#qcinema 2017

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Transitioning from short filmmaking to feature-length filmmaking with Glenn Barit 

Filipino filmmaker, sound designer, and scorer from Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. His short film “Aliens Ata” won him the NETPAC Jury Prize in the Cinemalaya Independent FF 2017 and the FAMAS Grand Jury Prize 2018. "Cleaners", his debut feature film, won Best Film, Best Screenplay and Audience Choice Award at the QCinema IFF 2019. It also won Best Picture and 5 other awards at Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2020. It also bagged the FAMAS Best Screenplay 2020. It has since screened in Busan IFF, Taipei Golden Horse FF and Torino FF among others. CNN Philippines Life deemed it as one of the best Filipino films of 2019. His short film, “Luzonensis Osteoporosis” won NETPAC Jury Prize and Audience Choice Award at the QCinema IFF 2022. It then premiered in Fantasia International Film Festival 2023, Encounters Film Festival 2023 and Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival 2023 (POFF Shorts). He is an alumnus of Ricky Lee’s Scriptwriting Workshop in 2018 and Bucheon Fantastic Film School in 2020.

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The Write Moment Dominic Lim 

Trailer pa lang nito, mapapa-"Ruby Sparks!" ka na. Haha. Pero sabi ko nga kay Mich, paano kung matagal na 'tong nasulat pero ngayon lang nagkaroon ng chance na gawing film? Paano kung naunahan lang sila ng Ruby Sparks? Haha. Pero wala akong pake kung may pagkahawig o kung anupaman. Iba iba pa rin naman ang istorya. 

Di na ako masyadong sure kung ito yung unang eksena. Pero nakikipagbreak na si Joyce. 

"You're Nice. You're a nice guy. But I'm sorry." -Joyce 

TANGINA GUYS! HAHAHAHAHAHA! TANGINA! 

Di na rin ako sure kung yan ang exact words. Pero kasi parang nagpanic yung mga kalamnan ko. HAHAHAHA. Ay oo tama nga, eto nga yung unang eksena. Break-up agad. Hahaha. Alam mo yung ang gago lang din ni Dave habang break-up. Hahahahahahaha. Tawang tawa ako. Kase. Kase. Parang familiar yung ganung eksena. Pero solid yun! Pucha. Gusto ko yung pagkakaexecute nung part na yun sa sasakyan habang nag-uusap silang tapusin na. Gusto ko yung pagkakatrim ng mga videos. Kasi narealize ko na yun pala ang pinakamahirap gawin pag nageedit ka ng videos. Hahaha. 

Napunta na sa susunod na eksena ganern. Tapos mararamdaman mo yung lungkot. Alam mo yun? Yung feeling na break na pero hindi mo pa rin alam kung bakit? Kung bakit kailangan dumating sa ganun? Haha. Or baka alam mo na, hindi mo lang maamin sa sarili mo? Pakshet. HAHAHA. Actually hindi rin naman sinabi sa film kung bakit talaga. I mean, hindi kasi pinakita ang history nilang magjowa, ganern. Which is gusto ko yon. Yung ikaw lang talaga mag-iisip kung ano ba kasi talagang nangyari. Ano ba? Napagod na lang ba si Joyce? Hindi na ba siya masaya? Nasasakal ba siya? Ano? EWAN. HAHAHAHA! Leche. 

Basta. Gustong gusto ko ang mga linyahan. Hahahaha. At saka kung paano nila ginawa yung paulit ulit na eksena every time na hindi sinusunod ni Dave ang script. Shet yon. Lalo na yung sa restaurant. huhuhuh. Yung linyahan dun beshie. Sobrang solid. Saka ang galing ng actingan don besh. Si Valeen? Pota. Legit yung iyak eh. Hahahaha. Saka si Jerald. Pucha. Ang galing!!!! Huhuhu. Gusto ko silang igrouphug sa eksena na yon. HAHAHAHAHA. Ramdam mo kasi talagang walang clue si Dave kung ano ba kasing nangyari. Bat naman kasi ganun. Hahaha. Ano ba? Kinukuda niya na sana niloko na lang siya, kung kailan ba kasi nawala yung lecheng spark na yan, eme eme. Basta marami siyang sinabi. Hanggang sa nag-iiyakan na silang dalawa. Pero babalik ulit ang eksena sa simula kasi wala na yon sa script. Shet! Ang brilliant talaga non. 

At favorite ko rin ang ending. Kingina non. Hahahaha. Yung natanggap na lang ni Dave kung bakit, although hindi ko alam kung paano. Pero basta. Hahahahaha. Ganda din ng linyahan dun. 

"Ikaw lang ba may karapatang masaktan? Ako rin naman ha!" - Joyce 

Mismo yan besh! HAHAHAHAHA! Pero hindi ko alam ah. Yung mga taong nang-iiwan kasi narerealize na nilang parehas lang silang masasaktan kung ipagpapatuloy pa, para sakin, matapang yung ganon. Hahaha. Isipin na lang natin ang ginawa ni Basha kay Popoy. Ganun yon. 

"Kailangan ba may dinedate para maging masaya?" - Joyce 

Yan! Inom inom lang tayo diyan! HAHAHAHA! 

"Sino ba nagsabi na kailangan magmove on o kalimutan ang mga taong minahal mo?" - Dave 

Mismo din to eh. Hahahaha! Pero depende pa rin sa mga pangyayari. Hahaha. Basta. Favorite ko yang eksena na yan. Huhu. 

