QCinema International Film Festival 2015 Circle Competition Official Entries

Kapatiran - QCinema Trailer
Our trailer. In the name of law and lawlessness, see you at QCinema!Screening dates:• October 24, Saturday, 9:00pm at Gateway (Premiere)• October 25, Sunday, 6:20pm at TriNoMa• October 26, Monday, 1:00pm at Galleria• October 29, Thursday, 1:00pm at TriNoMa• October 30, Friday, 3:30pm at TriNoMa• October 31, Saturday, 6:00pm at Gateway
Posted by Kapatiran on Wednesday, 21 October 2015

In an elite law school fraternity, ironically , law is out of the question. Kapatiran follows a week in a life of a neophyte, a master and a lawyer alumni, and crosses the line of money, power and connections within Manila's society. This all culminates on Sunday at the grand final hazing rites of the brotherhood.

Starring: Abner Delin, Timothy Mabalot, Jomari Umpa, Daniel Medrana

Written By: Pepe Diokno, Lilit Reyes, Benjamin Tolentino

Directed By: Pepe Diokno 

 

“Iisa” by Chuck Gutierrez is a thriller about a never-ending war, a town ravaged by a devastating storm and the woman caught in between. Gutierrez is a multi-awarded film editor and producer and is co-founder of Voyage Studios together with Babyruth Gutierrez. This marks Gutierrez’ first feature as director, with last year’s QCinema grantee, Arnel Mardoquio as co-writer. #qcinema2015
Posted by QCinema on Saturday, 10 October 2015

  

Iisa is a thriller about a never-ending war, a town ravaged by a devastating storm and the woman caught in between.

Starring: Rio Locsin, Angeli Bayani, Jess Mendoza, Mon Confiado, Nanding Josef

Story by: Arnel Mardoquio

Directed By: Chuck Gutierrez

Two former freelance writers from Star Cinema, Prime Cruz and Jen Chuaunsu, collaborate for their first feature, “Sleepless,” an offbeat rom-com on two insomniacs. It charts how they start to bond while the rest of the world sleeps. Drawn together by their nocturnal loneliness, they talk about love, zombies and everything in between.
Posted by QCinema on Saturday, 10 October 2015

“Sleepless,” is an offbeat rom-com on two insomniacs. It charts how they start to bond while the rest of the world sleeps. Drawn together by their nocturnal loneliness, they talk about love, zombies and everything in between.

Starring: Glaiza De Castro and Dominic Roco

Directed By: Prime Cruz

A dark tale of fatal obsession and erotic passion, “Gayuma” centers on a young student artist mesmerized by a beautiful and mysterious figure drawing model in his art school. 

Starring: Benjamin Alves, Elora Españo

Introducing: Phoebe Walker

Written and Directed By: Cesar Hernando

Apocalypse Child is a partnership between director Mario Cornejo and producer Monster Jimenez, who have collaborated on movies since their first film, “Big Time” at the 2005 Cinemalaya Film Festival. The film is set in surfing town of Baler where Ford is wasting his youth away. Named after Francis Ford Coppola, Ford’s mother continuously hopes that the Hollywood director would someday acknowledge her son. As another surfing season is ending, he is forced to confront his past, including the myths about his life. #qcinema2015
Posted by QCinema on Friday, 9 October 2015

 What if you were told all your life that you're the son of a famous film director?

Apocalypse Child is the story of Ford, a surfing instructor who has been wasting his youth as his mother petitions the director to acknowledge his son. As another surfing season ends, he is forced to confront the myths surrounding his life.

Starring: Ana Abad Santos,  Annicka Dolonius, Archie Alemania, Gwen Zamora, RK Bagatsing, Sid Lucero

Directed By: Mario Cornejo

A grieving widow, a socially-handicapped genius, a helpless granpa connect and disconnect to create bumps in their flatline coastal lives. #qcinema2015 #circlecompetition
Posted by QCinema on Saturday, 17 October 2015

A film is about Mauban Quezon and how chosen characters cope with smalltown blues, if they stay, or decide to leave. A grieving widow, a socially - handicapped genius, a helpless grandpa connect and disconnect to create bumps in their flatline coastal lives. 

Starring: Jun-Jun Quintana, Tessie Tomas, Meryll Soriano, Alessandra de Rossi, Lou Veloso, Lui Manansala, Menggie Cobarubbias, Daniel Marsh

 Directed By: Lemuel Lorca

Another debuting filmmaker is Mihk Vergara with “Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo." This first feature is about a young neighborhood underdog or a “patalo” who assembles an unlikely team of losers to join her in the ultimate battle for the streets: patintero. Vergara previously worked as director of the TV series, “Rakista” as well as music videos. #qcinema2015
Posted by QCinema on Saturday, 10 October 2015

Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo  is about a young neighborhood underdog or a “patalo” who assembles an unlikely team of losers to join her in the ultimate battle for the streets: patintero. 

Directed By: Mihk Vergara

QCinema International Film Festival 2015 once again earns proof that Quezon City is the film festival capital of the country by exhibiting top-rank films and staging film discourses from October 22 to 31 at Trinoma, Gateway Mall, and Robinson’s Galleria cinemas. Excited? Watch this.
Posted by QCinema on Sunday, 4 October 2015

The film tells the story of how a violent crime disrupts a quaint rural town in Batangas. A girl’s dead body is discovered and puts the whole town on trial while the former’s companion remains missing. The ensuing media spectacle slowly exposes the town’s secrets. As they celebrate its yearly festival by the lake, an unknowing sleeping evil unravels and haunts the townsfolk.

Starring: Amante Pulido, Joel Saracho, Cherry Malvar, Mailes Kanapi, Chic San Agustin, Renerio Concepcion, Sunshine Teodoro, Lance Raymundo, Nica Santiago, Dan De Guzman, Shielbert Manuel, Terry Malvar, Alex Yuaga, Ian Lomonggo

 

Introducing: Dylan Ray Talon

Directed By: Jet Leyco

QCinema International Film Festival 2015 Circle Competition Schedule here

  

QCINEMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WILL HELD FROM OCTOBER 22-31 2015 AT TRINOMA, GATEWAY AND ROBINSONS GALLERIA CINEMAS