CINEMA ONE ORIGINALS 2015 FESTIVAL REPORT

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Cinema One Originals Festival! 

MANANG BIRING - Best Film, Champion Bughaw Awardee & Best Music

HAMOG - Jury Prize, Best Actress (Therese Malvar), Supporting Actor (Bor Lentejas) & Editing

DAYANG ASU - Best Director (Bor Ocampo) & Cinematography

BAKA SIGURO YATA - Best Actor (Dino Pastrano) & Audience Choice Awardee

MISS BULALACAO - Best Supporting Actress (Chai Fonacier) & Screenplay

BUKOD KANG PINAGPALA - Best Sound & Production Design

Read more for my reviews on the seven entries I've seen last week.

Cinema One Originals Festival is still exhibiting these kakaibang films up to November 17, 2015.
Click for their screening schedules and please like The Movie Bud for more updates.

QCINEMA 2015 FESTIVAL REPORT

Congratulations to the winners of this year's QCinema International Film Festival:
Audience Choice Award - Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo
Gender Sensitivity Award - Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo
Best Supporting Actress: Annicka Dolonius (Apocalypse Child)
Best Supporting Actor: Lou Veloso (Water Lemon)
Best Screenplay: Lilit Reyes (Water Lemon)
Best Artistic Achievement: Lawrence Ang for editing (Apocalypse Child)
Best Director: Mario Cornejo (Apocalypse Child)
Best Actor: Dominic Rocco (Sleepless)
Best Actress: Tessie Tomas (Water Lemon)
Netpac Prize for Best Documentary: Crescent Rising
Netapc Jury Prize for Best Picture: Sleepless
Circle Competition Best Picture: APOCALYPSE CHILD

Unfortunately, I haven't got the chance to see Apocalypse Child, Gayuma and Water Lemon. But it's still a fantastic week with so many great films that the festival has offered. Here are my capsule reviews for the ten films I've seen. You may also read my long review for Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo at http://themoviebud.blogspot.com/2015/10/patintero-ang-alamat-ni-meng-patalo.html

CINEMA ONE ORIGINALS 2015: KAKAIBA KA BA?

Cinema One is on its 11th year to bring you another huge variety of remarkable films with this year's theme Kakaiba Ka Ba?. The digital film festival will run from November 8-17, 2015 at Trinoma, Glorietta, SM Megamall and Resorts World Manila with nine Filipino films in competition, 10 shorts, 12 new foreign films, two special presentations and four restored classics.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
November 8: Opening Night (Invitational)
November 9-17: Festival Proper
November 15: Awards Night
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MASTER SCHEDULE
(Courtesy of Cinema Bravo. Click to enlarge photo)

Read more for the exciting line-up.

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PATINTERO: ANG ALAMAT NI MENG PATALO

Tumbang Preso. Luksong Tinik. BangSak. Ubusan Lahi. Luksong Baka. Piko. Langit-Lupa.

Mahuleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... Taya!

These are just some traditional outdoor games we played after school or during recess. I don't know about you but we took these games seriously. Not as serious as this film comically did, but it meant our pride and dignity back in those days where PlayStation, Beyblade, YuGiOh cards, Crash Gear, computer games and smartphone apps haven't been commercialized yet.

QCINEMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015

After its successful 2014 run, the Quezon City Film Development Commission (QCFDC) will once again hold the QCinema International Film Festival to help filmmakers hone their craft, deliver critically-acclaimed films, maintain its status as the country's filmmaking capital and prove why QC should be called the "City of Stars".

Bigger and better than before, the festival will exhibit more than 50 high-quality films from around the globe and set film discourses from OCTOBER 22-31, 2015 at TRINOMA, GATEWAY MALL and ROBINSON GALLERIA. Ticket price is P150.00 each.

Read more for the line-ups and screening schedules.

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HENERAL LUNA

“Ang taong may damdamin ay hindi alipin.”

The following review will mostly be in Filipino but the verdict will be in English. Ang ironic kaya magsulat sa wikang Ingles tungkol sa pelikulang kontra-Amerika.

Sino nga ba si Antonio Luna? Isa raw siyang bayani noong Philippine-American War ayon sa HeKaSi teachers natin. Sinabi rin nila na maganda ang buhay, edukado at marangya raw tayo noong panahon ng mga Amerikano. Pero bakit nagkaroon pa rin ng mga bayaning katulad nila Luna, Sakay at Malvar? Bakit marami pa ring nagbuwis ang buhay? Hindi ka ba nagtataka?

INSIDE OUT

Pixar created worlds where living and inanimate objects interact, learn and feel like a human being. They've made us happy, sad and sometimes angry for the past two decades. This is perhaps the biggest and the most ambitious film that they have made in a long time. Did they pulled it off or is this just another disappointing attempt in recapturing their previous glory?

CINEMALAYA 2015 WINNERS AND 2016 FINALISTS

Martika Ramirez Escobar's Pusong Bato rocked the awards night for winning the grandest prize of the 11th Cinemalaya Film Festival. Finalists for next year's feature-length competition had just been announced at its closing ceremony.

CINEMALAYA SHORTS 2015

Before the week comes to its final stop, here’s my take on the nine short film finalists for this year’s Cinemalaya Film Festival.

CINEMALAYA 2015 - BROADENING HORIZONS UPDATES AND SCREENING SCHEDULES

The 11th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition will open from August 7-15, 2015 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Greenbelt 3.

For this year, the competition will be held only in the Short Film category. The full-feature category will return on August 2016. Finalists will be announced soon according to the Cinemalaya fan page.

But don't get sad because the filmfest will still offer a variety of full-feature films in the following categories: The Independents: Asian Showcase, Indie Nation, Cinemalaya Retrospective, Indie Festival's Best, Documentaries, New Short Films in Exhibitions and Gawad CCP para sa Alternatibong Pelikula. The opening film will be Brillante Mendoza and Nora Aunor's Taklub. Closing it will be Silong starring Piolo Pascual and Rhian Ramos, directed by Jeffrey Hidalgo and Roy Sevilla Ho.

Now Showing: July 20-26, 2015

COMING THIS WEEK IN PHILIPPINE CINEMAS

July 22: Mr. Holmes, Paper Towns, Ted 2, Southpaw, Chain Mail, American Heist, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno, The Gallows & Sex Ed

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Now Showing: July 10-19, 2015

Now showing in Philippine cinemas

July 15: Ant Man, Magic Mike XXL, Love Forecast (tagalized), Die Fighting & The Carrier

This year's Eiga Sai Japanese Film Festival will be held from July 10-19, 2015 at the Shang Cineplex for FREE! To know more about the filmfest, please visit The Movie Bud fan page. Don't forget to like and share to know more about what's happening in local cinemas today.

FULLY LOADED REVIEWS V: WPFF 2015

Here are my reviews for the four and a half Filipino films I saw in the first World Premieres Film Festival that I’ve attended.

FULLY LOADED REVIEWS IV

THE BREAKUP PLAYLIST

Para sa Breakup Playlist. She’s Dating the Breakup Playlist. Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Breakup Playlist Mo? Breakup Playlist Over Again. Iba’t ibang title, iba’t ibang bida, iba’t ibang quotable quote ngunit iisa lang halos ng atake. That Thing Called Star Cinema. Pero ibang klase din talaga sila Dan Villegas at Antoinette Jadaone. Pagkatapos ko mangamba para sa mga susunod nilang gagawin after E.O.P. at ma-umay sa You’re My Boss, nand’yan na naman sila, tinutukso-tukso ang aking puso.