July 23rd, 2008
The Plus In Cinemalaya 2008
So the Cinemalaya 2008 awards have already been given at CCP last Sunday. And we think there’s no better time to watch the film entries than next week when the festival moves to UP Film Center as Cinemalaya Plus. Although it’s a little late, you can choose more wisely which ones to see, the UP screenings have been traditionally cheaper, and (for us) it’s more accessible than CCP. Plus retrospectives for director Manual Conde and actress Anita Linda. Plus the recent years’ Best Picture winners. Plus an Adolf Alix premiere.
On top of our list is Best Picture Jay which also gave alleged sexual harasser Baron Geisler a jury nod for his leading role. For now, we’ll try to forget about his assholery at the Pinoy Big Brother house and concentrate more on the possibility of a Tabing Ilog matinee idol turned serious indie film thespian. After all, when it’s Baron playing producer Jay making a documentary on a murdered gay teacher Jay, it must be sick.
Side by side with Jay, we are not missing the Audience Choice winner 100. It is an intriguing film debut by the winning director Chris Martinez, and it stars two of our current favorite actresses–the foxy Best Actress Mylene Dizon and the hilarious Best Supporting actress Eugene Domingo. We’re expecting gut-wrenching catharsis as Mylene accomplishes the 100 things she wants to do before dying.
Tara Illenberger’s Brutus which stars Best Supporting Actor winner Yul Servo looks like an interesting and, not to mention, trendy choice for its depiction of “culture collisions in the context of environmental exploitation”. Review your little red journals now.
We’re probably seeing all short films which will be shown in just two sets anyway, but we’re watching out more closely for Best Short Film Andong from the maker of Orasyon which also won the same award in 2006. Then there’s jury-recognized My Pet (for its animation) and Angan-Angan (for tackling education issue in Mindanao). And Best Short Film Director Mark Reyes’ God Only Knows which was awarded as Audience Choice.
Check out the SCHEDULE after the jump.
July 28, Mon
02:30 PM Manuel Conde Retro: Genghis Khan
05:00 PM Baby Angelo
07:30 PM Concerto
July 29, Tue
02:30 PM Cinemalaya’s Past Best Pictures Showcase: Pepot Artista
05:00 PM Jay
07:30 PM Huling Pasada
July 30, Wed
02:30 PM Cinemalaya’s Past Best Pictures Showcase: Tulad ng Dati
05:00 PM Brutus
07:30 PM Namets
July 31, Thu
02:30 PM Cinemalaya’s Past Best Pictures Showcase: Tribu
05:00 PM 100
07:30 PM My Fake American Accent
Aug 1, Fri
07:30 PM Ishmael Bernal Gallery Night with Film Premiere of Adolf Alix’s Imoral
Aug 2, Sat
02:00 PM Endo
05:00 PM Endo
07:00 PM Endo
Aug 4, Mon
02:30 PM Anita Linda Tribute: Tambolista
05:00 PM Boses
07:30 PM Ranchero
Aug 5, Tue
02:30 PM Manuel Conde Retro: Krus na Kawayan
05:00 PM Cinemalaya 2008 Competing Shorts A (Andong, Ang Ibang Mga Pamilya, Angan-Angan, Diamante sa Langit, God Only Knows)
07:30 PM Cinemalaya 2008 Competing Shorts B (Huling Biktima, My Pet, Panggaris, Trails of Water, Tutos)
Aug 6, Wed
02:30 PM Anita Linda Tribute: Sisa
05:00 PM Cinemalaya 2008 Special Jury Prize Winner: Brutus
07:30 PM Cinemalaya 2008 Best Picture: Jay
Aug 7, Thu
02:30 PM Donsol
05:00 PM Kadin
07:30 PM Anita Linda Tribute: Sisa
July 23rd, 2008 2:38 pm
Salamat sa sked, dude. Manonood ako nito!
July 29th, 2008 1:03 pm
You’re welcome, Irina! Do keep posted for our post on what we could catch at the festival. So far, we’ve seen Concerto and Jay, and they’re both good! See you at 100?
August 21st, 2008 11:02 pm
[...] filmmaker Francis Xavier Pasion had a complex game going on in Jay that it won Best Picture in Cinemalaya and it will be opening the Orizzonti (Horizons) section of the 65th Venice International Film [...]
August 21st, 2008 11:07 pm
[...] snobbed like what some articles insinuate. Compared to this one, 100 and Jay really deserved the Cinemalaya awards for me. I’m more inclined to like a movie about a dying bitch (100) or a manipulative [...]