TAPOS YUNG LAST NA EKSENA. PUCHA. BIGLANG TUMUGTOG YUNG KATHANG ISIP NG BEN&BEN. KINGINA. HINDI KO TALAGA KINAYA. TAPOS YUNG MGA EKSENA IS YUNG CLIPS NI JOYCE AT DAVE!!!! LECHE. SOBRANG GANDA NON OKAY! 

Tsaka yung sea of clouds moment nila. Huhuhu. Yung scoring dun!!!!!! Huhuhu.

Saka solido din talaga ang Prod Design, Cinematography, saka yung SCORING NGA!!!! BESH. Sobrang fan na talaga ko ng mga instrumental eme scoring chuchu na yan. Hahahaha! Ang galing galing! 

Solid naman 'tong film. Kung ikukumpara ko 'to sa Manananggal sa Unit 23B, hmmmmm, di ko macompare. Hahaha. Parang mas mature kasi saka makatotohanan 'tong Write Moment. Parang gusto ko ulit siya panuorin. Hahahha. 

Hanggang sa susunod na QCinema Film Festival!!!!! 

PADAYON!!!!!!! 

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#120BattementsParMinute or #120BeatsPerMinute winner of Grand Prix (2nd Best Film) at the Cannes Film Festival 2017 and official entry of #France to Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film 2018 is the 2-hour and 20-minute long chronicle of the activities in France in the late 1980s of ACT UP, the confrontational direct-action movement that demanded immediate, large-scale research into AIDS. This film uses elegy, tragedy, and defiant euphoria scored with upbeat techno dance music to depict its mostly HIV-positive members as they debate provocative courses of actions and implement them to force the government to speed up the search for effective AIDS treatment.  As seen from the eyes of Nathan (Arnaud Valois), a new member but  HIV-negative, who is attracted to Sean (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart), a smart, outspoken, and dying veteran of the cause, the ACT UP members are vividly humanized.  For most people in their twenties, death is so far away. But for Sean, his gay generation, and for ACT UP in 1980s, mortality, illness, and death are urgent facts of life that they had to confront, without help from the government and the pharma companies. This film is appropriately titled as it records the characters' heartbeats while they cling desperately to life of action. I watched this long film after #TheKillingOfASacredDeer so I was a bit tired but it managed to keep me awake with its sincere and realistic depiction of its characters' will to live. 😎👌😘 #QCinema #QCinemaInternationalFilmFestival #Gateway  #TravelViaFilm #Film #Travel #AuthenticTravel  #TravelMindset #Backpacking  #follow4follow #like4like (at QCinema)

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Voice of the people are often neglected, same as sound in film that audience don’t care. Two sound recordists are working on final mix of a short film. Will their sound be heard by someone? Official Selection: 2017 Venice International Film Festival-Orizzonti Short Film Competition,Italy 2017 Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival-New Cinema Competition ,UK 2017 Indie Cork Film Festival,Ireland 2017 Busan International Film Festival,South Korea 2017 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus-International Competition,Cyprus 2017 QCinema International Film Festival,The Philippines 2017 Valladolid International Film Festival,Spain (Special Mention) 2017 International Short Film Festival Winterthur-International Competition,Switzerland (Special Mention) 2017 Zagreb International Film Festival,Croatia 2017 International Sound and Music Film Festival,Croatia 2017 Curta cinema-International Competition,Rio de janiro-Brazil 2017 Panorama De Coisa-International Competition,Brazil 2017 Chaktomuk Short Film Festival,Cambodia 2017 Short Universe,Pisa-Italy 2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival,USA 2017 Ekadeshma Short Film Festival,Nepal (Best Short Film) 2017 Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival-Short Competition,The Philippines 2017 2Annas International Film Festival,Latvia 2017 Singapore International Film Festival,International Short Film Competition,Singapore(Best Director for Short Film Competition,Youth Jury Prize) 2017 Jogja Netpac Film Festival,Light of Asia-Short Film Competition,Indonesia 2017 Lecce Film Festival,Italy 2017 Colorado Dragon Film Festival 2018 Vilinius International Short Film Festival,Lithuania 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam,The Netherlands 2018 Clermont Ferrand-Labo Competition,France 2018 Nepal International Film Festival,Nepal 2018 Glasgow International Short Film Festival,Scotland 2018 Short Waves Film Festival,Poland 2018 Ifva-Asian New Force Competition,Hong Kong (Special Mention) 2018 Regensburg International Short Film Festival,Germany 2018 Akbank Short Film Festival,Istanbul-Turkey 2018 Friss Hus Film Festival,Hungary(Special Mention) 2018 BioBiocine International Film Festival,Chile 2018 Flatpack Film Festival,UK 2018 Gyeonggi Film School Festival,Korea 2018 Shorties Film Festival(Best Directing) 2018 Working Title Film Festival,Italy(Best Short Film) 2018 Leiden Short Film Experience,The Netherlands 2018 Rooftop Film Festival,USA 2018 Kayseri Film Festival,Turkey 2018 Santiago del Estero Film Festival,Argentina 2018 One Shot Film Festival,Armenia 2018 The Norwegian Short Film Festival,Norway 2018 Next International Short Film Festival,Romania 2018 Palm Spring Short Fest,USA 2018 Shorts International Film Festival,Triesta-Italy 2018 Sardinia Film Festival,Italy 2018 Taipei Film Festival,Taiwan 2018 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival,Portugal

