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Blog EntryActive Vista Film Festival: Call for EntriesOct 10, '08 5:00 AM
for everyone

 

 

 

 

 

 

“While it is true that no song, no poem, no painting, no novel, no film has ever stopped a tank, prevented a bullet, or overthrown a corrupt government, the virtue of every art form in enriching the Filipino spirit cannot be rivaled. While movies can’t feed a hungry child, bring justice to the oppressed, or solve poverty, they can open our minds to the plight of children against starvation, make us understand the worth of justice and peace, and get us involved in the struggle against poverty and oppression in many ways that newspapers, classroom lectures or a thousand publicity ads could ever hope to. Because while art may not change the world, it can change the way we view the world. For true revolution begins in the imagination.”

 

CALL FOR ENTRIES

 

WHAT IS ACTIVE VISTA?

 

 

The Active Vista Film Festival is organized by DAKILA – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism through the support of the National Commission on Culture and Arts and the Philippine Independent Filmmakers Cooperative. Active Vista is a film festival that will feature full-length or short films, video documentaries or animation that tackle core values that promote responsible citizenship and various advocacies that contribute to nation building.

 

Active Vista. Dynamic Views. Active Vista challenges to define a spectrum in the use of film as a powerful tool in shaping the consciousness of a new generation of film goers into the importance of critical thinking as the foundation of responsible citizenship and nation building. The term “active vista” is characterized to encourage dynamism in views as a fundamental requirement in addressing methods and directions of social transformation.

 

            Active Vista aims to utilize film as a medium to instill the core values of responsible citizenship to effect public involvement in advocacies that help in nation building. By creating venues of exposure of the public, especially those in the grassroots sectors, Active Vista hopes to cultivate critical thinking and to encourage dynamism of views as a method to educate its audience. At the same time, by tapping on a market that has been bombarded with commercially viable formula movies, Active Vista aims to inspire a renewed interest on Philippine Cinema of the Filipino masses.

 

Active Vista aims to contribute to Philippine Cinema by shaping a revolution of the minds of the Filipino audience. By showing films that celebrate the talents of the Filipino film makers and the nobility of the Filipinos, it hopes to stir critical thinking among its audience as a step towards their education as citizens. The films chosen to be shown in this festival will hopefully inspire public interest to the art of cinema as a tool for people empowerment and nation building.

 

 

 

 

 

FESTIVAL THEME

Active Vista aims to promote films that dwell on various advocacies and impart core values of heroism. Active Vista is open to all full-length, short, animation or documentary films that deal with the following theme or subjects:

Kasaysayan ng Kagitingan

[Filipino Heroism, Culture and National Identity]

By showing films that dwell on the celebration of our rich culture and tradition, the chronicles of the life and times of our heroes and the struggles of our country to attain our identity and pride as a nation, we may be able to instill values that defy our long confinement from colonial mentality.

 

Katuwiran, Karapatan at Kapayapaan

[Justice, Gender and Human Rights, and Peace]

By presenting films that depict the on going struggle of our nation to achieve justice, gender equality, respect for human rights and peace, we may be able to lay the foundation for an empowered citizenry.

 

Kalikasan

[Environment]

By displaying the beauty of a country gifted with abundant natural resources, we may be able to impart the pressing need to protect and preserve our environment.

 

Kabataan…Kinabukasan 

[Education, Children and Youth]

By portraying the intricacies of everyday survival of the Filipino youth, we may be able to find a path to build their future.

 

Kaunlaran

[Social Progress – Poverty, Hunger, Health, Debt and Issues of Marginalized Sectors of Society]

By featuring films that depict the struggles of the common man in a country that despite the promise of progress has failed to provide children with quality education, families of decent shelter, workers of fair wages, farmers with a land of their own, and majority of the population with dignity of life, we may be able to achieve a national development goal that balances social progress with social justice.

 

Kasarinlan at Kalayaan

[Democracy and Good Governance]

By presenting the formation of a young nation struggling to practice democracy and good governance, we may be able to collectively transverse the road to nation building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to be part of the Active Vista Film Festival


The Active Vista Film Festival features films that may range from classics to digital films, mainstream and independent films.  The Festival is not a film competition. What Active Vista provides is a venue for your film to be shown to a large viewing public. What Active Vista can give is a small honorarium for the film makers whose films were chosen to be part of the festival. What Active Vista offers is an opportunity to get your message across the Filipino people. What Active Vista shares is the vision to start a revolution of values through cinema.

 

Active Vista Films will be chosen by various NGO sponsors of the Film Festival and the Festival Committee based on the following criteria:

 

  1. Exhibits consciousness of the craft of film making and cinema.
  2. Must espouse a particular social cause (directly/indirectly).

 

If you want to your film to be included in the selection of 25 full length/documentary films or 10 shorts /animation to be shown in the Active Vista Film Festival, please submit the following:

 

  1. a copy of the film on DVD
  2. rationale/synopsis of the film (max. 2 paragraphs)
  3. about the filmmaker/organization (max. 2 paragraphs)

 

Films that are chosen to be part of the Active Vista Film Festival will be notified through a formal invitation from the Festival Committee. Deadline of Submission is on October 18, 2008. You may submit your films via mail or in person at the DAKILA Office.

 

 

CALL FOR STUDENT SHORTS

 

 

ALAB [blaze] aims to capture the idealism and intensity of student film makers on how they view the world in their young eyes.

 

This segment of the Active Vista Film Festival aims to feature 10 new short films made by students. Short films will be chosen based on the following criteria:

 

  1. Exhibits consciousness of the craft of film making and cinema.
  2. Must espouse a particular social cause (directly/indirectly).
  3. Must not exceed 15 minutes (short feature or documentary).

 

All interested student film makers should submit the following on or before October 18, 2008.

