JUST A THOUGHT: The mind is everything. What you think you become. – Buddha
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ELWOOD PEREZ (Photo by Allan Sancon)
Ronnie Liang in ‘Esoterika: Maynila’
CINEMA ONE OPENING FILM: “Esoterika: Maynila,” a timely film on transgenderism and a young man’s search for himself and his art, has been picked to open the 10th Cinema One Originals Film Festival.
The film, directed by Elwood Perez and produced by Rex A. Tiri of T-Rex Productions in cooperation with Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Tribute Entertainment, will be screened on Nov. 9, Sunday, at TriNoma cinema in Quezon City following the opening night cocktails.
Cinema One channel head Ronald Arguelles says “Esoterika: Maynila” is an auspicious start for the festival that espouses creation of new, independent, creative ideas in filmmaking. It is the second in a three-part series of films on the creative process that Perez has envisioned.
It all started with the critically acclaimed “Otso,” produced by the FDCP, in 2013 as part of the All-Masters Film Festival.
In “Esoterika,” co-written by Perez and Jessica Zafra, the director, relying on dramatized reality, draws from his personal experiences as a young man en route to being a creative artist.
In Pilipino komiks tradition, Ronnie Liang embodies the character of an up-and-coming graphic novelist in this entertaining treatise on learning and self-discovery.
Says the film’s flier: “In a voyage of self-discovery, Mario (Liang’s character), alternately ingenious and ingenuous, plunges into the territory of the exalted, the charmed and the bizarre, swimming through the uncharted waters of the unique Filipino mystique. The film’s multilingual cast is a convergence of Manileños of cross-cultural persuasions.’
With an all-star cast, “Esoterika: Maynila” features performances by Boots Anson-Roa, Carlos Celdran, Vince Tañada, Federico Olbes, Tesa Martinez, Francis Manalo and OJ Mariano.
Also cast in guest roles are Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, Snooky Serna, Lance Raymundo, Jon Hall, Carlo Calma, Justin de Leon, Julia Varga Wig Tysmans, Zafra and Tessa Prieto-Valdez.
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THE FINAL ENTRIES: With the theme “Intense,” Cinema One announced Wednesday the official list of entries competing in the annual fest that runs from Nov. 9 to 18.
They will be screened in Fairview Terraces, Glorietta, TriNoma, and Greenhills Dolby Atmos theaters.
The 10 new films are: “Di Sila Tatanda” by Malay Javier, “Seoul Mates” by Nash Ang, “Red” by Jay Abello, “Violator” by Eduardo Dayao, “Soap Opera” by Remton Slega Zuasola, “Lorna” by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, “Bitukang Manok” by Alec Figuracion, “Abel/Cain (Esprit de Corps)” by Kanakan Balintagos, “That Thing Called Tadhana” by Antoinette Jadaone and “The Babysitters” by Paolo O’Hara.
Some of the actors appearing in these films are Jericho Rosales, Angelica Panganiban, JM de Guzman, Angel Aquino, Lovi Poe and Rocco Nacino.
Cinema One Originals’ Best of Asian Cinema is showcasing the dramatic masterpiece of Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan titled “Winter Sleep,” winner of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival Palme D’Or. Also in this section is Diao Yinan’s mystery film “Black Coal, Thin Ice,” winner of 2014 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award.
(nescuar@yahoo.com)
‘Esoterika: Maynila’ opening film of Cinema One Originals Film Festival
Source: Mb.com.ph (October 30, 2014 at 10:00PM)
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