Moonrise Film Festival 2007

Moonrise Film Festival 2007

The 3rd Annual Moonrise Filmfest features more documentaries than ever. Riveting footage of national treasure and a cause to support the environment are two reasons to come this year.
CEAE in cooperation with the Independent Filmmaker's Cooperative present a varied line-up of documentaries on the country's foremost cultural, environmental and social issues. Included in the roster is award-winning documentary Children of the Mountains.

CALL 721-7360 for more info. or visit www.ceae.org

When: August 15-21
Where: Robinson's Galleria
When: 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. daily
Tickets are pre-sold at P100 through CEAE
office. Call 7217360

SCHEDULE OF FILMS 2007
Moonrise Film Festival 2007
(To view the film synopses, click here.)

Wednesday, August 15
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Moving Mountains, No More Dead Seasons
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, Caubian: An Island Under Siege
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Silent Natives of Fuga, Agno, Environmental Art, Hidden Treasures of Agutayan
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Memories of the Sea, Colours of the Philippines, Tamaraw Quest

Thursday, August 16
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Wailing of Paradise, Paang Walang Saplot, At the Edge of Paradise
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines , Shokoy
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. A Wonderful World, Hinga, Hingal, Hingalo, Winning the War on Garbage

Friday, August 17
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Legacy: World Heritage Sites, Gods of Rice
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines , Shokoy
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Moving Mountains, No More Dead Seasons
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, An Island Under Siege
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Silent Natives of Fuga, Agno, Environmental Art, Hidden Treasures of Agutayan

Saturday, August 18
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, An Island Under Siege
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines , Shokoy
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. -------AWARDS NIGHT --------
(to view the official 2007 entries, click here.)

Sunday, August 19
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
2:00 -4:00 p.m. Moving Mountains, No More Dead Seasons
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines , Shokoy
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Moving Mountains
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, An Island Under Siege

Monday, August 20
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Wailing of Paradise , Paang Walang Saplot, At the Edge of Paradise
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines , Shokoy
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Silent Natives of Fuga, Agno, Environmental Art, Hidden Treasures of Agutayan
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales

Tuesday, August 21
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Memories of the Sea, Tamaraw Quest, Colours of the Philippines
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, An Island Under Siege
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Moving Mountains, No More Dead Seasons
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Legacy: World Heritage Sites, Gods of Rice

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Moonrise Film Festival 2007

Moonrise Film Festival Official Entries 2007

This years environmental documentaries are brought to you by:




Awards

Cash Prize

Other Prizes

The Grand Charlie
– Best Documentary

P100,000.00

Trophy + Certificate

Best Direction

P5,000.00

Trophy + Certificate + Spa Gift Certificate

Best Storyline

P5,000.00

Trophy + Certificate + Spa Gift Certificate

Best Cinematography

P5,000.00

Trophy + Certificate + Spa Gift Certificate

Best Editing

P5,000.00

Trophy + Certificate + Spa Gift Certificate

Best Musical Score

P5,000.00

Trophy + Certificate + Spa Gift Certificate

People's Choice Award

P3,000.00

Trophy + Certificate + Spa Gift Certificate

Volunteer's Choice Award

Trophy + Certificate + Spa Gift Certificate + GreenMinds Web Hosting Certificate

Citation for Issue-based
Documentary

Trophy + Certificate

Citation for Documentary
on Culture

Trophy + Certificate

Moonrise Film Festival Official Entries 2007

ARAMIDEN: A Glimpse of the City of Pines

Director: Diane Elizabeth Sipin
TRT: 12 minutes

Synopsis: What we know as the “City of Pines ” has become a highly urbanized with the trappings of any modern-day metropolis, corrupting what once was a dearly unique culture and environment. This film is about the locals' continuing effort to save what is left of the glory that is Baguio .

BODONG (Peace Pact)

Director: Seymour Barros – Sanchez
Producer: Red Room Productions / Pixel Art
TRT: 12 minutes 30 seconds

Synopsis: Bodong is about the traditional peace pact entered into by warring tribes in the Klainga.This documentary seeks to encourage Cordillera people to forge a “Bodong” to fight destructive mining and intensified militarization in the region.

WHERE HAVE ALL THE MONKEYS GONE?

Director: Mabel Batong
Producer: Cordillera Green Network
TRT: 21 minutes 12 seconds

Synopsis: Monkeys that used to abound in Kibungan, Benguet are gone, an indication of the pressures of population growth, disappearing forests, and hunting. Yet the making of clay monkeys masks in Kibungan gave an opportunity to remember the past while exploring the past while exploring the art and processes involved in using clay.

OUR WORLD IN A CHANGING CLIMATE

Director: Maria Ernestine Tamana
Producer: Jesuit Communications Foundation, Inc. and Manila Observatory-KLIMA (Center for Climate Change)
TRT: 24 minutes

Synopsis: Our World in a Changing Climate is a short animated documentary about the accelerated global warming. A leaf, named Malki, travels the world and notices the unusual patterns and changes in the weather. Along her travel, she meets a smart kid-Franco. Together, they journeyed and talked to environment experts and advocates to understand what's going on with the environment.

SYOKOY

Director: Ray Defante Gibraltar
Producer: Hermit Crab Production on TV Creative Production
TRT: 72 minutes

Synopsis: A true tale told by a fisherman in the island of Naoway , Guimaras, about a syokoy . The film demystifies syokoy from a powerful evil being into an ordinary sea creature that is ready to defend the integrity and beauty of its natural habitat.

LAWA NG BAE

Director: Donnie T. Sacueza
Producer: Donnie T. Sacueza and Philippine Women's University
TRT: 20 minutes

Synopsis: Lawa ng Bae tells the stories of the fishermen about the present and past problems of Laguna de Bay. This short documentary also reveals the richness and beauty of the dying lake.
CAUBIAN: An Island Under Siege

Director: Ulysses Sison
Producer: Hubert Zanoria / College of Arts and Science Southwestern University
TRT: 36 minutes 25 seconds

Synopsis: An investigative video documentary on environmental and social awareness about Caubian Island on its practice of blast fishing, over-population, sanitation, livelihood, and the island's present and future.

KALIMED

Director: Golda Mae Pay-ong
Producer: University of Makati
TRT: 15 minutes

Synopsis: KALIMED is a personal account of a young Kalinga native who has acquired a scholarship to study at the University of Makati .
SA NGALAN NG MINA?

Director: Geraldine Torres – Brillantes
Producer: Philippine Misereor Partnership (PMP) and Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM)
TRT:
Synopsis: