Things have become better for Lamitan in Basilan since the siege in 2001. It seems to have recovered from the incident and a host of socio-economic problems it suffered in the past.
The works of award-winning director Hou Hsiao-Hsien will be featured in this year’s Taiwan Film Festival, whose third installment will be held at the Shang Cineplex (Edsa Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City), Aug. 3-6.
On its eighth installment, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival bore a bold title that was not only an effective come-on but also an apt description of the over-all quality of this year’s batch of well-received films, the efforts that went into the various productions, and even the event’s general audience, which had undoubtedly grown, filling theaters and selling out tickets in all three venues from July 20 to 29.
Filipino filmmaker Raymond Red will showcase two of his films, “Eternity” (1983) and “Pelikula” (1985), during the Sixth International Silent Film Festival at the Shang Cineplex of Shangri-La Plaza, Aug. 24-27.
For the first time, Filipino films will be screened together side by side with premier European movies in the Manila leg of the 15th Cine Europa. The festival will be held Sept. 6-16 at the Shang Cineplex.
Ronald Ventura’s “Crack in the Hull” (2001) depicts two male nudes riding a boat, evoking the ancient Manunggul jar’s lid.
With the recent achievements of Philippine cinema in international festivals, young people, especially students, have taken to independent film.
A variety of artworks—from Modern to Contemporary art, from established to new galleries, and from works of National Artists to young and upcoming artists—graced this year’s Manila International Art Fair (ManilArt) last Oct. 3-6 at SMX Convention Center.
At first glance, one would think that the exhibit “Banzai,” at Galerie Joaquin in San Juan, is by a Japanese artist evidently because of the dominant geisha images and Nippongo figures depicted in every painting.
Dayaw, the biggest celebration of indigenous Filipino culture, is not only a meeting of different traditions but a reflection of Filipino identity, organizers said during a press conference held at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts lobby last Oct. 24.