 

  1. a copy of the short film on DVD
  2. rationale/ synopsis of the short film (max. 2 paragraphs)
  3. about the filmmaker/organization (max. 2 paragraphs)
  4. photocopy of valid student ID

The ten selected short films will be notified through a formal invitation from the Active Vista Film Festival Committee.

 

Active Vista Film Festival

c/o DAKILA – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism

14B Scout Limbaga st., Brgy. Laging Handa, Timog, Quezon City

Cellular: (0905)4292539

E-mail: activevista.filmfestival@yahoo.com, dakila.philippines@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.dakila.org.ph, http://www.dakilacollective.multiply.com

 

 

 

ABOUT DAKILA

 

DAKILA (nobility) - Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism is a group of artists and individuals committed to advocating social consciousness formation among both their industry peers and their immediate audiences. DAKILA recognizes that Philippine society is in the midst of a significant upheaval and that, as disciples of the creative act, the artists are not exempted from the responsibility of helping contribute to positive change.

 

DAKILA envisions a nation of heroes. Its mission is to build a movement that inspires heroism and nobility of thought and action to effect social transformation by collectively providing creative avenues to awaken the individual, dismantle apathy and unleash their inner hero.

 

The three goals of DAKILA are awareness, education, and involvement - to make the public aware of crucial concerns affecting society, to educate both the audience and, more importantly, themselves about pressing social concerns, which should effectively inform the methods of creative expression and to be consistently and dynamically involved in activities geared toward achieving the common good.

 

DAKILA is composed of multi-awarded poet-essayist and front man of the spoken word-jazz-rock band Radioactive Sago Project, LOURD ERNEST DE VEYRA; Parokya ni Edgar bassist and cancer awareness advocate, BUHAWI “BUWI” MENESES; comedian, indie film actor, Live Tilapia vocalist, limiTADO owner and Brewrats deejay, ARVIN “TADO” JIMENEZ; UP student leader and aerobatic flight student STEPHANIE MARIE TAN; children’s rights advocate LENI VELASCO; accomplished singer, songwriter, musical director, and theatre actor, NOEL CABANGON; versatile Bacolod-born film and theatre actor, RONIE LAZARO; contemporary dancer, theatre actress and jewelry designer, VANNI LIWANAG; graphic designer and UP College of Fine Arts graduate, MICH RAMA; spoken word artist, music producer and Nityalila bassist, MIKO PEPITO AGUILAR; entrepreneur and UP Diliman Philosophy graduate, DANTE LAGMAN; high school teacher, event host and lifestyle writer, KARLA VIZCARRA; church worker and labor welfare advocate, RYAN CARLO ROAN;  seasoned photographer and director, TOOTOOTS LEYESA; and FMD vocalist and songwriter, ISKO CORDERO.

 

The membership of DAKILA is comprised of artists, students and young professionals. Some of its members include musicians such as Bayang Barrios, Cooky Chua, Joey Ayala, Bobby Balingit of The Wuds, Vin Dancel of Peryodiko, Kat Agarrado of Sinosikat?; veteran theatre actors such as Archi Adamos, Gilleth Sandico, Kalila Aguilos; film makers such as Jim Libiran and Miguel Pancho; multi-awarded visual artists Poklong Anading, Eghai Roxas and Louie Cordero; MTV icon Ramon Bautista and NU 107 and the Peep Show host Dylan.

 

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Blog Entryindie heroesOct 1, '08 10:25 AM
for everyone

.mov and dakila invite you to a tribute gig for independent cinema heroes, Lav Diaz, Roxlee and Kidlat Tahimik on Oct. 2. Thursday 9pm at Cubao X. Special performances from Sinosikat?, Sleepyheads, Purple Chickens, Biscochong Halimaw, Through the Lens, Coffeebreak Island, The Wuds, and The Brockas

kita kits for this .mov after party and tribute gig at cubao x!

free admission!

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Blog EntryActive Vista Film Festival: Call for EntriesSep 29, '08 4:58 AM
for everyone

  

“While it is true that no song, no poem, no painting, no novel, no film has ever stopped a tank, prevented a bullet, or overthrown a corrupt government, the virtue of every art form in enriching the Filipino spirit cannot be rivaled. While movies can’t feed a hungry child, bring justice to the oppressed, or solve poverty, they can open our minds to the plight of children against starvation, make us understand the worth of justice and peace, and get us involved in the struggle against poverty and oppression in many ways that newspapers, classroom lectures or a thousand publicity ads could ever hope to. Because while art may not change the world, it can change the way we view the world. For true revolution begins in the imagination.”

 

CALL FOR ENTRIES

 

WHAT IS ACTIVE VISTA?

 

 

The Active Vista Film Festival is organized by DAKILA – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism through the support of the National Commission on Culture and Arts and the Philippine Independent Filmmakers Cooperative. Active Vista is a film festival that will feature full-length or short films, video documentaries or animation that tackle core values that promote responsible citizenship and various advocacies that contribute to nation building.

 

Active Vista. Dynamic Views. Active Vista challenges to define a spectrum in the use of film as a powerful tool in shaping the consciousness of a new generation of film goers into the importance of critical thinking as the foundation of responsible citizenship and nation building. The term “active vista” is characterized to encourage dynamism in views as a fundamental requirement in addressing methods and directions of social transformation.

 

            Active Vista aims to utilize film as a medium to instill the core values of responsible citizenship to effect public involvement in advocacies that help in nation building. By creating venues of exposure of the public, especially those in the grassroots sectors, Active Vista hopes to cultivate critical thinking and to encourage dynamism of views as a method to educate its audience. At the same time, by tapping on a market that has been bombarded with commercially viable formula movies, Active Vista aims to inspire a renewed interest on Philippine Cinema of the Filipino masses.

