UP Film Institute ushers in NEW YEAR 2007

The UP Film Institute welcomes New Year 2007 with an array of big-screen offerings.

The varied lineup is kicked off by the special full run for the international version of Kaleldo—Brillante Mendoza's family drama hailed as one of the best Filipino films of the year.

On a visit to the Philippines, student filmmaker Lars Mryvang—a Filipino Norwegian born in Rome and attending school in Australia (Bond University,Gold Coast)—screens his short film, Old Boys with New Tricks. Interested audiences are invited to an informal interaction with the director right after the screening on Jan 5 Fri.

A medley of interesting titles from Thailand, India, China, Hong Kong and the Philippines—that cut across a noteworthy variety of thematics and genres—constitutes a virtual homage to Asia that has now become UP Film Institute's annual tradition.

A highlight for the month is a retrospective of screen classics written by the late Amado Lacuesta Jr.

Spotlight is directed at the emergent filmmaking in the country with eKsperim[E]nto moving force Elvert de la Cruz Bañares' showcase of his own works.

For a taste of first-rate world cinema, savor a twinbill by master director John Duigan plus some surprise treats for Cinema Australia courtesy of the Australian Embassy.

A rundown of screenings is as follows:

New Year 2007
Jan 4 Thu- 6 Sat/Jan 8 Mon-10 Wed
2/5/7 p.m. Kaleldo

Jan 5 Fri 7 p.m. (@ the Videotheque)
Lars Myrvang's Old Boys with New Tricks
(Short Film to be followed by Interaction with the Director in
Attendance)

Jan 11 Thu
5 p.m. Gorgeous (High Risk)
7 p.m. Twin Dragons

Jan 12 Fri
5 p.m. The Films by Elvert de la Cruz Bañares (@ the Videotheque)

Jan 13 Sat
2 p.m. Wide Sargasso Sea
5 p.m. Head in the Clouds

Jan 15 Mon
5 p.m. The Tiger Blade
7 p.m. Mon-rak Transistor

Jan 16 Tue
2 p.m. Head in the Clouds
5 p.m. Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros
7 p.m. SPL—Kill the Bent Wolf

Jan 17 Wed
2 p.m. Monsoon Wedding
5 p.m. House of Fury
7 p.m. The Tiger Blade

Jan 18 Thu
2 p.m. Head in the Clouds
5 p.m. A Chinese Tall Story
7 p.m. Monsoon Wedding

Jan 19 Fri
5 p.m. The Films by Elvert de la Cruz Bañares (@ the Videotheque)

Jan 20 Sat
10 a.m. {Proof}
2 p.m. A Better Tomorrow (Hard Bullet)
5 p.m. Head in the Clouds

Jan 22 Mon
5 p.m. Murder
7 p.m. Kamasutra 3

Jan 23 Tue (Amado Lacuesta Retrospective)
5 p.m. Segurista
7 p.m. Working Girls

Jan 24 Wed (Amado Lacuesta Retrospective)
2 p.m. Mumbaki
4 p.m. Pridyider
5 p.m. Balweg: The Rebel Priest
7 p.m. Hinugot sa Langit

Jan 25 Thu
5 p.m. Cinema Australia (@ the Videotheque)
7 p.m. Cinema Australia (@ the Videotheque)

Jan 26 Fri
5 p.m. Cinema Australia (@ the Videotheque)
7 p.m. Cinema Australia (@ the Videotheque)

Jan 27 Sat
2/5/7 p.m. Reserved for Special Screening

Jan 29 Mon
5 p.m. Sukob
7 p.m. Reserved for Special Screening

Jan 30 Tue
5/7:30 p.m. Seroks

Jan 31 Wed
2 p.m. CONTEND-UP Screening
5:30 p.m. Reserved for Special Screening

University of the Philippines Film Institute
(Member, CILECT/International Association of Film and Television
Schools)
Plaridel Hall, Ylanan Road, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 2669, 2670; 9206863 (Telefax)
Cine Adarna, Magsaysay and Osmena Avenues, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 4286, 4289; 9262722 (Telefax)