Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival
Forty five works have been chosen to be part of the roster of the Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival.
The chosen works speak on a wide range of socio-political themes: poverty and underdevelopment, migrants situation, workers and peasant situation, war and peace, gender, corruption and traditional politics, human rights and political repression, US imperialism and children and youth situation. Some works attempt to expose a situation or social phenomena. Some works educate while some call for collective action. Simply, the works chosen are deemed truthful, relevant and artistic ad representative of our times and the needs and welfare of the people.
True also to the theme of the festival, works of varying types have been submitted and selected, from full-length feature films and documentaries to PSAs, music videos and poetry in motion.
Selected works came from students, film collectives and professional media practitioners. Works also come from the different parts of the country while some have also been submitted from Filipinos abroad.
Such enthusiasm from a short two-month submission of entries goes to show that many filmmakers still portray people’s issues and struggles in their works, with nascent or conscious efforts for the betterment of people’s plight. This is a good step forward.
The full roster of the selected films will be shown at the University of the Philippines Diliman Film Institute from August 5 to 6, 2009. Selected works will be shown at the Asia Pacific College in August 10 and in the communities and workplaces in Quezon City, Manila and Muntinlupa. The festival will run from August 5-28, 2009 (and more film preview dates are coming up in September in other areas in Metro Manila).
For inquiries about the festival, e-mail the tudla_productions@yahoo.com.