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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Showing This Week @ Cinekatipunan (January 29-February 3)

SHOWING THIS WEEK @ CINEKATIPUNANMag:net CaféMonday to Saturday, 29 January – 3 February 2007Cinekatipunan closes the month of January withscreenings of critically acclaimed documentaries MulaSa 3rd Avenue Hanggang Dulo and Memories of AForgotten War and welcomes February with Cinemalayawinner BIG TIME. The week ends with a rare 16 mmscreening of the 1980s classic DAMORTIS by independentfilmmaker and visual artist Briccio Santos and aSaturday film soiree of student filmmakers from UPCinema...
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Compound Indie Film @ Robinsons Galleria on February 7-13

"Compound" indie film opens on Feb.7 to 13,2007@Robinsons Galleria OrtigasIndependent Film Cooperative (IFC) andRobinsons Movieworld present INDIE SINE 2007MTRCB R-18 [Strictly For Adults Only]Featuring the Most Disturbing Psychological Thriller to Hit the IndieCircuitCOMPOUNDa Will Fredo filmFebruary 7 to 13,2007Robinsons Galleria OrtigasStarring John Arcilla , Janet Russ, Jake Macapagal, and Liza DiñoJoan Palisoc , Perry Escaño, Lily Chu , Marq DollentesMusic by Bob AvesCinematography...
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Free Film Showing @ Alliance Française de Manille

Violence des échanges en milieu tempéréAlliance Française de Manille209, Nicanor Garcia St. (formerly Reposo St.),Bel-Air II, Makati City.Tel: 895 7585 / 895 7441Fax: 899 3654Alliance Française de Manille's Cine ClubViolence des échanges en milieu tempéré(Work Hard, Play Hard)a film by Jean-Marc Moutout(French version, with English subtitles)2004, 99 minutesLe Coude Rouge Restaurant is open before and after the film screeningAlliance Ondeo AuditoriumWednesday, January 31, 2007, 8:30 PM(Free...
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Watawat: Recent Works @ Pinto Art Gallery

WATAWAT: RECENT WORKS Pinto Art Galleryinvites you toWATAWAT: RECENT WORKS BY JEFF DIZON Curated by Benjie Cabangis, this exhibit marks the artist's 30th year in the art scene. Featured are acrylic paintings on paper and on canvas, with musical performances by the UP Himig Kultura string quartet. Pinto Art Gallery is located at 1 Sierra Madre St., Grandheights Subd., Antipolo City. For inquiries on Watawat: Recent Works by Jeff Dizon, please call 6971015 or 091760508...
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Ferdie Montemayor's Bagong Araw Exhibit @ Boston Gallery

"Bagong Araw"by Ferdie MontemayorBoston GalleryFebruary 10, 2007 to February 28, 2007Montemayor at the Boston GalleryNoted visual artist Ferdie Montemayor showcases his recent works on canvas in an exhibit entitled Bagong Araw at the Boston Gallery from February 10 to 28, 2007. The show is the artist's 21st one-man solo exhibition.Ferdie Montemayor's new works in acrylic takes him to depictions of the suburbs and its inhabitants drenched in the warm tones of local sunlight.The recent paintings,...
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OneWorkshop 3rd Anniversary Schedule of Activities

OneWorkshop, Inc (OWG) is celebrating its 3rd anniversary!Schedule of Activities on February 8, Thursday:10am to 10pm - BIG discounts on Archival Printing (delivery of prints to be scheduled); free coffee/soda/ beer/iced tea to all who will bring their files for printing (for every Php500 minimum )10am to 2pm - FREE Photo Studio use (One hour each per photographer/ s) - (With free studio lighting tips from in-house photographer, first-come-first serve basis)10am to 12nn - FREE Film Showing...
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Friday, January 26, 2007

Collage for Beginners @ UP Vargas Museum

Collage for BeginnersUP Jorge B. Vargas Museum,University of the Philippines, College of Arts and Letters, Roxas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City.(January 22, 2007 to February 4, 2007)Kids are invited to experience bullfighting in a different way through National Artist Arturo Luz's Torero exhibit of large-scale collages made out of matador's suits.As part of the museum's educational program, children will learn what bullfighting is all about (a lost sport in the Philippines after the end of...
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Argie Bandoy's Seasoning the Obese @ Mag:net Gallery

"Seasoning the Obese"by Argie BandoyMag:net Gallery (Paseo Center)January 10, 2007 to January 30, 2007Argie Bandoy opens the new year on an acerbic yet good-humored note in "Seasoning the Obese", his fifth one-man exhibition.Seasoning the Obese features Bandoy's recent oil-on-canvas paintings, collages, and works on paper. The show (the title of which is culled from the song title of a band called Storm Troopers of Death, which the artist used to listen to in his younger days) features...
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Jayson Oliveria's Find X @ Mag:net Katipunan

