Setyembre 1-27, 2024 ang pagdiriwang ng 4th Philippine Film Industry Month (PFIM), sa pangunguna ng Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).
“Kung last year, ang ating tema ay ‘Tuloy Ang Tawanan,’ this year it is ‘Tuloy Ang Tradisyon ng Pelikulang Pilipino,’” pagbabalita ni FDCP Chair Jose Javier Reyes sa mediacon noong Agosto 16, Biyernes sa Kandle Cafe, Mother Ignacia Ave., Quezon City.
“Why is that? This year we are honoring the eleven National Artists for Film and Broadcasting.
“Sa taong ito, ang bibigyan natin ng Parangal ay ang labing-isang ginawaran na mga Alagad ng Sining ng ating bansa sa larangan ng pelikula at ng broadcasting.”
Ang mga ito ay sina Eddie Romero, Lamberto Avellana, Fernando Poe Jr., Nora Aunor, Manuel Conde, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Ricky Lee, Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal, Gerry de Leon, at Kidlat Tahimik.
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PHILIPPINE FILM INDUSTRY MONTH 2024 OPENING CEREMONY
“Nababaliw kami sa dami ng mga plinano namin!” bulalas ng multi-awarded scriptwriter and director na FDCP Chairman.
Ang opening ceremony ng 4th PFIM ay sa Setyembre 1, Linggo, 3:00-8:00 P.M. sa makasaysayang Metropolitan Theater ng Maynila.
May special screening ang pelikulang Aguila (1980) na pinagbidahan ni FPJ, sa direksyon ni Eddie Romero.
Noong Hulyo 7, 2024 ang ika-100 birth anniversary ni Eddie Romero, na nagdirek din ng mga pelikulang Ganito Kami Noon… Paano Kayo Ngayon? (MMFF 1976), Banta ng Kahapon (1977), Palaban (1980), Kamakalawa (1981), at Desire (MMFF 1982).
Sabi ni Direk Joey, ang Aguila ay “one of his most monumental films, Aguila, and giving honor and tribute to Eddie Romero and his family, as well as the cast members of Aguila, OK, na andidito pa hanggang sa ngayon.”
Kabilang sa cast ng Aguila sina Christopher de Leon, Charo Santos, Sandy Andolong, Daria Ramirez, Elizabeth Oropesa, Chanda Romero, Celia Rodriguez, Roderick Paulate, Joonee Gamboa, Odette Khan, at Susan Valdez.
Nasa cast din ng Aguila sina Amalia Fuentes, Eddie Garcia, Jay Ilagan, Orestes Ojeda, Johnny Delgado, Ruben Rustia, Lito Anzures, Rolando Tinio, at marami pang iba.
PAMANANG PELIKULA
Setyembre 4-27 ang screening ng classic films na Aguila, Anak Dalita, Ang Panday, Bulaklak sa City Jail, Genghis Khan, Karnal, Manila by Night, Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag, The Moises Padilla Story, at Perfumed Nightmares sa Cinematheque Centers sa Manila, Iloilo, Negros, Davao, at Nabunturan.
Paliwanag ni Direk Joey, “Yung labing-isang National Artists, pumili kami ng mga pelikula na nagbibigay-pugay at galang sa kanila…
“So we are showing the major works representing the achievements, you know, the crowning glory of the eleven National Artists natin.
“Ano ang dahilan nito? It’s about time that we re-introduce these National Artists to the popular audience.
“We are of the belief that without giving due recognition to tradition, can we not find any direction for the future of Philippine cinema.
“We believe that the audiences should be aware of the major contributions of these National Artists so that the next generation of Filipino filmmakers will have a sense of perspective and direction for the future of Philippine cinema.”
DGPI-FDCP FILM PITCH 2024
Setyembre 7, Sabado ang Film Pitch Workshop sa Cinematheque Manila kung saan magkatuwang ang FDCP at Directors Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI).
Inimbita ng DGPI at FDCP ang writers, directors at iba pang creatives na may mga ideya na gustong i-pitch sa movie producers.
