Cinemalaya 2019 full-length finalists bared
Published Aug 20, 2018 06:12 am
The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival has announced the 10 new full-length finalists that will compete for the coveted Balanghai trophies next year.
10 new full-length film finalists of Cinemalaya 2019
These are “Iska” by Theodore Boborol; “John Denver Trending” by Arden Rod Condez; “ANi” by Kim Zuñiga and Sandro del Rosario; “Belle Douleur (A Beautiful Pain)” by Joji V. Alonso; “Malamaya” by Danica Sta. Lucia and Leilani Chavez; “Annak Ti Karayan (Children Of The River)” by Maricel Cariaga; “Ward” by Thop Nazareno; “Pandanggo” by Sheryl Rose M. Andes; “Tabon” by Xian Lim; and, “Fucc Bois” by Eduardo Roy, Jr.
Written by Mary Rose Colindres, “Iska” by Theodore Boborol is about a loving but impoverished grandmother of an autistic child who loses everything and turns into someone society reckons her to be.
In “John Denver Trending,” director Arden Rod Condez bookmarks a period in people's lives when they allow social media to reshape their mindset. Based on true events and will be shot entirely in Pandan, Antique, it narrates how the life of a young boy has changed when he was caught on a viral video brutally attacking a classmate.
“ANi” by Kim Zuñiga and Sandro del Rosario follows an orphaned boy and his malfunctioning robot embark on a quest to save his grandfather's life.
Co-written by Carl Adrian Chavez and Kristin Barrameda, “Belle Douleur (A Beautiful Pain)” by Joji V. Alonso is story of a self-made woman in her late 40s who is bent on living on her own for the rest of her days and her journey of finding happiness in complete surrender and sacrifice.
Co-directors Danica Sta. Lucia and Leilani Chavez, with screenplay by Leilani Chavez and Liberty Trinidad, present “Malamaya,” a film about a pessimistic, uninspired middle-aged artist who finds spark with a millennial photographer who leads her on a path of creative and sexual reawakening.
In “Annak Ti Karayan (Children of the River),” director Maricel Cariaga expounds how a young boy and his three friends try to live a normal life, while battling their own demons and taking care of their respective families while their fathers are away.
Director Thop Nazareno, who directed “Kiko Boksingero” in the 2017 Cinemalaya, returns to the film festival with “Ward,” a film about a teenage boy who has been forced to live under the hospital bed of an ailing father and tries to live with some semblance of normalcy.
Also returning to Cinemalaya is director Eduardo Roy Jr. for “Fucc Bois.” The director has won Best Director and Best Film for his film "Pamilya Ordinaryo" in 2016.
“Pandanggo” by Sheryl Rose M. Andes follows a small-town midwife as she prepared for a job interview abroad.
Actor Xian Lim wears the director's hat in “Tabon,” a film how a man's belief in reality is tested when suspects are accused of a crime they believe to not have committed.
10 new full-length film finalists of Cinemalaya 2019
These are “Iska” by Theodore Boborol; “John Denver Trending” by Arden Rod Condez; “ANi” by Kim Zuñiga and Sandro del Rosario; “Belle Douleur (A Beautiful Pain)” by Joji V. Alonso; “Malamaya” by Danica Sta. Lucia and Leilani Chavez; “Annak Ti Karayan (Children Of The River)” by Maricel Cariaga; “Ward” by Thop Nazareno; “Pandanggo” by Sheryl Rose M. Andes; “Tabon” by Xian Lim; and, “Fucc Bois” by Eduardo Roy, Jr.
Written by Mary Rose Colindres, “Iska” by Theodore Boborol is about a loving but impoverished grandmother of an autistic child who loses everything and turns into someone society reckons her to be.
In “John Denver Trending,” director Arden Rod Condez bookmarks a period in people's lives when they allow social media to reshape their mindset. Based on true events and will be shot entirely in Pandan, Antique, it narrates how the life of a young boy has changed when he was caught on a viral video brutally attacking a classmate.
“ANi” by Kim Zuñiga and Sandro del Rosario follows an orphaned boy and his malfunctioning robot embark on a quest to save his grandfather's life.
Co-written by Carl Adrian Chavez and Kristin Barrameda, “Belle Douleur (A Beautiful Pain)” by Joji V. Alonso is story of a self-made woman in her late 40s who is bent on living on her own for the rest of her days and her journey of finding happiness in complete surrender and sacrifice.
Co-directors Danica Sta. Lucia and Leilani Chavez, with screenplay by Leilani Chavez and Liberty Trinidad, present “Malamaya,” a film about a pessimistic, uninspired middle-aged artist who finds spark with a millennial photographer who leads her on a path of creative and sexual reawakening.
In “Annak Ti Karayan (Children of the River),” director Maricel Cariaga expounds how a young boy and his three friends try to live a normal life, while battling their own demons and taking care of their respective families while their fathers are away.
Director Thop Nazareno, who directed “Kiko Boksingero” in the 2017 Cinemalaya, returns to the film festival with “Ward,” a film about a teenage boy who has been forced to live under the hospital bed of an ailing father and tries to live with some semblance of normalcy.
Also returning to Cinemalaya is director Eduardo Roy Jr. for “Fucc Bois.” The director has won Best Director and Best Film for his film "Pamilya Ordinaryo" in 2016.
“Pandanggo” by Sheryl Rose M. Andes follows a small-town midwife as she prepared for a job interview abroad.
Actor Xian Lim wears the director's hat in “Tabon,” a film how a man's belief in reality is tested when suspects are accused of a crime they believe to not have committed.