Jayson Oliveria's show Find X will open at Mag:net Katipunan on January 30, 2007 Tuesday at 6:30 PM. There will also be a sound performance by Pow Martinez and Sam Kiyoumarsi on the same night. Jayson Oliveria's Find X @ Mag:net Katipunan will be on view until February 15, 20...
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Sruvaleh Live at Cordillera Coffee

From the vibrant rhythms of the northand the ethnic grooves of the southcomes the groupSruvaleh( " srrroo - va - lehh " )Soothe your senseswith the musicof this up and comingworldbeat and percussion group!Friday 26 January 20077:30 PMAdmission is free.FREE COFFEE in celebration of Coffee AID!Invite your family and friends.Do check these guys out at:http://www.sruvaleh.tk/http://www.soundclick.com/sruvalehhttp://www.myspace.com/sruvalehhttp://sruvalehworldmusic.multiply.com/*...
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Film Studio Brainstorming - The Science and Art

FILM STUDIO BRAINSTORMING…The Science & ArtWant to know how a commercial film production outfit develops projects?Master the principles crucial to make a certified box-office hit movie.Learn how to integrate into your story concept aspects that affect the production of a script. Know anything from market viability to star system to studio jargons and doctrines.FILM STUDIO BRAINSTORMING… The Science & ArtSeminar WorkshopFebruary 17 & 24Fee: P 3,000Facilitators:JL Caiña [former...
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Pasinaya 2007 @ CCP

Take a sneak preview of Ballet Philippines' next production, "Espana Extension" at 11am and 2pm in the Rehearsal Hall -- see you there!What will you do if someone tells you that you can watchmore than 20 FREE showsin the Cultural Center of the Philippinesfor only ONE DAY?Just in case you decided to grab this rare opportunity,here are the details:PASINAYA:CCP Open House Festival 2007featuring: Tanghalang Pilipino, Philippine Madrigal Singers,Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company,Ramon...
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Thursday, January 25, 2007

Cinema Australia @ UP Diliman

CINEMA AUSTRALIA: CRITICS’ CHOICEAward-winning low-budget independent feature films take the spotlight at this year’s Cinema Australia, one of the exciting events in line with this year’s Australia Day celebration.The festival will run on 25-26 January and 1-2 February with screenings at 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm at the Videotheque, University of the Philippines Film Institute. The film festival showcases Australia’s strong tradition of low-budget filmmaking, a niche where bold and independent...
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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Poetry - Exhibition of Fine Photography @ Artists-run Independent Art Space

"Poetry” an exhibition of fine photography of Francisco BAL, Allan RAZO, Toto TARROSA and Bobby NUESTRO at (ar.i.a.s) Artists-run Independent Art Space, opens January 26, 2007, Friday, 6:00 PM.The show addresses, on how we read a photograph. Since the basic photographic discourse, insisted that we read a photograph not as image but as a text, which involves a series of problematic ambiguous and often contradictory meanings and relationship between the reader and the image. Somehow the...
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Peripheries Videos @ Blacksoup Project Artspace

Now showing at the Blacksoup Project Artspace -Bangkok train station 4:21-Kris Aquino screams #1, #2, #3 2:47-Rain on terrace 4:04-Quiapo in 2 minutes 2:00-Airborne plastic 0:51-MMDA Care Unit, Badjaw rescue 6:32-Ho Chi Minh City 4:51-POV shopping cart 4:00-Seoul billboard 3:20-A Sensual Workshop 6:47 PERIPHERIESPhotographs and video works byNeil DazaDecember 20,2006 - January 31,2007Blacksoup Project Artspace + cafeShop 61, Marikina Shoe ExpoGeneral Romulo Avenue, Araneta Center Cubao,...
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Graphics and Publishing Seminar

INVITATIONTHE GRAPHICS AND PUBLISHING SEMINARApril 18-20, 2007AIM Acceed Conference CenterBenavides cor. Trasierra Sts., Legaspi VillageMakati City, PhilippinesRegistration Fee: P3,000.00 per day, inclusive of snacks, lunch, kit and taxes.Early Bird Rate: P2,750.00 per day on or before February 15, 2007 payment.Who Should Attend: Graphic designers, corporate communicators,digital artists, photographers, creative directors, art directors,web masters, illustrators, AV producers, publishers,...
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UST and IYAS National Writers Workshops

