11 Pinoy films to be featured in world's oldest filmfest
Eleven Filipino films will be featured in June at the world's oldest continuous film festival in the United Kingdom — the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), which will run from June 20 to July 1 this year.
The official website of the film festival revealed the lineup of 121 productions from 52 countries that will be featured in the filmfest this year.
Established in 1947, the EIFF aims to spotlight the most exciting and innovative new film talent.
The films that have premiered in the festival include "An Inconvenient Truth," "Billy Elliot, "Ratatouille," and "The Hurt Locker."
The official website of the film festival revealed the lineup of 121 productions from 52 countries that will be featured in the filmfest this year.
Established in 1947, the EIFF aims to spotlight the most exciting and innovative new film talent.
The films that have premiered in the festival include "An Inconvenient Truth," "Billy Elliot, "Ratatouille," and "The Hurt Locker."
The 66th edition features 19 world premieres, including Khavn Dela Cruz's "Philippine New Wave: This Is Not A Film Movement" and Emerson Reyes's "MNL143."
The other Filipino films in the lineup are:
- Dela Cruz's "Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair after a Rather Long Journey;"
- Mes De Guzman's "Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa,"
- Loy Arcenas' "Niño,"
- Christopher Gozum's "Lawas Kan Pinabli,"
- Lav Diaz's "Florentina Hubaldo, CTE,"
- Adolfo Alix Jr's "Isda,"
- Raya Martin's "Buenas noches, España,"
- Lawrence Fajardo's "Amok," and
- Jewel Maranan's "Tundong Magiliw: Pasaan isinislang siyang mahirap?"
"We have built a program that is committed to an artistic cinema, to a world cinema, a programme that is full with a broad range of artistic styles, a broad range of themes and a broad range of national origins, of languages, but which are all knitted together by a spirit of adventure, a spirit of questioning," festival director Chris Fujiwara said in a Reuters report.
"MNL143 will debut at the 66th edition of the EIFF, after being disqualified at the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival last March.
The film was disqualified for Reyes' casting choices of Alan Paule and Joy Viado.
Cinemalaya later reconsidered their decision, but Reyes chose to complete the film independently.
Cinemalaya later reconsidered their decision, but Reyes chose to complete the film independently.
"MNL143" was supposed to compete in the New Breed category of the festival, which takes place in July. - VVP, GMA News
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