Deadline of submission for 6th Pinoy Indies: July 18, 2010

Submit a copy in DVD/VCD format to:
Titus Brandsma Center Media Program
3/F Theresa of Avila Bldg.
28 Acacia St. Barangay Mariana,
New Manila, Quezon City

Look for Ms. Joy Kialkial. Please enclose a sheet of paper that contains the following information:
Title
Director’s Name
Running Time
Synopsis
Cast and Crew
Additional info: (Awards, Nominations, Festival screened)

Selection and programming of films will be decided by the pelikula@titusbrand sma core group.

Selected works will be a part of the TBCMP film library. Unselected works are to be returned to the filmmakers.

You can also submit your work and other requirements during our monthly film dialogue session at TBC.

If your film is selected and scheduled for showing, you are required to be present on the day it will be shown for the Q & A. (Metro Manila entries only)

If you’re from the province, you may or may not be present during the showing provided that you submit a written article about your work covering all the aspects especially the content. For non-Tagalog films, please submit a copy with English subtitles.

For further details, please contact:
Joy Kialkial
Tel No. : (02) 723-0449 or 09184048502

Where to find us:

Email: pelikula_titusbrand sma-owner@yahoogroups. com, tbcmedia@yahoo. com or pelikula.tbc@ gmail.com

Tired of life in the city, Donna, a gay sex worker decided to move to a quiet, domestic life in the province. Her new yet simple life now consists, among other things, of taking care of Tomas, an OFW’s son. Donna eventually discovers that her former regular client is the town’s political power broker and mayor aspirant, Ricky Verano. Donna convinces herself that, in order to turn her life completely around – and keep the town from eventually becoming as corrupt and rotten as the city – Verano’s opponent, the idealist & political neophyte, Pepe Holganza must win the election. Donna’s machinations proved successful but at what cost?

CHARACTERS:

Ramon – Male, late 20s to early 30s. Pepe Holganza’s nephew. Assists in the campaign of his uncle. A man of the people, Ramon is approachable and upbeat. If people only knew he had a dark side.

Tomas – Male, 10 to 13 years old. Donna’s ward. Quiet, introspective. His dream is to someday visit the big city.

Ricky – Male, 40s to 50s. Political powerbroker. He is sophisticated, yet cunning. A believer in the adage “never let them know what you’re thinking”. Verano has learned the art of letting other people do the dirty work for him.

Pepe – Male, 50s to 60s. Middle age, heavyset. Country doctor. Political neophyte. Hopeless idealist. He is everybody’s ideal father or grandfather.

PLEASE NOTE:
a. ALL AUDITIONEES MUST PREPARE A SHORT STOCK PERFORMANCE IN TAGALOG. AFTER APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED, SIDES OR SCRIPT EXCERPTS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL.
b. PLEASE BRING 2 PHOTOS (PREFERABLY HEADSHOTS) & RESUMÉ (PREFERABLY PERFORMER PORTFOLIO).
c. THE MAIN ACTORS MUST BE WILLING TO SHOOT IN SOUTHERN CEBU (70KM FROM CEBU CITY) FOR 14 STRAIGHT DAYS, AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 11, 2010.
d. MAIN ACTORS SHOULD SET ASIDE THE WEEK PRIOR TO SHOOTING SCHEDULE (OR AUGUST 22-28) FOR ORIENTATION, REHEARSALS & FURTHER CHARACTER STUDY WITH THE CREATIVE TEAM. ALL ACTORS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE FULLY STUDIED THEIR CHARACTERS IN THE ABSENCE OF INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS.

VENUE AND DATE:
WHERE: 166 Kaimito St., Valle Verde 2, Brgy Ugong, Cor. Julia
Vargas & E. Rodriguez Sts., Pasig City (entrance along Julia
Vargas across McDonald’s Frontera Verde; near Silver City
area where Tiendesitas & SM Hypermart Pasig are)
WHEN: July 3, 2010 1 pm – 7 pm

Kindly RSVP to Darlene (09266245789) for an appointment.