 

Active Vista aims to contribute to Philippine Cinema by shaping a revolution of the minds of the Filipino audience. By showing films that celebrate the talents of the Filipino film makers and the nobility of the Filipinos, it hopes to stir critical thinking among its audience as a step towards their education as citizens. The films chosen to be shown in this festival will hopefully inspire public interest to the art of cinema as a tool for people empowerment and nation building.

 

 

 

 

 

FESTIVAL THEME

Active Vista aims to promote films that dwell on various advocacies and impart core values of heroism. Active Vista is open to all full-length, short, animation or documentary films that deal with the following theme or subjects:

Kasaysayan ng Kagitingan

[Filipino Heroism, Culture and National Identity]

By showing films that dwell on the celebration of our rich culture and tradition, the chronicles of the life and times of our heroes and the struggles of our country to attain our identity and pride as a nation, we may be able to instill values that defy our long confinement from colonial mentality.

 

Katuwiran, Karapatan at Kapayapaan

[Justice, Gender and Human Rights, and Peace]

By presenting films that depict the on going struggle of our nation to achieve justice, gender equality, respect for human rights and peace, we may be able to lay the foundation for an empowered citizenry.

 

Kalikasan

[Environment]

By displaying the beauty of a country gifted with abundant natural resources, we may be able to impart the pressing need to protect and preserve our environment.

 

Kabataan…Kinabukasan 

[Education, Children and Youth]

By portraying the intricacies of everyday survival of the Filipino youth, we may be able to find a path to build their future.

 

Kaunlaran

[Social Progress – Poverty, Hunger, Health, Debt and Issues of Marginalized Sectors of Society]

By featuring films that depict the struggles of the common man in a country that despite the promise of progress has failed to provide children with quality education, families of decent shelter, workers of fair wages, farmers with a land of their own, and majority of the population with dignity of life, we may be able to achieve a national development goal that balances social progress with social justice.

 

Kasarinlan at Kalayaan

[Democracy and Good Governance]

By presenting the formation of a young nation struggling to practice democracy and good governance, we may be able to collectively transverse the road to nation building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to be part of the Active Vista Film Festival


The Active Vista Film Festival features films that may range from classics to digital films, mainstream and independent films.  The Festival is not a film competition. What Active Vista provides is a venue for your film to be shown to a large viewing public. What Active Vista can give is a small honorarium for the film makers whose films were chosen to be part of the festival. What Active Vista offers is an opportunity to get your message across the Filipino people. What Active Vista shares is the vision to start a revolution of values through cinema.

 

Active Vista Films will be chosen by various NGO sponsors of the Film Festival and the Festival Committee based on the following criteria:

 

  1. Exhibits consciousness of the craft of film making and cinema.
  2. Must espouse a particular social cause (directly/indirectly).

 

If you want to your film to be included in the selection of 25 full length/documentary films or 10 shorts /animation to be shown in the Active Vista Film Festival, please submit the following:

 

  1. a copy of the film on DVD
  2. rationale/synopsis of the film (max. 2 paragraphs)
  3. about the filmmaker/organization (max. 2 paragraphs)

 

Films that are chosen to be part of the Active Vista Film Festival will be notified through a formal invitation from the Festival Committee. Deadline of Submission is on October 18, 2008. You may submit your films via mail or in person at the DAKILA Office.

 

 

CALL FOR STUDENT SHORTS

 

 

ALAB [blaze] aims to capture the idealism and intensity of student film makers on how they view the world in their young eyes.

 

This segment of the Active Vista Film Festival aims to feature 10 new short films made by students. Short films will be chosen based on the following criteria:

 

  1. Exhibits consciousness of the craft of film making and cinema.
  2. Must espouse a particular social cause (directly/indirectly).
  3. Must not exceed 15 minutes (short feature or documentary).

 

All interested student film makers should submit the following on or before October 18, 2008.

 

  1. a copy of the short film on DVD
  2. rationale/ synopsis of the short film (max. 2 paragraphs)
  3. about the filmmaker/organization (max. 2 paragraphs)
  4. photocopy of valid student ID

The ten selected short films will be notified through a formal invitation from the Active Vista Film Festival Committee.

 

Active Vista Film Festival

c/o DAKILA – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism

14B Scout Limbaga st., Brgy. Laging Handa, Timog, Quezon City

Cellular: (0905)4292539

E-mail: activevista.filmfestival@yahoo.com, dakila.philippines@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.dakila.org.ph, http://www.dakilacollective.multiply.com

 

 

 

ABOUT DAKILA

 

DAKILA (nobility) - Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism is a group of artists and individuals committed to advocating social consciousness formation among both their industry peers and their immediate audiences. DAKILA recognizes that Philippine society is in the midst of a significant upheaval and that, as disciples of the creative act, the artists are not exempted from the responsibility of helping contribute to positive change.

 

DAKILA envisions a nation of heroes. Its mission is to build a movement that inspires heroism and nobility of thought and action to effect social transformation by collectively providing creative avenues to awaken the individual, dismantle apathy and unleash their inner hero.

 

The three goals of DAKILA are awareness, education, and involvement - to make the public aware of crucial concerns affecting society, to educate both the audience and, more importantly, themselves about pressing social concerns, which should effectively inform the methods of creative expression and to be consistently and dynamically involved in activities geared toward achieving the common good.

 

DAKILA is composed of multi-awarded poet-essayist and front man of the spoken word-jazz-rock band Radioactive Sago Project, LOURD ERNEST DE VEYRA; Parokya ni Edgar bassist and cancer awareness advocate, BUHAWI “BUWI” MENESES; comedian, indie film actor, Live Tilapia vocalist, limiTADO owner and Brewrats deejay, ARVIN “TADO” JIMENEZ; UP student leader and aerobatic flight student STEPHANIE MARIE TAN; children’s rights advocate LENI VELASCO; accomplished singer, songwriter, musical director, and theatre actor, NOEL CABANGON; versatile Bacolod-born film and theatre actor, RONIE LAZARO; contemporary dancer, theatre actress and jewelry designer, VANNI LIWANAG; graphic designer and UP College of Fine Arts graduate, MICH RAMA; spoken word artist, music producer and Nityalila bassist, MIKO PEPITO AGUILAR; entrepreneur and UP Diliman Philosophy graduate, DANTE LAGMAN; high school teacher, event host and lifestyle writer, KARLA VIZCARRA; church worker and labor welfare advocate, RYAN CARLO ROAN;  seasoned photographer and director, TOOTOOTS LEYESA; and FMD vocalist and songwriter, ISKO CORDERO.

