...Director Brillante Ma Mendoza is a living national treasure of the Philippine alternative cinema.The first Filipino to win the most coveted Best Director Award for his film “Kinatay” at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. Dubbed by the world’s film critics as an ultra neo-realist for his films. Brillante’s films depict social realities about the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary situati ons against the backdrop of issues that plague the country. Director Brillante Ma. Mendoza was born on July 30, 1960 in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. He finished Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas where he majored in Advertising. His career began as a Production Designer in feature films, television, and theatre. His mastery over production design was featured in acclaimed local films such as Takaw Tukso (Flirting With Temptation, 1986), Private Show (1986), Olongapo (1984), The Great American Dream (1987), and many others. In 2005, Mendoza founded Centerstage Productions (CSP), an independent film production outfit. This film out fit produced feature films that gained several awards in local and international film festivals. As a production designer for feature films, he moved to television commercial productions and became one of the most sought after production designers. From 1990 to 2004, he focused his career as an Art Director for television commercials for national and multi-national advertisers: San Miguel Brewery, Asia Brewery, PLDT, Globe Telecom, Smart...
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...Sometimes kids get ideas that they aren't serious about. So even if you might not agree, Imogen, it was good that she made you wait because she wanted to make sure that you really wanted to do this and it wasn't just a passing fancy. Some parents make their kids wait a lot longer to pursue becoming an actor. {pause} What was your first professional job in acting? To start, I did a lot of student movies. My first one was a short film called Butterfly. I had a lead role in it. It got selected into the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Short Corner Awards. Not everybody saw it. I did have the chance to go to the Cannes Festival, but my mom said "no." I honestly didn't remember my mom telling me that we were invited to go to France. A couple months later I asked her why we didn't go and she said because it was too far away and I was like, "What?!" But in the end, I was okay that we didn't go. But my first really big professional job was My Sweet Audrina, and it's pretty cool I won a Joey Award for it this year! I was so...
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...most expensive marinas Tara Loader Wilkinson 13 Apr 2010 The world's super-yacht owners have a lot on their plate. Not only do they shoulder yearly management costs of up to 20% of their yacht's value, but they also have to find a berth for their boat - which can cost up to €2,900 ($3937) a night, according to new research on the top 10 most expensive marinas. Portofino, Italy The Italian resorts of Capri, Porto Cervo and Portofino (pictured) topped the first annual survey of the most expensive resorts in the world to berth a super-yacht, according to Wealth Bulletin, our sister title. However, prices can fluctuate wildly during peak times, especially in the famed South of France marinas of Monaco, St Tropez and Cannes. Andrea Pezzini, general manager at yacht management company Floating Life, said secret deals are common – so it helps to know someone at the marina. He said a client paid a staggering €15,000 for an overnight berth in Monaco during the Formula 1 Grand Prix race last year. 1. Capri, Italy Average daily mooring fee for super-yachts: €2,900 Number of super-yacht berths: 10 Average price of local property per sq/m: €11,688 Peak periods: The Rolex Capri Sailing week in May Officially the most expensive marina on Wealth Bulletin’s list and known as one of the Mediterranean’s most luxurious getaways for the wealthy, the tiny mountainous island of Capri off the Amalfi coast has a small marina with berths for 10 super-yachts – so space costs...
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...Philippines (CCP) Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater). This will be the film’s Philippine premiere after its successful screenings in the 62nd Festival de Cannes and the 31st Moscow International Film Festival. Actor Piolo Pascual co-produced and stars in this film that pays tribute to great Filipino directors Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. Manila boasts of a powerful cast—a mix of some of the country’s best actors including Rosanna Roces, Jay Manalo, Alessandra de Rossi, Baron Geisler, Iza Calzado, Angelica Panganiban, Jiro Manio, William Martinez, Anita Linda, Marissa Delgado, Menggie Cobarrubias, John Lapus, Katherine Luna, Aleck Bovick and Jon Avila. The film’ screenplay was written by Ramon Sarmiento and Alix, who opened last year’s Cinemalaya with Adela. Alix’s first film, Donsol, and Kadin were both past Cinemalaya finalists. Raya Martin, whose other film Independencia was also screened in this year’s Cannes Film festival, is also honored as one of the 13 Artists of the CCP. More film details: OPENS JULY 22 IN SELECTED THEATERS: SM North Edsa, SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, SM Manila, SM Fairview, Robinsons Ermita, Robinsons Galleria, Gateway, Trinoma, Glorietta 4, Sta. Lucia, SM Davao, SM Cebu, SM Pampanga, SM Taytay Released by Star Cinema Official Selection, [pic]Festival de Cannes 2009; Official Selection, Moscow [pic]International Film Festival 2009; Opening Film, Cinemalaya V Directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr. and Raya Martin Synopsis: [pic]Piolo...
