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Star-studded movies at the Cine Filipino Film Festival
With the ambition to showcase more great stories through the film medium, this new film festival is full of great promise on its first year and has already attracted many of the country's most acclaimed talents.
Among the highlights of the festival are Nora Aunor's titular role as a healer from Nueva Vizcaya in the family drama “Ang Kwento Ni Mabuti” and the docu-drama based on the life of Joma Sison called “Guerilla Is A Poet” by filmmakers and siblings Sari and Kiri Dalena.
One of the major differences that sets Cine Filipino apart is that, unlike other film festivals, the organizers are offering a significantly higher seed grant of P1.5 million to eight deserving screenplays.
Documentaries, family dramas, comedies, suspense thrillers, love stories, homosexuals coming-of-age, and sibling rivalries make up the roster of the Cine Filipino Film Festival's first year in local theaters.
Among the highlights of the festival are Nora Aunor's titular role as a healer from Nueva Vizcaya in the family drama “Ang Kwento Ni Mabuti” and the docu-drama based on the life of Joma Sison called “Guerilla Is A Poet” by filmmakers and siblings Sari and Kiri Dalena.
One of the major differences that sets Cine Filipino apart is that, unlike other film festivals, the organizers are offering a significantly higher seed grant of P1.5 million to eight deserving screenplays.
Documentaries, family dramas, comedies, suspense thrillers, love stories, homosexuals coming-of-age, and sibling rivalries make up the roster of the Cine Filipino Film Festival's first year in local theaters.
Running from Sept. 18-24, the films boast an impressive variety of plots and of stars.
One of the festival's highlights, Nora Aunor stars as the titular character, a healer from Nueva Vizcaya in director Mes De Guzman's "Ang Kwento ni Mabuti."
Noughties pop rock icon Kitchie Nadal and Janelle Jamer play two siblings locked in rivalry and a life of rock and roll in “The Muses.”
Meanwhile, “Puti” is a suspense thriller that follows a counterfeit painter whose freak car accident has caused him to see frightening visions—and whose cast includes Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Lauren Young.
Meanwhile, “Puti” is a suspense thriller that follows a counterfeit painter whose freak car accident has caused him to see frightening visions—and whose cast includes Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Lauren Young.
There are two love stories in the film fest: “Mga Alaala ng Tag-Ulan” and “Ang Huling Chacha Ni Anita.” In the former—a coming-of-age story—Mocha Uson and Akihiro Blanco play the young couple the movie revolves around. In the latter, Jay Bordon plays Anita, who pines for Angel Aquino's Pilar.
“Bingoleras” and “Ang Turkey Man Ay Pabo Rin” round out the roster as the two comedies.
“Bingoleras”—a comedy of errors starring Eula Valdez, Max Eigenmann, and Coco Martin, to name just a few actors in its large cast—zooms in on the criss-crossing lives of six women who like to play bingo.
“Bingoleras”—a comedy of errors starring Eula Valdez, Max Eigenmann, and Coco Martin, to name just a few actors in its large cast—zooms in on the criss-crossing lives of six women who like to play bingo.
“Ang Turkey Man Ay Pabo Rin” is a cross-cultural comedy about a cross-cultural marriage, with Tuesday Vargas and Travis Kraft playing the wacky married couple.
Filmgoers can check out the schedule of the screenings and the venues online. – KDM, GMA News
Filmgoers can check out the schedule of the screenings and the venues online. – KDM, GMA News
Watch the Cine Filipino Film Fest at Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, Newport Cinemas, ResortsWorld Manila Lucky Chinatown Cinemas, Gateway Cinemas, and Shangri-la Plaza Cinemas.
