Lovi Hawaii-bound for ‘Sana Dati’

Lovi Poe in ‘Sana Dati’

Lovi Poe will fly to Hawaii this October to attend the 33rd Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) for her starrer “Sana Dati.”

Cinemalaya’s Best Picture “Sana Dati (If Only)” made it to the HIFF’s Festival selection and will be screened from Oct. 10-20 in Oahu, and Oct. 24-27 in Kauai & Big Island.

As described on HIFF’s official website: “A moving film about contemporary love and relationships in present day Philippines, IF ONLY is imbued with a romantic spirit set to send audiences on an emotional roller coaster.” Written and directed by Jerrold Tarog, the film also stars Paulo Avelino, TJ Trinidad and Benjamin Alves and is currently enjoying its local commercial run.

Lovi shared it will be her first time in Hawaii and that she will be joined by Tarog in attending the annual festival.

“At least si Jerold pwede akong i-shoot doon. Lalakad kami ro’n, may short film kami ro’n!” the Kapuso Network’s Primera Aktresa said during the press conference for the film’s commercial launch.

“Ang plano ko, mag-diet ngayon. Mag-pictorial. Mag-bikini… I’ll be leaving mga first week ng October,” she added.

It isn’t the first time the 24-year-old actress will be gracing an international festival. Recall that Lovi attended the 69th Venice International Film Festival last year for Brillante Mendoza’s critically acclaimed “Thy Womb.”

Lovi lauds “Sana Dati” for being “different.”

“Ang mga tao naman, mahilig sa love story but then, that doesn’t mean you have to stick to the same kind of love story every time, same formula. This one, it’s very different. Para siyang sa ibang bansa talaga. Si Jerold kasi, he won’t stick to the usual thing, he hates that. Kaya kami, kapag nag-a-acting kami, sasabihin niya, dapat ’yung natural lang, never go overboard.”

Apart from the HIFF, “Sana Dati” will have its international premiere at the 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Korea, happening Oct. 3-12. The film is part of the 54 films in showcase for A Window on Asian Cinema.

No more revisiting the past

Given the intriguing plot of the film (Lovi’s character Andrea is involved with three men), many wonder if the actress has dealt with similar complications in her love life.

“Well, in real life naman, a lot of people are going through that. Let’s be honest… it’s a sad truth,” she said, adding that love can be selfish at times.

“I think all of us naman, eh. We’re all capable of being selfish. We don’t know it pero may iba-ibang level of being selfish. The fact na nga lang na, like si Andrea, she can’t move on from her past. The fact na meron siyang present, pero hindi siya maka-move on from her past.”

Unlike her character in the film, Lovi denies having emotional baggage from past relationships. She claims to have never revisited the past.

“Ako, kapag tapos na, tapos na.”

Asked if that was the case between her and actor Jake Cuenca, Lovi said, “Things happen for a reason. Siguro, we grew separate ways and we both want separate things, but I’m very thankful naman that he was a part of my life.”

Past is past and the present for Lovi is not with her “Akin Pa Rin Ang Bukas” co-star Rocco Nacino.

“Wala akong present ngayon, wala akong kinu-konsider na present. I’m not emotionally ready.”

She also denied the reported encounter between Jake and Rocco. “No, that’s not true. I don’t know nga where that issue came from. Hindi ako aware sa situation. Wala silang dahilan (para mag-away),” Lovi said.

Lovi Hawaii-bound for ‘Sana Dati’

Source: Mb.com.ph (September 23, 2013 at 12:04PM)

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