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Voice of the people are often neglected, same as sound in film that audience don’t care. Two sound recordists are working on final mix of a short film. Will their sound be heard by someone? Official Selection: 2017 Venice International Film Festival-Orizzonti Short Film Competition,Italy 2017 Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival-New Cinema Competition ,UK 2017 Indie Cork Film Festival,Ireland 2017 Busan International Film Festival,South Korea 2017 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus-International Competition,Cyprus 2017 QCinema International Film Festival,The Philippines 2017 Valladolid International Film Festival,Spain (Special Mention) 2017 International Short Film Festival Winterthur-International Competition,Switzerland (Special Mention) 2017 Zagreb International Film Festival,Croatia 2017 International Sound and Music Film Festival,Croatia 2017 Curta cinema-International Competition,Rio de janiro-Brazil 2017 Panorama De Coisa-International Competition,Brazil 2017 Chaktomuk Short Film Festival,Cambodia 2017 Short Universe,Pisa-Italy 2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival,USA 2017 Ekadeshma Short Film Festival,Nepal (Best Short Film) 2017 Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival-Short Competition,The Philippines 2017 2Annas International Film Festival,Latvia 2017 Singapore International Film Festival,International Short Film Competition,Singapore(Best Director for Short Film Competition,Youth Jury Prize) 2017 Jogja Netpac Film Festival,Light of Asia-Short Film Competition,Indonesia 2017 Lecce Film Festival,Italy 2017 Colorado Dragon Film Festival 2018 Vilinius International Short Film Festival,Lithuania 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam,The Netherlands 2018 Clermont Ferrand-Labo Competition,France 2018 Nepal International Film Festival,Nepal 2018 Glasgow International Short Film Festival,Scotland 2018 Short Waves Film Festival,Poland 2018 Ifva-Asian New Force Competition,Hong Kong (Special Mention) 2018 Regensburg International Short Film Festival,Germany 2018 Akbank Short Film Festival,Istanbul-Turkey 2018 Friss Hus Film Festival,Hungary(Special Mention) 2018 BioBiocine International Film Festival,Chile 2018 Flatpack Film Festival,UK 2018 Gyeonggi Film School Festival,Korea 2018 Shorties Film Festival(Best Directing) 2018 Working Title Film Festival,Italy(Best Short Film) 2018 Leiden Short Film Experience,The Netherlands 2018 Rooftop Film Festival,USA 2018 Kayseri Film Festival,Turkey 2018 Santiago del Estero Film Festival,Argentina 2018 One Shot Film Festival,Armenia 2018 The Norwegian Short Film Festival,Norway 2018 Next International Short Film Festival,Romania 2018 Palm Spring Short Fest,USA 2018 Shorts International Film Festival,Triesta-Italy 2018 Sardinia Film Festival,Italy 2018 Taipei Film Festival,Taiwan 2018 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival,Portugal

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QCinema Best Picture "Cleaners" to have UP screenings

Missed Cleaners in its QCinema run last year? We gotchu, fam! Cleaners will have limited screenings this month! Read our article to know more:

Fresh from its win at last year’s QCinema International Film Festival, Cleaners is set to be shown on March at two campuses of the University of the Philippines.

The debut film from director Glenn Barit, who has been known in the local film scene for making cinematic works that play with form (examples of which are Cinemalaya 2017 NETPAC Jury Prize winner Aliens Ata and Cinemalaya 2018 finalist N…

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Piscina TRAILER (41 Awards)

