Pinoy movies pasok sa Cannes

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Pinoy movies pasok sa Cannes
ITO ANG L8ST NGAYON! Ni Eric John Salut
Pilipino STAR Ngayon 04/21/2005

Tatlong Star Cinema movies ang nakapasok sa 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Ito ay ang Bagong Buwan, Dekada ‘70 at Milan. Isang malaking boost sa Philippine cinema ang inclusion ng tatlong pelikula sa Cinemas of the World section ng nasabing festival.

Ang Bagong Buwan ay dinirek ni Marilou Diaz-Abaya samantalang ang Dekada ‘70 ay si Chito Roño at si Olivia Lamasan ang direktor ng Milan. Sa local awards derby, kumuha rin ng di mabilang na Best Picture awards ang Bagong Buwan at Dekada ’70. Just recently, nanalo ang Milan ng Best Picture sa Star Awards For Movies. Si Olive ang nanalong Best Director.

Ang head ng Film Development Council of the Philippines o FDCP na si Laurice Guillen ang nag-relay sa Star Cinema ng magandang balita. Inaayos din ng FDCP na mapadala ang tatlong direktor para um-attend ng screening.

Kung tama ang dinig ko, ang huling Pinoy movie na nakapasok sa Cannes ay ang Insiang ni Lino Brocka. Si Hilda Koronel ang bida sa movie. Naka-attend din sina Hilda at Lino sa nasabing screening.

This year, sino kaya kina Vilma Santos, Claudine Barretto o Cesar Montano ang ipadadala ng Star Cinema to represent the three movies?

Bukod sa tatlong Star Cinema movies, balitang kasama rin ang Panaghoy Sa Suba ni Cesar Montano sa nasabing section.

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i had to repost this. Claudine will be the representative of Star Cinema .. she will be leaving for the festival on Tuesday .. tatapusin nya lang muna ang pagpromote ng Ikaw ang Lahat Sa Akin

[petmama]

Yep, I watched her interviewed on The Buzz......I'm super glad ABS selected her to represent them. Excellent choice. Good luck Dine.

[cory]

who else is going besides Dine?? and what do you mean by Pinoy movies pasok sa Cannes?? sorry po! hehee! is it like an award? or just showing the movies there?

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its a festival showing films from different places .. piling piling movies lang ang shinoshowcase dun kasi ang mga nanonood kapwa nila filmmakers, producers, directors, etc. special kasi hindi parating may pinoy film ang nakakasama ..

i dont think may nominations dun .. ang saya lang parang ms. philippines si claudine haha represent!! lol. its time for them to know how beautiful the pinays are and pag may nagalingan sa kanya, tapos nakita sya dun .. who knows, she might appear on an international film din diba? ayos!

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Viewfinder : Pinoy showcase at Cannes
Posted 08:26pm (Mla time) May 15, 2005
By Nestor Torre
Inquirer News Service

Editor's Note: Published on page A2-1 of the May 16, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

ON MAY 20, four Filipino feature films and two shorts will be showcased at the Cannes International Film Festival's new Toutes les Cinemas du Monde, a new module dedicated to movies that illustrate chosen filmmaking countries' "cinematographic spirit and cultural identity."

Selected by programmers in Cannes, the Filipino films to be screened are "Panaghoy sa Suba" directed by Cesar Montano (CM Films); "Dekada '70" by Chito Rono (Star Cinema); "Bagong Buwan" by Marilou Diaz-Abaya (Star Cinema); and shorts "Liyab" by Sockie Fernandez and "Batang Trapo" by Mes de Guzman.

Last Wednesday, a press conference was held by Laurice Guillen-Feleo of the Film Development Council of the Philippines at the Vera-Perez Gardens, where she and Marichu VP Maceda, head of the Council's International Film Festival committee, briefed members of media on the projected Philippine showcase at Cannes, and its significance to our movie industry.

We were informed that the Philippine delegation would be headed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. Aside from the films' directors, delegation members include Claudine Barretto and Piolo Pascual ("Milan"), Carlos de Leon (FDCP-IFFCOM), lawyer Esperidion Laxa (Film Academy of the Philippines), Malou Santos (Star Cinema), Ismael A. Reyes (CM Films), Marjorie Barretto, and Helen Ratier (Axantis Productions).

The film industry leaders at the press conference thanked the French Embassy for its valuable assistance in making the Philippine showcase at Cannes a reality.

It was pointed out that only seven countries were invited to participate in the new module this year-the Philippines, Morocco, South Africa, Mexico, Austria, Peru and Sri Lanka-making the Philippines' involvement even more distinctive.

Guillen-Feleo hoped that, with the selection of these "very diverse" Filipino movies, "the international film community at Cannes will see a different face of Philippine cinema." She went on to thank the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Tourism and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts for their help in actualizing the Philippines' special participation in the Cannes filmfest this year.

We asked the members of the panel what it was about the Cannes film festival that made exposure to it so choice. Carlos de Leon started off with the observation that it was the second biggest festival in the world after the Oscars, and its selection process was so rigorous that getting invited was already sufficient reason to celebrate.

Marilou Diaz-Abaya added, "An invitation to Cannes is a guarantee of international attention for a country's films. And, if they like what you show them, a demand can be created that could benefit other Filipino movies as well...

"I believe that the stunning diversity of the movies we're showing this year will make a decided impact that will help give other Filipino productions much-needed international attention."

Laxa interjected that the Philippine showcase at the prestigious Cannes filmfest would expose our movies to film buyers from all over.

For his part, producer-director-actor Cesar Montano said he was looking forward to going to Cannes not just to screen his film, but also to watch the best movies from all over the world, and to interact with filmmakers from other countries. He felt that the "cross-pollination" this would engender could benefit everyone involved.

Mes de Guzman noted that Cannes "defined" world cinema, and he was determined to watch as many movies as he could while he was there, even if it meant going without sleep for days on end!

And producer Robbie Tan said a successful screening at Cannes this year could help Filipino producers adjust their focus, from thinking exclusively of the domestic market, to broadening their outlook to include both regional and global markets.

We join these upbeat film people in wishing the best for our country's participation at Cannes on May 20, and trust that its fruits will benefit the entire movie industry and, eventually, the Filipino film audience, as well.

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grabe, big mistake to ah .. four films daw .. look at the films they enumerated .. they missed out milan! they just enumerated 3 films and the 2 shorts .. im soooo emailing the editor ..

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from Malou Santos (who is with Claudine in Cannes) : Nag red carpet walk kami at inilagay kami sa huli announcing the Philippine delegation at we were introduced one by one. At ang kasunod na namin ay ang director at actress ng main event last night. Pinagkaguluhan si CLAUDINE ng press at mga cameras. Ang ganda nya kagabi.

hay, si beautiful bruhita umaarangkada .. nice

[petmama]

hahaaha, muntik kong mabagsak ang coffee ko while reading Malou's text. Grabe na talaga iyang bruhitang iyan ha? Pati ba naman sa Cannes eh nang-gagayuma. ;D Seriously, wow, I'm speechless. Bilib talaga ang lahat sa ganda niya. Sana may mga pics. Thanks Jen.

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hanap ako talaga sana nga meron.