 

The membership of DAKILA is comprised of artists, students and young professionals. Some of its members include musicians such as Bayang Barrios, Cooky Chua, Joey Ayala, Bobby Balingit of The Wuds, Vin Dancel of Peryodiko, Kat Agarrado of Sinosikat?; veteran theatre actors such as Archi Adamos, Gilleth Sandico, Kalila Aguilos; film makers such as Jim Libiran and Miguel Pancho; multi-awarded visual artists Poklong Anading, Eghai Roxas and Louie Cordero; MTV icon Ramon Bautista and NU 107 and the Peep Show host Dylan.

 

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Blog Entry.movSep 25, '08 5:03 AM
for everyone

3rd .MOV International Digital Film Festival

.MOV (pronounced “dot-mov”), the first digital filmfest in the Philippines which jumpstarted the digital revolution in the country back in 2002, will have its third edition in Robinsons Galleria Cinema from September 30 to October 7, 2008. The Opening Night will be on September 30, Tuesday, and the Closing & Awards Night will be on October 4, Saturday. Parallel screenings in the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo will be held from September 24 to October 7.

For group screenings, workshops, tickets and other related inquiries and information, contact dotmov@gmail. com, bien@bannedmoviespilipinas.com, and visit www.movfest. com.

The 3rd .MOV International Digital Film Festival is presented by Filmless Films in cooperation with  Robinsons Movieworld, Indiesine, Parco, Geiser Maclang, Mogwai, Click the City, Jam 88.3, Terno Recordings, Dakila, Video 48, FHM, LVN, NU, RX, Green Papaya, MTV, Backdoor Ventures, Absurd Republic, Studio 23, Dupe, Kolektib, CinemaOne.

"Not sure if I feel more like Muhammad Ali or Joe Frazier, but .MOV was a thrilla either way."

--- ROB NILSSON, Cannes Camera d'Or & Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner

"Have no fear: the real digital filmmaking revolution is still very much alive, although you may have to travel to a festival in the Philippines to witness it. .MOV is the Philippines ' long-awaited answer to the rousing call of the Digital Revolution." (RES Magazine)

--- TODD VEROW, New York & Chicago Underground Film Festival Winner

Previous .MOV awardees include Lav Diaz's "Evolution Of A Filipino Family", Woo Ming Jin's "Love For Dogs", Raya Martin's "The Island At The End Of The World", Pam Miras' "Blood Bank", and Ramon Del Prado & Tey Clamor's "Putek".

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

Blind the Eye of the Storm: .MOV Signals Three!

.MOV (pronounced “dot-mov”), the first digital filmfest in the Philippines which jumpstarted the digital revolution in the country back in 2002, will have its third edition in Robinsons Galleria Cinema from September 30 to October 7, 2008.

The Opening Night, started by a DJ set from Diego Mapa (Pedicab) and Diego Castillo ( Sandwich ) and hosted by top Philippine ventriloquist Ony Carcamo, will be on September 30, Tuesday.

The Closing & Awards Night, hosted by Tim Yap and ended by a DJ set from Quark Henares, will be on October 4, Saturday.

Parallel screenings in the cities of Bacolod , Dumaguete, and Iloilo will be held from September 24 to October 7.

The 3rd .MOV International Digital Film Festival, headed by Festival Director Khavn De La Cruz, has six major sections consisting of foreign and local full-length and short films, tributes, workshops, film concerts, and afterparties.

The motto for this year’s festival is “Blind The Eye Of The Storm” --- losing sight of the limits and controls that plague cinema, so that we can stare at our infinite possibilities as a culture.

DIGITAL DEKALOGO 10X10.MOV presents ten of the best foreign digital full-length films from the past 3 years.

1 “A Walk Into The Sea: Danny Williams And The Warhol Factory” by Esther B. Robinson ( USA , 2007) [Best Gay Film in the Berlin International Film Festival]

2 “Re-Defining Video” by Kyle Canterbury ( USA , 2007) [19-year old avant-garde boy genius]

3 “Days Of The Turquoise Sky” (Kurus) by Woo Ming Jin ( Malaysia , 2008) [starring Malaysian actress Carmen Soo of “Kahit Isang Saglit” (A Time For Us)]

4 “Cinnamon” by Kevin Everson ( USA , 2006) [about drag racing in Black America]

5 “Head Trauma” by Lance Weiler ( USA , 2007) [a psycho supernatural horror flick]

6 “En La Cama” by Matias Bize ( Chile , 2005) [Spanish erotica]

7 “Honor De Cavalleria” by Albert Serra ( Barcelona , 2006) [A hauntingly serene & moving experimental take on "Don Quixote”]

8 “Yves” by Olivier Zabat ( France , 2008) [A different perspective on the mentally handicapped]

9 “The Sun and Moon” by Stephen Dwoskin (USA/UK, 2008) [A film fairy tale, a personal adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast”]

10 “A Prima Vista” by Michael Pilz ( Austria , 2008) [A meditative cinematographic journey, a poetic documentary]

This will be presented by ten of the best local filmmakers who have pushed the boundaries of cinema in their own unique ways: Ato Bautista, Jeffrey Jeturian, Jim Libiran, Auraeus Solito, Adolf Alix, Raya Martin, Sherad Anthony Sanchez, Ditsi Carolino, Manny Montelibano, & John Torres .