“Ito ang pagkakataon ng mga direktor, ng mga manunulat na mag-develop ng pitching techniques,” sambit ni Direk Joey.
“Na later on, ihaharap namin sa mga producer para makabuo sila ng iba’t ibang proyekto.
“Ang ilan dito ay nanggaling na doon sa FDCP incubation workshop… na ginanap namin about a half and a month ago.
“Kumuha kami ng mga writers na may mga idea ng gusto nilang gawing script. Pinagsama-sama namin sila with various mentors para ma-develop yung mga script na yun.
“At sabi namin, ‘Sige, i-develop natin itong mga script na ito, tapos ipi-pitch natin sa producer.’ OK.
“At siguro sa awa ng Diyos, next year baka matulungan tayo ng ibang legislator, matulungan din ang FDCP ma-produce ang mga pelikulang ito.
“Ano ang dahilan nito? Napakaimportante na magkaroon tayo ng mga bagong boses at mga bagong klase ng pelikula para muling mabuhay ang industriya.”
Ang mismong Film Pitch ng 15 to 20 selected filmmakers ay sa Setyembre 27 ng hapon sa Seda Vertis North, bago ang closing ceremony ng 4th PFIM.
4TH PFIM GALA NIGHT
Ang 4th PFIM Gala Night ay sa Setyembre 13, Biyernes sa Teatrino Promenade sa Greenhills, San Juan City.
“Dito, we will give honor, OK, to the celebration of the National Artists,” pahayag ni Direk Joey.
“We’re inviting the families, OK, of the National Artists. Yung mga the living National Artists, ni-reserve natin iyan sa finale…
“At ang idea nito ay ‘Tuloy Ang Tradisyon.’ Ise-celebrate natin ang importansya ng mga National Artist na ito.”
Tatlo lamang sa National Artists for Film ang nabubuhay pa — sina Nora Aunor, Ricky Lee, at Kidlat Tahimik.
FILMS FOR PEACE
Setyembre 14, Sabado ilulunsad ang Films for Peace sa Intramuros Centro de Turismo sa Maynila.
May screening ng pelikulang Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (1976) na pinagbidahan ni Nora Aunor.
“How did we get this idea of Films for Peace? Sa meeting namin ng Academic Film Society, may isang teacher from Mindanao who said that films can be a very vital instrument for promoting peace and creating an understanding of the diversity of Philippine culture,” pagtatapat ni Direk Joey.
“Ang sabi nung teacher na yun from Mindanao ay importanteng-importante na mabigyan ng boses ang mga regional filmmakers.
“Because that is for us to understand, OK, the situation about how it is in Mindanao, how it is in the Visayas, et cetera.
“And that’s also to de-centralize the idea na ang Philippine cinema is only limited to Manila.”
Tatlo ang launching movies ng Films for Peace — Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (1976) ni Mario O’Hara, Bagong Buwan (MMFF 2001) ni Marilou Diaz-Abaya, at Women of the Weeping River (2016) ni Sheron Dayoc.
Ipapalabas ang mga ito sa Setyembre 15-21 sa Cinematheque Centres nationwide.
Dagdag ni Direk Joey, “Tapos nito, meron kaming big announcement about an FDCP-sponsored contest, OK, for Films for Peace which would be open nationwide to both students, amateurs as well as professional filmmakers.”
FILM EDUCATION CONVENTION
Setyembre 17 at 18, Martes at Miyerkules, ang Film Education Convention (FilmEC) sa De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde.
Salaysay ni Direk Joey, “Alam niyo naman, teacher ako. Kaya importanteng-importante ang aspetong ito sa development ng FDCP ngayon, OK.
“Nag-establish kami ng grupo called the Academic Film Society…
“We invited all the schools and colleges and universities which offer MassCom, film courses, Communication Arts, and we formed an association nationwide.
