It's confirmed: The 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival will kick off on Wednesday, October 16 with the Philippine theatrical premiere of Hongkong action auteur Johnnie To's (Election, Exiled, Mad Detective) latest movie Sparrow.
Among the seven confirmed films in competition are Eran Kolirin's crowd pleasing, Cannes certified hit The Band's Visit (pictured, above) and Philippine indie cinema maverick Lav Diaz's Venice Filmfest winner Melancholia. In the Southeast Asia Competition, good friend Adolf Alix, Jr's (co-writer, Small Voices; Homecoming; Yesterday's Children; Daybreak, the 2009 Piolo Pascual starrer Manila) much awaited Anita Linda project Adela will have its world premiere, while Indonesian filmmaker Nan Achnas (Cinemanila 2001 entry Whispering Sands) will present his latest work The Photograph.
Sure, the line-up is most Southeast Asian. Well, as with previous Cinemanila editions we never know. One thing's for sure: I will be there.
THE LINE-UP
MAIN COMPETITION
1. The Band's Visit (Eran Kolirin, Israel)
2. Lucky Miles (Michael James Rowland, Australia)
3. Melancholia (Lav Diaz, Philippines)
4. Night Bus (Kiumars Pourahmad, Iran)
5. The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (Olaf de Fleur Johannesson,
Iceland/Philippines/France/Thailand) (Berlin Film Festival 2008 winner)
6. United Red Army (Koji Wakamatsu,Japan)
7. Vanished Empire (Karen Shakhnazarov, Russia)
SOUTHEAST ASIA COMPETITION
1. 12 Lotus (Royston Tan, Singapore)
2. Adela (Adolf Alix, Philippines)
3. The Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (Edwin, Indonesia)
4. Confessional (Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Dahis Antipuesto, Philippines)
5. Flower in the Pocket (Liew Seng Tat, Malaysia)
6. Love of Siam (Chukiat Sakveerakul, Thailand)
7. The Photograph (Nan Achnas, Indonesia)
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