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...defunct, Mr. Bean pretends it to be alive. Buying him a Christmas present or trying not to wake it in the mornings are some examples of the same. Now talking about Mr. Bean’s car, it was a British Leyland Mini 1000 of applejack green color. The locking system of the car was immensely innovative and how Mr. Bean parks his car was noticeable. The famous chair incident was a running joke throughout the series. Apart from the television and an animated cartoon series, a couple of movies were also adapted, namely “Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie” in 1997 and “Mr. Bean's Holiday” in 2007. The film follows Bean on a crucial journey across France for a holiday which after a number of hardships ends up in a screening of his video diary at the Cannes Film Festival. Various questions are still unanswered about Rowan Atkinson death. Hope he is alive and will again make the world rolling on the...
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...this there will be multiple choice questions. eg. what do u think about the use of contrast in this picture? this is for 8 marks 2. Fill in the Blanks (related to aesthetics) 5marks 3.True or False again related to aesthetics 2 marks 4. Names of 5 films will be given n u have to write the names of the director. Attention these are not films from popular bollywood but more off beat kind of. 5 marks 5.Match the columns (culture, literature etc) 5 marks 6. Description of shots will be given. you have to give their technical names ,For Example viewfinder" and "shooting script" etc.5marks 7. Questions related to technical aspect of film-making. 5 marks. 8. Short notes (2 lines each) eg. write a note on .mp3 and .wma Cannes film festival 10 marks 9. Jumbled pictures will be given and u have to arrange them in a chronological order (story boarding) 15 marks 10. situation will be given. u have to write a scene. 10 marks 11. A picture will be given n u have to write a story based on that picture. 10 marks 12. General Knowledge (very tough) 10 marks 13. CAT type questions (but not tat difficult) 10 mark What you should know 1.) History of Indian cinema. 2.) About camera angels, shots, focus etc 3.) Basic maths like simple interest, compound interest, work and time etc 4.) Short story writing 5.) G.K with more emphasis on Art, culture, and history. this include different subjects like, folk dances ,multimedia, latest developments in science...
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...Nicolaescu entered the realm of cinematography by chance. A friend offered him a job in the Bucharest Studios of that time. He didn't expect a career in directing, but his short poetic movie called Memoria trandafirului earned some attention at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. In 1967,Dacii (1967) became the first Romanian hit-movie in Western Europe. Subsequently, Nicolaescu was internationally appreciated as a worthwhile historical films director. He had the privilege to work in France, Germany and other countries on several projects in the seventies and eighties. He directed Michael the Brave (1971) and Atunci i-am condamnat pe toti la moarte (1972), two of the best Romanian movies ever. He also was responsible for such indigenous blockbusters as Nemuritorii (1974),Cu mîinile curate (1972),Noi, cei din linia întîi (1985) and Mircea (1989). Uncle Marin, the Billionaire (1979) is his only comedy to date. After the Romanian Revolution (1989), Nicolaescu became a political figure, but he continued to direct movies. Without the assistance of the military, he couldn't complete as many epics as he did back in the Communist era. Oglinda (1993) and Triunghiul mortii (1999) were well-received at the box-office. A "Steven Spielberg of the Romanian cinema", Nicolaescu is a self-taught technician and, sometimes, an artist who approached various genres and themes. Indeed, most of his films have an evident commercial tinge, but despite new voices that question his talent, ethics or even his...
