Words: Rianne Hill Soriano
(most) pics: me
Acknowledged as one of the biggest film festival in Asia, the 13th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) in South Korea interestingly described the Philippines as “The newly emerged Mecca for Independent Films.” More than 10 Filipino films graced the festival– and two of them garnered awards: “100” by Chris Martinez and “Andong” by Milo Tolentino won the KNN Award (Audience Award) and the Sonje Award (Best Short Film Award) respectively. And the success went on as one Filipino attended the festival’s Pusan Promotion Plan. Another one gets a grant from the Asian Cinema Fund. Three Filipinos were chosen for the Asian Film Academy. And another one attended the Asian Film Professionals Training Program.
100 director Chris Martinez with star Tessie Tomas after receiving award. Pic grabbed from Direk's Facebook.
Voted by the audiences during the festival, the KNN award was presented by the KNN Foundation to the most popular film in the New Currents section (the category for competition films). US$ 20,000 was awarded to the film’s director. The Sonje Award was given to the best Korean and Asian short films in the Wide Angle section (in competition categories for Korean and Asian short films). US$10,000 was given to each winning filmmaker.
The Pinoy works screened at the festival include: “100” by Chris Martinez, “Andong” by Milo Tolentino,
me & Serbis director
“Serbis” by Brillante Mendoza, “Confessional” by Ruel Dahis Antipuesto and Jerrold Tarog, “Jay” by Francis Pasion, “Baby Angelo” by Joel Ruiz, “Adela” by Adolfo Alix,
“The Old Fool Who Moved the Mountains” by Joanna Vasquez Arong, “Darna, Ang Pagbabalik” by Lore Reyes and Peque Gallaga, “Urduja” by Ramon Entienza, “Captain Barbell” by Mac Alejandre, “The Last El-Bimbo” by Aureus Solito (PIFF music video collection of Asian filmmakers).
Margie Templo was part of the Pusan Promotion Plan for Arkeofilms’ next film project entitled “Pinoy Sunday,” a Taiwan-Philippines co-production. Monster Jimenez received a grant from the Asian Cinema Fund/Asian Network of Documentary for her documentary film “Kano: An American and his Women.”
Margie & Monster with direk Joe at the Gwang-Ali beach.
Sir Ed photograped by the author.
Ed Cabagnot was a jury member for the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award and was a speaker for the festival’s Special Program in Focus: Superheroes in Asia.
Filipino fellows on their way to Korea. Grabbed from Armi's Facebook.
Armi Rae Cacanindin, Maisa Demetillo, and Sheron Dayoc participated at the Asian Film Academy 2008 (AFA) where Brillante Mendoza also took part as film instructor.
Carlo (Jay) partying after all his work.
AFA 2007 fellow Carlo Mendoza also visited the program this year.
Rianne Hill Soriano attended the festival as the Filipino fellow of the Asian Film Professionals Training Program 2008 of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) also attended the festival and participated at the program of the Busan Film Commission (BIFCOM). There were also a number of film reviews and recommendations for the Filipino films gracing the festival including write-ups from Hollywood Reporter and The Pusan Daily.
The Philippines truly made a mark in this year’s festival with a very large Philippine delegation whose attendance covered almost all the major programs and events of PIFF. A Filipino party at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Busan was hosted by the Philippine Embassy in Korea and the Film Development Council of the Philippines to celebrate the successful wave of Filipino films and filmmakers in the festival.
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