8th UST National Writers WorkshopThe Center for Creative Writing and Studies of the University of Santo Tomas is accepting manuscripts for the 8th National Writers Workshop to be held from April 22 to 28 in Baguio City.The workshop iis open to writers who have not been awarded fellowships to any national writers workshop.An applicant should submit three printed copies (on short bond paper) and a CD or diskette containing soft copies in MS Word format of his/her manuscript (at least five...
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Chromatext Reloaded @ CCP Main Gallery

Chromatext Reloaded at the CCP Main GallerySome sixty Filipino poets and writers from here and abroad, representingseveral generations, get together for a rare visual cum textual artexhibit billed as “Chromatext Reloaded” from January 25 to February 28 atthe CCP Main Gallery. The show turns a page from the Chromatext I & IIshows in the 1980s that assembled visual artworks by poet-members of thePhilippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC). This time curated by Sid Gomez Hildawa, Jean-Marie...
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Cinekatipunan @ Mag:net Cafe on January 22

CINEKATIPUNAN @ MAG:NET CAFEMonday, 22 January 2007 5:30 PMSINGAPOREAN PROGRAMPresented by Nai Rui ChngTak GiuTak Giu (Director Jacen Tan / 2004 / 15mins / Singlishwith English subtitles) is an indie film aboutsoccer/football culture in Singapore. Having taken upthe challenge of a friendly soccer match, 3 soccercrazy boys realise that it is not easy to find a good,free public soccer field in Singapore… if there’s anyat all. Through their journey they encounter obnoxiouscare-takers, locked-up...
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Bayaning 3rd World @ IndieSine

Special One-Day screening of Mike de Leon's Bayaning 3rd World at IndieSineDaluyan Awardee Mike de Leon created a masterpiece six long years ago. The few people who have seen it still remember de Leon's post-modern take on a bygone obsession of the centennial fever: the great Filipino hero, Jose Rizal.Mike de Leon puts his characters, a director (Ricky Davao) and a writer (Cris Villanueva) on the verge of a creating a great Rizal film, on a historical adventure that unravels the various...
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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Singapore showcases Filipino Art

Bright colors, lighthearted themes, and an unmistakably vibrant energy are but a few of the many characteristics shared by the paintings of Filipino artists Wilfredo Alicdan and Allan Jay Balisi. Their works will be on exhibit at the Art Space of the Royal Plaza on Scotts from January 26 to February 4, 2007. Entitled Playful Moods, it will feature a selection from the two artists' recent works that focuses on the love for life and the pursuit of happiness.Make no mistake, however. The...
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Annie Awards For Films Unfolds

The Annie Awards For Films Unfolds (Filipino Films)The Cineaste Guild of the Philippines, a private film enthusiasts, announces the nominees to the Annie Awards for achievement in film.Mes de Guzman's "Ang Daan Patungong Kalimugtong" , the story of two Igorot siblings who realizes that survival in life is easier when they are in the midst of their family in this hauntingly picaresque tale set against the perilous Mountain Province, earned 10 nominations.Sari Llunch Dalena and Keith Sicat's...
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Immortal Beauty Photo Exhibit @ Cordillera Coffee

IMMORTAL BEAUTYan exhibit of photographs by Ruel Bimuyagopens on friday 19 january 2007 at sunsetfollowed by the screeningof Banal na Kahoy by Kidlat TahimikExhibit runs until 15 March 2007Cordillera Coffee Riverbanks Center, Marikinafor inquiries onimmortal beauty at the cordillera coffeecall 4330634 or 4822515Cordillera CoffeeExperience Filipino Culture in a Cup!Unit 104 Llanar Bldg Xavierville...
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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Artist's Talk: Kidlat Tahimik @ Lopez Memorial Museum

Artist's Talk: Kidlat TahimikJanuary 20, 2007Lopez Memorial MuseumFilmaker Kidlat Tahimik talks about his experience in Ifugao teaching a village community to document its practices, some of which are fast disappearing. Thanks to four centuries of missionary zealousness, Thomasite school curricula and TV Eat Bulaga culture, the ancient tribal wisdom is an endangered species. Kidlat Tahimik is exploiting...
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Land Exhibit @ Galleria Duemila

"Land"Galleria DuemilaJanuary 6, 2007 to January 30, 2007Featured artists:Juan Alcazaren, Miguel Aquilizan, Lyle Buencamino, Lena Cobangbang, Jed Escueta,Nona Garcia, Jet Melencio, Hanna Pettyjohn, Gary-Ross Pastrana, Lara de los Reyes, Maria Taniguchi, Paulo Romualdez Vinluan, Alvin Villaruel."Land" collects recent works by a dozen and one young artists (from University of the Philippines), surveying...
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Repertory Philippines presents Moose Murders

