REPOST: An Update of PINOY Indie Film by Mell T. Navarro

UPDATES ON INDIE FILM FESTIVALS! >> since very active ang pinoy indie cinema community with film festivals left and right, may this NOTE serve as a portal for all of us who love indie cinema... dito kasi ay puwedeng MA-EDIT ang post, for update, although i also posted this in the group page dat i made >> INDEPENDENT CINEMA ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (ICAP)... heto na po (as of October 30, 2012):

1. QCinema: THE QUEZON CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2013 (Year 1) >> na-announce na ang 3 winning scripts nung sept, showing sa 1st quarter of 2013 ang films in QC theaters.

2. CINEMALAYA PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2013 (Year 9) >> nag-email na sa mga filmmakers na Top 25 or "short list", waiting tayo sa announcement of the Top 10 sa new breed, Top 5 sa directors showcase (ds hopefully, Dec. i-announce); July 2013 ang release.

3. CINEMA ONE ORIGINALS DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL 2012 (Year 8)>> opening film ay ORO, PLATA, MATA (the restored/ H.D. version) on Nov 28 at robinsons galeria cinema; then starting Nov 29 onwards ang regular run of finalists in shang cineplex and galeria cinema.


4. NEW WAVE (INDIE) section of MMFF 2012 >> nag-last day of script submission noong Oct 25, official finalists to be announced on Nov 5 (atleast alam mo ang petsa ng "verdict"); showing nito commercially on Dec 19-22. (BONUS: STUDENT SHORT FILMS)

5. CINEMANILA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL 2012 (Year 14) >> waiting for the result of those who made it to the DIGITAL LOKAL section; opening film is "Supremo" starring Alfred Vargas as Andres Bonifacio, on Nov 27 at market-market cinema (the fort, taguig), followed by regular festival run.

6. SINENG PAMBANSA National Film Festival (Ikalawang Yugto, the first was held last July 2012 only, dont know if twice talaga ito per year), starting Nov 22, pero sa Davao po ito ipapalabas.

7. CINEFILIPINO FILMFEST 2013 (Year 1) >> own indie film fest of Unitel Pictures, PLDT-Smart, and Studio 5 (film outfit of TV5); script submission deadline was last Oct 8, waiting tayo for the announcement of finalists, to be shown March 2013 in gateway, eastwood, and alimall cinemas.

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Mell T. Navarro is an active showbiz publicist and PMPC Vice President (2012)