A not-so-reverent look at the movie business in the country.

An encounter with the body of work of a Filipino conceptual artist for a journey of healing.

Swordplay in Japanese cinema.

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MEDIA RELEASE
To mark International Women’s Day, award-winning Canadian director to open special screenings of ‘Anatomy of Violence,’ ‘Water’

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Film Students from Asia Gather in the Philippines and Co-produce Short Films as Part of the 13-day Exchange Program: … and Action! Asia #03

TOKYO and MANILA (February 17, 2017) – The Japan Foundation Asia Center and the University of the Philippines Film Institute will be holding an Exchange Program for Film Students in Asia entitled …and Action! Asia #03 in the Philippines from February 26 to March 10, 2017, in cooperation with Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle -College of Saint Benilde. Nineteen film students from the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia will come together and co-produce short films within an eight-day production schedule in Quezon City.

The Japan Foundation Asia Center, a unit within the Japan Foundation dedicated to conduct and support collaborative initiatives in Asia, launched …and Action! Asia in fiscal year 2014 with the aim of encouraging a new generation of filmmakers from Asia to achieve a greater understanding of filmmaking in other countries, expand their networks in the region, and utilize their experience for their studies and future careers.

For its third edition, the Program duration is extended, and held outside Japan for the first time. Thanks to the partnership with the University of the Philippines Film Institute, the students this year will collaborate in the Philippines, a country currently reveling in what is called the “third golden age of cinema,” bolstered by countless Philippine films enjoying critical acclaim and awards from various film festivals and competitions all over the world.

Another first for the Program is the production and screening of the short films on March 8 from 2PM at Cine Adarna UP Film Institute, which is open to the public with free admission. As with the previous years, the Program will also have lectures by guest speakers including renowned film producer Bianca Balbuena, multi-awarded film director Carlitos Siguion Reyna and screenwriting guru Armando “Bing” Lao.

The Program: … and Action! Asia #03 is generously supported by Sony Philippines.

For more details, please check the Press Release in this link: Japan Foundation Press Release…and Action! Asia 03

For media inquiries:
The Japan Foundation, Manila
Tel: +632-811-6155 to 58
Email: akurokawa@jfmo.org.ph

The University of the Philippines Film Institute
Tel: +632-917-553-3210
Email: japascual1@up.edu.ph

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Please help free detained UP Film student Maricon Montajes and other political prisoners by donating to their bail fund. Maricon is one of the youngest political detainee and she has been in detention in Batangas Provincial Jail for six years since June 2010. You can donate through the account of Maricon’s mother:

Maria Concepcion C. Montajes

Banco de Oro – Davao City

SA Act Number 003760012293
Mobile # (0920)902.2369

“I am Maricon Montejos, 21 years old and a resident of Davao City. I am the first born of Raymundo Montajes Sr. and Ma. Concepcion Montajes. In my first year in college, I took up B.A. Communication Major in Journalism in the University of the Philippines-Baguio. It was there where I became an apprentice photographer of the university publication called “Outcrop”. My stint as a photographer in the said publication made me see the real situation of our country. It was through the lenses of my camera where I saw and understood how important my role is, my role as the person who would be able to show to everyone the reality of life in the Philippines.

In my second year I decided to transfer to UP-Diliman where I shifted to the course B.A. Film and Audio Visual Communication. It was during this time where I became more involved with various mobilization and integration in various communities in the country. I did this because I had this belief that in order to create an art for the mass I first have to be immersed with the daily lives of the mass.

And so, I decided to go to the rural areas of the country in order to experience the everyday life of the mass. However, in June 3, 2010 while I was in the community of Brgy. Mabayabas, Taysan, Batangas with Romiel Caňete and Ronilo Baez, armed men arrested us. The 743rd Squadron of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) was having combat operations in the said area when they started shooting at the house where we were staying. I got wounded in the forehead due to this incident.

We were in the custody of the PAF for five days in the camp of the 743rd Combat Squadron in Brgy. Pag-Asa, Taysan, Batangas. We endured various kinds of things such as mental torture and interrogations. My two other fellow detainees were even physically abused. On June 8, 2010, we were transferred to the Batangas Provincial Jail (BPJ) where the authorities filed criminal charges against us. We were charged with Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunitions, Illegal Possession of Explosives and Violation of the Omnibus Election Code category P and Q. As of now, we have been in prison for more than a year.

We condemn the elements of the PAF for arresting us. As a student, I feel that my academic and political freedom was violated by these said people but most of all it is obvious that they have violated the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) and particularly the Hernandez Doctrine of the CARHRHIL, which aims to protect the human rights of the citizens of this country.

We call for the government to grant the “General, Unconditional and Omnibus Amnesty” to all the political prisoners of the country. The government should immediately act on our case; they should review it and dismiss all the criminal charges that have been filed against us. The government should look for the real criminals and set the innocent people, like us, free.