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...involves the texts, Hunger, Shame and 12 Years a Slave. Due to film making becoming more of a business than about the art, companies are not willing to take as many risks as they do not want to lose money investing in an unknown film story when they can easily release a known product that they know will make them money, therefore it is important for independent films to make themselves as much as possible for as cheap as possible. Since ‘Hunger’ only had a budget of £1,500,000 it didn’t have much of its budget go to marketing or advertising it had to heavily rely on an online presence with its reception from critics and film reviewers. Hunger garnered much of its attention from the controversy that it sparked online, it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and caused a huge split between influential film reviewers. Many film reviewers loved and praised the film, Roger Ebert a hugely popular reviewer with a huge amount of fans as he is one of the most highly regarded film reviewer in the world, highly recommended the film and gave it his highest rating, where as many other film reviewers said that they walked out of the screening in disgust, this gave the film a larger online presence as there was much discussion about it and its controversy on film website like IMDb who had an editor write an article on the film and its controversy which was no doubt viewed by more people who didn’t know about the film originally. The film was also promoted by a popular reviewer who posted...
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...INTERNATIONAL FILM CONFERENCE 2015 GLOBAL VIEW: Engendering Film Industry Connections 06.27.15 SMX CONVENTION CENTER - MANILA, PHILIPPINES www.ifx.ph T HE INTERNATIONAL FILM CONFERENCE (IFC) provides an opportunity for a group of international and Philippine film industry leaders to share their expertise with film enthusiasts and industry specialists. From the discussion on the newest film technologies to the value and efficiency of co-production, from the rise of national cinema to the significance of international film festivals – these and many other topics will addressed at this year’s conference. MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN O n behalf of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, I’m delighted and very honored to welcome you to the third International Film Conference in Manila, 2015. This collective gathering of film enthusiasts and members of the film industry serves as a testament to our commitment to the craft. In 2013 we launched the first International Film Conference with the intention of making filmmaking more accessible and efficient for the entertainment industry. Stakeholders from all over the Philippines and various Asian states came together for fruitful discussions on achieving financial sustainability, the advantages of co-productions, and new avenues of growth in the filmmaking industry. In 2014, as IFC assumed a core role with the establishment of World Premiere’s Film Festivals Philippines, we took a step further towards our goal of reaching...
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...For Satrapi and Malala, the veil and hijab are very important aspects of their culture, and religion. Throughout their books, they highlight such importance in similar ways, while having a different approach to ensuring that the hijab or veil is not forgotten about. Within Persepolis, Satrapi starts the book by acknowledging that girls had no choice, but to wear the veil. While many would have either worn it either way, there were many school girls that were forced to. However, in “I am Malala”, the hijab is a symbol of cultural and religious importance for Malala. That being said, Malala continues to fight for the rights for girls to have the right to not wear the hijab, if that’s what they choose. Within Satrapi, the book starts with the...
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...Life on the Oregon Trail was difficult to all pioneers. It took day’s maybe weeks to get ready for the journey. A family of four would have to have over a thousand of pounds of food to survive the very long journey. To travel this long journey pioneers needed a wagon to travel. They needed a wagon because they would need to carry all of that food. Before starting the trip most pioneers had cholera. A lot of pioneers died having it and some were lucky to get better. When it was time to travel there would be huge traffic jams. Some pioneers were not trained. This means that they couldn’t control their ox’s. So most of the time the wagon will run into a tree or the ox will take the wagon in the wrong direction. Only a couple of miles into the journey pioneers noticed that they packed to much stuff into their wagon. So they decided to throw stuff along the way. Settlers from the jump off towns picked up the stuff. Most of the stuff was baconflour & iron stoves. Crossing rivers was one of the most stressful things in the journey. Hundreds died trying to cross some rivers. Those rivers are called the Kansas, North Platte, and Colombia Rivers. Many pioneers walked the 2,000 mile journey. That’s because they overloaded their wagons. In 1850 37 settlers drowned crossing the Green River. The wagons weren’t 100% safe. It didn’t have no safe features. Therefore if someone fell out the wagon death was instant. A diary quoted “A little boy fell over the front end of the wagon during our...