https://telavivcity.co.il/?p=9752&utm_source=SocialAutoPoster&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Tumblr The City that never sleeps Piscina TRAILER (41 Awards) https://telavivcity.co.il/?p=9752&utm_source=SocialAutoPoster&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Tumblr WINNER OF 41 AWARDS and selected for more than 130 Film Festivals around the world. You can watch the short film here: https://www.seedandspark.com/watch/piscina Official Selections: - 22nd Palm Springs International Short Fest – California/USA – Jun/2016. (Academy Award Qualifying) - 30th EIFF - Edmonton Inter. Film Festival – Canada – Sept/2016. (Academy Award Qualifying) - 39th Mill Valley Film Festival – California /USA – Oct/2016. - 14th SWGLFF - Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Fest – New Mexico /USA – Oct/2016. - 11th Tacoma Film Festival /Washington – USA – Oct/2016. - 27th Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg IQFF /Germany – Oct/2016. - 20th Perlen – Queer Film Festival Hannover /Germany – Oct/2016. - 27th New York’s LGBT Film Festival – New Fest /USA – Oct/2016. - 26th Curta Cinema - Festival Inter. de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro /Brazil – Nov/2016. - 24th Festival Mix Brasil de Cultura e Diversidade – São Paulo /Brazil – Nov/2016. - 18th QCinema LGBTQ Film Festival – Texas/USA – Nov/2016. - 22nd Festival du Film LGBTQ Chéries-Chéris – Paris /France – Nov/2016. - 32nd LGBT Film Festival in Ljubljana /Slovenia – Nov/2016. - 10th GRAND OFF Short Independent Film Awards – Warsaw /Poland – Dec/2016. - 26th Melbourne Queer Film Festival /Australia – March/2017. - 17th Muestra Intern. de Cine LGBT CINHOMO – Valladolid/Spain – March/2017. - 33rd Wicked Queer – The Boston LGBT Film Festival /USA – March/2017. - 19th Sarasota Film Festival - Sarasota /USA – April/2017. - 18th Through Women Eyes Inter. Film Festival – Sarasota /USA – April/2017. - 18th Crossroads International Film Festival – Mississipi /USA – April/2017. - 16th Ashland Independent Film Festival – Oregon /USA – April/2017. - 36th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival – USA – April/2017. - 19th OUT SHINE Film Festival – Miami /USA – April/2017. - 13th West Chester Film Festival /USA – April/2017. - 18th Newport Beach Film Festival – California/USA – April/2017. - 26th Arizona International Film Festival /USA – April/2017. - 20th Cine Las Americas Inter. Film Festival – Austin /USA – May/2017. - 27th Inside Out - Toronto LGBT Film Festival /Canada – May/2017. - 21st Festival Mix Mexico – Ciudad de Mexico /Mexico – May/2017. - 11th TLVFest – Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival /Israel – Jun/2017. - 30th Out Film - Connecticut LGBT Film Festival /USA – June/2017. - 27th Lesbian Film Festival Freiburg /Germany – Jun/2017. - 21st FAM- Florianopolis Audiovisual Mercosul – St. Catarina /Brazil – Jun/2017. - 35th OUTFEST – Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival /USA – Jul/2017. - 13th Festival de Cine LesbiGayTrans de Assunción /Paraguay – Jul/2017. - 28th São Paulo International Short Film Festival /Brazil – Aug/2017. - 50th Viña del Mar International Film Festival – FICVIÑA /Chile – Sept/2017. - 14th DC Shorts Film Festival /USA – Sept/2017. - 13th Ellensburg Film Festival – Washington /USA – Oct/2017. - 24th Pride Pictures – Queer Film Festival Karlsruhe /Germany – Oct/2017. - 28th Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival /USA – Oct/2017. - 25th ImageOut – The Rochester LGBT Film Festival - NY /USA – Oct/2017. - 11th Iris Prize – Cardiff’s International LGBT Short Film Prize /UK - Oct/2017. - 24th Bremen Queer Film Festival /Germany – Oct /2017. - 26th Heartland Film Festival – Indianapolis /USA – Oct/2017 (Academy Award Qualifying). - 12th Orlando Film Festival /USA – Oct/2017. - 32nd MIX COPENHAGEN – LGBTQ Film Festival/Denmark – Oct/2017. - 20th Festival de Cine LGBT de Extremadura /Spain – Nov/2017. - 26th Vinokino - Finnish LGBT Film Festival /Finland – Nov/2017. - 15 th Curta Santos Film Festival /Brazil – Nov/2017. - 10th La Cabina Medium Length Film Festival – Valencia /Spain – Nov/2017. - 21st Queersicht Film Festival – Bern /Switzerland – Nov/2017. - 15th Kalpanirjhar Inter. Short Fiction Film Festival – Kolkota /India – Dec/2017. - 15th Bloomington Pride Film Festival – Indiana /USA – Jan/2018. - 25th Queer Screens’s Mardi Gras Film Festival – Australia – Feb/2018. - 21st Roze Filmdagen – Amsterdan LGBTQ Film Festival /Netherlands – Mar/2018. - 16th Garden State Film Festival – New Jersey /USA – March/2018. - 25th San Diego Latino Film Festival /USA – March/2018. - 42nd Cleveland International Film Festival /USA – April/2018 (Academy Award Qualifying). - 12th Festival of Tolerance – Zagreb /Croatia – April 2018. - 27th London Lesbian Film Festival – Ontario /Canada – May/2018. - 8th FICIP Festival Internacional de Cine Político /Argentina – May/2018. - 18th Korea Queer Film Festival /South Korea – July/2018. - 25th Gaze Inter. LGBT Film Festival Dublin /Ireland – August/2018. - 13th Macon Film Festival /Gerogia – August/2018. - 42nd Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt /Germany – August/2018. - 36th REELING – Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival /USA – Sept/2018. - 16th PinkPanorama – Lesbishcwules FF Luzern /Switzerland – Nov/2018. and many others... Likes: 14 Viewed: 7887 source #41 #Awards #Piscina #telavivbeach #telavivmap #telavivmuseum #telavivweather #tel-aviv #trailer TEL AVIV - THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS #gaypridetelaviv2019 #TELAVIVPRIDE2019 #Uncategorized

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Death of the Sound Man from Sorayos Prapapan on Vimeo.

Voice of the people are often neglected, same as sound in film that audience don’t care. Two sound recordists are working on final mix of a short film. Will their sound be heard by someone?

