The Cinemalaya Foundation has announced the finalists for the Full Length Feature for the 2019 Cinemalaya Film Festival and Competition (Year 15).
Announced during the Cinemalaya 2018 Awards Night the 10 official finalists are:
Announced during the Cinemalaya 2018 Awards Night the 10 official finalists are:
1. AN1 by Kim Zuñiga & Sandro del Rosario
2. ANNAK TI KARAYAN by Maricel Cariaga
3. BELLE DOULEUR by Joji Alonso
4. FUCC BOIS by Eduardo Roy, Jr.
5. ISKA by Theodore Boborol
6. JOHN DENVER TRENDING by Arden Rod Condez
7. MALAMAYA by Lei Chavez & Danica Sta. Lucia
8. PANDANGGO by Sheryl Rose Andes
9. TABON by Xian Lim
10. WARD by Thop Nazareno
AFTER
its successful 14th edition, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film
Festival gears up for its 2019 run with ten new full-length finalists
who will compete for the
coveted Balanghai trophies.
During
the Awards Night last August 12, at the CCP's Tanghalang Nicanor
Abelardo (Main Theater), the Philippines’ longest and biggest indie film
festival announces the finalists,
including: ISKA by Theodore Boborol; JOHN DENVER TRENDING by Arden Rod
Condez; ANi by Kim Zuñiga and Sandro del Rosario; BELLE DOULEUR (A
Beautiful Pain) by Joji V. Alonso; MALAMAYA by Danica Sta. Lucia and
Leilani Chavez; ANNAK TI KARAYAN (CHILDREN OF THE
RIVER) by Maricel Cariaga; WARD by Thop Nazareno; PANDANGGO by Sheryl
Rose M. Andes; TABON by Xian Lim; and, FUCC BOIS by Eduardo Roy, Jr.
Written
by Mary Rose Colindres, “Iska” by Theodore Boborol is about a loving
but impoverished grandmother of an autistic child who loses everything
and turns into someone society
reckons her to be.
In
“John Denver Trending,” director Arden Rod Condez bookmarks a period in
people's lives when they allow social media to reshape their mindset.
Based on true events and will
be shot entirely in Pandan, Antique, it narrates how the life of a
young boy has changed when he was caught on a viral video brutally
attacking a classmate.
“ANi”
by Kim Zuñiga and Sandro del Rosario follows an orphaned boy and his
malfunctioning robot embark on a quest to save his grandfather's life.
Co-written
by Carl Adrian Chavez and Kristin Barrameda, “Belle Douleur (A
Beautiful Pain)” by Joji V. Alonso is story of a self-made woman in her
late 40s who is bent on living
on her own for the rest of her days and her journey of finding
happiness in complete surrender and sacrifice.
Co-directors
Danica Sta. Lucia and Leilani Chavez, with screenplay by Leilani Chavez
and Liberty Trinidad, present “Malamaya,” a film about a pessimistic,
uninspired middle-aged
artist who finds spark with a millennial photographer who leads her on a
path of creative and sexual reawakening.
In
“Annak Ti Karayan (Children of the River),” director Maricel Cariaga
expounds how a young boy and his three friends try to live a normal
life, while battling their own demons
and taking care of their respective families while their fathers are
away.
Director
Thop Nazareno, who directed “Kiko Boksingero” in the 2017 Cinemalaya,
returns to the film festival with “Ward,” a film about a teenage boy who
has been forced to live
under the hospital bed of an ailing father and tries to live with some
semblance of normalcy.
Also
returning to Cinemalaya is director Eduardo Roy Jr. for “Fucc Bois.”
The director has won Best Director and Best Film for his film "Pamilya
Ordinaryo" in 2016.
“Pandanggo” by Sheryl Rose M. Andes follows a small-town midwife as she prepared for a job interview abroad.
Actor
Xian Lim wears the director's hat in “Tabon,” a film how a man's belief
in reality is tested when suspects are accused of a crime they believe
to not have committed.
Since
2005, Cinemalaya has continued to discover, encourage and support the
cinematic works of upcoming and veteran Filipino filmmakers who boldly
articulate and freely interpret
the Philippine experience with fresh insight and artistic integrity.
To
date, Cinemalaya has supported and promoted the production of Filipino
full feature independent films and short films. Many of these films have
won awards in local and international
competitions and festivals. Through the annual festival, Cinemalaya has
showcased over 1,000 works by independent filmmakers including full
feature films, shorts, documentaries, Filipino film classics, and art
films.
Xian Lim first feature film as writer & director - Tabon is an official entry to Cinemalaya 2019 |
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