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| Rita Gomez stars in Ishmael Bernal's Pagdating sa Dulo |
The third World
Premieres Film Festival (WPFF) opens on June 29, and runs until July 10, 2016.
Organized by the Film Development Council Philippines (FDCP) in cooperation
with the Cinematheque Centre Manila, it will be shown at different theaters in
Metro Manila, including SM Megamall cinemas in Mandaluyong City Quezon
City Greenbelt Makati City Mandaluyong City Quezon
City
Briccio Santos, chairman
of the government agency for film in the Philippines
He added that over 60
international films will be given opportunities to reach new audiences.
Moreover, the competition films are stronger this year and coming from
well-established filmmakers.
Five films will be
exhibited in the Main Competition category of the festival, where they will be
assessed by an international jury and vie for the Grand Festival Prize, Grand
Jury Prize, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Performance by an Actress, Best
Artistic Contribution, Technical Grand Prize and Best Ensemble Performance
awards.
The competing films are Yen’s
Life (Vietnam Malaysia Spain
The Main Competition
gala premieres will be at Shang Cineplex, Uptown Cinema and Greenbelt
Aside from the Main
Competition, WPFF has different sections such as Filipino New Cinema,
Intercontinental, Country of Honor (Vietnam China
In The Filipino New
Cinema section, six Filipino films will be premiering and vying for prizes
including Best Picture (first and second place), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography,
Best Editing, Best Musical Score, Best Sound Engineering, Best Production
Design, Best Performances and Best Supporting Roles.
The films are Ku’te
(directed by Ronaldo Bertubin); Edsa (directed by Alvin Yapan); Iadya
Mo Kami (directed by Mel Chionglo); Memory Channel (directed by
Raynier Brizuela); Curiosity, Adventure and Love (directed by Sunshine
de Leon Lichaucho and Suzanne Richardonne); and Ringgo: The Dog-Shooter (directed
by Rahyan Carlos).
The Filipino New Cinema
gala premieres will take place at SM Megamall and SM North Edsa, followed by an
open forum with the directors and cast (by invitation only).
The Intercontinental
Section presents films from different countries except those from the Southeast
Asian region, which will vie for the Intercontinental Prize for Best Film,
while the Asean Skies section focuses on films hailing from the 10 member
states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which will compete for
the Asean Skies Prize for Best Film.
This year, the Country
of Honor section will be debuting and it will first highlight films of Vietnam China China
One interesting section
is the Filipino Classics, which mostly feature restored versions of old films,
which will go to the growing collection of the National Film Archives of the Philippines
Aside from Pagdating
sa Dulo, other films to be screened are Noli Me Tangere (Gerardo de
Leon, 1961), Batang West Side (Lav Diaz, 2001), Damortis (Briccio
Santos, 1986), White Slavery ( Lino Brocka, 1985) and Turumba (Kidlat
Tahimik, 1981).
The Out of Competition
section has foreign films, which have garnered success and critical acclaim at
other international film festivals, while Cine Verde presents films on
environmental issues, presented in partnership with Connect4Climate (C4C), a
global partnership program based at the World Bank, and global campaign,
Film4Climate.
There will also be
outdoor screenings at the courtyard within the Cinematheque complex, where one
can watch films while sipping refreshments in a more casual atmosphere. Films
to be shown include French silent films, environmental films in the Cine Verde
film section, and Filipino Classics films.
Aside from the films
showings, there are several events within the festival.
The International Film
Conference (IFC) will be held at the Casino Español de Manila in Ermita, Manila 11
a.m.
Free and open to the public, this “aims to impart global film industry
perspectives to everyone from those in the Filipino film industry, to students
alike.” The topic of the conference is “Behind the Scenes: a 360 degree view of
the film industry,” and invited speakers include Katharina Böttinger of the
Sales and Technical Department of the European Film Market; Edgar Tejerero,
president of SM Lifestyle Entertainment Inc.; Ted Roper, partner lawyer of
Freeman Freeman and Smiley, LLP, based in Los Angeles; and Hyong-Joon Kim,
Korean film producer.
On the same day, the
Mini International Film Expo will open at the Cinematheque Centre Manila,
featuring a election of the industry’s latest and greatest technologies.
On July 2, the Director
Roundtables and Q&A Panels will be held at the Asean Library of
Cinematheque Centre Manila, featuring a Vietnamese filmmaker at 2
p.m.
and a Main Competition filmmaker at 3 p.m.
Also during the
festival, the Film Asean Knowledge Management Centre will be inaugurated on
June 30 at the Cinematheque Centre Manila. This is a library “on the moving
image culture of the Philippines
The ticket price of each
film during the festival is P100 at all venues, unless indicated otherwise. For
more information and schedules, visit www.wpff.ph, e-mail info@wpff.ph, call
(02) 256-9908, or check out its official Facebook page,
www.facebook.com/worldpremieresfilmfestival. To join in the social media
conversation, use its official hashtags, #enjoythescene and #wpff.
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| By Accident (France, directed by Camille Fontaine) |
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| Rita Gomez stars in Ishmael Bernal's Pagdating sa Dulo |
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| Yen’s Life (Vietnam, directed by Dinh Tuan Vu) |
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