New Filipino Cinema
dal 6/6/2012 al 16/6/2012
Segnalato da
6/6/2012
New Filipino Cinema
YBCA - Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco
A showcase of new cinema from one of the most exciting independent film scenes in the world: 29 films, 24 US premieres, 5 days. Drama, documentary, mockumentary, cutting-edge experimental work.
You may not have heard yet that the Philippines is happening. It’s time you discovered it. This is a showcase of new cinema from one of the most exciting independent film scenes in the world: 29 films, 24 US premieres, 5 days. From drama, to documentary, to mockumentary, to cutting-edge experimental work, it’s the most comprehensive survey of contemporary Filipino cinema presented in the United States. Don’t miss a thing.
New Filipino Cinema is curated by Joel Shepard, YBCA’s Film/Video Curator, and Philbert Ortiz Dy, resident film critic of Clickthecity.com and writer-at-large for Esquire Philippines.
All films are presented digitally, in their original language with English subtitles.
Salamat po (Thank you very much):
Tonee Acejo, Ren Aguila, Tikoy Aguiluz (Director, Cinemanila), Misha Anissimov, Ronald Arguelles (Channel Head, Cinema One Originals), Lisa Chikiamco, Oggs Cruz, Leilani de Guzman, Rolando Eucasion, Kenneth J. Foster, Katya Min, Mariano “Manny” Montelibano III (Festival Director, Cinema Rehyion 2012), Jenny Ortiz, Alleluia Panis (Director, Kularts), Dr. Miguel Q. Rapatan (Cinema Committee Head, National Commission on Culture and the Arts), Joël Tan, Max Tessier, Minnie Torres, Mauro Tumbocon, Gertjan Zuilhof.
Press contact:
Maureen Dixon 415.321.1307 mdixon@ybca.org
Opening June 7th
YBCA Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94103
Hours: Thu–Sat 12–8 pm Sun 12–6 pm
Ticket: Gallery Admission: $7 regular; $5 students, seniors, teachers; free for YBCA members