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The Manila Film Festival to screen short films by student filmmakers this June
The Manila Film Festival (TMFF) will be screening eight short films from student filmmakers this June.
TMFF, now on its second edition, aims to support and nurture young independent Filipino filmmakers through film grants, which are awarded to eight outstanding "works-in-progress" in the short form category.
The red carpet premiere of the eight short films in competition will be held on June 4, 9 p.m., at the Metropolitan Theater in Ermita. The films will also be screened at Robinsons Movieworld cinemas, namely Cinema 3 of Robinsons Manila in Ermita from June 5 to 11 and Cinema 3 of Robinsons Magnolia in Quezon City from June 10 to 11.
The student directors' trailer was released on Tuesday.
Here are the short films in competition:
1. 'An Kuan'
Director: Joyce Ramos
Producer: Enzo Fong
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
2. 'bahay baboy bagyo'
Director: Miko Biong
Producer: Jamie Pauline Sanchez
University of the Philippines Film Institute
3. 'Ballad of a Blind Man'
Director: Charlie Garcia Vitug
Producer: Marga Vitug
De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde
4. 'DITAS PINAMALAS'
Director: Adrian Renz Espino
Producer: Alexander John Burwell
Adamson University
5. 'Happy (M)others Day!'
Director: Ronnie Ramos
Producer: Yuan Amandy
University of the Philippines Film Institute
6. 'PINILAKANG TABINGI'
Director: John Pistol Carmen
Producer: Shannen Raiza Banzuela
Bicol University
7. 'UNA’T HULING SAKAY'
Director: Vhan Marco Molacruz
Producer: Francheska Braga
Colegio San Juan de Letran - Manila
8. 'threefor100: o ang tamang porma ng pag uukay at iba pang mga bagay-bagay, i think!'
Director: Cedrick Labadia
Producer: Steven Noora
iACADEMY
Aside from the eight short films, four feature directors will also be showing their exhibition short films for TMFF. These are Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Diokno's "Lumang Tugtugin," Sigrid Bernardo's "May at Nila," Dwein Baltazar's "Nananahan," and JP Habac's "Shortest Day, Longest Night."
The awards night of TMFF will be held on June 11, 6 p.m., at the Metropolitan Theater.
— CDC, GMA Integrated News