SHORTS.MOV features works from the two most prestigious short film festivals in the world: shortfilms from Clermont-Ferrand ( France ) and music videos from Oberhausen ( Germany ). The nationwide 3rd SILVERSHORTS Shortfilm Competition presents the new Philippine filmmakers to watch out for --- the twenty finalists from both the student and open divisions.

TRIBUTE.MOV premieres the new films and presents the early works of local digital indie heroes: Kidlat Tahimik, Roxlee, & Lav Diaz.

Roxlee’s graphic novel “Cesar Asar In The Planet Of The Noses”, Kidlat Tahimik’s DVD “Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries Of Kidlat Tahimik”, and Lav Diaz’s CD “Impiyerno: Songs From & Inspired by the Cinema of Lav Diaz” will also be launched.

WORKSHOP.MOV offers Rotterdam International Film Festival programmer Gertjan Zuilhof (“Celebrating the End of Cinema”), Slovenian film critic Nika Bohinc, Kidlat Tahimik (“Sariling Duende”), Roxlee (“Digital Animation”), and Lav Diaz (“Coffee Q&A”).  The workshops will be complemented by equally inspiring facilitators such as Quark Henares, Dodo Dayao, Tado Jimenez, Alexis Tioseco, Ramon Bautista, and Erwin Romulo.

FILMCONCERT.MOV screens Pinoy classics by Manuel Conde (“Genghis Khan”, the first Philippine film to compete in Venice), FH Constantino (“Sandata At Pangako”, a crime and drugs movie starring FPJ), Joe Climaco (“Biglang Yaman”, the comedy classic starring Pugo & Togo), and Carlos Vander Tolosa (the earliest remaining Philippine film, made in 1939) accompanied with new live soundtracks by Pedicab, Taken By Cars, The Brockas, Lolita Carbon, & Radioactive Sago Project.

AFTERPARTY.MOV ends each festival night with a bang, from October 1 Tuesday to October 3 Friday, from 9pm to 3am, at the indie-place-to-be Cubao X, courtesy of music and entertainment from top notch events, media organizations and talent management groups such as Backdoor Ventures, Dakila, and Terno Recordings.

YOUTUBE.MOV

Digital Dekalogo 10x10.MOV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjpkh8hqL1Y

John Torres Trailer.MOV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDzBj8d0Zb0

Roxlee Eye Trailer.MOV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFD9r4MAhk

Roxlee Doggy Trailer.MOV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVdIJvjKWY

CARMEN SOO.MOV

Carmen Soo of Malaysia can be seen by Filipino audiences, not just in the upcoming teleserye with Jericho Rosales, Kahit Isang Saglit, but also in the big screen at the .MOV International Digital Film Festival. She stars in Woo Ming-jin’s Kurus: Days of the Turquoise Sky, which will be shown on October 2, 2008 , 9PM , its Philippine Premiere at the Robinsons Galleria Indiesine.

Turquoise Sky is a poignant autobiographical film that reflects lives which are depicted often as trivial and understated, but does say something about the society in which these lives are being led.

Ali (Arshad Zamir) is a 15-year-old school boy going through the pains of growing up: living in a single- parent household, smart-ass school bullies, embarrassing parents and teenage boredom. But it is the arrival of his new English teacher, Miss Liew (Soo) that ignites in him the fever of a young, serious schoolboy crush.

Turquoise Sky is not just a story of young infatuation, but also delves into sharp observations on Malaysia ’s multiracial social construct. It is a story that is so common, it is often overlooked, but is significant and as real as a childhood love as it can get.

Turquoise Sky stars Ahmad Muzhaffar, Arshad Zamir Zamir, Carmen Soo, Mislina Mustapha and Namron, produced by Woo Ming-jin, Ueda Tomoko, Edmund Yeo and would be presented by Tribu director Jim Libiran.

WARHOL LOVES WILLIAMS.MOV

Love stories don’t always have a happy ending, but they don’t always have to be forgotten. Esther Robinson immerses herself and paints a picture of exploration and journey to the truth about the disappearance of her uncle, Danny Williams, one-time lover of Andy Warhol.

A Walk into the Sea is more than just a reminiscent look at the Factory era, but is also an homage to Williams’ talent, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, as well as a discovery and compelling inquiry into his mysterious disappearance at the age of 27 in the year of 1966.

Robinson’s intimate interviews of the surviving Factory members is brilliantly complemented with the discovery of 20 never-before-seen films of Williams during his stay in the Factory, with the likes of Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Paul Morrissey, Brigid Berlin , Billy Name as his subjects. There’s also some footage that allows us to finally bridge the gap in history as to the Velvet Underground.

From the eyes of his lover, get to know Warhol not as the iconic Modern Arts persona that we perceive him to be today, but as an artist who has a deep appreciation and understanding of the fragility of the human character, which makes up the core of the empire that he has built.

.MOV is proud to present you the Best Gay Film in the Berlin International Film Festival of  2007, A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory. It’s a love story that was not meant to be, but is too great not to be seen.

F-P-J @ M-O-V

Here at .MOV, we do not only celebrate the new, we also pay tribute to the classics. FPJ fans, here’s your chance to see your idol, The King of Philippine Cinema, back in action as we present his 1961 film, “Sandata at Pangako”, at the Film Concert of .MOV.

“Sandata at Pangako” starred Fernando Poe, Jr. alongside Charito Solis for LVN pictures. The screenplay was penned and directed by F.H. Constantino. Also starring in this masterpiece were Bernard Bonnin, Lourdes Medel, Mila Ocampo, Gil de Leon, Johnny Reyes, Marrieta Sanz, Tony Dantes and Baby Janet.