“Right now, we have 60 schools and universities all over the country from Luzon all the way down to Mindanao who are a part of the Academic Film Society…
“On September 17 and 18, there’s going to be a big national convention of all these schools, the teachers and the students, to be held at… ang dati kong eskuwela, the Design Arts Centre of College of St. Benilde, Pablo Ocampo Street.
“Doon gagawin itong national convention. May mga round table discussions for film educators.
“At meron ding mga screenings of the best student films para mapanood nila. At saka merong mga meet-and-greet.
“Mga open forum from the Directors Guild of the Philippines, members of AKTOR, and the Filipino Screenwriters Guild.
“Ipakikilala namin sa mga estudyante yung mga professionals where they can ask questions. Mas importante, they can get to know each other.
“I know that there are delegates coming from Mindanao, as far as Mindanao, to attend this.
“It’s gonna be such a big event for the film students to get to know each other, and hopefully network, and create better stories which integrate the narratives of our country starting with the kids.
“The FDCP strongly believes that the future of Philippine cinema depends on the next generation of Filipino filmmakers.
“And this is our contribution to that. Malaki ang convention na ito. This is long overdue.”
SINE50: PELIKULA NG BAYAN
Sanib-puwersa ang PFIM at Philippine Creative Industries Month (PCIM) sa pag-showcase ng regional films.
Sa pakikipagtulungan ng Cinema Exhibitors Association of the Philippines (CEAP), mapapanood ang ilang pelikula sa halagang P50 sa Setyembre 18-24 sa Trinoma, SM Southmall, Robinsons Galleria, at Cinematheque Centres.
Ang mga ito ay Tu Pug Imatuy ni Armi Barbarona, Cleaners ni Glenn Barit, Huwebes Huwebes nina Don Gerardo Frasco, Januar Yap at Kris Villarino, at Little Azkals ni Babyruth Villarama.
“These are full-length regional films from Mindanao and the Visayas, and we’re bringing them over and making them accessible to the Manila audiences,” wika ni Direk Joey.
“It’s about time na mapanood natin yung mga ginagawa nila. Andaming magaganda pero nobody has the chance to watch them.
“Because we never show them here. ‘Sinong manonood niyan? Sinong manonood ng Visayan movie?’ Are you crazy?!
“The Visayan movie is as important as the movie in Filipino because it’s also made by Filipinos.
“And the narratives that they carry are equally if not even more important than the… you know, some of the things that we do here, including some of my works, OK.
“So in other words, kailangang marinig natin iyan, and we bring it here. This is gonna be a program that we’re going to continue — bringing the regional films here to Manila — so that we get to know the regional filmmakers.”
SINE KABATAAN
Sampung Sine Kabataan finalists ang magpe-premiere ng kani-kanyang short film sa Setyembre 20 sa Shangri-La Plaza.
“This is an annual thing that we do, OK. It’s a contest for you know, young and budding filmmakers from ages,” lahad ni Direk Joey.
“Alam mo, nabaliw ako, hanggang 30 years old, puwede ka palang sumali rito. Hanggang 30 pala ang kabataan, my God!
“That means I’m already on my adolescence, di ba? Ha! Ha! Ha! At my age, di ba?
“Sabi ko, iba iyung numerical age sa mental age, hindi ba? So yun.”
4th PFIM CLOSING CEREMONY
Ang closing night ng 4th PFIM ay sa Setyembre 27 sa Seda Vertis North.
Ia-announce doon ang aspiring entry ng bansa sa 97th Academy Awards o Oscars.
“Our closing ceremony will again celebrate the National Artists, OK. So yun, tuloy ang tradisyon ng pelikulang Pilipino,” saad ni Direk Joey.
“The purpose of this celebration is to honor tradition. Di ba, nung Parangal [ng Sining], we honor tradition, too?
“Doon sa mga archiving, doon sa mga nagre-restore. So this year, we’re continuing that.
“Without knowing the past, we do not understand the present, much less know the direction of the future.
“So let us celebrate the past, so that we can get a better understanding of who we are right now and find a better direction of where we will go in the future.”
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