"This playful and introspective film about sound and the people who quietly capture it, examines what it’s like to be literally and figuratively “behind the scenes.” It uniquely depicts the philosophical question, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” The winner of the Vimeo Staff Pick Award at the Guanajuato International Film Festival goes to Sorayos Prapapan for “Death of the Sound Man." - Jeffrey Bowers, Senior Curator at Vimeo

Official Selection:

2017 Venice International Film Festival-Orizzonti Short Film Competition,Italy 2017 Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival-New Cinema Competition ,UK 2017 Indie Cork Film Festival,Ireland 2017 Busan International Film Festival,South Korea 2017 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus-International Competition,Cyprus 2017 QCinema International Film Festival,The Philippines 2017 Valladolid International Film Festival,Spain (Special Mention) 2017 International Short Film Festival Winterthur-International Competition,Switzerland (Special Mention) 2017 Zagreb International Film Festival,Croatia 2017 International Sound and Music Film Festival,Croatia 2017 Curta cinema-International Competition,Rio de janiro-Brazil 2017 Panorama De Coisa-International Competition,Brazil 2017 Chaktomuk Short Film Festival,Cambodia 2017 Short Universe,Pisa-Italy 2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival,USA 2017 Ekadeshma Short Film Festival,Nepal (Best Short Film) 2017 Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival-Short Competition,The Philippines 2017 2Annas International Film Festival,Latvia 2017 Singapore International Film Festival,International Short Film Competition,Singapore(Best Director for Short Film Competition,Youth Jury Prize) 2017 Jogja Netpac Film Festival,Light of Asia-Short Film Competition,Indonesia 2017 Lecce Film Festival,Italy 2017 Colorado Dragon Film Festival 2018 Vilinius International Short Film Festival,Lithuania 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam,The Netherlands 2018 Clermont Ferrand-Labo Competition,France 2018 Nepal International Film Festival,Nepal 2018 Glasgow International Short Film Festival,Scotland 2018 Short Waves Film Festival,Poland 2018 Ifva-Asian New Force Competition,Hong Kong (Special Mention) 2018 Regensburg International Short Film Festival,Germany 2018 Akbank Short Film Festival,Istanbul-Turkey 2018 Friss Hus Film Festival,Hungary(Special Mention) 2018 BioBiocine International Film Festival,Chile 2018 Flatpack Film Festival,UK 2018 Gyeonggi Film School Festival,Korea 2018 Shorties Film Festival(Best Directing) 2018 Working Title Film Festival,Italy(Best Short Film) 2018 Leiden Short Film Experience,The Netherlands 2018 Rooftop Film Festival,USA 2018 Kayseri Film Festival,Turkey 2018 Santiago del Estero Film Festival,Argentina 2018 One Shot Film Festival,Armenia 2018 The Norwegian Short Film Festival,Norway 2018 Next International Short Film Festival,Romania 2018 Palm Spring Short Fest,USA 2018 Shorts International Film Festival,Triesta-Italy 2018 Sardinia Film Festival,Italy 2018 Taipei Film Festival,Taiwan 2018 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival,Portugal

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Voice of the people are often neglected, same as sound in film that audience don’t care. Two sound recordists are working on final mix of a short film. Will their sound be heard by someone? Official Selection: 2017 Venice International Film Festival-Orizzonti Short Film Competition,Italy 2017 Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival-New Cinema Competition ,UK 2017 Indie Cork Film Festival,Ireland 2017 Busan International Film Festival,South Korea 2017 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus-International Competition,Cyprus 2017 QCinema International Film Festival,The Philippines 2017 Valladolid International Film Festival,Spain (Special Mention) 2017 International Short Film Festival Winterthur-International Competition,Switzerland (Special Mention) 2017 Zagreb International Film Festival,Croatia 2017 International Sound and Music Film Festival,Croatia 2017 Curta cinema-International Competition,Rio de janiro-Brazil 2017 Panorama De Coisa-International Competition,Brazil 2017 Chaktomuk Short Film Festival,Cambodia 2017 Short Universe,Pisa-Italy 2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival,USA 2017 Ekadeshma Short Film Festival,Nepal (Best Short Film) 2017 Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival-Short Competition,The Philippines 2017 2Annas International Film Festival,Latvia 2017 Singapore International Film Festival,International Short Film Competition,Singapore(Best Director for Short Film Competition,Youth Jury Prize) 2017 Jogja Netpac Film Festival,Light of Asia-Short Film Competition,Indonesia 2017 Lecce Film Festival,Italy 2017 Colorado Dragon Film Festival 2018 Vilinius International Short Film Festival,Lithuania 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam,The Netherlands 2018 Clermont Ferrand-Labo Competition,France 2018 Nepal International Film Festival,Nepal 2018 Glasgow International Short Film Festival,Scotland 2018 Short Waves Film Festival,Poland 2018 Ifva-Asian New Force Competition,Hong Kong (Special Mention) 2018 Regensburg International Short Film Festival,Germany 2018 Akbank Short Film Festival,Istanbul-Turkey 2018 Friss Hus Film Festival,Hungary(Special Mention) 2018 BioBiocine International Film Festival,Chile 2018 Flatpack Film Festival,UK 2018 Gyeonggi Film School Festival,Korea 2018 Shorties Film Festival(Best Directing) 2018 Working Title Film Festival,Italy(Best Short Film) 2018 Leiden Short Film Experience,The Netherlands 2018 Rooftop Film Festival,USA 2018 Kayseri Film Festival,Turkey 2018 Santiago del Estero Film Festival,Argentina 2018 One Shot Film Festival,Armenia 2018 The Norwegian Short Film Festival,Norway 2018 Next International Short Film Festival,Romania 2018 Palm Spring Short Fest,USA 2018 Shorts International Film Festival,Triesta-Italy 2018 Sardinia Film Festival,Italy 2018 Taipei Film Festival,Taiwan 2018 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival,Portugal

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‘THOSE LONG HAIRED NIGHTS’ (2017)

Gerardo Calagui’s sophomore feature film is a story of three transgenders trying to find love, family and money in the chaotic red light district of Manila. Tuesday is looking for love, Amanda is searching for family, and Barbie… well, Barbie just can’t stay away from trouble. Those Long Haired Nights follows the three transgender prostitutes and their pimp through their harried and unpredictable working hours in Manila’s hotels, massage parlours, streets – and one lush visit to the country. 