Now’s the opportunity to mend the generation gap as fans of classic Pinoy flicks meet with the new. Not only are we tipping our hats off to The King, we are also screening other films that lit up the Philippine Cinema screens before the era of digital filmmaking for four nights of extravaganza:

FILMCONCERT.MOV screens the silent shortfilms of Kidlat Tahimik, Roxlee and Lav Diaz and Pinoy classics by Manuel Conde (“Genghis Khan”, the first Philippine film to compete in Venice),  Jose Climaco (“Biglang Yaman”, the comedy classic starring Pugo & Togo), and Carlos Vander Tolosa (“Giliw Ko”,  the earliest remaining Philippine film, made in 1939) accompanied with new live soundtracks by Pedicab, Cynthia Alexander, The Brockas, Khavn De La Cruz,  Lolita Carbon & Radioactive Sago Project.

To give a modern twist to the event, we will also have various musicians playing along with the movie to give you that unique viewing experience. This is a film concert after all.  Mark your calendars.

OPENING: September 30

  • Music: The Brockas
  • Film: The Silent Shorts of Tahimik, Lee, & Diaz [2008]

October 1

  • Music: Pedicab
  • Film: Manuel Conde & Lou Salvador’s “Genghis Khan” (Starring Johnny Monteiro) [1950], MC Production

October 2

  • Music: Cynthia Alexander
  • Film: FH Constantino’s “Sandata At Pangako” (Starring Fernando Poe Jr. & Charito Solis) [1961] LVN

October 3

  • Music: Khavn De La Cruz with Lolita Carbon
  • Film: Carlos Vander Tolosa’s “Giliw Ko” (Starring Fernando Poe Sr.) [1939] LVN

CLOSING: October 4

  • Music: Radioactive Sago Project
  • Film: Jose Climaco’s “Biglang Yaman” (Starring Pugo & Togo, Rosa Rosal) [1949] LVN

So we hope to see you there as the classics rock it out with the music of today. .MOV’s film concert runs from September 30 to October 4 at the Robinson’s Galleria Indiesine, at 7:00PM (Opening & Closing Nights start 6pm, with the filmconcert some time afterwards).

DIGITAL DEKALOGO
A Manifesto for a Filmless Philippines

Film is dead. It is dead as long as the economy is dead, when public taste and creativity are dead, when the imagination of multi-national movie companies is dead. At millions of pesos per film production, there is not going to be a lot of happy days for the genuine filmmaker, the true artist who wants to make movies, not brainless displays of breasts and gunfire.

But technology has freed us. Digital film, with its qualities of mobility, flexibility, intimacy, and accessibility, is the apt medium for a Third World Country like the Philippines . Ironically, the digital revolution has reduced the emphasis on technology and has reasserted the centrality of the filmmaker, the importance of the human condition over visual junk food.

Film is dead. Please omit flowers.

I.
Economics: A minute of celluloid film including processing costs around P1500. A minute of digital film costs around P2. Do the math. A galaxy of difference.

II.
The only way to make a film is to shoot it. Shoot when you can. Do not delay. If you can finish everything in a day, why not? Sloth is the enemy of the Muse. The shadow filmmaker has now run out of excuses.

III.
Your digital camera will not turn you into an instant Von Trier, Figgis, or Soderbergh.Your attitude towards filmmaking should be that of an amateur: half-serious, playful, light, not heavy, thus without baggage. There are no mistakes. The important thing is you learn.

IV.
Utilize all elements within your resources. If you have a knack for music, score your own soundtrack. If you have writing skills, craft your own screenplay. If you have money, invest in gear. If you have none of the above, make sure you have good friends.

V.
Work within a minimized budget, cast, crew, location, and shooting schedule. Artificial lighting is not a necessity. The story is king. Everything else follows.

VI.
Work with what you have. Release the bricoleur within.You are not a studio. Accept your present condition. Start here.

VII.
Forget celebrities. Fuck the star system. Work only with those who are willing to work with you, and those who are dedicated to the craft. Avoid pretentious hangers-on with hidden agendas. Use a lie detector if needed.

VIII.
Work with humble, patient, passionate, and courageously creative people. Ignore people who are the opposite.

IX.
If you are alone, do not worry. Digital technology has reduced the crew into an option, rather than a must. Making a film by yourself is now possible. The past is dead. Those who do not change will die.

X.
Create first, criticize later. Take care of the quantity. God will take care of the quality - that is, assuming you do believe in God. A filmmaker makes films, period.


In the name of the revolution,
Khavn De La Cruz
Festival Director
.MOV International Digital Film Festival

Khavn On .MOV and The Digital Revolution

How many years of film school do you need to become a filmmaker?

  “The truth is, you don’t need to learn anything. You already know what you need to know. End of school. The only question you need to answer is do you want to make a film? If no, then don’t. If yes, then make one.” 

How can you make films in a Third World country?

 "Especially in a third world country like the Philippines , there's no other way to make your own films. There are other routes, but the vision suffers or vanishes totally. You get the usual formulas. That's not the point.” 

What’s go great about digital?

 “The medium is literally open to everyone. Anyone can just grab a camera and tell their story. Today's digital film tools are empowering new and underground filmmakers to tell the stories they've been longing to tell without having to sell their souls."


.MOV 2008. What’s going on? 

"More and more independent filmmakers are enticed to make films because of the liberating qualities of the medium. Here in .MOV, the films may not have big budgets or they may not feature big stars. What we have instead are storytellers with good stories to tell.”


Tribute.MOV heralds three of independent cinema’s pioneers. Kidlat Tahimik, Roxlee and Lav Diaz.

KIDLAT TAHIMIK

You know Kidlat Tahimik for Perfumed Nightmare and Turumba but you know him mostly for his self-taught and uncompromising process of filmmaking.

On becoming a filmmaker:  “Parang hindi masaya yung nasa kalooban ko (as far as the film industry was concerned). Parang nagrerebelde yung sariling duende ko.”