The Filipino Freethinkers Film Festival is the first film fest in the Philippines intended to challenge your thinking about belief, faith, and reason.

The films include a bittersweet one-woman show by a former Saturday Night Live cast member, a documentary exploring the link between religion and terrorism, and a couple of short films originally screened at the American Atheist Film Festival.

“Most of us don’t question our faith or religion at all,” says Ryan Tani, president of the Filipino Freethinkers. “But when religion increasingly conflicts with reason in society, we need a public discussion of the merits of faith. Especially we Filipinos, who live under laws shaped by the Catholic Church whether we’re Catholic or not.

“Showing films that question that assumption, that faith is always a good thing… I think that’s a really important first step to get the debate going,” says Tani.

The films screened during the Filipino Freethinkers Film Festival are intended to reach out to both the religious and the irreligious, questioning long-cherished assumptions on both sides of the debate.

Letting Go of God, a one-woman show by Saturday Night Live alumna Julia Sweeney, is a funny yet touching tale of Sweeney’s conflict with the Catholic faith of her childhood. The story (with its surprising conclusion) is told in an upbeat monologue style that the New York Times called “searing and bracingly funny”.

Root of All Evil? is biologist Richard Dawkins’ look at how religious faith serves as a primary motivator for evil in today’s modern world. Throughout the two-part film, we see Dawkins taking on religious fanatics of all stripes, including disgraced pastor Ted Haggard, and building the case for humanity being better off without faith.

Fun for Heretics showcases bits of classic comedy, shocking songs and searing rants from all around the world, with clips from George Carlin, Monty Python, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Woody Allen, Roy Zimmerman, Marcus Brigstocke, Edward Current, and many more.

Imagine No Religion blends the funny and the serious to tackle the conflict between faith and reason. The film includes excerpts from the late Theo Van Gogh & Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s “Submission” and Lisa Seidenberg’s moving memorial to 9/11, “In the Name of God.”

The Filipino Freethinkers Film Festival is on for one day only, on February 27, at Cine Adarna from 1pm to 8pm. Admission is free. For more information on the Film Festival and Filipino Freethinkers, visit their site on the web at http://filipinofreethinkers.org.

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279619108129.

Schedule
1:00 – 1:10 Opening: Challenge Religion
1:10 – 2:20 Fun for Heretics
2:20 – 3:10 Root of All Evil Part 1: The God Delusion
3:10 – 4:20 Imagine No Religion
4:20 – 5:10 Root of All Evil Part 2: The Virus of Faith
5:10 – 7:20 Letting Go of God
7:20 – 7:50 Filipino Freethinkers: Year One
7:50 – 8:00 Closing: Celebrate Reason

Starring Soliman Cruz, Joem Bascon and Toni Gonzaga.

There will be 2 screenings:

1st Screening @ 430pm
2nd Screening @ 630pm

Screenings are by invitation only and seating will be on a first come first serve basis.

For ticket reservations and questions please email us at ajourneyhomefeb6@gmail.com.

Admission is FREE!! (Tickets also on first come first serve basis, so please reserve ASAP)

FILM REVIEWS:

“Soriano’s full-length feature debut—which examines the dynamics of sin and forgiveness in a family setting—deserves to be seen for the relevant themes it tackles and the significant lessons it imparts.” – Rito Asilo, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Although it espouses Christian values, having been produced by the Jubilee Evangelical Church’s Youth for Christ ministry in celebration of its 10th anniversary, “A Journey Home” may also inspire other religious or non-religious groups that honor family and promote forgiveness.” – Jocelyn Valle, Manila Bulletin

“Pasok sa listahan namin ng Best Supporting Actress si Toni para sa taong ito. Ganundin si Soliman Cruz na pasok sa aming Best Actor list at ang ‘A Journey Home’ na kasama na sa aming talaan ng Best Films of 2009.