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Busan International Film Festival • QCinema IFF •  Hawaii IFF •  Thessaloniki IFF • San Diego Asian FF • Cinematografo IFF • Taipei Golden Horse FF •  Black Movie Geneva International Independent Film Festival

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Assistant editor, Medusae (2017) dir. Pam Miras for QCinema Circle Competition

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MEDUSAE Pam Miras

May pagkaspoiler yata ‘tong mga ikukuda ko. So, WARNING!!!!! HAHAHA! 

Wala akong masyadong expections dito. Haha. Pero ang catchy lang ng synopsis kase, tsaka wala rin naman kasi kaming ibang choice na papanuorin. Kaya sige. G na yan. 

Synopsis: “A documentarist’s son goes missing when she films a story on the disappearances of the firstborns in a remote island. Her search reveals the presence of a cult and an abductor who looks like her, whom her son claims to be his real mother.”

So halatang dubbed yung film. Halos lahat naman yata nidudub. Pero iba lang kasi ang pagkakadubbed dito. Haha. Halata tapos parang ang awkward. Pero yun lang naman. So sige, keri lang nung nagsisimula na yung kwento. Normal na flow, ganern. Tapos ang delikads pala pag nagssleepwalk ka, tapos yung bahay niyo nasa tapat ng dagat, tapos yung chismis pa sa lugar na yun is may nangunguha ng panganay na anak. Haha. So ano na? ‘Di ko alam kung bakit hindi nathreatened si Alfa, although pinakita naman na gusto na niyang pabalikin si Luni sa Manila. Pero fail. Huli na besh. 

Eto na. Nawala na nga si Luni! Nickname yan for Luneta. Ang cute lang. Tapos sinabi ni Alfa na parang pag naiisip daw ni Luni na hindi na siya mahal ng Nanay niya, isipin na lang daw niya ang meaning ng pangalan niya kaya yun ang pangalan na binigay niya. Diko al meaning ng Luneta, tinatamad na ko mag-isip. Haha. Pero basta dun nagkakilala si Alfa at jowa niya kaya nagbunga si Luni.

Simula nung nawala na si Luni. Mapapahook ka na sa film. Hahaha. Masasagot na ang mga bakit at paano mo. Kung bakit may nangunguha ng panganay na anak. Kung bakit niya ginagawa ang Film. Kung bakit may kulto. Kung paano nagsimula ang kulto. Shet. Ang ganda na po ng mga sumunod na eksena no. Hindi pala yata sinabi kung bakit walang mata ang mga kasabi ng kulto. Huhu. 

Ang ganda lang talaga pag naiincorporate sa Film ang mga Myth. Parang yung sa Baconaua. Kwento ko pa ba. Maiispoil ko na ng todo, kaya wag na lang. Hahahaha. Basta ganern. 

Tapos eto na, favorite ko yung pekeng nanay and Luni na nag-uusap tapos nag momonologue ang totoong nanay, kumbaga, sabay ang mga kudaan ng peke at totoong nanay habang naglalaban sila ng mga pananay nila sa pagiging nanay. HAHAHAHAHAH! Tanging. Ang lupet non. Nagkakarealizations na si Totoong Nanay eh. Ganon talaga no? Mas napapansin mo na ang mga bagay bagay kapag nawala na yung tao. Booooooooom!!!!! 

Ang ganda din ng pa-Flashback nila. Lalo na nung bata si Luni!!! Ang galing! Pano nila nahanap yun? HAHA! Ang cute po nung batang Luni!!!!! Basta, solid ang mga kudaan ni Alfa(totoong nanay), habang ang lupet ng scoring neto. Hahahaha. Galing! 

Sabi pa sa Film, diba ang salita sa anak na nawalan ng magulang ay Ulila? Eh ano naman daw tawag sa magulang na nawalan ng anak? Meron ba? Haha. Sabi kasi niya, wala naman daw kasing makakapantay na sa salita para sa sakit na nararamdaman ng magulang na nawalan ng anak. Shet yon! Shet!! 

Tapos, malapit na yata matapos. Nasa dagat na ang setting. Sama sama ang mga magulang na nawalan ng anak, at habang kinukunan ni Alfa ang ganap, nahulog ang camera niya sa dagat. Kasabay non, iaalay na ni Beth(pekeng nanay) si Luni sa kulto. AYUN NA! ANG GANDA PO NG CINEMATOGRAPHY UNDERWATER! ANG GALING PO! 

Ang galing din eh. Sabi nga kasi sa Myth, kaya nag-aalay ng mga anak is para maging sagana ang huli ng isda ng mga tao dun. So parang, kapalit ng anak mo is magiging swerte ka sa buhay. Ganern. So nung nalaglag na yung camera, kasabay din ng paglusong ni Luni sa dagat, eh parang dapat ng mamili si Alfa kung anak niya ba or yung career niya. Tapos nagkitakita na silang tatlo sa ilalim ng dagat: Luni, Alfa at Beth. At nag-away away na. Nagsabunutan si Alfa at Beth. HAHAHAHHAHAHA! Ang galing talaga ng eksena na yon besh! 