"Moose Murders"Repertory Philippines (Makati City)January 12, 2007 to January 28, 2007The Moose Murders season comedy by Frank Rich.The heirs of a wealthy old come together and purchase the Wild Moose Lodge in the mountains. During a game of murder, one of them is murdered for real. Whodunnit?. Before dawn, more murderers take place...until the awful truth behind the Murders is revealed.For more details...
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ELVERT de la Cruz BAÑARES Showcase

UP Film Institute screenings this FridayFor two consecutive Fridays on January 12 and 19,the UP Film Institute is proud to showcase works ofeKsperim[E]nto moving force Elvert de la Cruz Bañares.Full program is as follows:eXtermination : The Films of ELVERT de la Cruz BAÑARESThe Videotheque, UP Film InstituteJanuary 12, 2007 – Program 1 & 2January 19, 2007 – Program 3 & 45 p.m. onwardsFREE ADMISSIONPROGRAM 1: EXPONENT + 9 / WITHHELDApproximate Running Time: 60 minutesWorks that...
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Multiple Perspectives, One Aim by Angelo V. Suárez

Multiple Perspectives, One AimThat Perspektiba comes in multimedia is crucial: Tutok Karapatan—a collective effort among the Philippine arts community seeking to lift the fictitious shroud of art's divorce from politics—acknowledges that oppression committed by state-based machinery is structural, such that it transcends mere oppression and reconfigures itself subtly (and therefore more dangerously)...
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Tanghalang Pilipino restages Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal

ZSAZSA ZATURNNAH RETURNS:DUE TO INSISTENT PUBLIC DEMAND!Tanghalang Pilipino brings back itsrousingly funny hit musical based onCarlo Vergara's graphic novel -ZSAZSA ZATURNNAH (ZE MUZIKAL)! Thebeloved parlorista superhero(ine) , isback in fighting form to defenda small town from a giant frog,rampaging zombies and power-trippingplanet women. This fabulousproduction will run for two weekendsfrom January 19-28, 2007 at theTanghalang Huseng Batute.Eula Valdes reprises her role as thestunning...
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Film Retrospective: Amado Lacuesta Jr.

The Women of Amado Lacuesta Jr.By Ian Rosales CasocotTo take into consideration the slate of films written by the lateAmado Lacuesta Jr. is to consider—in the most intimate ways—theevolution of the Filipino woman.It is not that Mr. Lacuesta confined himself to exclusively examine incinematic ways the psychology and mores of the Filipina. He haswritten other films of divergent concerns as well, some of thempolitical, and some even overtly macho vehicles for venerable actionstars.For Lino...
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Wawi Navarroza's Saturnine @ Silverlens Gallery

SILVERLENS GALLERYpresentsWAWI NAVARROZA"SATURNINE"A Collection of Portraits, Creatures, Glass & ShadowOpening receptionJANUARY 18, 2007 6:00pm - 9:00pmShow runs untilFEBRUARY 17, 2007ART TALKS:"UNDERSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHS: TYPES AND CONTEXT"art talk with professor Judy Freya SibayanJanuary 27, 2007 3:00pm - 5:00pm"SEEING IN METAPHOR: MYTHS & ARCHETYPES"artist dialogue with poet Nerisa del Carmen GuevaraFebruary 3, 2007 3:00pm - 5:00pm"THE OTHER SIDE OF WONDERLAND"Wawi Navarroza...
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First Films @ Cinekatipunan Mag:net Cafe

"What I like best is going to see someone’s firstfilm.I try to divine the future pitfalls and the presentsplendours.All the future ouevre is there."– Alain Cavalier, PROJECTIONS 4 ½You are invited to the FIRST FILMS program ofCinekatipunan on Saturday, January 13, 5:30-7:00 PM.Featuring the Production Theses of recent Film andAudio Visual Communication graduates of the Universityof the Philippines Film Institute.Tey Clamor: SAKDAL LAYAMark dela Cruz: MISTERYO NG HAPiSSol Garcia: TAGAPAGLIGTASTanya...
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Sinulog 2007 Video Documentary Competition

Sinulog Foundation, Inc.,in cooperation with the Cebu City Government and Cebu Filmmakers' Society, Inc.presents:TheSinulog 2007Video Documentary CompetitionJoin us in our 3rd year of the annual search for the best documentary of the country's well attended religious celebration, considered as the "Mother of All Festivals in the Philippines" - the Sinulog Festival!One Beat, One Dance, One Vision!Be a part of the Sinulog 2007 Video Documentary Competitionand win the Grand Prize: Pph 30,000.00...
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