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If you've been reading my blog long enough (naks! uma-avid reader!),
then you know that I'm a big fan of Indie films since my best friend and I
accidentally "discovered" Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. We were waiting for the results of his Nursing Board Exams (he passed!). The
10th Cinemalaya last year was my 5th straight Cinemalaya experience and it has
become our tradition to always watch it in CCP even though they're already
showing the entries at Ayala Cinemas.
Here are some photos of my Cinemalaya experience through the years. Throwback na rin for you to see how much I've evolved (see hairstyles) and grown (in every sense of the word).
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| My first Cinemalaya in 2009 |
Cinemalaya 2010
These are from Cinemalaya 2012 (Wasn't able to take photos from 2011):
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| Excuse the bungisngis, I was actually starstrucked with my favorite scriptwriter, Ricky Lee :) |
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With Director Joey Reyes in 2013
And these are from 2014:
With Ms. Irma Adlawan (aka Nay Mirasol of Forevermore. Hihi)
Caught some of Marc Abaya's swag
The obligatory by-the-Cinemalaya signage shot
Last year, the idea of volunteering for the festival played in my head.
I decided against it because I'll lose the freedom to watch a film from start
to finish. I don't actually know if volunteers get to preview the film entries
before they are all played come festival time but I still don't want to ruin
the whole festival experience as a spectator since I always watch it with a
friend/s. Because really, each film is a different experience! I am always
looking forward to July and will research as early as April for any news about
the entries for that year.
This year's festival is scheduled on August 7-14, 2015. But imagine my
disappointment when I read the Cinemalaya foundation announcement that they
will only feature Short Films (aka just "Shorts") this year and that
full-length films will be back in 2016.
Shorts BTW is like a whole film (1-2hours) but with mini-films that run
for 20-25 minutes within the whole video. So Shorts are usually divided in 2 sets (Shorts A and Shorts B) with 4-5 short films each but still judged
individually.
I feel so sad about it but I'm just happy the festival will remain in
its home in CCP. The news factored in a bit about my plan to volunteer
since they won't be showing any full length films anyway. :(
Oh and they are still accepting submissions for Short films until March
6, 2015. Details here.
If they are only doing shorts this year, maybe they will not show it by
batches anymore. I'm just wondering about the ticket prices though (Php 60 for
students and Php 150 for non-students), will it be the same price if a movie
will just be 20 minutes long? Hehe.
Well, I just hope that next year's Cinemalaya will be worth the wait. I'm still thinking about the volunteering thing but if you guys are interested,
have time and as in love with films as I am and is willing to work for the sake
of arts (let me reiterate this: for free!) then check out Cultural Center of
the Philippines' site here. Volunteer or not, I hope to see you this
August! :)