Maituturing mang isang Christian film na nagtuturo ng Biblical values, hindi pilit o preachy ang dating ng A Journey Home. Isang makabuluhang kuwento ng pagpapatawad, pagmamahal, pag-asa at pananalig sa Diyos, kailangan na kailangan natin ng mga ganitong uri ng pelikula, lalo sa mga panahong ito.” – Allan Diones, Abante Tonite

“Toni Gonzaga shows off her versatility. Her forte may be hosting and doing comedies, but she can also do drama. She is convincing as the good-hearted wife who has nothing but love for her husband and family.” – Fidel Antonio Medel, Pep.Ph

“Dapat lang gumawa na ng mainstream movies si Direk Paul Soriano dahil napakaganda ng pagkadirehe niya ng indie film na ‘A Journey Home’…” – Tonee Coraza, Taliba

“Watching the film “A Journey Home” is like like a journey into the hearts of men. We cannot forgive people who are asking for our forgiveness. We always want to move on. We always want to show to them that they deseve what they get now. But I believe, the hearts of men are born with goodness, with sensitivity and with kindness. I am digging my way in, and I know, I am winning. Because, eversince I was young, I’ve always wanted my life to end as I journey HOME.” – Robert Silverio

“Kung minsan, matatawa ka sa ilang mga eksena at maiiyak ka naman sa mga kadramahan ng mag-ama sa movie.” – Joey Sarmiento, Pinoyparazzi

Categories: Feature, Documentary and Music Video
Deadline for Submission of Entries:February 12, 2010

Submit your entries to:
Room 404, Br. Connon Hall, DLSU-M, Taft Avenue, Manila

Final Screening and Awarding: February 27, 2010

For contest mechanics and application forms, visit our website at http://indieunfilm.multiply.com/.

For inquiries, contact us at:
mobile: 0915-4858223
e-mail: dlsu.greenmediagroup@gmail.com

Fecha/Date: February 27, 2010
Hora/Time: 6:00 PM
Lugar/Venue: Instituto Cervantes

Director: Manuel Martín Cuenca
Duración/Duration: 95 mins.
Producción/Production: España, 2003

Intérpretes/Cast: Luis Tosar, María Valverde, Mar Regueras, Nathalie Poza, Manolo Solo, Jordi Dauder, Yolanda Serrano, Enriqueta Carballeira, Ángela Herrera, Rubén Ochandiano, Roberto Gago, Daniel Grau, José Antonio Izaguirre

Madrid, otoño del 2002. Pablo López, treintañero, trabaja en un banco de inversiones y está harto de todo. Una mañana su coche choca con el descapotable de una arrogante conductora, que lo denuncia. Así que Pablo decide dedicarse a hacerle la vida imposible. Hasta que conoce a María, la hermana quinceañera de la conductora. Y ese día su vida da un giro espectacular. Cínico, resentido, Pablo jamás pensó que su existencia pudiera volver a tener sentido. Y ahora que el amor ha estallado ante sus ojos, siente que no debe, no puede enamorarse de una chica de quince años.

Based on a novel by Lorenzo Silva, this movie deals with the unusual and tragic relationship between a frustrated businessman and a 14-year-old student. After crashing into the rear of the car in front of him, Pablo Lopez starts arguing with the other driver, Sonsoles, who finally files for an injury claim against him. Therefore, the angry manager starts harassing her and observes her younger sister Maria in her schoolyard. When he gets to know the intelligent girl, his perception of life is changed totally, but their friendship leads into a tragedy…

Fecha/Date: February 20, 2010
Hora/Time: 6:00 PM
Lugar/Venue: Instituto Cervantes

Director: Montxo Armendáriz
Duración/Duration: 100 mins.