At ito namang si Luni, mamimili na dapat kung si Alfa or si Beth. Tapos. Kinginang yan!!!!! HINDI PINAKITA KUNG SINONG PINILI NI LUNI. SO ANO NA?! ANG GALING PO! 

Cut to: Nagdidive na si Luni sa ilalim ng dagat. Witha the buwan buwan sa ilalim. Hahahaha! So sino nga pinili ni Luni? EWAN KO!!!!! 

Sabi kasi ni Mich, baka daw si Alfa pinili niya kasi naging scuba diver nga si Luni. Hindi ko na maalala explanation ni Mich. Hahaha. Basta kasi naguluhan na kami. HAHAHAHA! Leche. Pero sana nga si Alfa ang pinili.

Hanggang sa muling pagkawindang!

PADAYON!

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QCinema 2019 review: Cleaners

QCinema 2019 review: Cleaners by John Tawasil

In this festival coverage, we look back at the films from the QCinema 2019. John Tawasil of Present Confusion shares his views on Glenn Barit’s award-winning film, Cleaners.

Screencap from ‘Cleaners’ – QCinema 2019 trailer

Barit’s experimentations with form have been present ever since he started making films: in Aliens Ata (2017) the ‘alien’s eye’ POV effectively creates distance from us and…

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CHUBYONCE X PITIK BEST. PARTEE. EVER. director HF Yambao Finalist in the Circle Competition of QCinema International Film Festival 2016 JC de Vera won Best Actor in last year’s QCinema. Jordan won Best Supporting Actor at this year’s Urduja Heritage Film Awards. OCTOBER 20 - 26, 2017: CINE LOKAL by the FDCP. Screening in 8 SM Cinemas - MOA, North Edsa, Megamall, Fairview, Southmall, Bacoor, Iloilo, Cebu. @hfyambao @herrerajordan @akosijcdeberat @abs_catherinecc #BestParteeEver #cinelokal2017 #chubyonce #indie #bpe (at The Malayan Plaza Hotel)

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Abundance of Firsts

As I sit down to compose this first piece, I feel weirdly confident, happy to learn that I have specialized in controlling my life, at least during the previous month. As September starts, I also feel empowered, thankful that I’ve waited for August to start, as there are many things August excite me but it has just ended. Perhaps, my ability to juggle work, business and all things i love gives me this strange, weird emotional state. And proud that I have maximized its four weekends. Buwan ng Wika 2017, salamat at paalam.

Yesterday, August 31. I have responded to an invitation to the 11th International Silent Film Festival at Shang Cineplex. This is my 3rd year to attend this annual free admission event but this is the first time I’ve joined the organizers in the opening night cocktails. I watched its opening film, El Golfo (1918) which was accompanied by the Talahib, a Filipino rock band. This event will close on September 3. A friend asked me, “Rod, ano ba yang silent film festival na yan, bakit silent film?” Sabi ko, “Silent film kasi yung nasa screen, parang naka-mute mode, walang sound, as in silent… pero ang twist may live performance from a band to provide musical score sa film.” Sagot niya, ang cool pala, may film na, may band pa.“ Sabi ko, kaya nga simula nung malaman ko yan at libre, basta may chance ako, pumupunta talaga ako.” Before this at around 12 noon, my new passport was delivered.

August 30. Matthew Jacob’s 7th Birthday dinner. He has received a new chess set, which he and his dad, who took a leave from work, played for the first time. I asked him what happened during their Buwan ng Wika quiz bee. He said, he scored 21 out of 25 which earned him a certificate of award. At work, the SRU activity went well. Ikinatuwa siya ng madla kasi 5 days na naging 1 day activity. Ang huhusay nila. Finishing touches ko na lang pala ang kulang. Hahaha.

August 29. Emetchwhy’s nth birthday and National Heroes day. At home, i did a general cleaning. I was somewhat inspired by FB posts about de-cluttering. It was raining hard outside as if the heavens cry as I throw some old items away.

August 28. HA! Just so I thought it was going to be a rest day. I missed out the notice that I will be the escalation for an Oracle Upgrade activity. Went onsite to assist Ralph, who spoiled me with burger steak.  The activity went well. Just that it triggered my migraine.  

August 27. Tonight, Maria, Somewhere, 3 of the songs I’ve heard in non-pretentious ways with cultured attitude in Theater at Solaire as I, Teri and Ate Jules witness the Manila-run of West Side Story. We headed to MoA after the show for dinner and dessert. “Finally, insan!” quips Ate Jules. First time kasi naming manood nang sabay. We planned it since Les Mis and Wicked runs but our schedules didn’t  permit.

August 26. Yay! This marks my first time to join an AHP (Advocate for Heritage Preservation) tour. I was convinced by my former HS teacher, Fer, to try it. We had contact since Cinemalaya days. I didn’t have plans for the weekend but to work, with his convincing skills, I’ve skipped the earning opportunities for an educational, heritage tour. I have enough to tell about the tour. The experience was like having a reunion of my soul to the time of the past. The San Sebastian Cathedral was our first stop. The priest welcomed the group with a 15-minute talk about the church, the origin of Lipa City and how it got its name. Part of our itineraries were: Museo de Lipa, Casa de Segunda, Aranda Ancestral House, The-Luz-Librea-Bautista Ancestral House, Carmelite Monastery, Our Lady of Mediatrix, Most Holy Rosary Parish Church in Padre Garcia and St. James the Greater Parish in Ibaan. The sunset was so beautiful i had my camera and captured it. They say that when it is your first time to visit a church, you are entitled to make a wish. I thank the Lord that i have found a family in AHP, instead. I will have a separate post about this tour. For now, here are some of my selfies during the said tour.

