my grace is gone

Anything and everything that happened yesterday is long gone
and cannot be changed.

KOLORETE

KOLORETE (3PM, FEU AUDITORIUM)
Directed by Ruelo Lozendo, Written by Sherad Anthony Sanchez
Cinematographers Maisa Demetillo and Albert Banzon

SYNOPSIS
In a town where friars and landlords ruled the laymen and peasants, trust is a foreign word. As they prepare for a play as despedida for the Alcalde Mayor who was dismissed by the town’s friar, suspicions heat up, unraveling secrets that could change the course of their history. The afternoon the play is staged, everyone vows to take control of one’s own fate.

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I have yet to see the film though. I've heard they have very promising thesps =)

Husk at the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival

6th World Film Festival Bangkok

Produire Au Sud takes The Tour

Malaysian director Chris Chong Chan Fui and producer Joanna Lee was selected from the 3rd Produire au Sud Bangkok workshop to present The Tour at the Produire au Sud, Festival of 3 Continents, from November 25 to December 2 in Nantes, France.



A man is pleased when he receives good instruction will sleep peacefully, because his mind is thereby cleansed. - from a book @ the hotel, "The Teaching of Buddha"

3rd Produire Au Sud

The minds of these people mix like milk and water and finally organize into a harmonious Brotherhood.
- from a book @ the hotel, "The Teaching of Buddha"

As part of the World Film Festival of Bangkok, Produire au Sud is a biennial workshop in which indie producers and directors get a chance to talk with industry figures about their films and how to get funding for them. This year's Produire au Sud Bangkok workshop will be held from October 29 to November 1. Six projects have been chosen:

* Stratosphere (Thailand) - producer Hassaya Rimphanawat; director Patavee Viranuvat
* I Carried You Home (Thailand) - producer Thacksakorn Pradubpongsa, director Tongpong Chantarangkul
* The Tour (Malaysia) - producer Joanna Lee; director Chris Chong
* Shadows of Noon (Philippines) - producer Vanessa Ulgado; director Ivy Universe Baldosa
* Balaan (Philippines) - producer Oscar Nava, director Ray Gibraltar
* Remembrance (Philippines) - producer Eloisa Espino-Sanchez, director Seymour Sanchez

They will make their pitch to producer Elise Jalladeau, screenwriter Miguel Machalski and sales agent Emilie Georges.

I Carried You Home previously came away with cash from the Asian Cinema Fund. Director Tongpong's short, Wings of Blue Angels, is part of this year's World fest program.

All-Indie Film Festival @ TitusBrandsma

“Walang Paraiso” was screened last night at the 10th year Anniversary and the yearly All-indie film festival of Pelikula @TitusBrandsma, the highlight of this year's event is Nerissa Picadizo's music video “Nice”. A dear tribute on the first year death Anniversary of actor/filmmaker Kuya Elmo Redrico. Ka Elmo in particular gave a memorable and extraordinary performance in Tad Ermitaño's Local Unit.

Among the films screen, I love the Calling by Christopher Gozum which is in Competition this coming CineManila Int'l Filmfest. An atmospheric short that deals with an OFW working in a factory in Pusan who has to heed the Calling of his Visayan grandmother to return to his town and assume his destiny as a healer. The short is technically and visually stunning and evokes the filmmaking clarity of Kim Ki-duk. Chris Gozum is last year's alumni and Philippine representative at the Asian Film Academy which funded and produce his short.

Other films of interests, the whimsical and heartwarming short Babae by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo. How can you compress so much Life in a 25 minute short? It feels like a full-length feature and a tongue-in-cheek documentary that just rolls out the punches. The visually curt and direct Boy Who Loves Flowers, insightful considering its length. The intense and cautionary tale of Lunes ng Hapis by Nick Joseph Olanka is unforgettable in its own right.