Producción/Production: España, 2005

Intérpretes/Cast: Bárbara Lennie, Juan Diego Botto, Pilar López De Ayala, Eduard Fernández, Peter Lohmeyer, Mercedes Sampietro, Héctor Colomé, Pepa López, Txema Blasco, Juan Sanz, Iñake Irastorza, Lluís Homar, Ramón Barea

Lourdes emprende un viaje hacia los territorios de Obaba. En su equipaje lleva una cámara de vídeo con la que quiere atrapar la realidad de Obaba y sus gentes. Pero Obaba no es el lugar que Lourdes ha imaginado, y pronto descubre que quienes viven allí están anclados en un pasado del que no pueden -o no quieren- escapar. A través de ellos, Lourdes va conociendo retazos de sus vidas: de antes, de cuando fueron niños, y de ahora, de cuando apenas les quedan ilusiones. Retazos de unas vidas que provocan pasiones, envidias y violencia. Con todo ello, Lourdes intenta reconstruir el puzzle que le permita atrapar la realidad con su cámara de vídeo. Pero siempre hay algo que se escapa, que no se alcanza a comprender. Como el misterioso comportamiento de los lagartos que habitan Obaba. Un misterio que nadie, ni siquiera la cámara de Lourdes, es capaz de desvelar.

A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled to capture the feel of the area, which in turn leads to a wealth of self-discovery. Twenty-five-year-old Lourdes decides to travel with her video camera to Obaba, a small town in the Basque Country, to record the comings and goings of its residents as part of a class assignment. Lourdes begins to dig into the town’s past to try to understand its present. However, the more she digs, the more it seems that strange and magical things are happening in Obaba; things that may be related to the odd green lizards that plague the townspeople – and allegedly feed on their brains. She attempts to record the passage of time with her camera, but quickly learns that life’s mysteries are impossible to define or explain and that even attempts to capture them can get in the way of experiencing true wonder.

Fecha/Date: February 13, 2010
Hora/Time: 6:00 PM
Lugar/Venue: Instituto Cervantes

Director: Gerardo Vera
Duración/Duration: 109 mins.
Producción/Production: España, 1996

Intérpretes/Cast: Penélope Cruz, Juan Diego Botto, Terele Pávez, Jordi Mollà, Nancho Novo, Maribel Verdú, Candela Peña, Nathalie Seseña, Carlos Fuentes, Anna Lizarán, Sergio Villanueva,

Calisto, un joven e impulsivo hacendado, está enamorado de Melibea, una adolescente de buena familia a la que sus padres proyectan casar conveniente y rápidamente. La pasión le mantiene en tal estado de excitación que acepta la sugerencia de su criado Sempronio de obtener los favores de su amada con la mediación de una hechicera cuya siniestra reputación es bien conocida, La Celestina.

Calisto is a young knight who has fallen madly in love with a beautiful maiden, Melibea. Failing in his endeavors to win her over, Calisto is prompted by his unscrupulous servant, Sempronio, to seek the help of Celestina. Calisto’s other servant Parmeno, tries to dissuade his master from resorting to the old witch who Parmeno knows all about from past experiences. But Calisto sees Celestina as his last hope for love and happiness and so he pays her to work her magic on Melibea, which she duly does. The young Knight and the beautiful maiden are soon happy lovers, but not for long…

Fecha/Date: February 6, 2010
Hora/Time: 6:00 PM
Lugar/Venue: Instituto Cervantes

Director: Miguel Hermoso
Duración/Duration: 95 mins.

Producción/Production: España, 2003
Intérpretes/Cast: Alfredo Landa, Nino Manfredi, Kiti Manver, José Luis Gómez

Agosto de 1936, al comienzo de la Guerra Civil Española. Un joven pastor andaluz recoge a un hombre fusilado al que sus verdugos han dado por muerto, y le busca refugio en un asilo. El herido, debido a los disparos, ha quedado reducido a un estado semivegetal. En 1980, el pastor vuelve a encontrar su pista: ahora es un anciano que recorre las calles de Granada malviviendo de limosnas… Un hecho fortuito reaviva su memoria muerta, y el viejo pastor se obstina en averiguar su auténtica personalidad. Poco a poco, la investigación le lleva a vislumbrar que el anciano pudo haber sido una persona importante antes de la guerra.

Joaquin comes back to Granada in the eighties trying to find out about something happened when he was a child and the Spanish Civil War was going on. He helped an unknown man who survived after being executed. He finds the man, Galapago, who is now quite old, poor and with almost no memory. Joaquin takes care of him and tries to find out the old man’s true identity. Galapago could have been a very important person before the war.