Official Teaser (1) of the movie: KAMPUS. Directed by John Wong. Starring Archi Adamos, Malou Crisologo, Jeffrey Tam, Althea Vega, Miggy Valdez, Nestle Garcia, Charmaine Dee, Joy Quirolgico, Carmela Diosana and many more. Line Producer: Erwin Aton. Director of Photography: Jay Linao. Additional Photography: Albert Banzon. Produced by John Wong.
With feature films representing the different regions of the Philippines, the upcoming IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival might as well be called “Around the Philippines in 15 Movies”. The festival, which opens on June 11 at Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art and runs until June 14 at the Visual Arts Theater, showcases award-winning new films produced not only in Metro Manila but in key cities in Visayas and Mindanao, including Cebu City, Davao City and Bacolod – and in the local dialect at that (with English subtitles).
It is an acknowledged fact that the lack of financial resources and government support tend to put the development of Philippine cinema some step backwards. But this should not stop filmmakers, producers, and film industry institutions, companies, and entertainment-related businesses from helping one another for the improvement of our film industry.
Gateway Cineplex 10, National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and Colorwheel Media Studios present “Indie HD: Premiere of the Filipino and Korean Independent Short Films ‘Pera-perahang Lata’ and ‘Technophilia’ in HD Format and a Discussion On Digital Technology in Indie Films Today.” Directed by Rianne Hill Soriano, the two films will be projected in HD format at the Cinema 1 of Gateway Cineplex 10 (Dolby Super Digital Cinema) on June 3, 2009, 6:30 p. m.
Isang Lahi: Pearls from the Orient, the new docu-drama directed by JP Tanchanco recently held an intimate presscon at the Greenbelt My Cinema.
[Joel Torre with Isang Lahi Director JP Tanchanco]Some local press got a glimpse into what the film offers. And from what I saw, the reality docu-drama has a lot of promise.