August 25. I was happy to note that finally, after several attempts, I’ve captured Arcana. Hahaha. Wala, sa everwing yan. Haha

August 22-24. CM week. Ang sipag-sipag ko kayang magsulat ng script sa CAB.

August 19- 21 - Long weekend! How about a mini movie marathon to support Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino? Sige na nga. I strike out from the list ang Hamog (kasi napanood ko na yun sa CinemaOne Originals 2015, kasabay kong pinanood ang Baka Siguro Yata, Manang Biring, Miss Bulalacao at Bukod Kang Pinagpala at yung kay Kaye Abad, di ko maalala ang title basta comeback something, ang husay nya dun eh. haha). Di rin kasama ang 1st Tofarm Film Festival entries na Paglipay at Pauwi Na dahil napanood ko na yun kasabay ang Free Range at Pitong Kabang Palay. Di ko na rin pinanood ang Birdshot kasi napanood ko na iyon as the Cinemalaya 2017 opening film. Di ko na rin pinanood ang Patay na si Hesus kasi napanood ko naman ito last year sa QCinema International Film Fest kasabayan nito yung Focus on Mike De Leon (haaaays, IDOL) at Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo. Ang sipag kong dumalo sa mga film fest para makalimutan si E. hahaha

Natira for me to watch were: Manananggal sa Unit 23B (sa QCinema din ito last year kaso di ko napanood), Star na si Van Damme Stallone (last year din ito sa CineFilipino Film Fest), at  yung mga bago: Bar Boys, 100 Tula Para Kay Stella, Triptiko, Salvage, at Awol. Kaso ang napanood ko lang out of 7 ay dalawa, kasi naman ang DM week ko was until 20. huhuhu

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August 14- 19. DM Week. Tiring but somehow fulfilling. What fulfilling? Pati ba naman sarili ko, lolokohin ko? Nakakapagod lang siguro as my body adjusts from my former body clock. Sakit sa katawan, honesto! Honesto, promise!

August 17 - Dinner with Dan and Janni in Crazy Katsu and The Baker’s Table Maginhawa bago magtrabaho. Ang saya nila kasama, namiss ko silaaaaaa.

August 13. Wow, IT Specialist by day (worked xhours for the BW Re-initialization) and Cinephile by night (Awards Night of Cinemalaya 2017). First time kong umattend ng Awards Night nang hindi nagbabayad. Haha.  Yes, our film, Ang Guro Kong di Marunong Magbasa did not win an award, pinilahan at umani naman ito ng magagandang feedback at appreciation from the movie-goers. 4 films kaming walang naiuwing award — na-zero ang pelikula nina Sharon Cuneta, Alfred Vargas, Angel Aquino at Jake Cuenca. Ooops, don’t get me wrong, please.  

August 11 -12 - I didn’t have the chance to speak out. DM for two morning shifts coupled with an OS Patching activity on the 12th? Wow. The reason: to give others the chance to rest. Just wow. Her management skills is impeccable. And my skills include sarcasm. Ang bait-bait ko kayaaaaaaa.

August 10 - We sit down in one of the offices in House of Representative, QC to discuss the next steps for the film. In attendance was Alfred, Direk Perry, our line producer, marketing team and other fellow producers.

August 9 - A heartfelt farewell to Yaggy as she takes on a different path away from IT, and to JE who moves on outside the corners of dxc. Meanwhile, our manager celebrates her nth birthday! Naiyak talaga si Bes Jane.

August 6 - After finishing the Ariba Install activity i hurriedly booked an uber ride to the Cultural Center of the Philippines for the Ang Guro Kong di Marunong Magbasa Gala Night. Noon, hanggang panonood lang ako, ngayon, for the first time, umakyat ako ng stage, yes CCP stage. Feeling prestige. Feeling lang naman. hahaha. This was the first time, after almost a year, that I have seen my former HS teacher, Fer Braganza. Nagpapicture at ni-congratulate ako. He also wrote an inspiring review about the film. Salamat po, idol!  

August 5 - Ang Guro Kong di Marunong Magbasa premieres in Trinoma Cinema 1 and Glorietta 4 with Meet and Greet. I have invited several friends, but only true friends showed up. Ayoko na nga mag-imbita. Nakakatampo. huhu. Fortunately, Trinoma Cinema 1 was almost full. Thanks Janni, Mel and son, to my family and to all who have supported the movie on its first Cinemalaya screening!

August 4 - The 13th Cinemalaya opens with Birdshot as its opening film. Thanks Direk Perry and Miss Noreen for my festival pass. First time to have a free “guest” pass.  This was the first time to venture a food stall business in CCP, called “Juice Colored.” (I will share photos on all things Cinemalaya in a separate post.)

August 3 - I decided to see my barber to avail of haircut. This was after i grow my hair for 8 months. Goodbye long hair. :(

August 2 - Ben’s birthday! But i was busy with work and bangusan. Haha.

August 1 - Mama Lyd’s Interment and our travel back to Manila.

There, I have collected many firsts, had new experiences. Thanks August! Thank you, Lord!