New Filipino Cinema
07 - 17 Jun 2012
NEW FILIPINO CINEMA
7 - 17 June 2012
You may not have heard yet that the Philippines is happening. It’s time you discovered it. This is a showcase of new cinema from one of the most exciting independent film scenes in the world: 29 films, 24 US premieres, 5 days. From drama, to documentary, to mockumentary, to cutting-edge experimental work, it’s the most comprehensive survey of contemporary Filipino cinema presented in the United States. Don’t miss a thing.
New Filipino Cinema is curated by Joel Shepard, YBCA’s Film/Video Curator, and Philbert Ortiz Dy, resident film critic of Clickthecity.com and writer-at-large for Esquire Philippines.
All films are presented digitally, in their original language with English subtitles.
Salamat po (Thank you very much):
Tonee Acejo, Ren Aguila, Tikoy Aguiluz (Director, Cinemanila), Misha Anissimov, Ronald Arguelles (Channel Head, Cinema One Originals), Lisa Chikiamco, Oggs Cruz, Leilani de Guzman, Rolando Eucasion, Kenneth J. Foster, Katya Min, Mariano “Manny” Montelibano III (Festival Director, Cinema Rehyion 2012), Jenny Ortiz, Alleluia Panis (Director, Kularts), Dr. Miguel Q. Rapatan (Cinema Committee Head, National Commission on Culture and the Arts), Joël Tan, Max Tessier, Minnie Torres, Mauro Tumbocon, Gertjan Zuilhof.
7 - 17 June 2012
You may not have heard yet that the Philippines is happening. It’s time you discovered it. This is a showcase of new cinema from one of the most exciting independent film scenes in the world: 29 films, 24 US premieres, 5 days. From drama, to documentary, to mockumentary, to cutting-edge experimental work, it’s the most comprehensive survey of contemporary Filipino cinema presented in the United States. Don’t miss a thing.
New Filipino Cinema is curated by Joel Shepard, YBCA’s Film/Video Curator, and Philbert Ortiz Dy, resident film critic of Clickthecity.com and writer-at-large for Esquire Philippines.
All films are presented digitally, in their original language with English subtitles.
Salamat po (Thank you very much):
Tonee Acejo, Ren Aguila, Tikoy Aguiluz (Director, Cinemanila), Misha Anissimov, Ronald Arguelles (Channel Head, Cinema One Originals), Lisa Chikiamco, Oggs Cruz, Leilani de Guzman, Rolando Eucasion, Kenneth J. Foster, Katya Min, Mariano “Manny” Montelibano III (Festival Director, Cinema Rehyion 2012), Jenny Ortiz, Alleluia Panis (Director, Kularts), Dr. Miguel Q. Rapatan (Cinema Committee Head, National Commission on Culture and the Arts), Joël Tan, Max Tessier, Minnie Torres, Mauro Tumbocon, Gertjan Zuilhof.