Cine Barangay 2008

The Cinemanila Cinebarangay screenings were held last November 20-22 at the Marikina River Park with subsequent stops at the most populous residential areas in Manila. Participating shorts and documentaries are from the roster of award-winning shorts and features from Dekada Cinemanila.

“Cinebarangay’s idea is to take [to the barangays] select films from Cinemanila and a host of indie films [that have] Pinoy stories. What we really want to do is make these movies accessible to everyone by screenings in public or open places like markets or plazas.” - Cinemanila founder Tikoy Aguiluz on the Inquirer.

Also premiered at Cinemanila's Sine Barangay are two short films directed by former Eraserheads band members Ely Buendia and Marcus Adoro. Plus film workshops by renowned local filmmakers: Raymond Red, Lav Diaz, and Raya Martin.



The wonderful photos were taken by Estan Cabigas

Husk at the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival

Filipino Short at the 9th Seoul International Film Festival (Senef)

In downtown Manila, a man spends his afternoon waxing his floor to a
good shine. This is what encompasses the whole 7 mins of the short
film, Bunot(Husk).

Bunot (Husk) is directed by Ivy Baldoza and is currently in
competition at the 9th Seoul International Film Festival- Short Film
Category. From 820 applications of short works from 40 countries, 90
works from 17 countries were selected for the 2008 roster. The
International Competition listing may be viewed at
http://senef.net/senef_2008en/program/program_main.php?cd=201

Screenings will be held at the SpongeHouse Joongang 2 theater on June
5th – June 11th in Seoul, followed by online screenings of the
international competition roster on the SIFF website from June 5th –
August 15th.

SIFF formerly known as SeNef highlights the developments,
opportunities and challenges presented by digital technologies to
artists and the industry. It serves as a presentation platform for
filmmakers and technologists to share and exchange ideas,
contributing in its own way to the worldwide community of evolving
cinematic art forms. For more information visit SIFF at
http://senef.net

Out of breath and still swimming

A lot of what I do is pretty much a self-serving experiment, but if it gets shown somewhere. I still suffer much for it. When I made this short it was to compensate for a very weak portfolio, I pretty much only had one short to show for. I'm gunning for three by June, I feel very manic lately, I need more eggs in the basket. Its all about getting that door to further open while my foot is still stuck there, haplessly bleeding. I think its my good fortune people have been nothing, but nice lately.

Now with SIFF, I need to get an HD tape transfer, I think that's the part I didn't expect at this point. I only have a few days left to get this done and I'm tearing my hair out.