On the genesis of Perfumed Nightmare:  “Tinutulungan ko palagi (itong batang film student sa Munich ), parang groupie ako noon. And that's where I learned how to handle the Bolex camera. It was also the time when my sariling duende was trying to break out and the result was Perfumed Nightmare. So without trying to become a filmmaker, my filmmaking happened.”

On being a Tribute.MOV honoree:  “I am both surprised and flattered. Pero pang-matatanda lang yan. I am just a kid - Kidlat.”

ROXLEE

Roxlee is many things: cartoonist, painter, graphic novelist,  animator, filmmaker. And he’s been all these since 1986. And shows no sign of stopping. His latest film is this year’s Musikadong & Green Rocking Chair .

On independent film:  “Dapat may law na ipasa na nagsasabing dapat ipalabas lahat ng indie movies sa bus. Kasi captive audience na yan eh.”

On the proliferation of Hollywood movies:  “Kasi hindi ba nakakasama ng loob na marami namang pelikulang Pinoy na pwedeng ipalabas pero mga Hollywood movies pa rin yung sinasalang nila.”

On the rewards of sticking to his guns:  “Hindi ko iniisip na magkakapera ako, na pagkakakitaan ko yung ginagawa ko. Form of release talaga eh.”

On the future of the local film scene:  “Meron pa rin akong hope. Syempre naman. Kasi mabenta pa rin dito yung sigarilyong Hope eh, di ba?”

LAV DIAZ

In just a decade, Lav Diaz has become one of the most significant filmmakers in the Philippines and in the world. He recently won the Orrizonti Prize at the Venice International Film Festival.

On humble beginnings: “I came from a literary background, writing for newspapers, komiks and even Jingle magazine.”

On his greatest literary act: “Selling encyclopedias in Makati . Dalawa lang yata yung nabenta ko. Mga kamag-anak ko pa yung bumili.”

On being a Tribute .MOV honoree: “Humbling siya. Recognition for what you've done, ‘yung struggle.”

.MOV GALLERIA ORTIGAS Screening Sked

September 30 to October 7

Mark your Calendars. Make sure you have lots of ink.

September 30,  2008

6:00 PM

OPENING NIGHT

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

with DJ DIEGO  MAPA& DIEGO CASTILLO

hosted by Ventriloquist ONY CARCAMO & his puppet NONOY

Film Concert

THE SILENT SHORTS OF TAHIMIK, LEE, & DIAZ

Music: THE BROCKAS

October 1, 2008

12:30 nn

Digital Dekalogo : 10 X 10

RE-DEFINING VIDEO by Kyle Canterbury ( USA )

with Silvershorts: JUNE 9 / TIANGGE

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

  2:00pm

Digital Dekalogo : 10 x 10

WALK INTO THE SEA: DANNY WILLIAMS & THE WARHOL FACTORY by Esther B. Robinson ( USA )

with Silvershorts: ULTRA / ANDONG

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

 4:00 pm

Silvershorts Open 1

#CAFE / AMBULANCIA / AMPO / LIBINGAN / THE PRAYER

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

7:00 pm

Film Concert

GENGHIS KHAN by Manuel Conde/ Lou Salvador

Music: PEDICAB

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

9:00 pm

Silvershorts Open 2

ANDONG / NEKRO / SALING PUSA / TIANGGE / VTR

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

10:30 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

EN LA CAMA by Matias Bize ( CHILE )

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

October 2, 2008

12:30 nn

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

CINNAMON by Kevin Everson ( USA )

with Silvershorts: PAPELOVE / LIBINGAN

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

2:00 pm

Premiere/Retrospective

VIDEO-PALARO 1 by Kidlat Tahimik

with Silvershorts: ANOMI / #CAFÉ

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

4:00 pm

Premiere

MUSIKADONG (starring DONG ABAY)

& GREEN ROCKING CHAIR by Roxlee

with Silvershorts: PISI / THE PRAYER

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

7:00 pm

Film Concert

SANDATA AT PANGAKO (starring FPJ) by Tony Santos Sr.

Music: CYNTHIA ALEXANDER

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

9:00 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

KURUS: DAYS OF THE TURQUOISE SKY by Woo Ming Jin ( Malaysia )

with Silvershorts: 123 / NEKRO

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

EXAM WEEK?  RELAX,  WATCH A MOVIE :)

October 3, 2008

12:30 nn

Retrospective

BATUMBUHAY (starring PEPE SMITH)

& HAUS OF SING by Roxlee

with Silvershorts: PUBLICO MACATA / SALING PUSA

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

2:00 pm

Silvershorts Student: 123 / ANOMI / JUNE 9 / KAMATIS / KUMOT NG PANAGINIP / PAPELOVE / PISI / PUBLICO MACATA / START STOP PLAY PAUSE / ULTRA

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

4:00 pm

Premiere/Retrospective

VIDEO-PALARO 2 by Kidlat Tahimik

with Silvershorts: KUMOT / AMPO

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

7:00 pm

Film Concert

GILIW KO by Carlos Vander Tolosa

Music: KHAVN DE LA CRUZ with LOLITA CARBON

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

9:00 pm

Shorts

CLERMONT-FERRAND SHORTFILMS

with Silvershorts: KAMATIS / VTR

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

TO MAKE IT EASY, JUST WRITE “THIS WEEK.MOV”

October 4, 2008

12:30 nn

Silvershorts Student: 123/ ANOMI / JUNE 9 / KAMATIS / KUMOT NG PANAGINIP/ PAPELOVE / PISI / PUBLICO MACATA / START STOP PLAY PAUSE / ULTRA

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

2:00 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

KURUS : DAYS OF THE TURQUOISE SKY by Woo Ming Jin ( Malaysia )

with Silvershorts: START STOP PLAY PAUSE  / AMBULANCIA

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

4:00 pm

Premiere

HEREMIAS BOOK TWO: THE LEGEND OF TAGABULAG ISLAND

by Lav Diaz

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

6:00 pm

AWARDS CEREMONY

Hosted by TIM YAP & SANYA SMITH

7:30 pm

Film Concert

BIGLANG YAMAN (starring Pugo&Togo, Rosa Rosal) by Jose Climaco

Music: RADIOACTIVE SAGO PROJECT

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

9:00 pm -12:00 mn

CLOSING PARTY

Shorts

OBERHAUSEN MUVIS

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

WHY NOT JUST SLEEP NEAR GALLERIA?

