BINISAYA FILM
FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
SCREENINGS LINE-UP FOR EXHIBITION!
Cebu City, Cebu
(November 2013).
The Binisaya
Film Festival (BFF) is proud to announce the film line-up in the exhibition
category for its annual festival, which runs from November 22 to November 23 at
the USC-TC CAFA Theater, Talamban.
The BFF will
exhibit eight noteworthy regional short film productions on November 23 by
Visayan filmmakers; among which are certified award-winners, such as Bambi
Beltran’s “PIGADAGIT”(first short shot in Butuanon language), Aldo Banaynal’s
“HAPPY ANG EMO NA IRO”, (Sinulog Short Festival 2012 Grand Winner), Victor
Villanueva’s “ABOT KAMAY” (Grand Prize Winner, Active Vista Film Festival
2012), Remton Zuasola’s “RITMO” (Best Short Film, 36th Gawad Urian).
Other short
films in exhibition on November 23 are Irene Gonzales’ “SIMBULO”, Chloe
Veloso’s “INA-TAY”, Dani Bautista’s “TAGAD”, and “ITOM”. Also included in the
screenings are the inter-island entries Chuck Gutierrez’s “ULIAN”, Glenmark Doromal’s
“ANG WALAY KAHUMANANG ADLAW”, “BANTAY”, and “DEATHSQUAD DOGS”.
For its opening
in the USC CAFA Theater this November 22 at 5 PM, the Festival will
exhibit a Cebuano full-length film, “DOMINGO DOMINGO” an omnibus collaboration by seven of the promising Visayan wave
filmmakers in Cebu—Chloe Veloso, Grace Marie
Lopez, Aldo Banaynal, Archie Manayon, Steven Atenta, Nicolo Manreal, and Jayvee
Luib.
On the same day
and venue at 7PM, the Festival is honored to screen the CineFilipino production
“THE MUSES”, by Janice Perez, that is shot and produced in Cebu City, and
featured many of Cebu’s local acting talents. Tickets are priced at 100 pesos,
in support of the film.
On November 23,
the BFF hosts a special talk with film scholars Teddy Co and Paul Grant on
renowned Filipino filmmaker and National Artist for Cinema Gerardo De Leon’s
“KULAY DUGO ANG GABI”.
In the evening,
there will be special screenings of Panumduman Pictures’ “ABERYA”, a Cinema One
Original 2012 (ticket price at 100 pesos) also in the USC-TC CAFA Theater. And “NGILNGIG”,
a series of frightening Visayan shorts (free and open to the public courtesy of
the Bomba Press) in Handuraw Pizza Gorordo.
The Binisaya
Film Festival is a local film event dedicated to the rising Visayan cinema
movement, where filmmakers and audiences
come together to create and celebrate Visayan identity, language and culture
on-and-off the silver screen. For
further information and inquiries on schedules and screenings, please get in
touch with the Festival Secretariat through facebook.com/binisaya or binisaya@binisaya.org
BINISAYA
FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
LINE-UP SELECTED FOR COMPETITION!
Cebu City, Cebu
(November 2013).
The Binisaya
Film Festival (BFF) is proud to announce the film line-up in the competition
category for its annual festival, which runs from November 22 to November 23 at
the USC-TC CAFA Theater, Talamban.
Seven short
film productions by local filmmakers are short-listed out of a hundred entries
for this year’s competition. These are George Macapagal’s “UNOD”, Isaias
Zantua’s “STARTING LINE”, Izabella Petines’ “TINGOG”, John Paul Pepito’s
“TSANSA”, Carl Allocod’s “KANDILA”, Jaylou Dari’s “BAKOTE”, and Paolo
Macachor’s “THE VANISHERS”.
These films in
competition will have its screenings at the USC-TC CAFA Theater in Talamban.
Only one film
will be heralded as the Winner of the 3rd Binisaya Film Festival, with special
prizes provided by the Festival’s exclusive sponsors.
Other
highlights of the Film Festival include a free screening of a Cebuano
full-length film this November 22 at 5PM in the USC CAFA Theater, “DOMINGO
DOMINGO” an omnibus collaboration by
seven of the promising Visayan wave filmmakers in Cebu—(insert names of filmmakers here) Chloe Veloso, Grace Marie Lopez, Aldo Banaynal, Archie Manayon,
Steven Atenta, Nicolo Manreal, and Jayvee Luib.
On the same day
and venue at 7PM, the Festival is honored to screen the CineFilipino production
“THE MUSES”, by Janice Perez, that is shot and produced in Cebu City, and
featured many of Cebu’s local acting talents. Tickets are priced at 100 pesos,
in support of the film.
On November 23,
the BFF hosts a special talk with film scholars Teddy Co and Paul Grant on
renowned Filipino filmmaker and National Artist for Cinema Gerardo De Leon’s
“KULAY DUGO ANG GABI”.
In the evening,
there will be special screenings of Panumduman Pictures’ “ABERYA”, a Cinema One
Original 2012 (ticket price at 100 pesos) also in the USC-TC CAFA Theater. And “NGILNGIG”,
a series of frightening Visayan shorts (free and open to the public courtesy of
the Bomba Press) in Handuraw Pizza Gorordo.
The Binisaya
Film Festival is a local film event dedicated to the rising Visayan cinema
movement, where filmmakers and audiences
come together to create and celebrate Visayan identity, language and culture
on-and-off the silver screen. For
further information and inquiries on schedules and screenings, please get in
touch with the Festival Secretariat through facebook.com/binisaya or binisaya@binisaya.org
