News:
"Ambulancia," "Shorts" in UK's Bite the Mango Film Festival
Richard Legaspi's "Ambulancia" and Seymour Barros Sanchez's "Shorts"
were selected for screening in the Bite the Mango Film Festival which
will run from September 19 to 25 at the National Media Museum in
Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
As part of the official selection, both short films are eligible for
the Golden Mango Award which will be awarded to "the film that is
considered the best contribution to the promotion of cross cultural
awareness, educating the audience about different cultures."
Festival Director Addy Rutter relayed the good news via email to both
directors, who are both part of the Katorse Writers Group, a
collective of filmmaker-writers from Ricky Lee's 14th scriptwriting
workshop. Incidentally, "Ambulancia" and "Shorts" got the first and
third prizes, respectively, in the second Viva – Pinoy Box Office
(PBO) Digitales.
Since its inauguration in 1995, Bite the Mango has been growing and
defining its identity in the world. Conceived as a festival that
would profile the work of black and Asian filmmakers in Britain, it
has quickly evolved into a celebration, through film, of cultures
around the world. At present, the film festival is at the forefront
of working with other countries and people to find the latest and
best of world cinema.
Bite the Mango will be showcasing an eclectic mix of features, shorts
and documentaries and a selection of master classes, seminars and
workshops delivered by industry professionals providing an exciting
and culturally vibrant atmosphere. The festival will again be
bringing audiences an impressive collection of the very best cinema
from around the world drawing influences from Africa, South Asia,
Central America and the Far East.
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Ambulancia
Richard Legaspi |
Starring Alan Paule and Nor Domingo, "Ambulancia" is a short film
which tells of a painful twist in an ambulance driver's belief that a
dying patient can be saved by running over stray animals on the
streets. Aside from the Digitales grand prize, it also won best short
narrative at the first Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health.
It is also in competition at the 32nd Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
in Germany, Pyongyang International Film Festival in North Korea,
International Panorama of Independent Films and Naoussa International
Film Festival in Greece, and was screened at the Asian Film Academy
Fellows' Night in South Korea, Young Cinema Night of the 2007
Cinemanila International Film Festival, and the CineVita filmfest at
the University of Sto. Tomas.
"Shorts," a comedy shot in the form of a "mockumentary," tells the
story of Richard Marquez, a young, hotshot copywriter/production
designer of one of the country's top advertising agencies, who
suddenly "snaps" or seems to have snapped as relayed by people close
to him. He seems to be doing anything to make his new shorts dirty to
the fear of everyone. The film stars Peejay Lanot, Nora Ruth Aquino,
Jhovannie Santos, John Emmanuel Bautista, and Andy Del Rosario, with
cameo appearances by award-winning actress Gina Pareño, directors
Jeffrey Jeturian and Sockie Fernandez, former Yes FM DJ Edu
Mansanas/Jobert Monteras and DZXL/UNTV/Bantay OFW host Marvin Javier.
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Source:
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Bite the Mango
Film Festival
Sept 19-25, 2008
United Kingdom |
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Shorts
Seymour Barros Sanchez |
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