HBD Margie and Other Filipino Indie Film Updates

I know it is the Oscars tomorrow and a Fil-Am named PJ Raval has good chances of bringing home one for his docu Trouble the Water, but this entry will focus on a few important Filipino indie film updates from artists I met in last year's PIFF starting with birthday girl Margie (Get well soon!):

L-R: Monster, Joe (happy trip!), Margie & Me.

I call it the "Up Dharma Down" movie
Akyat Baba, Paikot Ikot
Up Down, Round and Round

Monster wrote it. Joe is directing and Margie did a wonderful job at pitching it over at Berlin. It was one of the 3 films that was granted some financial support (at the current exchange rate, about 186, 250 pesos). Read more about it in Arkeo's site.


I name it the most important Pinoy film of 2008.
100.

I first saw Mount Pinatubo's crater in last year's PIFF in a lovely poster of this film. The film itself is so lovely it won in the Philippines, Korea, and recently this week in France. Quoting its directors Facebook stat:

"Chris Martinez

: 100 wins the PRIX EMILE GUIMET at the 15th Vesoul Festival of Asian Films in France!on Tuesday"

100 will once more compete next month in Osaka, Japan.

I think this will be an important Pinoy film for the year.
The Forgotten War.

Poster courtesy of film director Carlo Cruz.

Tonight in Arirang TV, the show Diplomacy Lounge will feature the Philippine Ambassador Luis Cruz to discuss the 60th annivesary of diplomatic ties between Korea and the Philippines. Incidentally, the Ambassador's son Carlo Cruz happen to direct the film about Filipino war vets who helped during the Korean war. The film's trailer will preem in Korean TV.

I wish to see the film's preem in Seoul come April.


AGAIN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARGIE! YOU GET WELL SOON!

AND MORE POWER TO PINOY FILMS!~