If the Aquino regime truly stands by its goal of leading the Filipino people towards the “tuwid na daan” and if the President truly believes what he says “Kayo ang boss ko” then he should start doing something and give justice to all the political prisoners and victims of Human Rights violations in the country. The government should uphold justice and peace and protect the human rights of its citizens.”

Source: https://freeallpps.wordpress.com/who-are-the-political-prisoners/batangas-7/taysan-3/maricon-montajes/

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Dear Fellow UPFI Alumni, Filmmakers, Film Scholars and Students,

We are doing a short survey on interest in graduate degree programs and would like to request your help by answering our online survey form.

Please find time to accomplish the form.

Here’s the link:

https://goo.gl/forms/5XUtIF8VUuHiA1rP2

Thanks for your time!

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The University of the Philippines-Film Institute congratulates its faculty members for being awarded the: One U.P. Professorial Chair and Faculty Grants (2016-2018)

Dr. Rolando B. Tolentino, PhD
2016-2018 One U.P. Professorial Chair Award (in Philippine Cinema) for Outstanding Creative Work and Public Service in UP Diliman.

Dr. Arminda V. Santiago, PhD
2016-2018 One U.P. Professorial Chair Award (in Film and Media Studies) for Outstanding Teaching and Public Service in UP Diliman.

Sari Raissa Ll. Dalena, MFA
2016-2018 One U.P. Professorial Chair Award (in Experimental and Documentary Filmmaking) for Outstanding Teaching and Creative Work in UP Diliman.

Eduardo J. Lejano, MA
2016-2018 One U.P. Professorial Chair Award (in Film and Audiovisual Communication) for Outstanding Teaching and Creative Work in UP Diliman.

Patrick F. Campos, MA
2016-2018 One U.P. Faculty Grant Award (in Film Studies) for Outstanding Teaching and Research in UP Diliman.

Shirley P. Evidente, MA
2016-2018 One U.P. Faculty Grant Award (in Film) for Outstanding Teaching and Public Service in UP Diliman.

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Congratulations to the Canon-UPFI Student Filmmakers grantees for 2nd semester, AY 2016-2017!

This grant program was established to recognize outstanding film students working on their thesis films who need support for their thesis productions.

Thanks to all the film students who applied for the 2nd semester 2016-2017 grant period – we will post call for next application soon.

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With all the local and international awards that Filipino filmmakers have garnered in 2016,
it is truly inspiring to learn about filmmaking and its contribution to the Filipino culture. Last January 2017, the Philippine Primer featured UP Film Institute in their list of best film schools in the Philippines.

On the said list, UP FILM INSTITUTE tops as the best film school in the country.

Read the full article here in this link: http://primer.com.ph/tips-guides/2017/01/14/a-list-of-the-best-film-schools-in-the-philippines/

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UPFI Film Center
February 2017

Chinese New Year of the Fire Rooster
Presented by Confucius Institute
Feb 1 Wed
Ding Sheng’s Little Big Soldier – 10 a.m. + Xue Xiaolu’s Ocean Heaven – 2 & 5 p.m.

QCinema Reloaded
Derick Cabrido’s Purgatoryo
Feb 1 Wed & Feb 2 Thurs 5 & 7 p.m.

Selections from Metro Manila Film Festival
Feb 3 Fri
5 p.m. Saving Sally
7:30 p.m. Sunday Beauty Queen

Seklusyon with UP CAST
Feb 6 Mon 7 p.m.

UP Diliman Month Celebration
Kaalamang Bayan sa Pelikula
Feb 7 Tue
5 p.m. Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe
7 p.m. Ploning

Feb 8 Wed
5 p.m. K’na the Dreamweaver
7 p.m. Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa

Feb 9 Thurs
5 p.m. Hinulid
7 p.m. Tuos

QCinema Reloaded with Full Selection of New Short Features:
Sayaw sa Butal, Contestant #4, Viva Viva Escolta,
If You Leave Me, Padating, Hondo, Papa’s Shadows
Feb 14 Tue & 15 Wed 5 & 7:30 p.m.

Selections from Metro Manila Film Festival
Feb 16 Thurs
2:30 p.m. Oro
5 p.m. Sunday Beauty Queen (with Q&A)
7 p.m. Saving Sally (with Q&A)

Feb 17 Fri
2:30 p.m. Saving Sally
5 p.m. Oro
7 p.m. Sunday Beauty Queen

Feb 20 Mon
2:30 p.m. Oro
5 p.m. Saving Sally
7 p.m. Sunday Beauty Queen

Feb 21 Tue
2:30 p.m. Sunday Beauty Queen
5 p.m. Saving Sally
7 p.m. Oro (with Q&A)

Martial Law Special in Observance Edsa People Power Anniversary
Selected Features and Roundtable with Filmmakers
Feb 23 Thurs/24 Fri/25 Sat 2/5/7 p.m.

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