante, Christine Velasco, Jash Villajin, Vince Celis, Jill Palancia, Isadora,Benz Sangalang, Adriana Gomez.

Written and Directed By: Neal Tan

Of these 10 entries, five, namely “Tres”, “1st Ko si 3rd”, “Cemetery Life”, “Nick and Chai” and “Tigbao”, are recipients of post-production grants from the Quezon Ctiy Film Development Commission (QCFDC).

Quezon City Experience (QCX) Short Films Official Entries

In a world where the rain never stops, illegal multivitamin supplements are all the rage and ‘bulalo’ is a most precious commodity, two people - a flood control worker and a call center agent who sells summer vacation packages abroad - meet and find a sense of intimate normalcy and unfamiliar ease in each other.

Starring: Ness Roque, Fiss Bitana

 Directed By : Rob Jara

Cynthia Barber will do everything to make his son's dream of becoming a famous singer come true. the only problem is, her son has no talent at all!
STAGE mother knows best!

Directed By:  Victor Villanueva

 Senior

Directed By: Jed Medrano

In our society where illiteracy is discriminated upon, a single father struggles to overcome this even if it means he has to start from the first grade.

Starring: Lito Pimentel, Sue Prado, Solomon Mark de Guzman

Directed By: Grace Simbulan

Sa Ngalan Ni Ultimate Warrior

Directed By: Miko Livelo

Five short films that qualified for the Quezon City Experience (QCX competition) each received  P150,000 for post-production.

Q Cinema Screen International Entries

Pawel Pawilkowski’s “Ida” from Poland, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s “Two Days, One Night” from Belgium, Xavier Dolan’s “Mommy” from Canada, Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Leviathan” from Russia are official entries to the best foreign language film category in the 2015 Academy Awards.

Ida (Poland)

Anna, a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation. 

Cast: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik

Director: Pawel Pawlikowski

 

Two Days, One Night (Belgium)

Sandra, a young Belgian mother, discovers that her workmates have opted for a significant pay bonus, in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job.

 Cast: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Pili Groyne

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne

  

Mommy (Canada)


A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new
hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.

 Cast:Anne Dorval,Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément

 Director: Xavier Dolan

Leviathan (Russia/France)

A present day social drama spanning multiple characters about the human insecurity in a “new country” which gradually unwinds to a mythological scale concerning the human condition on earth entirely. 


Cast: Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Aleksey Serebryakov


 Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev

The Don Juans (Czech Republic)

An elderly opera director Vitek confesses on camera about his passion for life, music and women. 

Cast: Jan Hartl, Libuse Safránková, Martin Huba

 Director: Jirí Menzel.

Jauja (Denmark/ Argentina)
 
A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown
desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization. 

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Diego, Roman, Ghita Nørby

Director: Lisandro Alonso

52 Tuesdays (Australia)

Sixteen year old Billie’s reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. 

Cast: Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Del Herbert-Jane, Mario Späte,

 Director: Sophie Hyde

Lilet Never Happened (The Netherlands)

A look at child prostitution in Manila. Winner of the Platinum Remi award at the Worldfest Houston International Festival in Houston Texas, 

Cast: Sandy Talag, Johanna ter Steege, Timothy Mabalot, 

Writer: Roy Iglesias

 Director: Jacco Groen

Four courageous women are faced with the harsh realities of poverty, prejudice, and corruption.

Hello Forever by Australian director Peter Kirk is  the special closing film of QCinema

All ticket prices are QC friendly at 100 pesos. 50 pesos for Senior Citizens and students, just present your valid id.

You may check this link for the complete schedule of screening of films.

QCinema International Film Festival will be held from November 5 - 11 2014 at Trinoma Mall