October 5, 2008

12:30 nn

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

HONOR DE CAVALLERIA by Albert Serra ( Spain )

Robinsons Galleria Indieine

2:00 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

A WALK INTO THE SEA: DANNY WILLIAMS & THE WARHOL FACTORY

by Esther Robinson

Robinsons  Galleria Indieine

4:00 pm

Silvershorts Open 1

#CAFE / AMBULANCIA / AMPO / LIBINGAN / THE PRAYER

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

5;30 pm

Silvershorts Open 2

ANDONG / NEKRO / SALING PUSA / TIANGGE / VTR

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

7:00 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

A PRIMA VISTA by Michael Pilz ( Austria )

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

9:00 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

YVES by Oliver Zabat ( France )

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

October 6, 2008

10:30 am

Retrospective

DEATH IN  THE LAND OF ENCANTOS by Lav Diaz

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

8:00 pm

Shorts

CLERMONT FERRAND

Robinsons Galleria

10:00 pm

Classic

GENGHIS KHAN by Manuel Conde / Lou Salvador

Narrated by James Agee

TRT : 90 mins, 10:00 pm

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

October 7, 2008

12:30 nn

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

EN LA CAMA by Matias Bize ( Chile )

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

2:00 pm

Silvershorts Student: 123 / ANOMI / JUNE 9 / KAMATIS / KUMOT NG PANAGINIP / PAPELOVE / PISI / PUBLICO MACATA / START STOP PLAY PAUSE  / ULTRA

Robinsons Galleria Indieine

4:00 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

THE SUN AND THE MOON by Stephen Dwoskin ( USA )

Robinsons Galleria Indieine

5:30 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

HEAD TRAUMA

Lance Weiler

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

7:30 pm

Digital Dekalogo 10x10

A PRIMA VISTA by Michael Pilz ( Austria )

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

9:30 pm

Shorts

SILVERSHORTS WINNERS

Robinsons Galleria Indiesine

And don’t forget our WORKSHOPS and CUBAO X AFTERPARTIES. 

PRICES: 

Opening Night Ceremony including Film Concert – Php 100

Festival screening ticket prices at Php 100

Except for:

Film Concerts Oct. 1 -3 – Php 150

Death in the Land of Encantos – Php 200

Closing Night (including Awards Ceremony, Film Concert and Oberhausen MTV Party) – Php 250

Manual and mechanical errors may occur. Subject to change without further notice.

Visit the site www.movfest.com or check the Robinsons box office for details.

About .MOV

.MOV (pronounced “dot-mov”), the first digital filmfest in the Philippines which jumpstarted the digital revolution in the country back in 2002, will have its third edition in Robinsons Galleria Cinema from September 30 to October 7, 2008. The Opening Night will be on September 30, Tuesday, and the Closing & Awards Night will be on October 4, Saturday. Parallel screenings in the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo will be held from September 24 to October 7.

For group screenings, workshops, tickets and other related inquiries and information, contact dotmov@gmail. com, bien@bannedmoviespilipinas.com, and visit www.movfest. com.

The 3rd .MOV International Digital Film Festival is presented by Filmless Films in cooperation with  Robinsons Movieworld, Indiesine, Parco, Geiser Maclang, Mogwai, Click the City, Jam 88.3, Terno Recordings, Dakila, Video 48, FHM, LVN, NU, RX, Green Papaya, MTV, Backdoor Ventures, Absurd Republic, Studio 23, Dupe, Kolektib, CinemaOne.

 


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Blog EntryDAKILA General Assembly at 70s BistroSep 16, '08 1:44 AM
for everyone

DAKILA General Assembly

 

DAKILA ka ba o nais mong maging DAKILA? Kaya mo bang maging DAKILA? Pwes, magkakasubukan sa iyong pagiging DAKILA.

 

Imbitado ka sa General Assembly ng DAKILA sa September 20, Saturday 7pm sa 70’s Bistro.

 

Para sa mga interesadong maging kasapi, magbibigay ng orientation ang Head ng Membership Committee ng DAKILA na si TADO.  Magiging tagapagpadaloy naman ng diskusyon hinggil sa pambansang kalagayan at sa mga kampanya ng DAKILA ang head ng ating Education Committee na si NOEL CABANGON.

 

Ibabahagi naman nila MICH at STEPH ang mga detalye sa pinakamalaking proyekto ng DAKILA sa taong ito, ang ACTIVE VISTA FILM FESTIVAL. Si KATE at VANNI naman ang magbabahagi sa mga plano at nalalapit na activities ng DAKILA – ang .MOV After Party at Tribute Gig for Lav Diaz, Roxlee at Kidlat Tahimik at ang nalalapit na 3rd DAKILA Anniversary.  

 

Siyempre hindi mawawala ang tugtugan dahil Sunshine Productions Night din sa 70s Bistro. Makisaya tayo sa tugtog ng ELECTROMOMMA, RECKLESS IMPRUDENCE, THE DISCO BALL, THE CHONGKEYS, FMD at JEEPNEY JOYRIDE.

 

At dahil DAKILA ka, Admission is free.

 

Inaasahan naming na maging kabahagi kayo ng ating General Assembly. Free entrance. Masayang tugtugan. Higit sa lahat, ang totoong panalo ay ang “presence” mo sa gabing ito!

 

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