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...Good afternoon, and welcome to the funeral of my dearest friend, Andy. Today I’d like to reflect on Andy’s short, but full life and highlight the lessons he taught me so that you may also live as Andy did. Andy and I first met at the local pet store last Saturday afternoon, the store clerk was having a difficult time catching a one-eyed goldfish in his tiny net. So I asked him why he wanted that goldfish out so badly, and he said that this little pain in the ass has been scaring away customers so it’s time for him to go. I just couldn’t see why. All I saw was a lonely, helpless being that wanted to be cared for. So I took the net out of clerk’s hand and the little guy swam right into it. And just like that, the one-eyed goldfish that scared away customers, Andy, had swam into my heart. Shocked, and a little annoyed, the clerk allowed me to take Andy home with me. It was love at first blub, and I instantly knew we had a special connection. From the time we met at 1:26 that Saturday afternoon to his untimely death at 4:07 Monday morning I literally counted every second we spent together. Almost everyone has had a pet goldfish some point in their life, and once it dies you just flush it down the toilet and forget it even existed. But this one: my best friend, Andy, meant much more to me than any other goldfish ever could. In the short 3 days 14 hours and 41 minutes we knew each other, Andy taught me so much, and once he died, a little piece of me died along with him. When...
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...Changes of Lifestyle It is hard to understand and obey any law forcing individuals to change their way of living. In the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi there were many changes in the way of living during the Revolution. Persepolis was written based on Satrapi’s childhood memories through her eyes as a child. Satrapi explains the difficulties she had changing her usual ways and getting in trouble for expressing herself with the things she liked. It was not just Satrapi who faced changes but other families as well and even the society as a whole. Although there were many changes in the lifestyles of many, there was a great impact on the military, women, education and in many adolescences. To begin, the military began recruiting teenage boys at age fourteen living in poverty which created a change in the military. This was a change within the military because at fourteen one is still considered immature and has not mentally or physically developed to the fullest. To join the military one should be mature and fully grown. Many of these fourteen year old boys were tricked into joining the military. They were given a key painted gold representing value. They were told if they were fortunate enough to die, the golden key would open the door into heaven. They were promised a better life than the one they were living in the lower class. As Mrs. Nasrine, Satrapi’s maid, explains, “‘They told him that in paradise there will be plenty of food, women and houses...
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...Something struck me some time back when I was reading an article forwarded by a friend on Whatsapp in which the author has drawn the attention towards a a new kind of problem. The author spoke about a boy from Trichy, a city in India, who had settled in USA after his studies and didn't have any feelings for either his country or even his native city for that matter where he grew up and studied. In fact, he had no childhood memories and he wouldn't even come to see his ailing parents. When the author was contacted by the father of the boy to reach out to his son, the author tried to connect with the son, and at the request of the author, the son did come to see his parents but he didn’t stay for more than 5 days with his parents and went back to USA, the place where he liked to stay now. Now, this is not what struck me as this story of ignorance towards parents by their children is something that we hear quite often these days. Instead, what struck me was the son's reason for doing so. When asked by the author, son stated that he does respect his parents and wanted to do things for them but the connect between him and his parents was missing somewhere. He said that his childhood was all about studies and nothing else. There were no childhood memories from vacations, holidays or even festivals, he could only think of studies from his childhood. In fact, all that he could remember about his parents from his childhood was that he was always forced by them to keep studying...
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...“One can forgive but one should never forget” (Satrapi 4). This is the last and most memorable sentence of the introduction, as well as one key lesson in Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis. This unique graphic novel is an autobiographical memoir of Satrapi’s life during a rough period of time that lasted many years in twentieth century Iran. Her story is set during the Iranian Revolution, where the reader can see Marjane grow up before their eyes and go through all the turbulent stages in her life. Marjane, the main character is a strong, rebellious and passionate girl that has a strong faith in god and fights for what she believes in; liberty. The novel features and is mainly centered on her whole family and what they go through as well. Marjane comes from a very brave and strong family, her ancestors have fought for their freedom and she and her family continue to do so as well. Marjane’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Satrapi are modern, and are a part in the revolution, fighting against the oppression. Marjane’s mother is very courageous and stands up for what she believes in, though it could endanger her and her family. She is who Marjane looks up to, sharing that same fighting spirit at a time when women had no voice or right to revolt. Marjane’s mother is very influential in the book as she guides and teaches her daughter key life lessons that Marjane will later in her life comprehend better. Then, there’s Marjane’s father. He isn’t the most influential character nor is...
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