UP Film Institute (UPFI) Screening Alert

The UP Film Institute (UPFI) holds an additional screening of the Oscar-winning film “Nowhere in Africa” this Wednesday, 15 November 2006, at 7 p.m. as part of its ongoing film series billed as Bookfair.

Written and directed by Caroline Link from acclaimed and best-selling author Stefanie Zweig’s novel, “Nowhere in Africa” won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika)
An Imus Productions Release
A Jewish family in Germany fleeing the Nazi regime settles
for a remote farm in Kenya. Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Language Film—2003 Academy Awards; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best
Supporting Actor for Matthias Habich—2002 German Film Awards; Official Selection
for Crystal Globe, Winner of Special Jury Prize and Fipresci International
Critics Prize—2002 Karlovy Vary IFF; Golden Wave for Best Film—2002 Bordeaux
International Festival of Women in Cinema among over 24 awards and distinctions
Direction and Screenplay from Stefanie Zweig’s novel: Caroline Link.

Cast: Juliane Koehler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo, Matthias Habich,
Lea Kurka.

2001 141 minutes 35mm color

For mature viewing with some sexual content
German with English subtitles

Films on view for the day also include the following:

Nov 15 Wed 2 p.m.
Five Children and It
A Megavision Films Release
Five siblings sent away from London to stay with their uncle in a mansion by the sea dig up a sand fairy asking each of them a wish it will grant per
day to last till sunset. Winner of Crystal Heart Award—2005 Heartland Film Festival; Official Selection—2004 Toronto Film Festival; Official Selection—2004 Boston
Fantastic Film Festival

Direction: John Stephenson. Screenplay fromE Nesbit’s novel: David
Solomons.

Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Zoe Wanamaker, Freddie Highmore, Eddie Izzard,
Tara Fitzgerald.
2004 89 minutes 35mm color

Nov 15 Wed 5 p.m.; Nov 16 Thu 7 p.m.
Whore (Yo puta)
A Megavision Films Release
An anthropology student exploring the nature of prostitution is drawn
deeper than she ever expected into the world’s oldest profession.
Official Selection for Golden Biznaga—2004 Malaga Spanish Film Festival
Direction: Maria Lidon aka Luna. Screenplay from Isabel Pisano’s book: Adela
Ibañez, Isabel Pisano. Cast: Daryl Hannah, Denise Richards, Joaquim de
Almeida, Maria Jimenez, Monica Naranjo.
2004 87 minutes 35mm color
For mature viewing with strong sexual content including nudity and
language

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UP Film Institute’s forthcoming attractions. Be especially alert of added screenings day by day.

Program is subject to change without prior notice.
For queries, interested parties may call cinema hotline 9263640,
9262722 (telefax). Or e-mail upfilminstitute@hotmail.com and be most actively part
of the country’s first established online film community.

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)